LEAP-Agri ERA-NET cofund presentation by Maurice Héral at the "Effective and Efficient Research and Innovation Partnerships" seminar on March 14, 2017, AUC Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This document discusses the PROIntensAfrica partnership, which aims to establish a long-term partnership between Africa and the EU to raise sustainable food and nutrition security in Africa. It lists African and European partner organizations and outlines the partnership's strategic proposal, including aligning efforts for a new way of working, an innovative research and innovation agenda, and connecting different areas. The partnership seeks to serve the EU-Africa policy dialogue and contribute to other initiatives while building on existing research collaborations between Africa and the EU.
The document discusses the PROIntensAfrica project, which aims to develop a proposal for a long-term research partnership between Europe and Africa focused on sustainable agricultural intensification. It identifies constraints in African agriculture like low productivity and inadequate infrastructure. The project will describe key research domains, identify the value of the partnership, and suggest governance structures to support it. It brought together 23 research organizations and engaged stakeholders to develop frameworks and communication tools to establish an effective partnership for raising food security through sustainable intensification approaches.
High-level policy dialogue presentation by Hans-Jörg Lutzeyer at the "Effective and Efficient Research and Innovation Partnerships" seminar on March 14, 2017, AUC Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
26 November 2018. The Platform for Africa-Europe Partnership on Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) supports since 2009 research collaboration between a wide range of organizations in Africa and Europe.
European Engagement and the PAEPARD Users’ Led Process: Implications for Deve...Francois Stepman
This document summarizes a study on the PAEPARD Users' Led Process (ULP) and its implications for agricultural research and development partnerships between Europe and Africa. The study found that while ULP dialogues help identify user priorities, they are not sufficient for building long-term partnerships which require consistent funding and trust over time. Bringing together diverse stakeholders from research and non-research backgrounds strengthens capacities and speeds up innovation, but managing such partnerships is challenging due to differences in agendas, communication, and engagement over the long process. Overall, ULPs can foster productive multi-stakeholder research partnerships if funding constraints are addressed and European participation is enhanced.
North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of ...Francois Stepman
29 March 2021. INTPA INFOPOINT North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of food systems
This InfoPoint conference co-organised between the European Commission and Agrinatura showed perspective on the role of research and education to contribute to the green transformation of food systems, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and in line with the European Green Deal.
Carolyn Glynn, President Agrinatura and Head of Department Crop Production Ecology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
LEAP-Agri ERA-NET cofund presentation by Maurice Héral at the "Effective and Efficient Research and Innovation Partnerships" seminar on March 14, 2017, AUC Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This document discusses the PROIntensAfrica partnership, which aims to establish a long-term partnership between Africa and the EU to raise sustainable food and nutrition security in Africa. It lists African and European partner organizations and outlines the partnership's strategic proposal, including aligning efforts for a new way of working, an innovative research and innovation agenda, and connecting different areas. The partnership seeks to serve the EU-Africa policy dialogue and contribute to other initiatives while building on existing research collaborations between Africa and the EU.
The document discusses the PROIntensAfrica project, which aims to develop a proposal for a long-term research partnership between Europe and Africa focused on sustainable agricultural intensification. It identifies constraints in African agriculture like low productivity and inadequate infrastructure. The project will describe key research domains, identify the value of the partnership, and suggest governance structures to support it. It brought together 23 research organizations and engaged stakeholders to develop frameworks and communication tools to establish an effective partnership for raising food security through sustainable intensification approaches.
High-level policy dialogue presentation by Hans-Jörg Lutzeyer at the "Effective and Efficient Research and Innovation Partnerships" seminar on March 14, 2017, AUC Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
26 November 2018. The Platform for Africa-Europe Partnership on Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) supports since 2009 research collaboration between a wide range of organizations in Africa and Europe.
European Engagement and the PAEPARD Users’ Led Process: Implications for Deve...Francois Stepman
This document summarizes a study on the PAEPARD Users' Led Process (ULP) and its implications for agricultural research and development partnerships between Europe and Africa. The study found that while ULP dialogues help identify user priorities, they are not sufficient for building long-term partnerships which require consistent funding and trust over time. Bringing together diverse stakeholders from research and non-research backgrounds strengthens capacities and speeds up innovation, but managing such partnerships is challenging due to differences in agendas, communication, and engagement over the long process. Overall, ULPs can foster productive multi-stakeholder research partnerships if funding constraints are addressed and European participation is enhanced.
North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of ...Francois Stepman
29 March 2021. INTPA INFOPOINT North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of food systems
This InfoPoint conference co-organised between the European Commission and Agrinatura showed perspective on the role of research and education to contribute to the green transformation of food systems, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and in line with the European Green Deal.
