From Agriculture to Food Systems: A Practical Introduction to Food Systems Thinking for Africa’s Agriculture Professionals

From Agriculture to Food Systems is a practical guide for Africa’s agriculture professionals who want to understand how food systems work beyond individual farms, projects, and value chains.

Drawing on two decades of experience across African agriculture, Kelvin Odoobo explains food systems thinking in clear, practical language. The book explores how production, markets, institutions, infrastructure, finance, policy, technology, and power interact and why well-designed agricultural interventions often fail when these connections are ignored.

This book is for agriculture professionals, agripreneurs, development practitioners, researchers, investors, policymakers, and institutions working to improve Africa’s food systems.

Inside, readers will learn how to:

• See agriculture as part of a wider food system;
• Identify important actors, relationships, and power dynamics;
• Understand fragmentation and institutional silos;
• Recognise where value is created, lost, or captured;
• Make better decisions across projects, organisations, and markets;
• Apply food systems thinking in practical African contexts.
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This is a digital book.

Pre-order notice: The full ebook will be delivered by email when it is released on August 10, 2026. Early readers receive access at a reduced price before the regular price takes effect.