Description du projet
Des technologies innovantes pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle en Afrique
Les efforts visant à améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle par le biais d’une agriculture durable en Afrique n’ont pas toujours porté leurs fruits. Ce constat peut être attribué à une mauvaise mise en œuvre et à un transfert inadéquat des technologies et des connaissances. Le projet InnovAfrica, financé par l’UE, mènera des démonstrations dans six pays afin de stimuler la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle des petits exploitants agricoles. Pour ce faire, il proposera des systèmes d’intensification de l’agriculture durable soutenus par des plateformes multi-acteurs et des services de vulgarisation et de conseil. Chaque cas sera adapté aux besoins particuliers de la communauté, en tenant compte des conditions écologiques et socio-économiques de la région. Les résultats permettront d’accroître la productivité et les revenus des petits exploitants agricoles, en particulier des femmes, tout en réduisant les incidences négatives sur l’environnement.
Objectif
Food and nutrition security (FNS) remains a challenge for Africa, despite efforts made in agricultural research and extension in the past, due to inefficient implementation and exchange of technologies and knowledge to end users. The main objective of InnovAfrica is to improve FNS by integrating sustainable agriculture intensification (SAI) systems, innovative institutional approaches (IIAs) with novel extension and advisory services (EASs) and enhancing smallholder adaptive capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). InnovAfrica addresses main challenges of the work programme (SFS-42-2016), through a strong multidisciplinary EU-Africa consortium of 16 partners, supported by 6 active Multi-Actor Platforms (MAPs) in 6 case countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania and South Africa). InnovAfrica will test, integrate, and disseminate SAI systems suitable to smallholders, institutional approaches (e.g. MAPs, seed delivery systems) and EASs (e.g. dynamic knowledge platforms supported by smart phones, Village Knowledge centers). The main outcomes of InnovAfrica include: i) better understanding of the needs and opportunities of SAI systems in Africa, ii) improved knowledge and innovation capacity of farmers to implement SAI systems supported by IIAs and EASs, iii) improved product value chains through viable IIAs benefiting women and youth, iv) Innovative policies, increased knowledge of public-private partnerships to strengthen agri-business model in case countries with a view to upscaling successes in other regions through functional MAPs, v) Wider dissemination of SAI systems to smallholders and women within and outside project areas through effective use of smart phones and social media, and vi) Stronger EU-Africa Research and Innovation Partnership to achieve FNS. The outcomes will contribute to smallholder productivity, profitability; and nutritional benefits while reducing negative environmental impacts and enhance FNS and sustainable agriculture in Africa.
Champ scientifique
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculture
- social sciencessociologydemographyfertility
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureindustrial cropsfodder
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.3.2.1.1. - Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.3. - Empowerment of rural areas, support to policies and rural innovation
Régime de financement
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinateur
1430 Aas
Norvège