2025-11-17T09:54:13+00:00 2024-12-31 135381590 BDO USA 8401 GREENSBORO DR STE 800 MCLEAN VA 221023599 990 2024-01-01 980459537 AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION AFRI 6508336660 PO BOX 30709-00100 NAIROBI KE PETER MUGAMBI DIR OF CORP SVCS 6508336660 2025-11-17 true TODD TERESCO P00247720 7038930600 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CANISIUS KANANGIRE PO BOX 30709-00100 NAIROBI KE 16406182 false X WWW.AATF-AFRICA.ORG X 2003 KE AATF WAS CREATED TO ALLEVIATE SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA INCLUDING: 12 11 58 15 0 12046229 15609475 0 630775 585607 2263641 211100 14940645 16406182 4919169 5605010 0 4054529 4371793 0 0 6688087 8145066 15661785 18121869 -721140 -1715687 18103880 25599543 8186084 16255191 9917796 9344352 X false false 4935730 1450557 THE TELA MAIZE PROJECT HAS AGRICULTURAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES BEING UNDERTAKEN IN KENYA, UGANDA, TANZANIA, MOZAMBIQUE, SOUTH AFRICA, ETHIOPIA, NIGERIA, MEXICO AND USA. 3916162 1142160 THE OPEN FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (OFAB) CURRENTLY UNDERTAKES ACTIVITIES IN KENYA, UGANDA, TANZANIA, NIGERIA, GHANA, BURKINA FASO, ETHIOPIA, RWANDA, MALAWI AND MOZAMBIQUE. 2124709 710359 THE PODBORER RESISTANT COWPEA PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE UNDERTAKEN IN NIGERIA, GHANA, BURKINA FASO, AUSTRALIA AND USA. 963086 822280 EARLY GENERATION SEEDS PROJECT 534997 209517 TAAT COMPACT PROJECTS 394038 1094581 QUALIBASIC SEED (QBS) PROJECT 318995 175556 Rwanda Agricultural Biotechnology Program - CMP (GPP) -Assist the government of Rwanda in developing blight-resistant potatoes, disease resistant cassava, and insect-resistant maize to enhance agricultural productivity and improve food security. 219727 Gates Ag One -Development of IP Framework For The Next Generation Cowpea project 158304 SSA 51956 EU HORIZON 2020 BIO4AFRICA PROJECT 4769 CSI 3241 IFPRI 0 HYBRID RICE PROJECT 2649113 2301934 13625714 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false true false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true X 0 0 58 false true KE NI false false false false false false false false false false X 12 11 false false false false false true false true true true true true false true true true true true true true true true X PETER MUGAMBI CO ILRI 6508336660 PO BOX 30709-00100 NAIROBI KE Canisius Kanangire Executive Director 37.5 0.0 X X 317949 0 11813 Aggrey Ambali Trustee-Board Chair 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Bernard Slippers Trustee-Member 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Bonface Kaberia Trustee-Member (THRU 09/24) 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dahlia Garwe Trustee-Vice chairperson 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Garba HSharubutu Trustee-Member 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 George Sarpong Trustee-Member (THRU 11/24) 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Gilbert Muthee Mwoga Trustee-Member (AS OF 10/24) 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Grace Kamau Trustee-Member (AS OF 11/24) 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Katrin Glatzel Trustee-Member (AS OF 05/24) 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Margaret Gill Trustee-Member 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Muhammadou MOKah Trustee-Member 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Saudin Jacob Mwakaje Trustee-Member (AS OF 11/24) 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Shey Romanus TATA Audit Committee Chair 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Sylvia Horemans Trustee-Member (THRU 11/24) 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jonga Munyaradzi Seed Production Manager 37.5 0.0 X 204358 0 40553 Alhaji Tejan-Cole Director Legal affairs 37.5 0.0 X 161970 0 63409 Emmanuel Okogbenin Director Programme Development and Commercialization 37.5 0.0 X 255579 0 55071 Peter Mugambi Director Corporate Services 37.5 0.0 X 248241 0 10159 Sofia Tesfazion Director Resource Mobilization 37.5 0.0 X 236099 0 31400 1424196 0 212405 14 false true false ECOBASIC SEED COMPANY LIMITED SUITE 11ST FLOOR NNDC MALL MUHAMMED BUHARI WAY CITY CENTRE NI 254 PRODUCT.,PROCESSING 1294827 QUALIBASIC SEED COMPANY LTDKENYA(QBS) EASTGATE ROAD OFF MOMBASA ROAD NAIROBI KE 254 QBS PRODUCTION 1094581 ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RES EIAR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE ADDIS ABABA ET 251 COLAB TELA & OFAB 247003 