Carolyn Glynn, President Agrinatura and Head of Department Crop Production Ecology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
This document summarizes lessons learned from the PAEPARD program, which built partnerships between African and European stakeholders in agricultural research for development. It discusses four instruments the program used: consortia between researchers and users, incentive funds for consortia, competitive funds, and communication/capacity strengthening. Key lessons included: partnerships require time to build trust; funding is necessary but not sufficient for innovation - small funds can trigger innovation; capacity for dialogue and communication are important for successful partnerships; and ownership of partnerships is still an issue.
Objectives of the planning workshop cotonou june 2015Francois Stepman
PAEPARD II aims to build joint African-European partnerships in agricultural research for development (ARD) to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. It originated from research collaborations between Europe and a few African countries that were supply-driven and dominated by European organizations. PAEPARD II seeks to establish more inclusive partnerships across multiple African countries involving non-research stakeholders to make ARD more demand-driven and balanced. The Competitive Research Fund (CRF) provides grants up to 250,000 euros over 3 years for 4 selected projects, while the Incentive Fund (IF) provides up to 40,000 euros for partnership development activities. Four CRF projects were selected in 2014 focusing on soil amendments in
The Development of GIAHS Initiative -Commitments from United Nations UniversityExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/giahs/en/
This presentation was presented during the Joint Meeting of Steering and Scientific Commitee that took place at FAO headquarters 28-29 April 2015. The presentation was made by Mr. Akira Nagata, UNU
A Global Partnership onDeveloping Innovation Capacities in AgricultureFrancois Stepman
This document summarizes a global partnership between Agrinatura and FAO to develop innovation capacities in agriculture. It is funded by the EC. The partnership works with countries in Africa, Asia, Central America and Europe to help them transition to more innovative agricultural systems. It provides training to National Innovation Facilitators on tools and approaches for conducting capacity needs assessments. It then supports various innovation niches in partner countries through learning cycles, organizational assessments, and engagement with policymakers. The goal is to build functional capacities that allow for sustainable agricultural growth through innovation.
Tantely Razafimbelo (University of Antanarivo) and Viridiana Alcántara C. (4 per 1000 Initiative / Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, BLE, Germany)
Collaboration Exploring and Caring for the Diversity of Agriculture Intensifi...Francois Stepman
Philippe Petithuguenin, Deputy Director for Research and Strategy, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), European Partner of PROIntensAfrica
Achievements and perspectives of Innovation Platforms on Bananas and Plantain...IAALD Community
Presentation by Josué Tetang Tchinda (Centre Africain de Recherches sur Bananiers et Plantains) at the IAALD 2010 World Congress - 26-29 April 2010, Montpellier, France
North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of ...Francois Stepman
29 March 2021. INTPA INFOPOINT North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of food systems
This InfoPoint conference co-organised between the European Commission and Agrinatura showed perspective on the role of research and education to contribute to the green transformation of food systems, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and in line with the European Green Deal.
Marc Duponcel, Head of Research Sector, Research and Innovation, European Commission, DG AGRI
Agreenium - Presentation from the 2013 Annual Meeting between CGIAR and the F...CGIAR
Agreenium is a French public institution that brings together the country's leading agricultural research institutes and universities to create synergies in research, education, and international cooperation in agriculture, food, animal health and the environment. It represents over 6,700 researchers and 1,300 students, with a budget of 1.3 billion euros. Agreenium's goals are to collectively address global challenges in food security and sustainable agriculture through joint projects, international partnerships, and educational opportunities like masters programs and an international research school.
BMEL-call for proposals: Food environments for improved nutritionICARDA
This document summarizes a call for proposals from the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BMEL) to fund international research consortia working on food environments for improved nutrition. The 3rd call will focus on transforming local food environments in Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia to support healthy diets through approaches like examining market design and nutrition education. Eligible applicants are German research institutions that can form consortia with partners in target regions. Proposals will go through a two-step process with an initiation phase to
This document summarizes the activities of the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) in 2014. It discusses the strategic targets ACT aimed to achieve, including adoption of conservation agriculture, improving land management and climate resilience, enhancing capacity building and partnerships, improving communication and knowledge sharing, and strengthening entrepreneurship. It provides details on projects implemented, technologies promoted, training conducted, partnerships formed, knowledge products developed, and challenges faced. It concludes with lessons learned, such as the importance of working with farmer groups and linking farmers to markets.
Lessons learned from building Africa-EU research and innovation partnerships ...Francois Stepman
Increasing the quantity and quality of the cooperation in research and innovation (R&I) between the EU and Africa will require concerted effort by actors from across sectors, disciplines and regions. In this Policy Brief CAAST-Net Plus shares its proposals
for building enduring partnerships that address global challenges.
Linking Farmers to research or farmer’s led research?Francois Stepman
The presentation was made at the 1st African Continental Policy Briefing. Envisioning the future of African agriculture and the renewed role of farmer’s organizations. 3-5 December 2013, Yaoundé, Cameroun.
