Zimbabwe: EBAFOSA Zimbabwe identifying anchor initiatives to mobilize complementary actors around them and build them to EBA based, clean energy powered agro-industrial zones. Already, “the Phiri Award”, an NGO that supports local farmers engaged in water harvesting technologies and climate change adaptation and mitigation actions, has been mobilized to build on their site based initiatives towards aligning them with the trajectory of establishing EBA based, clean energy powered agro-industrial zones.  

Togo: EBAFOSA Togo has mobilized partnerships to build on ongoing reforestation work by Ministry of Environment towards reclaiming regarded lands. Over 10,000 trees have been planted in the canton of soumdina, in Aného and Agou in fulfillment of Togo NDC priorities.

Ghana: EBAFOSA-Ghana has established an inclusive inter-ministerial/agency policy task force comprising nominees from the Ministries of Energy, Works and Housing, Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Transport, Roads and Highways, Justice and Attorney General’s Department, Aviation, Employment and Labour Relations. Additional nominees are from Ministries of Trade and Industry,

Sierra Leone: have formed their inter-agency task force chaired by the Ministries of Agric. Forestry and Food Security and Lands, Environment and country Planning. These ministries will lead in mobilizing participation of other critical ministries as needed. Schedule of meetings of the Task Forces has been agreed as the last Thursday of every month.

Mozambique: have formed their inter-agency task force chaired by the Ministry of Land Environment and Rural Development. This ministry has mobilized policy focal persons from all critical ministries relevant to establishment of EBA based, clean energy powered agro-industrial zones – including Ministry of Agriculture and Food Safety, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, Ministry of Public Works and Housing,

DRC: have formed their inter-agency task force hosted by the Ministry of Environment as the ministry to lead in mobilizing participation of other critical ministries as needed. Already the Ministry of Agriculture, UNDP & FAO DRC are among participants in the inception meeting of the task force scheduled for July. 

Cote d’Ivoire: have formed their inter-agency task force chaired by the Ministry of Environment with the Ministry of Agriculture as Vice-President. These ministries will lead in mobilizing participation of other critical ministries as needed.

Nigeria: in addition to the planning ministry which hosts EBAFOSA Nigeria, focal persons to constitute the Nigeria interagency policy task force have been established in the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Power and Energy. Additional focal persons from ministries of lands, Industry/trade among others are being mobilized to launch the task force. Among priority policies is development of an incentives package to encourage investors in off-grid electrification.

Benin: the inter-agency policy task force has been constituted with 20 ministerial level focal persons drawn from key ministries of agriculture, energy, environment, planning among others needed to establish EBA based, clean energy powered agro-industrial zones. Operational level actors also included to inform policy processes and enhance implementation - 23 EBAFOSA Benin Regional representatives, and 24 members of the Specialized Committees.

Cameroon: Operational level mutual partnerships between farmer cooperatives, independent decentralized clean energy power producers, local councils and academia is resulting in the development of 10 pilot sites into integrated EBA-driven agriculture clean energy powered agro-industrial zone with efficient ICT enabled linkages to markets and supply chains. The aim is to enhance food security, offset carbon, protect ecosystems while creating income & job opportunities.

Tanzania: EBAFOSA Tanzania has through mutual partnership with UN FAO Tanzania, secured support in mobilizing government stakeholders and financial backstopping to establish an inter-ministerial policy task force for policy harmonization towards establishing clean energy powered agro-industrialization.

Zimbabwe: EBAFOSA Zimbabwe identifying anchor initiatives to mobilize complementary actors around them and build them to EBA based, clean energy powered agro-industrial zones. Already, “the Phiri Award”, an NGO that supports local farmers engaged in water harvesting technologies and climate change adaptation and mitigation actions, has been mobilized to build on their site based initiatives towards aligning them with the trajectory of establishing EBA based, clean energy powered agro-industrial zones.