The African Seed Access Index (TASAI) 208 Eldridge Cir Ithaca NEW YORK NY 14850 provide country-level assessments of the seed industry in Africa 105827 4 0 0 0 0 2436623 13172852 0 15609475 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 585607 0 0 585607 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OVERHEAD & DEFERRED INCOME 900099 156915 0 0 156915 FOREX GAIN ON REVALUATION 900099 1683409 0 0 1683409 OTHER INCOME 900099 -1629224 0 0 -1629224 0 0 0 0 211100 16406182 0 0 796707 5605010 5605010 2593431 1715663 877768 0 1415291 998169 417122 363071 237549 125522 262617 262617 0 0 0 0 1033349 769128 264221 976935 863736 113199 2097525 1948007 149518 212164 38893 173271 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 1083512 689836 393676 SEED/FARM/LAB SUPPLIES 802878 759091 43787 FOREX LOSS ON REVALUATIONS 1683409 632 1682777 CAPITALIZED ASSETS -7323 -7323 0 0 0 0 18121869 13625714 4496155 0 1907393 1008648 10250774 14278194 1669901 4984595 1216205 2220107 0 0 0 74506 739842 770468 77252 136517 1124523 916992 163110 207531 1277701 1277701 0 801702 641276 0 0 18103880 25599543 1058420 1494125 6099098 13823529 43056 105066 0 0 985510 832471 8186084 16255191 X 9917796 9344352 9917796 9344352 18103880 25599543 -1715687 1142243 0 X false true true false X 14051274 12817786 11571451 12046229 15609475 66096215 0 0 14051274 12817786 11571451 12046229 15609475 66096215 46086034 20010181 421335 581737 594525 630775 585607 2813979 0 929039 1381377 1412241 2263641 211100 6197398 75107592 0 0.26642 0.3057 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 17a 10%-facts-and-circumstances test 1. Public Support Percentage African Agricultural Technology Foundation has 26.64% in the current year. 2. Fundraising Program The foundation maintains a continuous and bona fide program to solicit funds from the general public, governmental units, or other public charities as shown in the efforts below undertaken in 2025; - The foundation signed a grant agreement with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), a public body of the Canadian government for USD 725,000 beginning 2025 to promote healthy and sustainable diets in schools, increase incomes and strengthen the resilience of diverse local food system stakeholders by designing and piloting innovative, scalable, and inclusive procurement systems for school feeding in Kenya. African Development Bank- AATF is part of a consortium that is negotiating TAAT III- Feed Africa Strategic Priorities. TAAT III is a follow-up project to TAAT I & II. TAAT III will help address some of the main challenges from TAAT I & II in the agriculture sector in Africa by contributing to relevant regional policies and institutional capacity building of the(Regional Economic Communities- RECs, their specialized institutions, and the Civil Society Organizations. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research- AATF is negotiating a project-SRA-ACIAR for scaling up the release of pod-borer resistant cowpea varieties and associated improved agronomic practices in Ghana and Nigeria. The proposed project aims to improve technology scaling through facilitation of quality early generation seed production, release of new Pod Borer-Resistant cowpea with good agronomic characteristics and market traits and strengthening stewardship and good agronomic practices (GAP) among the seed producers for increased productivity. Horizon Europe is the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation. AATF is soliciting funding for a project- AFRI-SYNC whose aim is synergizing African Resources for Innovation, Connectivity, and Growth 3. Public Nature of Activities AATF continues to provide mechanisms to support access to technology for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, building the agricultural sector that is foundational to Africa's economic growth and development. In 2024, the foundation was active in 32 countries in East, Southern and West Africa, advancing innovations that are designed to boost the productivity of smallholder farmers, improve farmer access to the best agricultural technology, and unite key stakeholders who prioritize technology transfer for Africa's agricultural progress. The 2024 strategic efforts and activities were geared towards: - Ensuring effective and efficient technology development and commercialisation; - Address productivity constraints - Encourage an enabling environment of policies, regulations, institutions, and markets to facilitate the commercialization of technology. - Support the willingness and ability of farmers to adopt the technologies - Advance timely uptake of the technologies by the private sector, and Secure partnerships to implement the projects. 