This conference was organized by The Panafrican Farmer’s Organisations (PAFO), the ACP-EU Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the African Union Commission (AUC).
It presents the main project funded by the European Commission on Linking Farmers to research. More in particular on the User's led process initiated by PAEPARD. The Regional Farmer Organisations have identified priority research topics:
EAFF: Research & Development Questions relating to a Livestock Strategy for Eastern Africa.
PROPAC: Research & Development Questions relating to the vegetable sector in Central Africa
ROPPA: Climate change adaptation technologies on rice production
FANRPAN/SACAU: Research & Development Questions relating to the groundnut value chain in Zambia and Malawi
COLEACP: Research & Development Questions Adding value to Mango non-food uses in West Africa (Burkina-Faso, Ivory-cost, Senegal)
Multi stakeholder consortia are being created around those research topics to enable those consortia to submit research proposals under future Calls (funding opportunities)
COMPETITIVE RESEARCH PROPOSAL FOR PRIMA PROGRAMME ICARDA
7 - 8 October 2019. Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. Cairo, Egypt. PRIMA – Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area is the most ambitious joint programme to be undertaken in the frame of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.
Presentation by: Dr. Mohamed A. Wageih, Project Officer, PRIMA Programme
Ms. Julia H. Swaling, Project Manager, ICARDA
WEBINAR: Bridging the science-policy gap through an online knowledge sharing ...CANAAFRICA
This is a combination of presentations that were shared during a webinar on bridging the science-policy gap through an online knowledge sharing platform by the Climate and Agriculture Network for Africa (CANA)
Why Openness and Capacity development are key for harnessing the potential of...Suchith Anand
This document discusses the importance of openness and capacity building for harnessing the potential of GeoAgri. Openness through open source software, open data, open standards, and open education resources allows for greater collaboration, innovation, and empowerment. Capacity building helps establish geospatial research and training opportunities worldwide and develops open and creative minds. Together, openness and capacity building can build open knowledge to benefit society and future generations. The document provides examples of open geospatial projects addressing global challenges like food security and poverty reduction.
Agriculture and climate change: To face the global challenges, sustain innova...Francois Stepman
The document discusses the PAEPARD partnership which aims to sustain agricultural innovation capacities to address global challenges like climate change. It outlines four instruments used by PAEPARD including users led processes, incentive funds for consortia, competitive funds, and communication/capacity strengthening strategies. PAEPARD has led 5 sub-regional users led processes to analyze needs and priorities, translate them into research questions and identify funding opportunities, resulting in 21 projects being funded since 2010. Key lessons highlighted include the importance of translating user needs into research, diversifying funding sources, partnership benefits beyond financial aspects, and brokerage to strengthen multi-stakeholder partnerships in agricultural research for development.
26 November 2018. The Platform for Africa-Europe Partnership on Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) supports since 2009 research collaboration between a wide range of organizations in Africa and Europe. The conference will describe the main achievements of the various mechanisms – multi-stakeholder partnerships, users-led process – and instruments – incentive funds, write-shops, communication tools – to set up, strengthen and get sustainable various consortia. The potential for impacts has been recently assessed, and the perspective to scale will be discussed.
Introduction:
Wim Olthof, Deputy Head of Unit DEVCO C1, Rural development, Food security and Nutrition
Christophe Larose, Head of sector, Sustainable Agriculture, DEVCO C1
Presentations:
Jonas Mugabe - Manager PAEPARD, FARA, Accra, Ghana
Remi Kahane - Deputy Manager PAEPARD, Agrinatura/CIRAD Montpellier, France
Respondents:
Irene Annor Frempong - Director for Research and Innovation, FARA, Accra, Ghana
Philip Kiriro - Former Chair of the East African Farmers Federation (EAFF), Nairobi, Kenya
The newsletter provides information on upcoming Earth observation related events in Africa and activities of the BRAGMA project. The BRAGMA project is coordinating a GMES and Africa validation workshop in October in South Africa to finalize an action plan. It is also participating in the AfricaGIS conference in Ethiopia to promote GMES and Africa, including organizing a panel discussion. Additionally, the newsletter announces the launch of the AfriGEOSS initiative and updates on various working groups and resources provided by the BRAGMA project website.
This document outlines actions and recommendations to improve soil management for food security and climate change mitigation in Africa. It discusses actions in the areas of research, policy, development projects, and civil society. For research, it recommends integrating biophysical, agronomic, economic and social aspects, and knowledge transfer between researchers and farmers. For policy, it suggests including soil health and carbon sequestration in relevant policies and identifying obstacles to policy implementation. For development projects, it recommends inclusive, holistic approaches and facilitating innovative funding mechanisms. For civil society, it mentions communication and community mobilization. The overall goal is to promote platforms for knowledge exchange, appropriate agricultural policies and practices, capacity building, and sustainable natural resource management.
