Mkandawire, ElizabethDu Toit, AndreaGandidzanwa, ColletaMutsvangwa-Sammie, Eness PaidamoyoVan der Berg, EsleyAbusbaita, Hanan Abdallah MahmoudEyadat, Anwar Mousa MohammadMukombwe, James ShabitiGondwe, Kaboni WhitneyDressel, Anne2025-06-042025-06-042024-10Mkandawire, E., Du Toit, A., Gandidzanwa, C. (2024). Gender and food systems in six African countries: Aligning research, policies and research funding. New Agenda: South African Journal of Social and Economic Policy, 94(SI). https://doi.org/10.14426/na.v94iSI.2463.1607-2820 (print)10.14426/na.v94iSI.2463http://hdl.handle.net/2263/102657Research plays a fundamental role in achieving food systems outcomes but research funders and researchers often set agendas that are not necessarily informed by policy needs. This analysis explores synergies between research publications, funding and policy priorities using a gender and food systems lens. In this article the authors argue that gender research is not being adequately leveraged to investigate food systems challenges that are considered national priorities. They call on research funders, researchers and policy-makers to collaborate to define research agendas that address policy needs.en© 2024 Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Policy needsGenderFood systemsPolicy-makersArticle