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- FAO will host the Africa Science and Innovation Forum from 27–29 October 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing together innovators working on African food and agricultural challenges.
- Nigerian innovator Tunde Adeyemi of D-Olivette Labs converts agricultural and livestock waste into clean energy and biofertiliser.
- AI-powered agricultural solutions will also feature, including THRIVE, a crop-intelligence platform associated with Nigerian innovator Temitope Odedeyi, and Kenya’s Klima360, which uses AI and data to forecast climate risks.
- The forum will bring together agricultural research and development organisations to explore how science and innovation can address crop production, climate risks and agricultural waste management across Africa.
African innovators developing artificial intelligence tools for crop intelligence and climate-risk forecasting, alongside technologies that convert agricultural waste into useful products, will be showcased at an upcoming forum organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The Africa Science and Innovation Forum is scheduled to take place from 27 to 29 October 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing together organisations and innovators working on solutions for the continent’s food and agricultural systems. FAO announced the event on 12 October.
Among the innovators identified by FAO is Nigerian entrepreneur Tunde Adeyemi of D-Olivette Labs, whose work involves converting agricultural and livestock waste into clean energy and biofertiliser.
The approach targets two challenges facing agriculture: waste management and access to useful resources that can support farming.
Another Nigerian innovator, Temitope Odedeyi, is associated with THRIVE, an artificial intelligence platform designed to provide crop intelligence for climate-resilient agriculture. The platform’s focus reflects growing interest in using data and digital tools to help farmers make decisions amid changing weather conditions.
Kenyan innovator Lavender Birike of Klima360 is also among those identified. The initiative uses artificial intelligence and data to forecast climate risks, an area relevant to agricultural planning as farmers contend with increasingly uncertain weather patterns.
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The forum is being organised with partners including Ethiopia’s Agricultural Transformation Institute, the African Union Commission, the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture. It aims to bring innovators and agricultural stakeholders together around science-based solutions for food systems.
The announcement does not establish how widely the named technologies are being used or quantify their impact on farmers.
Their effectiveness and potential for expansion will therefore be important questions as African agricultural stakeholders explore how innovation can address production, climate and resource-management challenges.
The forum offers an opportunity to examine how African innovators are approaching these problems and what support may be needed to move promising technologies towards wider agricultural adoption.
