AKADEMIYA2063

What AKADEMIYA2063 does

AKADEMIYA2063 is a pan-African non-profit policy research organization headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda, with a regional office in Dakar, Senegal. Established in 2020 as a spin-off from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), it serves as the primary technical partner to the African Union Commission for implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and the Kampala CAADP Declaration, operating across all 55 AU member states. Its core customer segments are national ministries of agriculture, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the African Union Commission, and institutional donors including the African Development Bank, IFAD, and IFPRI.

The organization runs an integrated portfolio of six flagship programs: ReSAKSS (CAADP monitoring and biennial review), the MaMo Panel (expert policy reports), AGRODEP (economic modeling consortium), Africa Agriculture Watch or AAgWa (an ML-powered crop yield forecasting platform covering 11 crops across nearly 50 countries with 358 briefs produced to date), DERPIn (digital policy innovation platforms active in five countries), and AgriBridge (African-German trade dialogue). Supporting these are analytical tools including the CAADP Policy Tool, Food Systems Policy Coherence Assessment (built with GAIN), Fast Mapping Tool, and the 2026 Untapped Potential Index. Knowledge outputs are distributed free of charge via flagship reports (ATOR, AATM, Kampala Policy Brief Series) and annual convenings including the ReSAKSS Conference and Malabo Montpellier Forum.

The business model is grant-funded: AKADEMIYA2063 generates no commercial revenue from product sales, pricing, or licensing. Funding flows from bilateral and multilateral donors, philanthropic foundations, and African government partnerships, channeled through institutional grants, project-specific awards, and donor contribution agreements. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven rather than sales-led, centered on technical convening authority, established AU/REC relationships, and flagship events that serve as platforms for report launches and stakeholder engagement.

Name

AKADEMIYA2063

Legal name

AKADEMIYA2063

Website

https://akademiya2063.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AKADEMIYA2063 is a pan-African non-profit that provides data-driven policy research, platforms, and training for Africa's agrifood systems, serving the African Union Commission, 55 AU member states, Regional Economic Communities, and institutional donors with a focus on CAADP implementation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Policy Research

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support) (AFACAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Benchmarking, Ratings & Stakeholder Reporting Portals (Scorecards, Dashboards) (EUABAEAJ), Satellite Imagery & Monitoring Platforms (AFAAAFAI)

Keywords

• Agricultural policy research
• Food systems analysis
• Agricultural yield forecasting
• Policy advisory services
• Capacity building programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kigali

HQ country

Rwanda

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Grants and Donor Funding: AKADEMIYA2063 operates primarily as a grant-funded organization receiving support from bilateral and multilateral development partners, foundations, and African governments. Revenue comes from project grants, institutional funding agreements, and donor contributions for specific research and capacity-building initiatives. The organization does not generate commercial revenue from product sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AKADEMIYA2063 is a pan-African non-profit research organization that delivers data-driven policy research, analytical platforms, and capacity-strengthening programs to support agricultural and food systems transformation across Africa. Its portfolio includes flagship programs (ReSAKSS, MaMo Panel, AGRODEP, DERPIn, AgriBridge), a machine-learning crop forecasting platform (Africa Agriculture Watch/AAgWa), and policy diagnostic tools (CAADP Policy Tool, FSPC Tool, UPI, Fast Mapping Tool) used by governments, Regional Economic Communities, and the African Union Commission.

Product overview

AKADEMIYA2063 operates as a multi-platform research organization offering integrated knowledge products and analytical tools to support Africa's agrifood systems transformation. The portfolio consists of four core flagship programs: ReSAKSS (providing strategic analysis and CAADP tracking through Biennial Reviews), the MaMo Panel (delivering expert policy reports like the Malabo Montpellier Forum), AGRODEP (offering economic modeling and policy analysis), and Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) — a machine learning-powered crop prediction platform. Supporting these are analytical tools including the CAADP Policy Tool, Untapped Potential Index (UPI), Food Systems Policy Coherence Tool, and Fast Mapping Tool. Research outputs include the Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR), Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM), and Kampala Policy Brief Series. The DERPIn project adds digital innovation capabilities. Together, these platforms provide data-driven decision support across Africa's agricultural policy landscape.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa): A web-based platform employing cutting-edge machine learning techniques and remotely sensed data to predict agricultural yields and production levels of several crops across Africa, supporting crisis management, monitoring, and mitigation efforts.
• ReSAKSS
• AGRODEP
• MaMo Panel
• DERPIn
• AgriBridge

