Annie Wakanyi

One Acre Fund

Director, Global Government Partnerships

@OneAcreFund

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Annie Wakanyi is a Kenyan who is committed to contributing to social justice and development in Africa, and believes that sustainable agriculture is the surest path to driving prosperity in the continent. She is currently a Director, Global Government Partnerships at One Acre Fund responsible for developing partnerships with public donors to achieve mutual goals of economic resilience and impact at scale for smallholder farmers in Africa. Annie has 19 years experience in business development, donor contract management and programming. Before joining One Acre Fund in February 2021, Annie worked for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) where she served the organization and Africa's farmers for five years as the Head of Development Cooperation and previously as a Resource Mobilization Officer. Prior to AGRA, Annie worked in various business development roles at Oxfam, Plan International, and ChildFund International.

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Should development aid be used to promote food sovereignty in Africa?

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)