{"id":9,"date":"2026-09-10T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T07:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africangreenstorenetwork.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:54:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:54:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africangreenstorenetwork.com\/fr\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-agsn_about_section_container e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"agsn_about_section_container\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-agsn_about_widget elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"agsn_about_widget\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Subpage Hero -->\n  <section class=\"subpage-hero\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Home<\/a>\n        <span>\/<\/span>\n        <span>About AGSN<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"section-tag\" style=\"color: #86EFAC;\">Institutional Profile<\/span>\n      <h1 class=\"subpage-title\">Vision, Governance & Community of Practice<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"subpage-lead\">\n        A pan-African institutional coalition uniting 33+ vocational colleges across 13 countries to transform agricultural training, empower rural youth, and secure food sovereignty.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- Genesis & History Section -->\n  <section class=\"section\" id=\"charter\" style=\"padding: 5.5rem 0; background: #FFFFFF;\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr; gap: 4rem; align-items: center;\">\n        <div>\n          <span class=\"section-tag\">Our Genesis<\/span>\n          <h2 class=\"section-heading\" style=\"font-size: 2.35rem;\">From Regional Pilot to Continental Network<\/h2>\n          <p style=\"font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--text-muted); line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\">\n            The African Green Store Network (AGSN) was founded through collaborative initiatives spearheaded by GIZ, the Centre for Rural Development (SLE) at Humboldt University of Berlin, and pioneering directors of practical agriculture colleges in Cameroon, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, and Burkina Faso.\n          <\/p>\n          <p style=\"font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--text-muted); line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 2rem;\">\n            Recognizing that agricultural technical vocational education and training (A-TVET) is the engine of rural employment and climate resilience, AGSN bridges national borders to standardize curricula, promote teacher mobility, and advance agroecological business incubation.\n          <\/p>\n          <div style=\"display: flex; gap: 2rem;\">\n            <div>\n              <div style=\"font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 800; color: var(--brand-primary);\">2021<\/div>\n              <div style=\"font-size: 0.825rem; color: var(--text-light);\">Initiative Founded<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n              <div style=\"font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 800; color: var(--brand-accent);\">13<\/div>\n              <div style=\"font-size: 0.825rem; color: var(--text-light);\">Member Nations<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n              <div style=\"font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 800; color: var(--brand-warm);\">33+<\/div>\n              <div style=\"font-size: 0.825rem; color: var(--text-light);\">Accredited Colleges<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"news-card\" style=\"overflow: hidden; border-radius: var(--radius-lg); box-shadow: var(--shadow-hover);\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/cameroon_workshop.webp\" alt=\"AGSN Founders\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;\" onerror=\"this.src='\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/f91535_19e1868110eb41b4a9828876385b9389mv2.webp'\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- Institutional Alliances & Research Partners Infinite Marquee -->\n  <section class=\"partners-section\" aria-label=\"Institutional Alliances and Research Partners\">\n    <div class=\"partners-header\">\n      <span class=\"partners-badge\" data-en=\"STRATEGIC ALLIANCES &amp; COOPERATION\" data-fr=\"ALLIANCES STRAT\u00c9GIQUES &amp; COOP\u00c9RATION\">STRATEGIC ALLIANCES &amp; COOPERATION<\/span>\n      <h3 class=\"partners-tag\" data-en=\"Institutional Alliances &amp; Research Partners\" data-fr=\"Alliances Institutionnelles &amp; Partenaires de Recherche\">Institutional Alliances &amp; Research Partners<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"partners-marquee-container\">\n      <div class=\"partners-marquee-track\">\n        <!-- 1. GIZ Germany -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/giz_logo.svg\" alt=\"GIZ Germany Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">GIZ Germany<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Green Innovation Centres\" data-fr=\"Centres d'Innovations Vertes\">Green Innovation Centres<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 2. SLE Berlin -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/sle.png\" alt=\"SLE Berlin Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">SLE Berlin<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Centre for Rural Development\" data-fr=\"Centre de D\u00e9velop. Rural\">Centre for Rural Development<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 3. BMZ Germany -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/bmz_logo.svg\" alt=\"BMZ Germany Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">BMZ Germany<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Federal Ministry for Cooperation\" data-fr=\"Minist\u00e8re F\u00e9d\u00e9ral de Coop\u00e9ration\">Federal Ministry for Cooperation<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 4. Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/humboldt_logo.svg\" alt=\"Humboldt University Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Academic Cooperation\" data-fr=\"Coop\u00e9ration Acad\u00e9mique\">Academic Cooperation<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 5. Erasmus+ Europe -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/erasmus_logo.svg\" alt=\"Erasmus+ Europe Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">Erasmus+ Europe<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Faculty &amp; Staff Mobility\" data-fr=\"Mobilit\u00e9 des Enseignants\">Faculty &amp; Staff Mobility<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 6. African Union Commission -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/au_logo.svg\" alt=\"African Union Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">African Union<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Pan-African Ag-TVET\" data-fr=\"Ag-EFTP Panafricain\">Pan-African Ag-TVET<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 7. KCOA 2.0 Carbon Markets -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/kcoa_logo.svg\" alt=\"KCOA 2.0 Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">KCOA \u2022 CCAB 2.0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Carbon Markets &amp; Agroecology\" data-fr=\"March\u00e9s Carbone &amp; Agro\u00e9cologie\">Carbon Markets &amp; Agroecology<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 8. C.E.S Cameroon & UCESA -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/ces_cameroon_logo.svg\" alt=\"CES Cameroon Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">C.E.S. Cameroun<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"UCESA Continental Governance\" data-fr=\"Gouvernance UCESA\">UCESA Continental Governance<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 9. GFFA Berlin -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/gffa_logo.svg\" alt=\"GFFA Berlin Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">GFFA Berlin<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Food &amp; Agriculture Forum\" data-fr=\"Forum Mondial Alimentation\">Food &amp; Agriculture Forum<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 10. European Union -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/eu_logo.svg\" alt=\"European Union Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">European Union<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"International Partnership\" data-fr=\"Partenariat International\">International Partnership<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 11. FAO United Nations -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/fao_logo.svg\" alt=\"FAO United Nations Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">FAO UN<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Food &amp; Agriculture Org.\" data-fr=\"Org. Alimentation &amp; Agric.\">Food &amp; Agriculture Org.<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 12. Bukura Agricultural College (Kenya) -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/bac_logo.png\" alt=\"Bukura Agricultural College Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">Bukura College (Kenya)<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"East African Hub\" data-fr=\"P\u00f4le Afrique de l'Est\">East African Hub<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 13. ARMTI Nigeria -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/armti_logo.jpg\" alt=\"ARMTI Nigeria Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">ARMTI (Nigeria)<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Agric Management Hub\" data-fr=\"P\u00f4le Management Agricole\">Agric Management Hub<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 14. FECA Akure -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/cropped-FECA-Logo-June-30-2018-4.png\" alt=\"FECA Akure Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">FECA Akure<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Federal College of Agriculture\" data-fr=\"Coll\u00e8ge F\u00e9d\u00e9ral d'Agriculture\">Federal College of Agriculture<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 15. FCAPT Kano -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/fcapt_logo.png\" alt=\"FCAPT Kano Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">FCAPT Kano<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Produce Technology Hub\" data-fr=\"Technologie Agricole &amp; Produits\">Produce Technology Hub<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 16. Mwimba College (Malawi) -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/mwica_logo.png\" alt=\"Mwimba College Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">MWICA (Malawi)<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Southern African Hub\" data-fr=\"P\u00f4le Afrique Australe\">Southern African Hub<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- ============================================== -->\n        <!-- DUPLICATE SET FOR SEAMLESS 100% INFINITE LOOP  -->\n        <!-- ============================================== -->\n\n        <!-- 1. GIZ Germany -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/giz_logo.svg\" alt=\"GIZ Germany Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">GIZ Germany<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Green Innovation Centres\" data-fr=\"Centres d'Innovations Vertes\">Green Innovation Centres<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 2. SLE Berlin -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/sle.png\" alt=\"SLE Berlin Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">SLE Berlin<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Centre for Rural Development\" data-fr=\"Centre de D\u00e9velop. Rural\">Centre for Rural Development<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 3. BMZ Germany -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/bmz_logo.svg\" alt=\"BMZ Germany Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">BMZ Germany<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Federal Ministry for Cooperation\" data-fr=\"Minist\u00e8re F\u00e9d\u00e9ral de Coop\u00e9ration\">Federal Ministry for Cooperation<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 4. Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/humboldt_logo.svg\" alt=\"Humboldt University Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Academic Cooperation\" data-fr=\"Coop\u00e9ration Acad\u00e9mique\">Academic Cooperation<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 5. Erasmus+ Europe -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/erasmus_logo.svg\" alt=\"Erasmus+ Europe Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">Erasmus+ Europe<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Faculty &amp; Staff Mobility\" data-fr=\"Mobilit\u00e9 des Enseignants\">Faculty &amp; Staff Mobility<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 6. African Union Commission -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/au_logo.svg\" alt=\"African Union Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">African Union<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Pan-African Ag-TVET\" data-fr=\"Ag-EFTP Panafricain\">Pan-African Ag-TVET<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 7. KCOA 2.0 Carbon Markets -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/kcoa_logo.svg\" alt=\"KCOA 2.0 Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">KCOA \u2022 CCAB 2.0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Carbon Markets &amp; Agroecology\" data-fr=\"March\u00e9s Carbone &amp; Agro\u00e9cologie\">Carbon Markets &amp; Agroecology<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 8. C.E.S Cameroon & UCESA -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/ces_cameroon_logo.svg\" alt=\"CES Cameroon Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">C.E.S. Cameroun<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"UCESA Continental Governance\" data-fr=\"Gouvernance UCESA\">UCESA Continental Governance<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 9. GFFA Berlin -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/gffa_logo.svg\" alt=\"GFFA Berlin Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">GFFA Berlin<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Food &amp; Agriculture Forum\" data-fr=\"Forum Mondial Alimentation\">Food &amp; Agriculture Forum<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 10. European Union -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/eu_logo.svg\" alt=\"European Union Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">European Union<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"International Partnership\" data-fr=\"Partenariat International\">International Partnership<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 11. FAO United Nations -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/partners\/fao_logo.svg\" alt=\"FAO United Nations Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">FAO UN<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Food &amp; Agriculture Org.\" data-fr=\"Org. Alimentation &amp; Agric.\">Food &amp; Agriculture Org.<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 12. Bukura Agricultural College (Kenya) -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/bac_logo.png\" alt=\"Bukura Agricultural College Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">Bukura College (Kenya)<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"East African Hub\" data-fr=\"P\u00f4le Afrique de l'Est\">East African Hub<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 13. ARMTI Nigeria -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/armti_logo.jpg\" alt=\"ARMTI Nigeria Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">ARMTI (Nigeria)<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Agric Management Hub\" data-fr=\"P\u00f4le Management Agricole\">Agric Management Hub<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 14. FECA Akure -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/cropped-FECA-Logo-June-30-2018-4.png\" alt=\"FECA Akure Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">FECA Akure<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Federal College of Agriculture\" data-fr=\"Coll\u00e8ge F\u00e9d\u00e9ral d'Agriculture\">Federal College of Agriculture<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 15. FCAPT Kano -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/fcapt_logo.png\" alt=\"FCAPT Kano Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">FCAPT Kano<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Produce Technology Hub\" data-fr=\"Technologie Agricole &amp; Produits\">Produce Technology Hub<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 16. Mwimba College (Malawi) -->\n        <div class=\"partner-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/agsn\/mwica_logo.png\" alt=\"Mwimba College Logo\" class=\"partner-logo-img\">\n          <div class=\"partner-info\">\n            <span class=\"partner-name\">MWICA (Malawi)<\/span>\n            <span class=\"partner-desc\" data-en=\"Southern African Hub\" data-fr=\"P\u00f4le Afrique Australe\">Southern African Hub<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- Bento Architecture: Vision, Mission & 4 Pillars -->\n  <section class=\"section bg-topo-pattern\" id=\"pillars\" style=\"padding: 6rem 0;\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\">\n        <span class=\"section-tag tag-warm\">Strategic Foundation<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"section-heading\">Vision, Mission & Strategic Pillars<\/h2>\n        <p>Our roadmap for agricultural vocational modernization across Central, West, East, North, and Southern Africa.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"refined-bento-grid\">\n        <!-- Big Vision Card -->\n        <div class=\"bento-hero-card\">\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"bento-badge-row\">\n              <span class=\"bento-subtag\">Continental Charter<\/span>\n              <span class=\"bento-subtag\">2025\u20132030 Roadmap<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <h3 class=\"bento-hero-title\">Leading African Agricultural Education Towards Food Sovereignty<\/h3>\n            <p class=\"bento-hero-desc\">\n              AGSN guides agricultural vocational training institutions towards sovereign food systems while driving the ecological, economic, and practical transformation of the agricultural sector across Africa.\n            <\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"bento-hero-stats\">\n            <div>\n              <div class=\"bento-stat-num\">500+<\/div>\n              <div class=\"bento-stat-lbl\">Trained Instructors<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n              <div class=\"bento-stat-num\">100%<\/div>\n              <div class=\"bento-stat-lbl\">Practical Focus<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n              <div class=\"bento-stat-num\">13<\/div>\n              <div class=\"bento-stat-lbl\">National Accreditations<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Mission Card -->\n        <div class=\"bento-mission-card\">\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"bento-icon-badge\">\n              <svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\"><path d=\"M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5zM2 17l10 5 10-5M2 12l10 5 10-5\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n            <h3 class=\"bento-card-heading\">Our Core Mission<\/h3>\n            <p class=\"bento-card-body-text\">\n              We strengthen agricultural and vocational training institutions across Africa through organizational capacity building, bilateral knowledge exchange, academic mobility, and rural youth entrepreneurship.\n            <\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div style=\"border-top: 1px solid var(--border-light); 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