COLEAD is called to embark on a major transformation: becoming an international movement by 2030 to accelerate the transition towards sustainable, competitive and inclusive agri-food systems

The COLEAD 2025 Consultative Committee met on 10 December. Held annually, it brings together the organisation’s Board of Directors, strategic partners and senior management team. This year’s meeting was dedicated to presenting the results of the participatory process to develop COLEAD’s 2030 Strategy, launched more than a year ago. The process has actively engaged all stakeholders across COLEAD’s field of action, including members, staff, programme partner beneficiaries, as well as technical and financial partners.

The strategic recommendations presented were widely welcomed and endorsed. They stem from an analytical process conducted since September, integrating the results of a 128-question strategic survey that received a high level of participation, ten years of technical evaluations, collective consultations, and in-depth bilateral exchanges.

COLEAD’s 2030 Strategy is built around five major strategic orientations: a clear economic positioning; a systemic approach to facilitate access to finance; strengthened infrastructure and resources; a role as a global connector and alliance builder; and the evolution from a centralised model towards a network of interconnected hubs and local relays, operating with greater proximity, agility and shared responsibility.

The rich discussions and contributions expressed during the Committee — both insightful and inspiring — will further inform and refine the detailed version of the strategy.

The 2025 Consultative Committee thus marks a new stage in COLEAD’s development, as the organisation moves towards becoming an international, multipolar and federating movement, capable of accelerating the transition towards sustainable, competitive and inclusive agri-food systems.

The finalisation of the strategy and the corresponding roadmap is scheduled by the end of the first quarter of 2026. The scaling-up process will be progressive through to 2030, punctuated by key moments of consultation, collective analysis and validation.