Project description
Empowering Africa’s farmers for sustainable trade
In Africa, smallholder farmers and small to medium-sized enterprises often struggle to compete in a global market characterised by stringent trading regulations and a lack of access to resources. In this context, the EU-funded FCI4Africa project presents a holistic approach to agriculture that emphasises fair, sustainable, and climate-neutral practices. Through a digital platform, it empowers farmers and businesses to achieve trade compliance while enhancing food safety. By evaluating certification criteria like deforestation-free, organic, and fair trade, FCI4Africa guides policymakers in fostering economic prosperity and social justice. Ultimately, this project aims to expand trading opportunities for African stakeholders, paving the way for a more equitable and sustainable agricultural sector.
Objective
The FCI4Africa project champions a holistic approach to African agriculture, promoting fair, sustainable, climate-neutral, and health-promoting trading practices while ensuring economic prosperity at all levels and respecting human rights. It bridges the gap between technical compliance and social justice by empowering smallholder farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises, facilitating trade compliance through a digital platform, and enhancing food safety. By evaluating the impact of certification criteria like deforestation-free, organic, and fair trade, and guiding policymakers, FCI4Africa fosters a just transition for African farmers, processors, and traders, expanding their intra-African, and EU trading opportunities. Leveraging past projects and cutting-edge technologies, FCI4Africa connects stakeholders across diverse regions and jurisdictions, paving the way for a more sustainable and equitable African agricultural sector.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.2.6 - Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
MAIN PROGRAMME
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-01
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200001 Ibadan
Nigeria
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