Policy innovations and opportunities for Africa’s BioeconomyAKADEMIYA2063
This document summarizes a presentation on policy innovations and opportunities for Africa's bioeconomy. It defines bioeconomy as the production and use of biomass through innovation and processing biomaterials. It outlines continental and regional frameworks supporting bioeconomy development in Africa. Opportunities created include sustainable production, climate resilience, new value chains, and jobs. Key enabling factors are governance, research and innovation, infrastructure, and finance. The document examines experiences in Ghana, Namibia, South Africa, and Uganda and recommends identifying priority sectors, strengthening R&D and markets, regulating sustainability, and providing advisory boards to guide bioeconomy development.
This document summarizes lessons learned from the PAEPARD program, which built partnerships between African and European stakeholders in agricultural research for development. It discusses four instruments the program used: consortia between researchers and users, incentive funds for consortia, competitive funds, and communication/capacity strengthening. Key lessons included: partnerships require time to build trust; funding is necessary but not sufficient for innovation - small funds can trigger innovation; capacity for dialogue and communication are important for successful partnerships; and ownership of partnerships is still an issue.
Objectives of the planning workshop cotonou june 2015Francois Stepman
PAEPARD II aims to build joint African-European partnerships in agricultural research for development (ARD) to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. It originated from research collaborations between Europe and a few African countries that were supply-driven and dominated by European organizations. PAEPARD II seeks to establish more inclusive partnerships across multiple African countries involving non-research stakeholders to make ARD more demand-driven and balanced. The Competitive Research Fund (CRF) provides grants up to 250,000 euros over 3 years for 4 selected projects, while the Incentive Fund (IF) provides up to 40,000 euros for partnership development activities. Four CRF projects were selected in 2014 focusing on soil amendments in
The Development of GIAHS Initiative -Commitments from United Nations UniversityExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/giahs/en/
This presentation was presented during the Joint Meeting of Steering and Scientific Commitee that took place at FAO headquarters 28-29 April 2015. The presentation was made by Mr. Akira Nagata, UNU
A Global Partnership onDeveloping Innovation Capacities in AgricultureFrancois Stepman
This document summarizes a global partnership between Agrinatura and FAO to develop innovation capacities in agriculture. It is funded by the EC. The partnership works with countries in Africa, Asia, Central America and Europe to help them transition to more innovative agricultural systems. It provides training to National Innovation Facilitators on tools and approaches for conducting capacity needs assessments. It then supports various innovation niches in partner countries through learning cycles, organizational assessments, and engagement with policymakers. The goal is to build functional capacities that allow for sustainable agricultural growth through innovation.
Tantely Razafimbelo (University of Antanarivo) and Viridiana Alcántara C. (4 per 1000 Initiative / Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, BLE, Germany)
Collaboration Exploring and Caring for the Diversity of Agriculture Intensifi...Francois Stepman
Philippe Petithuguenin, Deputy Director for Research and Strategy, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), European Partner of PROIntensAfrica
Achievements and perspectives of Innovation Platforms on Bananas and Plantain...IAALD Community
Presentation by Josué Tetang Tchinda (Centre Africain de Recherches sur Bananiers et Plantains) at the IAALD 2010 World Congress - 26-29 April 2010, Montpellier, France
North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of ...Francois Stepman
29 March 2021. INTPA INFOPOINT North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of food systems
This InfoPoint conference co-organised between the European Commission and Agrinatura showed perspective on the role of research and education to contribute to the green transformation of food systems, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and in line with the European Green Deal.
Marc Duponcel, Head of Research Sector, Research and Innovation, European Commission, DG AGRI
Agreenium - Presentation from the 2013 Annual Meeting between CGIAR and the F...CGIAR
Agreenium is a French public institution that brings together the country's leading agricultural research institutes and universities to create synergies in research, education, and international cooperation in agriculture, food, animal health and the environment. It represents over 6,700 researchers and 1,300 students, with a budget of 1.3 billion euros. Agreenium's goals are to collectively address global challenges in food security and sustainable agriculture through joint projects, international partnerships, and educational opportunities like masters programs and an international research school.
BMEL-call for proposals: Food environments for improved nutritionICARDA
This document summarizes a call for proposals from the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BMEL) to fund international research consortia working on food environments for improved nutrition. The 3rd call will focus on transforming local food environments in Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia to support healthy diets through approaches like examining market design and nutrition education. Eligible applicants are German research institutions that can form consortia with partners in target regions. Proposals will go through a two-step process with an initiation phase to
This document summarizes the activities of the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) in 2014. It discusses the strategic targets ACT aimed to achieve, including adoption of conservation agriculture, improving land management and climate resilience, enhancing capacity building and partnerships, improving communication and knowledge sharing, and strengthening entrepreneurship. It provides details on projects implemented, technologies promoted, training conducted, partnerships formed, knowledge products developed, and challenges faced. It concludes with lessons learned, such as the importance of working with farmer groups and linking farmers to markets.