4. Board Composition The AATF Board of Trustees is composed of several individuals who work in public institutions, reflecting the Foundation's focus on serving the public interest as a primary objective. Board Chair- Prof. Aggrey Ambali- worked in the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD Member- Prof. Bernard Slippers- Director: Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria (public university) Member-Prof. Saudin Jacob Mwakaje-Associate Professor of Law, Chief Corporate Counsel and Secretary to Council, University of Dar es Salaam (public university) Member- Prof. Muhammadou M. O. Kah-Permanent Representative of the Gambia to the United Nations, Geneva Member-Prof. Garba Hamidu Sharubutu-Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN). Public entity. Mr. Gilbert Muthee Mwoga-Director of Agribusiness & Market Development, Kenya government representative- Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development Treasurer-Dr. Grace Kamau-Chief Executive Officer, ICPAK (Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya). Public entity. 5. Additional Favorable Factors In 2024, some 810,000 farmers across Africa were reached through the Foundation's efforts, with 617,100 farmers accessing seed-based technologies. The foundation also worked with 65 local seed companies to deliver products to farmers and managed to set-up 450 demonstration farms in partnership with National Agricultural Research government institutes (NARs) in different countries, and seed companies for technology promotion. Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - OVERHEAD & DEFERRED INCOME, COLUMN A - 746509.0, COLUMN B - 1319088.0, COLUMN C - 1143470.0, COLUMN D - 1386792.0, COLUMN E - 156915.0, COLUMN F - 4752774.0; DESCRIPTION - FOREX GAIN ON REVALUATION, COLUMN A - 26625.0, COLUMN B - 60825.0, COLUMN C - 31163.0, COLUMN D - 608178.0, COLUMN E - 1683409.0, COLUMN F - 2410200.0; DESCRIPTION - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, COLUMN A - 155905.0, COLUMN B - 1464.0, COLUMN C - 237608.0, COLUMN D - 268671.0, COLUMN E - -1629224.0, COLUMN F - -965576.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 223057 187125 35932 901466 729867 171599 207531 Federal Income Taxes FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES 832471 832471 16406182 0 0 16406182 0 0 16406182 18121869 0 0 18121869 0 0 18121869 true Sub-Saharan Africa 2 63 Program Services CROP RESEARCH SERVICES 17840965 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services CROP RESEARCH SERVICES 180000 2 63 0 0 2 63 18020965 0 18020965 Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 207506 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 344034 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 180000 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 208690 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 11980 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 5757 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 12310 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 82000 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa seed production 1324827 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Seed production 150000 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work 397003 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work 50000 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work 100000 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 100000 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 456296 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 210000 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Seed production 1094581 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 12829 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 30992 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 8216 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 175556 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 26645 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 105827 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 33224 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 11400 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 114719 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Research work on seed technologies and policy matters 146999 Wire 27 false false false