A framework for enhancing EO capacity for Agriculture and Forest Management in Africa as a contribution to GEOSS

Project Information

AGRICAB

Grant agreement ID: 282621

Project closed

Start date 1 October 2011

End date 31 March 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)

Total cost € 4 119 542,80

EU contribution € 3 499 234,20

Coordinated by

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
Belgium

Objective

AGRICAB aims to strengthen Earth Observation (EO) capacities in Africa by building on the open data sharing through GEONETCast, connecting the available satellite and other data with predictive models in order to facilitate integration in agriculture and forestry planning and management processes. Dedicated national applications in various African countries are designed to address particular policy issues related to livestock, crop systems and forest management. Through these applications, “twinning partnerships” are developed between a European and an African partner, to maximize knowledge transfer and integration. Experiences learned will form a good basis for regional trainings to the member states of the Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS) in Tunisia, the Regional Centre for Mapping Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Kenya and the AGRHYMET regional centre in Niger, covering almost the entire African continent. These activities will be linked with Africa-wide management and research initiatives and programmes on Forest and Agriculture and builds on experiences from the GEONETCast for and by Developing Countries (DevCoCast) and Global Monitoring for Food Security (GMFS) projects.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › satellite technology
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › forestry › silviculture
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › nutrition
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture
• agricultural sciences › animal and dairy science › domestic animals › animal husbandry

Programme(s)

• FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)

Topic(s)

• ENV.2011.4.1.4-1 - Developing increased EO capacity for better agriculture and forestry management in Africa

Call for proposal

FP7-ENV-2011
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Funding Scheme

CP-FP-SICA - Small/medium-scale focused research project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries(SICA)

Coordinator

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

• EU contribution: € 853 361,00
• Address: BOERETANG 200 ; 2400 Mol ; Belgium
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Antwerpen › Arr. Turnhout
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Lieven Bydekerke (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (16)

International Livestock Research Institute

Kenya

• EU contribution: € 300 800,00
• Address: Old Naivasha Rd ; 00100 Nairobi
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Mario Herrero (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 159 645,00
• Address: PLACE DU 20 AOUT 7 ; 4000 Liege
• Region: Région wallonne › Prov. Liège › Arr. Liège
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Bernard Tychon (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development

Kenya

• EU contribution: € 180 574,00
• Address: Kasarani Road ; 00613 Nairobi
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Tesfaye Korme (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 350 128,00
• Address: DRIENERLOLAAN 5 ; 7522 NB Enschede
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Overijssel › Twente
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Chris Mannaerts (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA

Mozambique

• EU contribution: € 91 581,00
• Address: RUA DE MUKUMBURA 164 ; MAPUTO
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Patricio Domingos Mosquito (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE REGIONAL AGRHYMET

Niger

• EU contribution: € 176 040,00
• Address: BOULEVARD DE UNIVERSITE 425 ; 11011 Niamey
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Yahya Mohamed Mahmoud (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

I.T.A. - CONSORZIO ITALIANO PER IL TELERILEVAMENTO DELL AMBIENTE E DELL AGRICOLTURA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 280 684,00
• Address: VIA FRANCESCO SAPORI 83 ; 00143 ROMA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Aldo Giovacchini (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 200 395,00
• Address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 ; 6708 PB Wageningen
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Gelderland › Veluwe
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Hendrik Boogaard (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE DE SUIVI ECOLOGIQUE

Senegal

• EU contribution: € 110 414,00
• Address: RUE LEON GONTRAN DAMAS X RUE EFANN RESIDENCE ; 15 532 Dakar
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Gora Bèye (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY

Kenya

• EU contribution: € 136 259,00
• Address: NHIF Building, Ragati Road ; Nairobi
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Charles Situma (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE

Mozambique

• EU contribution: € 93 286,00
• Address: Reitoria Da Universidade, Praca 25 De Junho 257 ; 00200 Maputo
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: João Adalima (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA ET DU SAHEL

Tunisia

• EU contribution: € 126 180,00
• Address: BVD DU LEADER YASSER ARAFAT ; 1080 Tunis
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Hervé Trebossen (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

South Africa

• EU contribution: € 202 397,00
• Address: Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria 46 ; 0001 Pretoria
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Renaud Mathieu (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

GEOSAS CONSULTING SERVICE PLC

Ethiopia

• EU contribution: € 46 405,00
• Address: KIRKOS KIFLE KETEMA 02 MEGA/H/106 ; Addis Ababa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Teshome Erkineh (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS

Brazil

• EU contribution: € 91 087,20
• Address: Avenida dos Astronautas 1758 ; 12227-010 Sao Jose Dos Campos
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Sérgio De Paula Pereira (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

DEIMOS IMAGING SLU

Spain

• EU contribution: € 99 998,00
• Address: PQ TECNOLOGICO DE BOECILLO EDIFICIO GALILEO MODULO 101 BAJO ; 47151 BOECILLO VALLADOLID
• Region: Centro (ES) › Castilla y León › Valladolid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Francisco Javier Lozano (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data