Lessons learned from building Africa-EU research and innovation partnerships ...Francois Stepman
Increasing the quantity and quality of the cooperation in research and innovation (R&I) between the EU and Africa will require concerted effort by actors from across sectors, disciplines and regions. In this Policy Brief CAAST-Net Plus shares its proposals
for building enduring partnerships that address global challenges.
Linking Farmers to research or farmer’s led research?Francois Stepman
The presentation was made at the 1st African Continental Policy Briefing. Envisioning the future of African agriculture and the renewed role of farmer’s organizations. 3-5 December 2013, Yaoundé, Cameroun.
This conference was organized by The Panafrican Farmer’s Organisations (PAFO), the ACP-EU Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the African Union Commission (AUC).
It presents the main project funded by the European Commission on Linking Farmers to research. More in particular on the User's led process initiated by PAEPARD. The Regional Farmer Organisations have identified priority research topics:
EAFF: Research & Development Questions relating to a Livestock Strategy for Eastern Africa.
PROPAC: Research & Development Questions relating to the vegetable sector in Central Africa
ROPPA: Climate change adaptation technologies on rice production
FANRPAN/SACAU: Research & Development Questions relating to the groundnut value chain in Zambia and Malawi
COLEACP: Research & Development Questions Adding value to Mango non-food uses in West Africa (Burkina-Faso, Ivory-cost, Senegal)
Multi stakeholder consortia are being created around those research topics to enable those consortia to submit research proposals under future Calls (funding opportunities)
COMPETITIVE RESEARCH PROPOSAL FOR PRIMA PROGRAMME ICARDA
7 - 8 October 2019. Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. Cairo, Egypt. PRIMA – Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area is the most ambitious joint programme to be undertaken in the frame of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.
Presentation by: Dr. Mohamed A. Wageih, Project Officer, PRIMA Programme
Ms. Julia H. Swaling, Project Manager, ICARDA
WEBINAR: Bridging the science-policy gap through an online knowledge sharing ...CANAAFRICA
This is a combination of presentations that were shared during a webinar on bridging the science-policy gap through an online knowledge sharing platform by the Climate and Agriculture Network for Africa (CANA)
Why Openness and Capacity development are key for harnessing the potential of...Suchith Anand
This document discusses the importance of openness and capacity building for harnessing the potential of GeoAgri. Openness through open source software, open data, open standards, and open education resources allows for greater collaboration, innovation, and empowerment. Capacity building helps establish geospatial research and training opportunities worldwide and develops open and creative minds. Together, openness and capacity building can build open knowledge to benefit society and future generations. The document provides examples of open geospatial projects addressing global challenges like food security and poverty reduction.
Agriculture and climate change: To face the global challenges, sustain innova...Francois Stepman
The document discusses the PAEPARD partnership which aims to sustain agricultural innovation capacities to address global challenges like climate change. It outlines four instruments used by PAEPARD including users led processes, incentive funds for consortia, competitive funds, and communication/capacity strengthening strategies. PAEPARD has led 5 sub-regional users led processes to analyze needs and priorities, translate them into research questions and identify funding opportunities, resulting in 21 projects being funded since 2010. Key lessons highlighted include the importance of translating user needs into research, diversifying funding sources, partnership benefits beyond financial aspects, and brokerage to strengthen multi-stakeholder partnerships in agricultural research for development.
26 November 2018. The Platform for Africa-Europe Partnership on Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) supports since 2009 research collaboration between a wide range of organizations in Africa and Europe. The conference will describe the main achievements of the various mechanisms – multi-stakeholder partnerships, users-led process – and instruments – incentive funds, write-shops, communication tools – to set up, strengthen and get sustainable various consortia. The potential for impacts has been recently assessed, and the perspective to scale will be discussed.
Introduction:
Wim Olthof, Deputy Head of Unit DEVCO C1, Rural development, Food security and Nutrition
Christophe Larose, Head of sector, Sustainable Agriculture, DEVCO C1
Presentations:
Jonas Mugabe - Manager PAEPARD, FARA, Accra, Ghana
Remi Kahane - Deputy Manager PAEPARD, Agrinatura/CIRAD Montpellier, France
Respondents:
Irene Annor Frempong - Director for Research and Innovation, FARA, Accra, Ghana
Philip Kiriro - Former Chair of the East African Farmers Federation (EAFF), Nairobi, Kenya
The newsletter provides information on upcoming Earth observation related events in Africa and activities of the BRAGMA project. The BRAGMA project is coordinating a GMES and Africa validation workshop in October in South Africa to finalize an action plan. It is also participating in the AfricaGIS conference in Ethiopia to promote GMES and Africa, including organizing a panel discussion. Additionally, the newsletter announces the launch of the AfriGEOSS initiative and updates on various working groups and resources provided by the BRAGMA project website.