false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds (1) THE FOUNDATION HAS CREATED UNIQUE CODING IN THEIR FINANCIAL SOFTWARE THAT TRACKS THE DISBURSEMENTS OF FUNDS TO SUB-GRANTEES (2) THE FOUNDATION REQUIRES THAT THE SUB-GRANTEES SUBMIT TECHNICAL, NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS ON A TIMELY BASIS. THE FREQUENCY OF REPORTING DEPENDS ON THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT AND THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM / PROJECT. (3) THE SUB-GRANTEES ARE GIVEN A SET OF MILESTONES TO BE ACHIEVED AT EVERY STEP OF THE PROJECT / PROGRAM. (4) THE RESPECTIVE PROGRAM STAFF FROM THE FOUNDATION VISIT SOME OF THE SUB-GRANTEES TO EVALUATE THE PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING MILESTONES VIS-A-VIS THE EXPENDITURES INCURRED. (5) INDEPENDENT AUDITS ARE UNDERTAKEN WHERE NECESSARY. Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC-Other: IFRS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA-Other: IFRS Schedule F, Part V PART IV, LINES 1-6: ALTHOUGH THE ORGANIZATION HAS FOREIGN ACTIVITIES, NONE OF THE U.S. TAX FORMS LISTED IN THIS SECTION ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS ORGANIZATION, SINCE IT IS A FOREIGN ORGANIZATION. Schedule F, Part V PARTS I, II, AND III: THE FOUNDATION'S EXPENSES ARE REPORTED ON AN ACCRUAL BASIS. AATF HAS ADOPTED THE "INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS - IFRS" WHICH ARE THE STANDARDS FOR THE JURISDICTION WE OPERATE IN (I.E. KENYA). X X X true true X X true false false true false false false false false Canisius Kanangire Executive Director 204757 0 0 0 113192 0 11813 0 0 0 329762 0 0 0 Jonga Munyaradzi Seed Production Manager 113986 0 0 0 90372 0 40553 0 0 0 244911 0 0 0 Emmanuel Okogbenin Director Programme Development and Commercialization 158344 0 0 0 97235 0 55071 0 0 0 310650 0 0 0 Sofia Tesfazion Director Resource Mobilization 136529 0 0 0 99570 0 31400 0 0 0 267499 0 0 0 Peter Mugambi Director Corporate Services 132503 0 0 0 115738 0 10159 0 0 0 258400 0 0 0 Alhaji Tejan-Cole Director Legal affairs 102162 0 0 0 59808 0 63409 0 0 0 225379 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel BOARD OF TRUSTEE'S MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO BUSINESS CLASS TICKET WHEN TRAVELLING FOR BOARD BUSINESS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PROVIDED WITH BUSINESS CLASS TICKET FOR FLIGHTS OVER 2 HOURS CAPPED AT USD 50,000 PER ANNUM. BUSINESS CLASS IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR EMPLOYEES FOR BUSINESS RELATED TRAVEL THAT IS MORE THAN 14 HOURS. DEPENDENTS OF EXPATRIATE STAFF ARE PROVIDED WITH AIR TICKET TO JOIN THE STAFF AT DUTY STATION AND ARE ENTITLED TO HOME LEAVE AND/OR EDUCATION. TRAVELS - IF ONE OF THESE BENEFITS IS PAID, THE OTHER IS AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDED. Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use International staff are provided with a housing allowance, which is a taxable benefit Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees Health club benefit for managers which is a taxable benefit Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment Alhaji Tejan-Cole Director Legal affairs USD 63,409 per employment terms Schedule J, Part I, Line 5a Compensation contingent on revenues of the organization THE ORGANIZATION ACCRUED FOR LEAVE AND IDEMNITY BENEFITS DURING THE YEAR. Schedule J, Part II, Column (B) REPORTABLE COMPENSATION IS FOREIGN SINCE THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT LOCATED IN THE U.S. AND DOES NOT FILE FORMS W-2. CANISIUS KANANGIRE Current Officer SPECIAL ADVANCE X 15000 7750 false true CANISIUS KANANGIRE Current Officer SALARY ADVANCE X 36000 12000 false true true SANII KAYODE HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE SALARY ADVANCE X 23136 13497 false true true JONGA MUNYARADZI HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE CAR LOAN X 15000 9000 false true true SYLVESTER OIKER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE SALARY ADVANCE X 18000 8076 false true true EMMANUEL OKOGBENIN CURRENT OFFICER SALARY ADVANCE X 30400 23333 false true true EMMANUEL OKOGBENIN CURRENT OFFICER CAR LOAN X 15000 8600 false true true 82256 Form 990, Part I, Line 1 .THE CURRENT SIZE OF AFRICA'S MARKETS IS OFTEN INSUFFICIENT TO ATTRACT THE COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF MOST MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS OFFERING PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES. . THOSE CORPORATIONS TEND NOT TO BE PREPARED TO INVEST