African diaspora entrepreneurship offers multifaceted opportunities for diasporas and countries worldwide. Although it is a significant driver of development in Africa and employment in Europe, it is often not given much attention in policymaking and funding schemes.

Women constitute a substantial proportion of agrofood entrepreneurs with projects in Europe and Africa. Despite their vital contributions to this sector, women’s efforts and challenges do not receive as much recognition and support as deserved, thus making them even less visible.

The 9th African Diaspora Agrofood Forum (#ADAF25) will focus on women entrepreneurship in the diaspora. it will serve as an important platform for stakeholders to exchange insights, share the latest trends, and foster beneficial partnerships for growth, for women within the agrofood sector.

Female entrepreneurs face unique barriers that significantly influence their roles and opportunities in the agrofood industry. Addressing these challenges is essential to unlocking their full potential and ensuring sustainable development.

There is also a pressing need to bring the achievements and challenges of female entrepreneurs to the attention of policymakers; to influence the creation of favorable policies that recognize the diversity of women entrepreneurs while supporting and promoting female entrepreneurship.

ADAF 2025 Vision:

• Highlight the contribution and importance of women entrepreneurs
• Empower African Diaspora Female Agrofood Entrepreneurs: Advocate for and provide tools to enhance the capacities of African women entrepreneurs.
• Policy Advocacy: Ensure female entrepreneurs' contributions are highlighted to policymakers, driving the formulation of supportive policies that foster equity, innovation and sustainability in female entrepreneurship.
• Align with Global Milestones: Mark the global celebration of Beijing+30 by revisiting the strategies and resources accessible for African women entrepreneurship.
• Engage Relevant Stakeholders: Facilitate discussions, learning opportunities, networking, and the creation of impactful partnerships to strengthen the agrofood sector.

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Celebrating the resilience and strength of African Diaspora women active in the agrofood sector.

In many cultures and communities, women use mirrors to evaluate their appearances and  how they look to others. Thus this project is using Food as a powerful mirror,  to reflect the  hidden values of older women from different communities in Brussels, which is not obvious to many and how these values can be used to create beneficial intergenerational connections.

Participate in a three days event promoting entrepreneurship, celebrating excellence and the African food heritage. Join us at ADAF24

You are welcome to join us at the closing event of our 2023 Art of Food Heritage Project. The project focused on five food themes- spices, coffee, tea, sweetners and dinner. it aimed to show not just the diversity of food cultures but also the artistic expression on culinary utensils and objects that are important to our food system.

You can visit the exhibition of artistic culinary materials from the 5th to the 7th of March 2024 at GC Nekkersdal in Brussels Belgium. This project is an initiative of the Food Bridge vzw in collaboration with GC Nekkersdal, Sankaa vzw and with funding from the Heritage Department of the  Brussels Flemish Regional Government - VGC. The project language is Dutch, although there may be some explanations in other languages.

Be a Food Santa and help make zero hunger in communities a reality

Food Heritage is not just about the food but also about the materials and utensils used

Enjoy 3 days exploring African food trends, exciting culinary discoveries and inspirational entrepreneurial experiences !