Products and services

• Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) A web-based platform employing machine learning techniques and remotely sensed data to predict agricultural yields and production levels of 11 major crops across nearly 50 African countries, supporting crisis management, monitoring, and mitigation efforts.
• Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) Supports successful implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) through strategic analysis, knowledge support, and tracking of continental commitments including Biennial Reviews.
• Malabo Montpellier Panel (MaMo Panel) A group of international agriculture and food security experts who provide policy guidance and reports to accelerate progress towards food security and improved nutrition in Africa.
• African Growth and Development Policy Modeling Consortium (AGRODEP) An initiative positioning African experts to take a leading role in strategic development questions through economic modeling, policy analysis, and capacity building.
• CAADP Policy Tool Enables governments to assess the effectiveness of public investments and policy mixes in achieving outcomes such as poverty reduction, climate resilience, and sustainable development under the Kampala CAADP framework.
• Food Systems Policy Coherence (FSPC) Tool A diagnostic tool developed with GAIN to assess food systems policy coherence, helping countries identify trade-offs and synergies between fostering trade and improving nutrition outcomes.
• Fast Mapping Tool (FMT) A spatial analysis tool used for mapping agricultural data and regional analysis supporting policy decision-making.
• Untapped Potential Index (UPI) A first-of-its-kind index ranking African countries by their readiness and opportunity to scale AI and geospatial technologies in agrifood systems transformation, with South Africa and Botswana leading while South Sudan, Niger, and Zambia show highest untapped potential.
• Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) Annual flagship report analyzing trends in African agricultural trade flows, assessing AfCFTA impacts on trade among RECs, and providing insights on value chains like rice and fertilizers.
• Digitally Enabled Resilience and Nutrition Policy Innovations (DERPIn) A project using digital platforms and tools to enhance resilience and strengthen policy innovation, with national platforms launched in Uganda, Malawi, Ghana, Senegal, and Benin.
• African Agrivoltaics Platform Initiative (AAPI) Platform initiative co-designed with C4SA Foundation, OECD Development Centre, and UN Joint SDG Fund to scale co-located solar and agricultural systems across African markets.
• Policy Playbook for Kampala Declaration A policy playbook providing recipes for successful implementation of the Kampala Declaration drawing from case studies across Africa.

