Regenerative Food Systems Alliance

Inspiring sustainable change in school food systems

About

The Regenerative Food Systems Alliance is a network and advisory platform for national Communities of Policy and Practice committed to generating, sharing, and synthesising evidence and best practices on food systems and school meals programmes.

What we do

Provide technical assistance to establish national Communities of Policy and Practice

Offer a platform for cross-learning, capacity building, and knowledge dissemination

Support research and programme work through Working Groups

Communities of
Policy and Practice

The CoPPs are nationally led networks of practitioners, civil society members, government actors, farmers, educators, and community stakeholders working together to advance regenerative school food systems.

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Working Groups

Working Groups map evidence within specific research areas, engage with policy issues and provide support to national CoPPs to strengthen country-level action and evidence generation.

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Latest from the Alliance

Connecting school food, nutrition and livelihoods in Nigeria

Wix stock image of a woman working in agriculture stood in a field of tall green grass.

Advancing Gender and Social Inclusion in Regenerative School Food Systems: GESI Working Group Workshop

Members of the Kenya Community of Policy & Practice gathered for a photograph with a sign

Transforming Pastoralist Food Systems: Kenya Launches its Community of Policy and Practice

School children stirring a pot of vegetables

From Soil to School Plate: How a Kenyan Community is Rewriting the Story of School Feeding

Children sat around a wooden table eating their school meals in Rwanda primary school.

Connecting school meals with local food chains: practical lessons from Rwanda

Promoting climate-resilient agriculture and food security through school feeding

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Live Workshop

Advancing Gender and Social Inclusion in Regenerative School Food Systems

The Regenerative Food Systems Alliance's Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Working Group held its first workshop bringing together members of national Communities of Policy and Practice (CoPPs) and their networks.

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Webinar

Nigeria Community of Policy and Practice Global Launch Webinar

Partners from Action Health Incorporated, GAIN Nigeria, the University of Ibadan, and others shared experiences from their work on topics related to nutrition, climate-smart agriculture, food security, gender inclusion, market systems, and school feeding

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Webinar

Rwanda Community of Policy and Practice Global Launch Webinar

A one-hour online webinar exploring how school feeding can support food systems transformation in Rwanda featuring guest speakers from the University of Rwanda, Solid'Africa, Gardens for Health International (GHI), and the Ministry of Education.

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Guest speakers from the University of Health and Allied Sciences, the Ghana School Feeding Programme Secretariat, and others gathered to discuss the question: What if the food needed to improve children’s diets is already available, but not being included in school? meals?

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Ghana Community of Policy and Practice Global Launch Webinar

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What are regenerative school food systems?

Regenerative school food systems integrate principles of ecological restoration, nutrition, and food sovereignty by linking school meals to food that is grown in ways that enhance soil health, biodiversity, and farmer livelihoods. The approach goes beyond sustainability by actively rebuilding natural systems and democratising food systems engagement.

Emerging evidence enables mutual learning across regions and informs the global agenda. Together, we can:

Collaborate

Provide a platform to share latest programmatic and research developments and initiatives.

Generate evidence

Deepen the understanding of regenerative food systems through context-specific research.

Support policymaking

Elevate evidence into policy conversations through CoPPs.