Africa Food Security Development Course.
A structured, certificate-level programme equipping African food system professionals with the knowledge and tools to help achieve food security across the continent.
Currently delivered in English. Swahili and French planned.
cohorts delivered
QR-verified credential
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built and delivered
Built for the people who move African agriculture forward.
AFSDC is built for smallholder farmers and agribusiness professionals across Africa who want structured, credentialed development: extension officers and field agents, young professionals entering the sector, and NGO and development programme staff working in food systems, alongside graduates seeking a foundational credential.
The curriculum, from food systems to your own capstone.
Introduction to African Food Security & Foundations of Food Security
The core concepts, drivers and challenges of food security across the African continent.
Climate-Smart Agriculture & Sustainable Farming Systems
Farming practices that raise yields while protecting soil, water and long-term resilience.
Food Systems, Nutrition & Value Creation
How food moves from farm to table, and where nutrition and value are created along the way.
Agricultural Input Markets & Supply Chain Access
Sourcing quality inputs and navigating the supply chains that get produce to market.
Post-Harvest Management & Food Loss Reduction
Handling, storage and processing that cut losses and keep more of every harvest.
Agribusiness Finance & Investment Readiness
Funding options, financial planning and what it takes to be investment ready.
Agribusiness Development & Market Strategy
Building a viable agribusiness and a strategy to reach and grow the right markets.
Performance Management & Impact Measurement
Setting targets, tracking performance and measuring real impact on the ground.
Digital Agriculture & Agri-Tech Innovation
Using digital tools, data and agri-tech to make sharper decisions in the field.
Capstone: Agribusiness Development Plan
Bring it all together in a complete agribusiness development plan, with facilitator feedback.
Four cohorts delivered. The next one is forming now.
Each cohort runs on a clear schedule with set deadlines and a manageable weekly load, so you can plan it around real work. Applications for the next intake are open.
Weekly commitment
A few focused hours
Next intake
Applications open
Cohorts 1 to 3
DeliveredThree cohorts delivered across partner programmes.
Bilow Capital cohort
DeliveredA sponsored cohort delivered in Somaliland.
Next cohort
FormingApplications are open now, apply to claim a place.
Future cohorts
PlannedMultiple certified cohorts planned every year.
A credential employers can actually verify.
A certificate-level credential when you complete the course.
Every certificate is QR-verifiable, with an issuance log behind it.
Designed and delivered in alignment with ISO 21001, the management standard for educational organisations.
Skills you can put to work the moment you finish.
Sponsor a cohort, or enrol your whole team.
Build real capability across your programme or workforce. That is exactly what we did with the Bilow Capital cohort, delivered in Somaliland.
Partnership enquiry
Learner stories
Join 2,400+ learners across Africa.
Real voices from our cohorts, from graduates to partners and keynote speakers at our graduation ceremonies across Africa.
A clear path from interested to enrolled.
How to join
Check you are a fit
The course is for working professionals in African agribusiness, see if that is you.
Choose your cohort
Pick the next open intake and reserve your place.
Submit your details
A short application form, then a clean hand-off to enrolment on learn.farmeasy.io.
What happens next
You hear back with an acceptance decision.
A welcome email lands with everything you need.
You complete a short onboarding module before the course opens.
Onboarding is the first step for every learner. The course modules unlock once it is done.