Project description DEENESFRITPL Cultivating new sustainable paths for small farms Smallholder farmers are most exposed to food insecurity, migration, and unsustainable practices. In Sub-Saharan Africa, for instance, farmers are particularly vulnerable to climate change and fluctuations in seasonal rainfall. A consortium of European and African research and development (R&D) organisations have joined forces to address limitations of smallholder agricultural systems where farmers lack the means to invest in improving productivity. Under the EU-funded DIVAGRI project, they will test bio-based technologies and business solutions adapted to rural African contexts to improve farming practices, processing, and access to markets. It will advance the sector’s transition towards circular agriculture and bioeconomy by cultivating sustainable avenues for businesses, services, and value chains in support for rural communities. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Water-scarce regions in Sub-Saharan Africa are most vulnerable to climate change and fluctuations in seasonal rainfall patterns. Agriculture is the most important economic sector in those areas and adaptation strategies must include technical support to subsistence and smallholder farmers who need to apply innovative technologies and practices to cope with environmental stresses and create revenue generating activities. The DIVAGRI project proposes a wide range of bio-based innovative solutions adapted to specific conditions in target countries. Ecosystem restoration in combination with diverse crop production in regenerative agricultural systems, mobile biorefineries for biomass conversion to high-value compounds and bioenergy, and the highly innovative clay-based micro-irrigation system “SLECI” (Self-regulating, Low Energy, Clay-based Irrigation) are solutions developed by DIVAGRI. In addition, building on community participation and co-development of collaborative business models, the project will enable smallholder farmers to increase income and generate new economic opportunities while guaranteeing food security, real rural opportunities, and sustainability. The focus of this project is not only on the primary production sector but also on the food and bio-based industries, thus promoting new partnerships between producers, processors, retailers and consumers and opening new sustainable avenues for businesses, services and value chains in support of rural communities. Developing innovative bio-based technologies characterised by the efficient use of resources and utilisation of waste and by-products, DIVAGRI contributes to the EU research priority of making the transition towards circular agriculture and bioeconomy. Fields of science engineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigationsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness modelsmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturenatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.2.4.3. - Supporting market development for bio-based products and processes H2020-EU.3.2.1.3. - Empowerment of rural areas, support to policies and rural innovation Topic(s) CE-SFS-36-2020 - Diversifying revenue in rural Africa through bio-based solutions Call for proposal H2020-SFS-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SFS-2020-2 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator HOCHSCHULE WISMAR Net EU contribution € 1 036 233,75 Address Philipp muller strasse 14 23966 Wismar Germany See on map Region Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Nordwestmecklenburg Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (20) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUT FUR POLYMER-UND PRODUKTIONSTECHNOLOGIEN EV Germany Net EU contribution € 486 768,75 Address Alter holzhafen 19 23966 Wismar See on map Region Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Nordwestmecklenburg Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ALCHEMIA-NOVA GMBH Austria Net EU contribution € 902 812,50 Address Baumgartenstrasse 93 1140 Wien See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY South Africa Net EU contribution € 916 725,00 Address Victoria street administration b building 7600 Stellenbosch See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL INSTITUTE FOR SOIL CLIMATE AND WATER South Africa Net EU contribution € 885 992,50 Address Belvedere street 600 0001 Pretoria See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Namibia Net EU contribution € 710 865,00 Address 13 jackson kaujeua street 9000 Windhoek See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST Ghana Net EU contribution € 409 525,00 Address 1 foundation road p.m.b. ucc 233 Cape coast See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (NARDI) Botswana Net EU contribution € 945 616,25 Address 4701 station road 0000 Gaborone See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ISTANBUL AVRUPA ARASTIRMALARI DERNEGI Türkiye Net EU contribution € 178 125,00 Address Cumhuriyet mah. d-100 karayolu-cadde aklama-istanbul outlet park ickapino:282 34522 Istanbul See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region İstanbul İstanbul İstanbul Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH Ghana Net EU contribution € 450 388,75 Address Agostino neto road 15 Accra See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 LAKE AGEGE FARM ASSOCIATION LBG Ghana Net EU contribution € 280 400,00 Address Landstreet baifikrom Baifikrom See on map Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 BOTSWANA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES Botswana Net EU contribution € 533 628,75 Address Content farm sebele 0000 Gaborone See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 INSTITUTO SUPERIOR POLITECNICO DE MANICA Mozambique Net EU contribution € 221 081,25 Address 4.5 km distant from national road nr 6 Matsinho See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 CENTRO DE INVESTIGACAO E TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA PARA DESENVOLVIMENTO COMUNITARIO Mozambique Net EU contribution € 231 283,75 Address Avenida 24 de julho 1623 Maputo See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 LISHA EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CC Participation ended Namibia Net EU contribution € 23 575,00 Address Stahl no 8 omumbonde industrial estate 9000 Okahandja See on map Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 NAMIBIA ROTOMOULD CC Namibia Net EU contribution € 75 417,50 Address 477 noord street 0000 Okahandja See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 G & G EXTRUSIONSTECHNIK GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 189 861,25 Address Speicherstrasse 6-8 19055 Schwerin See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 FH JOANNEUM GESELLSCHAFT MBH Austria Net EU contribution € 245 901,25 Address Alte poststrasse 149 8020 Graz See on map Region Südösterreich Steiermark Graz Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ASOCIACION DE LA INDUSTRIA NAVARRA Spain Net EU contribution € 150 875,00 Address Carretera de pamplona 1 31191 Cordovilla See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noreste Comunidad Foral de Navarra Navarra Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 INSTITUT PO OVOSHTARSTVO-PLOVDIV Bulgaria Net EU contribution € 75 336,25 Address Ostromila street 12 4004 Plovdiv See on map Region Югозападна и Южна централна България Южен централен Пловдив Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Ss. CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY IN SKOPJE North Macedonia Net EU contribution € 44 281,25 Address Blvd goce delcev 9 1000 Skopje See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