IN ESTABLISHING THE NECESSARY CONTACTS OR LEGAL PROCEDURES, OR FACE LIABILITIES ARISING FROM THE DONATED TECHNOLOGIES. . MANY PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS ARE WILLING TO PROVIDE THEIR TECHNOLOGIES BUT ARE NOT CAPABLE OF ENGAGING IN THE REQUIRED DOWNSTREAM PARTNERSHIPS AND PROCEDURES. . PUBLIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS HAVE LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN DELIVERING TECHNOLOGIES TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR PRODUCTION AND DEPLOYMENT AND REQUIRE ACCESS TO BEST PRACTICES. . NEITHER PUBLIC NOR PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA HAVE SUFFICIENT EXPERIENCE IN PROMOTING PROPRIETARY AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY TARGETING RESOURCE-POOR FARMERS. . . AFRICAN AGRIBUSINESS FIRMS WILL BE UNWILLING TO INVEST IN PRODUCING, PROMOTING AND DELIVERING PRODUCTS FROM NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO RESOURCE-POOR FARMERS UNLESS THEY HAVE SOME ASSURANCE OF A REASONABLE RETURN ON INVESTMENT ROLE OF AATF SERVES AS AN HONEST BROKER IN NEGOTIATING THE ROYALTY-FREE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGIES HELD BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATION'S IN INDUSTRIALIZED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN AFRICA BY ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS ALONG THE PRODUCT VALUE CHAIN, AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO, DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND UTILIZATION OF PROPRIETARY AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES. AATF ASSEMBLES THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FOR EACH PROJECT IT UNDERTAKES BY MOBILIZING FUNDING, MANAGING THE LICENSING OF TECHNOLOGIES, FACILITATING TESTING AND REGULATORY APPROVAL PROCESSES, ENSURING APPROPRIATE PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP, ENFORCING LICENSE CONDITIONS, AND ENSURING THAT PRODUCTS ACTUALLY REACH FARMERS. FINALLY, AATF ADDRESSES INADEQUATE INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES FOR EFFICIENT ACCESS TO, AND UTILIZATION OF, PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES. ALTHOUGH AATF CAN BE SEEN AS PART OF WIDER EFFORTS TO SUPPORT 'PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS' FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT, IT PLAYS A CATALYTIC ROLE BY NEGOTIATING ACCESS TO PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY, SUPPORTING ITS ADAPTATION, AND PROVIDING STEWARDSHIP FOR SUBSEQUENT SUSTAINABLE COMMERCIALIZATION AND DELIVERY TO FARMERS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 963,086 including grants of $ 822,280) EARLY GENERATION SEEDS PROJECT Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 534,997 including grants of $ 209,517) TAAT COMPACT PROJECTS Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 394,038 including grants of $ 1,094,581) QUALIBASIC SEED (QBS) PROJECT Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 318,995 including grants of $ 175,556) Rwanda Agricultural Biotechnology Program - CMP (GPP) -Assist the government of Rwanda in developing blight-resistant potatoes, disease resistant cassava, and insect-resistant maize to enhance agricultural productivity and improve food security. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 219,727 including grants of $) Gates Ag One -Development of IP Framework For The Next Generation Cowpea project Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 158,304 including grants of $) SSA Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 51,956 including grants of $) EU HORIZON 2020 BIO4AFRICA PROJECT Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 4,769 including grants of $) CSI Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 3,241 including grants of $) IFPRI Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $) HYBRID RICE PROJECT Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA IS ENTITLED TO PROPOSE ONE MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THIS DESIGNATED MEMBER HAS NO RIGHT TO VOTE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 Interested person not at organization's address AGGREY AMBALI AUDA-NEPAD AGENCY, MIDRAND, 458 Opstal Street, Die Wilgers, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA DAHLIA GARWE 1 KENILWORTH CLOSE, GREYSTONE PARK, HARARE, ZIMBABWE SHEY TATA 13514 CEDAR CREEK LANE, SILVER SPRING, MD 20904 BERNARD SLIPPERS Koedoespoort 456-Jr, 0186, UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA Dr. Katrin