…a new organisation! Centre for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE-Africa)
Turning research into action: How CABE-Africa is helping shape better agriculture decisions across Africa
Producing evidence is only half the journey. The real challenge lies in ensuring that evidence reaches the people making decisions and is used to improve lives. This is where the Centre for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE-Africa) is making a lasting impact.
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, CABE-Africa is an African-led policy research and knowledge intermediary that works to bridge the gap between research, policy, and practice. With expertise spanning agriculture, food systems, climate resilience, youth employment, agribusiness, and sustainable development, CABE-Africa helps ensure that evidence is not only generated but translated into practical solutions that inform policy and drive meaningful change.
A hallmark of CABE-Africa’s approach is its commitment to bringing the right people together. Through initiatives such as Utafiti Sera (a direct translation from Swahili for “Research to Policy”), CABE-Africa convenes researchers, government leaders, civil society, the private sector, and development partners to co-produce knowledge and transform research findings into actionable policy recommendations. By creating spaces for dialogue and collaboration, CABE-Africa strengthens the link between evidence producers and evidence users—an essential ingredient for effective evidence-informed decision-making.
Within the Africa Evidence Network (AEN), organisations like CABE-Africa demonstrate the value of knowledge brokering as a catalyst for stronger evidence ecosystems. Their work reminds us that impactful evidence is not measured by the number of reports produced, but by the quality of conversations it sparks, the partnerships it fosters, and the decisions it influences.
What can the AEN ecosystem learn from CABE-Africa? That evidence achieves its greatest impact when it is locally generated, collaboratively interpreted, clearly communicated, and intentionally embedded in decision-making processes. As AEN continues to strengthen Africa’s evidence ecosystem, CABE-Africa offers a powerful example of how trusted intermediaries can connect people, knowledge, and policy to deliver lasting change.