This document outlines actions and recommendations to improve soil management for food security and climate change mitigation in Africa. It discusses actions in the areas of research, policy, development projects, and civil society. For research, it recommends integrating biophysical, agronomic, economic and social aspects, and knowledge transfer between researchers and farmers. For policy, it suggests including soil health and carbon sequestration in relevant policies and identifying obstacles to policy implementation. For development projects, it recommends inclusive, holistic approaches and facilitating innovative funding mechanisms. For civil society, it mentions communication and community mobilization. The overall goal is to promote platforms for knowledge exchange, appropriate agricultural policies and practices, capacity building, and sustainable natural resource management.
Policy innovations and opportunities for Africa’s BioeconomyAKADEMIYA2063
This document summarizes a presentation on policy innovations and opportunities for Africa's bioeconomy. It defines bioeconomy as the production and use of biomass through innovation and processing biomaterials. It outlines continental and regional frameworks supporting bioeconomy development in Africa. Opportunities created include sustainable production, climate resilience, new value chains, and jobs. Key enabling factors are governance, research and innovation, infrastructure, and finance. The document examines experiences in Ghana, Namibia, South Africa, and Uganda and recommends identifying priority sectors, strengthening R&D and markets, regulating sustainability, and providing advisory boards to guide bioeconomy development.
Overview of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda & Results of the Public ConsultationFrancois Stepman
23 - 24 November 2022. Nairobi, Kenya and online. AU-EU Innovation Agenda Stakeholder Event
Nairobi by the The European Commission and the African Union Commission.
This document summarizes guidelines for applicants to the BioInnovate Africa Programme Phase II grant. There are two categories of grants available: Category 1 for developing and piloting biobased technologies up to $750,000 per project, and Category 2 for biobased technology business incubation up to $250,000 per project. Eligible applicants are scientists, researchers, and innovators from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Projects must address value addition to agroproduce or agro/biowaste conversion and involve partnerships between researchers and private sector firms. The total funding available is $5 million over 3 years.
EU-AU Research and Innovation Partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and ...Francois Stepman
A new era for Africa – EU Science and Innovation Partnerships
10 September 2020.
Presentation by: Hans Joerg LUTZEYER
Bioeconomy & Food Systems
DG Research & Innovation
Healthy Planet Directorate
European Commission
The relation between the agri private sector and agricultural researchFrancois Stepman
The document discusses funding opportunities and challenges for agribusiness in Africa. It notes constraints small and medium enterprises face in participating in research projects and opportunities that exist through innovative funding models at national and international levels. Specific examples are provided of funds in various African countries that support applied agricultural research and innovation through public-private partnerships.
This document discusses moving from a supply-driven to a demand-driven approach in agricultural research for development (ARD) partnerships between Africa and Europe. It outlines the objectives and approach of the PAEPARD II program, which aims to establish more inclusive, balanced partnerships between researchers and non-research stakeholders like farmers' organizations and the private sector. The document describes PAEPARD II's activities, including bringing partners together around common challenges, mobilizing stakeholders, knowledge sharing, and capacity building. It also summarizes the multi-stakeholder partnerships developed through PAEPARD II's User-Led Process and some challenges faced in establishing equitable, multi-stakeholder partnerships.
CAAST-Net Plus is a network of 26 partner organisations from all over Europe and sub-Saharan Africa working together to support bi-regional cooperation in research and innovation.
Several partners of this project support the Research Fairness Initiative.
Introducción a EIP-AGRI. Financiación de proyectos de los grupos operativos. ...CTAEX
19 11 15 Oportunidades de financiación de la I+D+i. De la EIP a los grupos operativos. Introducción a EIP-AGRI. Financiación de proyectos de los grupos operativos. Andrés Montero Aparicio. INIA.
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) merged several research institutes in 2015 to focus on renewable natural resources. Luke conducts research and development projects in Africa related to agriculture, food systems, and food security. One of the major projects is FoodAfrica, which aims to strengthen research capacity and food security in West and East Africa through 2012-2018. FoodAfrica involves several partners and addresses topics like soil management, livestock, climate change, nutrition, and markets across six African countries.
14/09 + 15/09 LEAP4FNSSA Final writeshop, General Assembly and IRC Launch – towards an AU-EU International Research Consortium on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture https://paepard.blogspot.com/2022/09/science-and-partnerships-for_15.html
This document provides an overview and update on the CAAST-Net Plus project and related activities:
- The Entebbe forum in November brought together African and European stakeholders to discuss knowledge transfer solutions to challenges like health, food security and climate change.