Glatzel- Genscherallee 3, 53113 Bonn, Germany Professor Margaret Gill - 14B/10 Riverside Cresent, Edinburg EH12 5QT United Kingdom Professor Muhammadou M.O. Kah- Chemein de la Pralay 13Genthod 1294, Switzerland Professor Garba H. Sharubutu - Agric Res. House, Plot 223D Cadastral Zone B6, Mabushi, FCT Abuja Gilbert Muthee Mwoga, Kilimo House, Cathedral Road, P. O. Box 30028, Nairobi Prof. Saudin Jacob Mwakaje House No. 11, Peackock Street, Kunduchi IPTL, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA [858P+JG Dar es Salaam] Dr. Grace Kamau CPA Center, Ruaraka, Thika Road, P.O. BOX 18837 -00100 GPO Nairobi Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND AN OUTSIDE US LAWYER REVIEW AND APPROVE A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED BY THE OUTSIDE PREPARER. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy HE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES THE BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW ISSUES THAT COULD HAVE LED TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DURING EACH OF THE BOT MEETINGS. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO FILL-IN A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST DECLARATION FORM ONCE A YEAR. SO FAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORTED INCIDENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official SALARY SCALE BASED ON SALARY SURVEY WITH COMPARATORS CONDUCTED BY INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees SALARY SCALE BASED ON SALARY SURVEY WITH COMPARATORS CONDUCTED BY INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. CEO COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public AATF POLICIES ARE INTERNAL DOCUMENTS AND ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC ONLY UPON REQUEST. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE INFORMATION, INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ARE REGULARLY PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH A WIDELY DISTRIBUTED ANNUAL REPORT AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MISSION & OBJECTIVES THE MISSION OF AATF IS TO TRANSFORM LIVELIHOODS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA THROUGH INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AATF HAS THREE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: . OBJECTIVE 1: DIVERSIFY AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES ACCESSED FOR USE IN SSA; . OBJECTIVE 2: ACCELERATE COMMERCIALISATION OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVED FARMERS LIVELIHOODS; . OBJECTIVE 3: CREATE AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR INCREASED UPTAKE AND USE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES IN SSA; AND THE CHARITY ACHIEVES ITS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ABOVE BY EFFECTING THE FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION AIMS: . MAINSTREAMING WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. . A REVAMPED PARTNERSHIPS APPROACH TAKING LESSONS FROM ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW NETWORKS, INCLUDING CRITICAL NEW AREAS SUCH AS DIGITAL AGRICULTURE, AND GENDER AND YOUTH. . IT IS ALSO: RESTRUCTURING THE ORGANISATION AND RE-ALIGNING SKILLS TO RESPOND TO THE DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT; INCREASING AND DIVERSIFYING THE FUNDING BASE; AND IMPLEMENTING A MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM BASED ON AN EFFECTIVE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. AS A PIONEER INSTITUTION IN BROKERING INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES TO FARMERS, AND IN PARTICULAR TO RESOURCE-POOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, IN AFRICA, THE FOUNDATION UPHOLDS THE CORE VALUES OF INTEGRITY, DEDICATION AND ACCESSIBILITY. THE STATES IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ANY STATES WHERE THE EO OWNS OR LEASES PROPERTY, HAS EMPLOYEES, SELLS GOODS OR SERVICES, OR IF APPLICABLE, SOLICITS CONTRIBUTIONS. THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE PRE-DOMINANTLY IN THE AFRICAN CONTINENT WITH ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN NAIROBI, KENYA AND A REGIONAL PROJECT OFFICE IN ABUJA, NIGERIA. IN 2023, THERE WERE AN AVERAGE OF 37 STAFF IN NAIROBI AND 9 STAFF IN NIGERIA (AVERAGE NUMBER 46). THE FOUNDATION HAS MOVABLE ASSETS IN KENYA AND NIGERIA AND LEASES OFFICE SPACE IN NAIROBI AND OCCUPIES BANK OF AGRICULTURE OFFICES IN NIGERIA. