Objective The JOLISAA project aims to increase understanding of agricultural innovation systems focusing on smallholders’ livelihoods and the articulation of local/traditional and global knowledge. Lessons learnt about past and ongoing experiences with agricultural/rural innovation in East, Southern and West Africa will be synthesised by combining joint case-study assessment with capacity-strengthening and networking at various scales. Case studies will tackle diverse innovation types and scales: from natural resource management to production and agribusiness, from local initiatives to national and regional ones. Joint learning will be fostered by engaging diverse stakeholders, including researchers, practitioners and policymakers. The project will deliver relevant, pragmatic and collectively validated recommendations to the EC and to African decision-makers for future research, practice and policy. Over 30 months, a small consortium of European and African partners involving highly experienced and motivated research, development, capacity-strengthening and networking institutions will facilitate an iterative process consisting of five interlinked thematic Work Packages (WPs). In WP1, an analytic framework and an operational approach will be developed based on an innovation-system perspective and carefully adapted to the context and experiences of three regions in Africa. WP2 will involve joint assessment and learning from a series of case studies in Kenya, South Africa and Benin. In WP3, the capacity of members of existing multistakeholder innovation platforms to assess their experiences and to facilitate innovation will be strengthened, in close interaction with case-study development. In WP4, lessons will be shared and discussed within existing national innovation platforms across Africa and with European/international institutions. WP5 will compile and share the project outputs and deliver them in formats suitable for a range of audiences, from academia to policymakers. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE-2009-1-4-06 - Agricultural Innovation Systems & Traditional knowledge – Mandatory ICPC (African ACP) Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2009-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-SA - Support actions Coordinator CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LEDEVELOPPEMENT - C.I.R.A.D. EPIC Address Rue scheffer 42 75016 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Bernard Triomphe (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 322 624,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all STICHTING ETC Netherlands EU contribution € 127 224,00 Address Kastanjelaan 5 3833AN Leusden See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Nicoliene Oudwater (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH Netherlands EU contribution € 122 408,00 Address Droevendaalsesteeg 4 6708 PB Wageningen See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Van Den Berg Jolanda (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window STICHTING INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE Netherlands EU contribution € 108 498,00 Address Lawickse allee 11 6701 AN Wageningen See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Arno J. Maatman (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA South Africa EU contribution € 118 813,00 Address Lynnwood road 0002 Pretoria See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Joe Stevens (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window KENYA AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK RESEARCH ORGANISATION Kenya EU contribution € 103 255,00 Address Kaptagat road kalro headquarters loresho 00200 Nairobi See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ephraim Mukisira (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITE D'ABOMEY-CALAVI Benin EU contribution € 96 835,00 Address Campus universitaires d abomey 01 Abomey calavi See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Davo Simplice Vodouhe (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