- A new CAAST-Net Plus report analyzes Africa-EU research collaboration on climate change, finding low levels of research uptake and a lack of clear impact pathways.
- An expert working group is developing a roadmap for an EU-Africa research partnership on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture, focusing on priority research themes and implementation mechanisms.
Advances of the AU-EU FNSSA Partnership towards Food Systems TransformationFrancois Stepman
23-25 January 2024. Joint SCAR workshop: “Research needs and priorities for the transformation to Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) at European and global level”
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/01/research-needs-and-priorities-for.html
The document summarizes the PAEPARD II program, which aims to build more equitable and demand-driven partnerships between African and European stakeholders in agricultural research for development. It discusses problems with previous approaches and solutions PAEPARD II will bring, such as more inclusive partnerships across sectors and countries. The objectives are outlined, and achievements so far include multi-stakeholder consultations and launching partnership calls. Selected consortia covering topics like livestock, aquaculture, and aflatoxins are presented for different African regions. Progress updates are provided for partnerships utilizing a new user-led process to identify research priorities.
This document summarizes discussions from a stakeholder meeting on using earth observation (EO) data to improve global food security. Key points include: 1) EU food security depends on security in other regions, which face risks from climate change and resource scarcity; 2) The EO4AGRI project works with non-EU countries to understand how to apply EO-based practices to improve agriculture; 3) Recommendations will be made to policymakers on integrating EO data into food security policy and practice globally.
14/09 + 15/09 LEAP4FNSSA Final writeshop, General Assembly and IRC Launch – towards an AU-EU International Research Consortium on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture https://paepard.blogspot.com/2022/09/science-and-partnerships-for_15.html
Innovative funding to include agri-business in ARDFrancois Stepman
29/09/2015 PAEPARD side event.
PAEPARD showcased the multi-stakeholder innovation partnerships it has been facilitating, especially the Users’ Led Process (ULP) in which non-research stakeholders are leading some consortia towards the engagement of key stakeholders in the ARD processes.
The document is the 2015 annual report of the BecA-ILRI Hub. It summarizes the Hub's activities over the past year, including strengthening the capacity of African scientists through partnerships between national agricultural research systems, international research institutions, and the Hub. Some of the key research highlighted includes developing strategies to control diseases affecting important crops like rice, beans and maize in Africa. The report also discusses the Hub's efforts to improve livestock productivity through research on alternative forage options and control of diseases like African swine fever. It provides an overview of the Hub's partnerships, capacity building activities, technology platforms, and financial resources in 2015.
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Agroecology in fragile contexts in sub-Saharan AfricaFrancois Stepman
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Nicole Stolz SWISSAID SDC Headquarters
Christian Wirz VSF Switzerland
Ibrahima Aboubacar Dada SWISSAID Niger
Michael Hauser Vienna University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Beruk Yemane VSF Ethiopia
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Boureima Adamou , Fastenaktion Burkina Faso
Abdikarim Aden SDC Kenya
Abel Gouba SDC Burkina Faso
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Recording forthcoming
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IRENA (2023) Scaling up renewable energy investments in West Africa # 12 p.
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/02/drive-renewable-energy-investments-in.html
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Recording forthcoming
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IRENA (2023) Scaling up renewable energy investments in West Africa # 12 p.
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/02/drive-renewable-energy-investments-in.html
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https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/01/research-needs-and-priorities-for.html
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EO based information for food security policy and decision supportFrancois Stepman
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https://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/05/earth-observation-artificial.html
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https://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/05/earth-observation-artificial.html
‘How is the African insurance industry responding to climate change?’Francois Stepman
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https://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/06/how-is-african-insurance-industry.html
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http://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/05/climate-and-african-financial-sector.html
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e-Weather/e-Climate Information Services for Sustainable Development in Africa (1)
1. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
AfriCultuReS
Stelios Kotsopoulos (DRAXIS)
AfriCultuReS IT Implementation Leader
November-27, 2018
Enhancing Food Security in
African AgriCultural Systems with
the support of Remote Sensing:
Along-term self-sustainable & users centered initiative
in Africa on food security
2. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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WHAT IS AfriCultuReS?