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE UNDERTAKEN IN DIFFERENT REGIONS AS STATED BELOW: - 1. THE TELA MAIZE PROJECT focus is on Successful of TELA maize varieties through local seed companies for use by farmers to mitigate effects of climate change especially moderate drought stress and losses to stem borers (Spotted stem borer [Chilo partellus], African stem borer [Busseola fusca], and Pink stem borer [Sesamia calamistis]) and Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) insect pests.The project HAS AGRICULTURAL AND RESEARCH | ACTIVITIES BEING UNDERTAKEN IN KENYA, UGANDA, TANZANIA, MOZAMBIQUE, SOUTH AFRICA, ETHIOPIA, NIGERIA, MEXICO & USA 2. THE COWPEA PROJECT aims at contributing to food security and improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in SSA by developing and deploying improved, high-yielding farmer-preferred cowpea varieties that are resistant to the insect pest Maruca vitrata, commonly known as LPB. ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT WORK ARE IN NIGERIA, GHANA, BURKINA FASO, MALAWI, AUSTRALIA AND USA. 3.CANALS uses the comprehensive evidence generated to build capacity and share knowledge (practice abstracts, replication guidelines, policy recommendations) as well as to deliver fair, inclusive and sustainable business models along with services and tools for facilitating access to markets and enhancing demand for agroecological products. Our vision is to create a growing network of ALLs that leverages EU-AU cooperation to conduct transdisciplinary research, offer scientific support and drive coordinated action for delivering holistic solutions that help shape enabling conditions for agroecological transitions. 4. The objective of OFAB is to contribute to the creation of an enabling environment for the development, uptake, and adoption of agricultural biotechnology to address the challenges faced by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). OFAB facilitates constructive science-based conversations among stakeholders and decision-makers on agricultural biotechnology. OFAB convenes engagements between scientists, policymakers, and farmers to enhance confidence in the safety and benefits of modern biotechnology. CURRENTLY, OFAB ACTIVITIES ARE UNDERTAKEN IN KENYA, UGANDA, TANZANIA, NIGERIA, GHANA, BURKINA FASO, ETHIOPIA, RWANDA, MALAWI AND MOZAMBIQUE. 5. THE CASSAVA MECHANIZATION AND AGRO-PROCESSING PROJECT (CAMAP) ACTIVITIES ARE BEING UNDERTAKEN IN ZAMBIA, UGANDA AND NIGERIA. THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS PROJECT IN NIGERIA HAVE BEEN SCALED-UP THROUGH, AGRIDRIVE NIGERIA LTD, A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE BASED IN NIGERIA. 6. The Hybrid Rice Project aims to improve food security and rural livelihoods among African small-scale rice producers, by developing hybrid rice, exploring its significant yield advantage to create sustainable hybrid rice agrobusinesses to increase rice farming in East, West and Southern Africa. Implemented over a 15-year period, the project expects to enable African researchers and seeds producers to reach 500,000 rice farmers with hybrid rice that delivers a yield advantage of at least one ton per hectare over the most competitive inbred varieties. 7. Feed the Future Striga Smart Sorghum for Africa (FtFSSSA), Kenyatta University, ISAAA, AATF, Bio and Emerging Technology Institute in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa University, are collaborating to impart striga resistance in sorghum using genome editing. Striga is an obligate parasite whose life cycle is intricately linked to its host; therefore, effective resistance can only be achieved by interfering with the "information exchange" between the host and the parasite at critical stages linked to Striga seed germination. A popular, high yielding but Striga susceptible African sorghum variety called Macia was successfully edited for Striga resistance. Under the FtFSSSA project, AATF coordinates Work Package 2 which entails conducting freedom-to-operate (FTO) for genome edited products in Ethiopia and Kenya and securing regulatory approvals in the target countries. 8. THE POTATO PROJECT WHICH AIMS TO DEVELOP AND TEST TRANSGENIC POTATO VARIETIES WITH RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL WILT USING PFLP AND HRAP GENES IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WHICH IS BEING UNDERTAKEN IN KENYA. 9. THE QUALIBASIC SEED (QBS) PROJECT AIMS AT DEVELOPING QUALITY FOUNDATION SEED FOR MULTIPLICATION BY SEED COMPANIES IN SSA. THE PROJECT IS UNDERTAKEN TOGETHER WITH QBS COMPANY LTD IN ZAMBIA, SOUTH AFRICA AND KENYA. 