Project description
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.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigation
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- natural 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
Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
23966 Wismar
Germany
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Participants (20)
23966 Wismar
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1140 Wien
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7600 Stellenbosch
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0001 Pretoria
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9000 Windhoek
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233 Cape Coast
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0000 Gaborone
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34522 Istanbul
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Accra
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Baifikrom
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0000 Gaborone
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Matsinho
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Maputo
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Participation ended
9000 Okahandja
0000 Okahandja
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19055 Schwerin
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
8020 Graz
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31191 Cordovilla
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
4004 Plovdiv
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1000 Skopje
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