The document summarizes the GlobE - Global Food Security initiative funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The initiative aims to transform Germany's industry and society from oil-based to biomass-based through securing global nutrition, ensuring sustainable agriculture, producing safe food, and developing biomass energy. It funds 6 research consortia across Africa focused on food systems, agricultural production, and reducing losses. The funding strategy involves German and African universities and research centers collaborating on joint projects over 3-5 years to develop solutions and research capacities in food security.

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GlobE – Global Food Security
an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in
cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development (BMZ)
Dr. Frank Jansen
PtJ – Projektträger Jülich, BIO6 Agrarforschung und Ernährung

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GlobE – Global food security
OBJECTIVES OF FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH
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National Research Strategy „BioEconomy 2030“
› November 2010 started by the German Government
› Aim is the TRANSFORMATION from an oil – based
industry and society to a biomass – based industry
and society
› Five key challenges were selected as a starting point
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BMBF funding initiative – within the National Research
Strategy „Bioeconomy 2030“
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securing global nutrition
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ensuring sustainable agricultural production
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producing healthy and safe foods
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using renewable resources for industry
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developing biomass-based energy
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Central aims of „GlobE – Global food security“
› Participatory design of German-African research networks which focus on
the food system
› Identifying and solving central problems related to the overarching food
system in Africa, involving researchers and institutions of the target region
through collaborative research projects
› Developing regionally adapted research solutions based on a solid
situation analysis of the target region in question
› Supporting and further developing research capacities in Germany and in
the African partner countries

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GlobE - Topics to transform the idea into a systemic
approach – „Food System“
Topics that should be adressed
› agricultural production / nutrition / health
› soil / water / material flows and cycles
› reducing of losses along the value chain
› rural and gender-specific structures / location-specific solutions
Topics that could be adressed
› plants / plant breeding
› biomass / bioenergy
› animals in the system

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STRATEGY
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The funding strategy for GlobE
GlobE – Global food security
Funding Period I
Funding Period II
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6 consortia were selected out of 15
Evaluation after 3 years with an option for further 2 years
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Start of joint projects from May to July of 2013
15 project ideas
were funded
completed
6 months
3+2 years

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The funding strategy for GlobE
BMBF (Federal Ministry of
Education and Research)
BMZ (Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation
and Development)
PT - Jülich
GIZ (Gesellschaft für
Internationale
Zusammenarbeit)
German Partner
- Universities
- Research
Centers
- Companies
- etc.
African Partner
- Universities
- Research
Centers
- Companies
- etc.
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iARC
CGIAR
IFPRI
icipe
AVRDC
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6 Joint Projects
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“Trans-SEC” - Innovating pro-poor Strategies to safeguard Food Security
using Technology and Knowledge Transfer (Tanzania)
„Wetlands“ - Wetlands in East Africa: reconciling future food production
with environmental protection (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania)
„HORTINLEA“ - Horticultural Innovations and Learning for Improved
Nutrition And Livelihood in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia)
„RELOAD“ - Reduction of Post Harvest Losses and Value Addition in East
African Food Value Chains (Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya)
"BiomassWeb“ - Improving Food Security in Africa through Increased
System Productivity of Biomass-based Webs (Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia)
“UrbanFoodPlus” - African-German partnership to enhance resource use
efficiency in urban and peri-urban agriculture for improved food security in
West African cities (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Cameroon)
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Regional focus of the „GlobE“ projects
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Tanzania
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Ethiopia
Ghana
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Mali
Cameroon
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Planend Event 16-18 March 2014
› „Africadays“ of the BMBF
› Possibilty to network with researchers in other initiatives, that are
funded by the BMBF
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GlobE – Global food security (funded by BMBF, Ref. 617)
Climatecenters SASCAL / WASCAL (funded by BMBF, Ref. 723)
Healthcenters (funded by BMBF, Ref. 615)
Cooperation with developing- and emerging nations, Africa and the Middle
east (funded by BMBF, Ref. 212)
› Social sciences (funded by BMBF, Ref. 425)

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
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