Specific objective 4:  AFARD’s capacity to partner, manage, account and learn is improved. To ensure that AFARD is organizationally fit for purpose, investments will be made in strengthening the organizational and institutional

 capacity in areas of Board oversight functions and technical team management competency, as well as capital investments in logistics, software (accounting and M+E), office space, reliable power supply, among others. A research and knowledge management unit will be established. West Nile Holdings Ltd – the social enterprise wing for financial sustainability will be strengthened. 

In addition, AFARD will piloting new strategies to gain deeper knowledge, competence, and policy compliance especially in: Child rights programming; Basic income grant; Pension scheme for smallholder farmers; and ICT for development (weather information management, extension outreach, VSLA digitalization, evidence-based M+E, and market information).