10.The TAAT Maize Compact (TMC) aims to disseminate and scale out water efficient and other climate smart maize technologies from WEMA, Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA), Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa Seed Scaling (DTMASS), Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa (STMA), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and NARS breeding programs across SSA. The technologies are scaled out in collaboration with both the public and private sector, and notably, with significant participation of commercial seed companies. Initially, TMC worked in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, and Benin. 11. AAT Policy Enabler is anchored on four interdependent objectives namely: (1) assessment of policy and regulatory environment to facilitate creating a strong seed system for regional member countries via an evaluation and prioritization of interventions that can be financed as part of TAAT country programs and dissemination to the seed industry; (2) increasing access and availability of quality seeds via accreditation of seed, fertilizer, and agro-input suppliers; (3) supporting harmonization of regional technology release and registration policies through the study of existing protocols; and (4) facilitating competitive value-added chains through an analysis of existing value chain studies and synthesis of policies that create market incentives for farmers and agribusinesses. 12. The objective of the project is to support the deployment of bioeconomy in rural Africa via the development of bio-based solutions and value chains with a circular approach to drive the cascading use of local resources and diversify the income of farmers. The focus is on transferring simple, small-scale, and robust bio-based technologies adapted to local biomass, needs and contexts (green biorefinery, pyrolysis, hydrothermal, briquetting, pelletising, bio-composites and bioplastics production). In doing so, the project aims at empowering farmers to sustainably produce a variety of higher value bio-based products and energy (animal feed, fertilizer, pollutant absorbents, construction materials, packaging, solid fuel for cooking and catalysts for biogas production), significantly improving the environmental, economic, and social performance of their forage agri-food systems. 13. GENDER AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES AIM AT ENSURING THAT AATF PROJECTS, GOVERNANCE, AND THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ARE GENDER RESPONSIVE AT ALL STAGES OF DESIGN, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10A & 10B: AATF HAS AN OFFICE IN ABUJA, NIGERIA USING SAME POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUALS EXCEPT THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANUAL THAT HAS FEW DIFFERENCES TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE COUNTRY'S LABOUR LAWS. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2: NON U.S EMPLOYEES: ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE FOREIGN(NON-U.S.) EMPLOYEES. PART I, LINE 5 IS ANSWERED WITH A TOTAL OF 48 TO PROPERLY INDICATE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES. PART V, LINE 2B IS ANSWERED WITH TOTAL OF ZERO TO PROPERLY INDICATE THAT NO FORM 1096 OR FORMS W-2 ARE FILED FOR THE FOREIGN EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION (CONTINUED) 14. THE NUTRITION FOCUSED INITIATIVES AIM AT INTEGRATING NUTRITION-SENSITIVE AGRICULTURE IN ALL AATF PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR REALISATION OF A HOLISTIC FOOD SECURITY APPROACH. IT ALSO AIMS TO TRANSITION AATF'S PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FROM ONLY FOCUSING ON FOOD SECURITY THROUGH INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOME, TO IMPROVED NUTRITION. 15. THE EARLY GENERATION SEEDS (EGS) PROJECT AIMS TO ESTABLISH FOUNDATION SEED PARTNERSHIP TO CATALYSE HYBRID STAPLE CROPS IN WEST AFRICA. THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE BEING CARRIED OUT IN NIGERIA AND UNDERTAKEN TOGETHER WITH ECOBASIC SEEDS LIMITED. THE FOUNDATION'S CURRENT SOURCES OF FUNDING ARE FROM USA (USAID, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION), EUROPE (SYNGENTA FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE (SFSA) AND EUROPEAN UNION'S RESEARCH | EXECUTIVE AGENCY: EU-REA) AND AFRICA (AFDB C/O IITA). AATF IS ALSO A SUB-GRANTEE OF CIMMYT WHO RECEIVED FUNDS FROM BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE MAIZ LEAF LETHAL NECROS. 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