Joining forces with the African Food Fellowship

The Power for Food Partnership and the African Food Fellowship share a common conviction: that food systems and energy systems cannot be separated. Transforming the way food is produced, distributed, and consumed requires integrating renewable energy at every level of the value chain. This partnership brings that belief into action, with a joint call for food system leaders in Kenya and Rwanda who are ready to drive that transition.

Power for Food Partnership joined forces with the African Food Fellowship to recruit 20 Fellows for its sixth cohort, into two existing impact areas: Horticulture for Inclusive Markets in Kenya, and Climate Smart Agriculture in Rwanda. Fellows will join a growing network of leaders across the continent, gaining access to peer learning, mentorship, and the resources needed to accelerate their work.

 

“The Power for Food Partnership is very pleased to collaborate with the African Food Fellowship. We recognise that achieving renewable energy-driven, resilient food systems requires not only strong collaboration and collective action among partners, but also capable leadership to guide this systems transition. Through this collaboration, Fellows will join a network of like-minded leaders working toward more sustainable and resilient food systems.”

Judith Jacobs, Overall Lead for Power for Food Partnership

 

We are looking for changemakers who are directly working with regenerative agriculture and renewable energy approaches. Ideal candidates will be working to support inclusive markets in horticulture in Kenya or climate smart agricultural systems in Rwanda, enabling the adoption of sustainable technologies among smallholders and micro and small enterprises, strengthening food safety, nutrition, and value chain resilience, and championing equitable, climate-aware food systems.

 

“Food systems transformation will require leaders capable of navigating the interconnected challenges of climate change, land degradation, energy access, and market fragility. With this partnership, we aim to build a pipeline of practitioners who can influence and shift enabling conditions to transform these sectors,”

Claudia Piacenza, Head of Delivery of the African Food Fellowship 

 

Applications are open from 18 March to 26 April 2026 (midnight EAT). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a 90-minute group interview, with successful candidates receiving formal offers by the end of June 2026. The Fellowship begins in September 2026. Read the full announcement on the African Food Fellowship website here and apply through the link here.

 

About the African Food Fellowship

The African Food Fellowship is a network of leaders in Africa working on radical change to transform food systems across the continent. It supports food systems actors with world-class training, platforms, and networks, to spark collaborative action for healthy, inclusive, and sustainable food systems. The Fellowship is initiated by Wageningen University & Research and Wasafiri Consulting with support from the IKEA Foundation, Small Foundation, and GIZ on behalf of the German Government.