Descripción del proyecto
Prácticas agroecológicas para una agricultura resiliente en África Occidental
El cambio climático afecta de manera notable a la producción agrícola. En este contexto, África Occidental es especialmente vulnerable. La asociación entre la Unión Europea y la Unión Africana facilita la transición verde para apoyar un cambio hacia sistemas alimentarios sostenibles. Las prácticas agroecológicas pueden ayudar a reducir el impacto ambiental y satisfacer la creciente demanda de alimentos en África Occidental. En el proyecto CIRAWA, financiado con fondos europeos, se desbloqueará el potencial de la agroecología en África Occidental al aprovechar el conocimiento indígena y científico. Se introducirán métodos innovadores dirigidos a la valorización de residuos agrícolas y abonos orgánicos, así como a la producción de semillas de gran calidad. El objetivo principal será la recuperación de suelos salinos a través de la fitorremediación y prácticas de gestión de la fertilidad del suelo, el agua y los cultivos. El equipo de CIRAWA probará estos métodos en Cabo Verde, Gambia, Ghana y Senegal.
Objetivo
Agriculture is one of the key focus areas of the partnership between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU), with the EU’s focus being on facilitating a green transition according to its Green Deal (GD) objectives. The GD is a set of long-term policy initiatives that define the EU’s climate strategy to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and its implications for Africa are multifaceted, such as the implementation of new agricultural standards, deployment of the EU-Africa biodiversity strategy or creating a circular economy.
Climate change is projected to compromise agricultural production, especially in smallholder systems with little adaptive capacity, as currently prevalent in many parts of Africa. In particular, West Africa (WA) is known to be particularly vulnerable to climate change due to high climate variability or high reliance on rain-fed agriculture and especially due to urgent drive to meeting food, healthy diet, and economic needs.
To support a transition to sustainable food systems, Agro-ecological farming is emerging as a compelling response to the challenges West Africa faces, aiming to reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture while meeting the growing demand for food, contributing to landscape quality and biodiversity, and enhancing resilience..
CIRAWA will unlock the potential of the agro-ecology in West Africa by building on existing indigenous and scientific knowledge to improve food and nutrition security, livelihoods and planetary health while tackling the climate change and environmental impact of agricultural practices. CIRAWA will work on innovative agro-ecological approaches by the following strategies: (i) valorisation of agro-wastes and bio-based fertiliser production; (ii) production of high quality seeds; (iii) saline soil reclamation through phytoremediation; (iv) soil fertility, water and crop management practices. These will be deployed in 4 countries in West Africa (Cape Verde, Ghana, Senegal and The Gambia).
Ámbito científico
- social sciencessociologydemographyfertility
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and management
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