Quantifiable outcome

• AAgWa has produced 358 crop production forecast briefs covering 11 major crops across nearly 50 African countries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Environment for Development (EfD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2026Partnership announced July 2026 to advance evidence-based policymaking in Africa. The collaboration aims to strengthen research capacity and policy analysis support across African countries.
• Global Alliance Against Hunger and PovertycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026AKADEMIYA2063 joined the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, a global initiative with 200+ member countries and institutions dedicated to accelerating collective action to end hunger and poverty. Through this commitment, the organization joins the Alliance to mobilize knowledge, align resources, and support country-led solutions.
• Shamba Centre for Food & Climate (Shamba Centre) and African Food Systems Parliamentary Network (AFSPaN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026Tripartite MoU signed to leverage scientific evidence to strengthen legislative oversight, improve policy coherence, and support more effective decision-making on public investment. The partnership will facilitate development and deployment of a dedicated policy hub for African parliamentarians.
• FARMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026New partnership announced to reinforce agricultural support systems across Africa, focusing on strengthening policy frameworks and institutional capacity for agrifood systems transformation.
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2025MoU signed to promote agrifood systems transformation across Africa, combining expertise in policy analysis, capacity strengthening, and rural development finance.
• IFDC (International Fertilizer Development Center)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2025MoU signed to strengthen collaboration in agricultural support systems, particularly around soil health, fertilizer development, and food security.
• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 March 2025Partnership announced to promote Africa's development aspirations through mathematical sciences, data analytics, and capacity building in research methodologies.
• icipe (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2025Partnership to leverage data and analytics for sustainable development in Africa, combining expertise in agricultural research with policy analysis capabilities.
• FARA (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 August 2024MoU to support agricultural growth, transformation, and climate resilience in Africa, focusing on agricultural research coordination and knowledge sharing.
• COMESAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2024MoU signed to support evidence-based agri-food system transformation, focusing on regional coordination and implementation of CAADP frameworks across COMESA member states.
• African Development Bank GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2024Partnership for high-level dialogue on implications of Middle East conflict for African economies, including fertilizer and food self-sufficiency considerations. Broader collaboration on agrifood systems transformation analysis.
• Rwanda Ministry of EnvironmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2023Partnership to support implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Climate Change Initiative (CACCI), providing analytical support for climate adaptation in Rwanda.
• KIT Royal Tropical InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2022MoU for impact research partnership in support of evidence-based policymaking, implementation, and evaluation across African food systems.
• AUC Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable EnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 September 2022Partnership with AUC for implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Climate Change Initiative (CACCI), supporting climate policy coordination across the continent.
• Welthungerhilfe (WHH)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 August 2022Partnership through AgriBridge network for African-German dialogue on trade and agriculture, focusing on value chain analysis and trade policy recommendations.
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2022MoU to support strategic policy issues for Africa's socio-economic transformation. IFPRI previously incubated CAADP programs that evolved into AKADEMIYA2063.
• University of PretoriaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 August 2021MoU to support evidence-based policymaking and implementation in Africa through academic research collaboration and policy seminar series.
• RUFORUM (Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 August 2021MoU to strengthen data and analytical capacities in support of Africa's agricultural transformation through university network engagement.
• FANRPAN (Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2021Partnership for strategic cooperation in advancing the transformation of African food systems through policy analysis and stakeholder engagement.
• Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2021Partnership to support evidence-based policymaking to improve nutritional outcomes across Africa, including joint development of the Food Systems Policy Coherence (FSPC) assessment tool.
• African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 April 2021Partnership to support evidence-based policymaking in Africa through collaborative research and capacity building in economic policy analysis.
• Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2021MoU formalized collaboration for agricultural policy analysis, data support, and implementation assistance in Rwanda as host country.
• Pan-African Farmers' Organization (PAFO)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 February 2021Partnership to support data and knowledge needs of African farmers, bridging research outputs with farmer organization requirements.
• West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2021Partnership to advance policy research and dialogue on climate change, combining climate science with policy analysis for West African food systems.
• CORAF (West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 January 2021Partnership to provide data and analysis in support of Africa's agriculture and food security agenda, focusing on agricultural research coordination in West and Central Africa.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA): CGIAR center focused on African tropical agriculture R&D, including crop modeling, agronomy, and policy-relevant research. Comparable in mission to translate agricultural science into African policy and development outcomes.
• Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA): Africa-focused, donor-funded organization working on agricultural transformation policy, investment plans, and country-level support. Closely comparable to AKADEMIYA2063 in target audience (African ministries), funding model, and policy mandate.
• International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI): CGIAR livestock and food systems research center with major Africa operations. Shares the model of evidence-based policy support and convening African governments around agricultural transformation.
• International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT): CGIAR center generating crop forecasting, climate, and policy analytics for semi-arid regions of Africa. Operates similar data-and-policy platforms that compete for donor mindshare in African agrifood systems.
• Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT: A CGIAR research center delivering data, policy analysis, and decision-support tools on agrifood systems with a strong Africa footprint. Overlaps with AKADEMIYA2063 on policy advisory, agricultural data, and capacity strengthening for African governments.
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): IFPRI incubated the CAADP/ReSAKSS/AGRODEP/MaMo Panel portfolio that was spun off into AKADEMIYA2063 in 2020. It is the closest comparator in mandate, methodology, and donor base, and remains a partner while also competing for the same African policy research funding.

Broad incumbents

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): The dominant global policy and statistical authority on agriculture, with far greater resources and a permanent intergovernmental mandate. Competes for the same donor and government policy-advisory engagements in Africa but at much larger scale.
• World Bank Agriculture and Food Global Practice: Multilateral lender and policy advisor that funds and shapes national agrifood investment plans across Africa. A partner and a competitor: ministries often work with both, but the World Bank typically leads on investment-plan design that AKADEMIYA2063 supports analytically.

Emerging players

• International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC): Non-profit that combines agricultural input research, soil health, and policy advisory with a focus on Africa. An existing partner of AKADEMIYA2063 with overlapping donor base and policy engagement in African agrifood systems.
• World Resources Institute (WRI): Global research organization that builds open data and indicator platforms (e.g., for climate, food, land use) used by policymakers. Comparable in developing proprietary indices and decision-support tools, with growing engagement in African agrifood and climate policy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries6 records

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