ABOUT US
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
H2020 - SFS-43-2017 “EO services for the
monitoring of agricultural production in Africa”
17 Partners | Industry & Academia
50% African + 50% European | Multidisciplinary
8.5M€ | 48 months | Nov-2017 to Oct-2021
3. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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SUPPORTED BY…
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS is envisaged to be a GEO (GEOGLAM, AfriGEOSS, EuroGEOSS),
Copernicus and GMES & Africa contributing action
AfriCultuReS partners are heavily involved in GEO, Copernicus and GMES & Africa
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
4. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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GOAL & OBJECTIVES
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS: Enhancing Food Security in
African AgriCultural Systems with the Support of Remote Sensing
To provide a Decision Support System to support improved decision
making in the field of food security in Africa
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
1. To IMPROVE crop and grassland monitoring and forecasting
2. To DIMINISH subjectivity and error in crop area and yield estimates
3. To predict UPCOMING THREATHS through risks assessment
4. To turn OPERATIONAL new monitoring and forecasting methods in Africa
5. To deliver a USER FRIENDLY SERVICES PLATFORM
6. To BUILD CAPACITY and leverage awareness raising
5. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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CONCEPT
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
Setting up a
CO-DESIGNED &
USERS CENTERED
interoperable,
sharable,
replicable,
re-usable and
discoverable
open
pool of analytical
geospatial
services on food
security in Africa
6. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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CONCEPT
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
Wisdom
Knowledge
Information
Data
User Domain
Decision Making KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION
Raw collection of facts
Satellite, DB, networks, crowd-sensed…
Clean, validated, documented data
Ready to use, analysis, fusion, semantic linkage...
Pieces of information connected to achieve a goal
Options, Scenarios, Assessments, Risks…
Stakeholders Public Sector, Farmers, Agribusiness, Financial, Academia…
7. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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PHASED APPROACH
How?
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
8. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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USERS REQUIREMENTS
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
Mixed approach, blend of GEO and NEXTSPACE methodologies. Iterative process
9. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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USERS REQUIREMENTS
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
Emphasizing CO-DESIGN & CO-DEVELOPMENT
Users Exercises – definition of first batch of
needs by African partners (Nov, 2017)
Users Workshops – (ongoing) led by African
partners with support from the Univ. of Sheffield
(Oct, 2018). Already held in GH, KE, MZ, RW and ZA.
Soon in ET, NE and TN
Users and Advisory Board(s)
enrichment, validation and expert
advice (Pretoria - Nov, 2018)
3 iterations - Test, Validation & Demo
10. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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Eight pilot countries + a transboundary basin, representative of the
diversity of food production in Africa (climate, culture, main crops, pastoralism..)
WHERE?
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
Region Countries Pilot Sites
North Medit. Africa Tunisia Jendouba, Kairouan, Médenine, Nabeul
Sahel Niger Sahel
Gulf of Guinea Ghana Northern Savannaah
Great Horn of Africa Ethiopia Aba Gawudi and Derba watersheds
East African Highlands Kenya 14 Counties: Bungoma, Kericho, Laikipia,
Machakos, Nakuru, Nandi, Narok, Taita Taveta,
Tana River, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Kiambu,
Kisumu, and Vihiga
Lake Victoria Basin Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda
Equatorial Central Africa Rwanda Eastern Savannah (lowlands), Central plateau
and North-western highlands
Southern Africa Mozambique
South Africa
Limpopo and Umbeluzi basins (MZ)
Free State and KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
11. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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Public sector: stimulating economic growth; feeding the
population; improved risk management; effective, efficient and
sustainable use of public and natural resources.
Agribusiness sector (including smallholder food producers):
Increased production and productivity; increased income;
improved risk management; good long-term perspective.
Financial sector (with inclusive finance catering to
smallholders): improved risk management; lower costs; well-
designed products; increased outreach.
Academic sector: high-quality research output; high-quality
education; contributing to solving societal problems; affordable
education for all
KEY SECTORS, AGRI-AGGREGATORS
Who?
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
12. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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SERVICES – DATA LAYER
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
13. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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SERVICES – Intelligent Engine
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
Crop Models: developing agro-climatic indicators, seasonal yield
forecasting, crop selection, crop suitability
Land Surface Models: land-use/cover change impacts on soil
water and energy balance, log-term suitability, climate change
adaptation
Hydrological Models: drought monitoring and seasonal drought
forecasting, seasonal streamflow forecasting, integrated water
resources management
Multidata Fusion: yield estimation, crop damage assessment,
pest and disease monitoring and forecasting
14. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
Use of free & long term data
availability, services and…
infrastructure?
Long-term institutional interest and
support
Long-term user interest for a solution
that addresses real needs
Based on users experience and success
stories - TRUST
Capacity Building & Awareness
Raising
Business planning, roll-out strategy
15. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
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LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS, a long-term self-sustainable & users centered
initiative in Africa on food security
Setting up a
CO-DESIGNED &
USERS CENTERED
interoperable,
sharable,
replicable,
re-usable and
discoverable
open
pool of analytical
geospatial
services on food
security in Africa
16. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Framework Programme under grant agreement No 774652
http://www.africultures.eu/
thank you
Stelios Kotsopoulos
AfriCultuReS IT Implementation Leader
DRAXIS Envrironmental S.A.
+30 6976 693 263
skotsop@draxis.gr
info@africultures.eu