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The Office of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security (PI-CREF), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has successfully concluded a one-day regional training workshop in Makeni aimed at strengthening food systems coordination and information dissemination.
The workshop brought together stakeholders from the Northern, North-Western, and Western Regions to enhance collaboration and governance across Sierra Leone’s food systems.
Welcoming participants, Bombali District Agriculture Officer Lamin Mbogba emphasized the importance of the workshop in generating practical solutions to improve national food systems.
The National Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Secretariat, Neneh Bah Jalloh, highlighted the critical role of data in improving nutrition outcomes. She noted that while data gaps have long been a challenge, systems are now being strengthened to collate and share food systems information with partners. She reaffirmed SUN’s commitment to working closely with PI-CREF, FAO, and other stakeholders to improve nutrition data and the well-being of all Sierra Leoneans.
Delivering the keynote address on behalf of PI-CREF Chairman Hon. Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Dr. Patrick Kormawa, Director of Food Security and Climate-Smart Agricultural Transformation, thanked participants for their active engagement. He explained that PI-CREF provides strategic leadership and coordination across climate change, renewable energy, and food security, and that the training directly supports this mandate by fostering collaboration and evidence-based decision-making.
Dr. Kormawa also acknowledged challenges such as fragmented coordination, limited information sharing, and capacity gaps, noting that the workshop provided an opportunity to build partnerships, strengthen trust, and advance Sierra Leone’s food systems transformation.
The workshop convened District Agriculture Officers, District Nutritionists from District Health Management Teams, agricultural nutritionists, and national-level actors involved in food systems governance. Discussions focused on building inclusive and accountable food systems through improved institutional capacity, multi-sector collaboration, and effective information dissemination.
Through interactive sessions, participants shared experiences and explored existing platforms for data sharing and communication, reinforcing pathways for evidence-based action. The workshop concluded with renewed commitment from stakeholders to work collaboratively, signaling a strong step forward in building resilient, coordinated, and data-driven food systems that advance food security and nutrition for all Sierra Leoneans.
