Sustainable intensification of food production through resilient farming systems in West & North Africa

Informations projet

SustInAfrica

N° de convention de subvention: 861924

DOI

10.3030/861924

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 28 Avril 2020

Date de début 1 Septembre 2020

Date de fin 31 Août 2025

Financé au titre de

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Coût total

€ 6 997 318,70

Contribution de l’UE

€ 6 997 318,70

Coordonné par

LUONNONVARAKESKUS
Finland

CORDIS fournit des liens vers les livrables publics et les publications des projets HORIZON.

Les liens vers les livrables et les publications des projets du 7e PC, ainsi que les liens vers certains types de résultats spécifiques tels que les jeux de données et les logiciels, sont récupérés dynamiquement sur OpenAIRE .

Livrables

Documents, reports (19)

Socioeconomic and environmental screening metrics

Agreed set of metrics and Standard Operating Procedures for collecting data to assess impact of methods technologies and solutions developed by SustInAfrica on the environment social and economic systems

Approved smart farming technologies

Benefits of approved and verified smart monitoring technologies for smallholder farming communities

Demonstration trials

Detailed information on coselected demonstration trials their agroecological specifications and related societal environment

2nd revision of education and training concept

Revised target-oriented training programmes

Project management guidelines

General information on SustInAfricas structure partnerships resources and methodologies to plan monitor and evaluate project progress

Interims synthesis

Synthesis of data and assessment of targeted AEZs, farming system, and value chains.

Quality assurance

Standards and produces set up to monitor and evaluate project progress

Social, economic, and political analysis

Report with data collection methods and tools per farming system and country for field work as to institutional systems.

Farming practices overview

Open access database on sustainable farming practices and their efficacy and efficienc

Education and training concept

Target-oriented training programmes to integrate at FMP and to further implement per selected AEZ appropriate to inform and train the different stakeholders on recommended methods for sustainable intensification of agricultural farming systems in targeted AEZs and to ensure continuous transfer and uptake of suggest management practices.

Technology scores (readiness) 1

Analyse and score each technology for climate resilience environmental and social impact

Communication, exploitation, and dissemination strategy (DEC plan)

Includes goals for DEC activities target groups key messages channels timetables and responsibilities as well as standards and procedures for preparing writing and organising project deliverables reports and results for dissemination Includes a knowledge output table of expected and produced outputs

Implementation guidelines

Instructions how to repeat and implement best agricultural practices and crops in similar AEZs

Smart farming and monitoring technology overview

Report and database of recent research activities businesses research projects and initiatives and available technologies regarding the agricultural technology sector in Europe with relevance for sustainable intensification of smallholder farmers in Africa

Revised screening metrics

Revised metrics and Standard Operating Procedures for collecting data to assess impact of methods technologies and solutions developed by SustInAfrica on the environment social and economic systems

Replicability indicators

Set of replicability indicators for each of the proposed outcomes formulated

IP Frameworks

Reports in IP frameworks in each SustInAfrica country available on the Dashboard

Technology scores (readiness) 2

Analyse and score each technology for climate resilience, environmental, and social impact.

Risk management plan

Methods and processes for identifying and mitigating risks

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (5)

Methodology workshop

Data and information for systematic reviews andor metaanalyses that are relevant for WPs 1 4 5

Education and training web-platform

The platform aims to provide a personalised learning experience using text, images, audio, video, and illustrations presented in an engaging way

SustInAfrica webpage

Public project website including news outputs project info contact info and relevant links

Verification workshops in Africa

Verification of in WPs 1, 4 & 5 gathered, prepared, and required data/information and its assessment for each country (n=5) and their AEZs (n=13) to prepare and coordinate site-specific verification activities with relevant actors (approx. 20 people) at each sample area, conducted by the local teams that are methodologically guided and compiled by task leader.

1st in-person training

Training of professionals service providers and teachers

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data management plan (DMP)

Standards and procedures on data management and IPR

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

InsectaMon

Smart AI-based tool for insect monitoring

Other (4)

Communication tool kit

Templates and tools eg templates ICT tools appropriate to ensure consistency and proper reference

Survey and assessment tool box for data collection

Methodological approaches and tools for data collection and assessment of African farming systems

Farming systems database

Open access database on quantitative key elements of farming systems per region and country

Baseline workshops in Africa

A baseline workshop per African country (n=5) integrating specific thematic experts is organised to support local partners to serve WPs 1, 4 & 5.

Publications

Conference proceedings (8)

From waste to wonder? Scaling the off-farm production of organic and biofertilisers in Africa: A scoping study 

Auteurs: Pierre Ellssel, Fortunate Nyakanda, Stéphanie Saussure, Hamada Abdelrahman, Nadege Amizero, Fatimah Von Abubakari, Esther Koopmanschap, Ioannis Dimitriou, Helena Posthumus, Bernhard Freyer
Publié dans: """Competing pathways for equitable food systems transformation: trade-offs and synergies""", 2023
Éditeur: Eric Tielkes (Ed.)

Drought monitoring and prediction using remotely-sensed data and SSP climate change scenarios in a Tunisian olive orchard

Auteurs: Zare, M.; Hobart, M.; Boussadia, O.; Ben-Hamouda, A.; Chaieb, N; Ellssel, P.; Schirrmann, M.
Publié dans: """Competing pathways for equitable food systems transformation: trade-offs and synergies""", 2023
Éditeur: Eric Tielkes (Ed.)

No-tillage and cover crop practices for the agroecological transition of rainfed Tunisian olive groves.

Auteurs: Olfa Boussadia, Hatem Zgallai, Amel Ben Hamouda, Marius Hobart, Pierre Ellssel, Stéphanie Saussure
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: Eric Tielkes (Ed.)
DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.12420.95364

PHOTOGRAMMETRICALLY ASSESSED SMALLHOLDER PINEAPPLE FIELDS IN GHANA USING SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

Auteurs: """Marius Hobart, Eugene Anin-Adjei, Emmanuel Hanyabui, Godwin Badu-Marfo, Nina Schiller, Michael Schirrmann"""
Publié dans: """PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2nd African Conference on Precision Agriculture (AfCPA)""", 2022
Éditeur: African Plant Nutrition Institute

Fully Hyperbolic Convolutional Neural Networks for Computer Vision

Auteurs: Ahmad Bdeir, Kristian Schwethelm, Niels Landwehr
Publié dans: ICLR 2024, 2024
Éditeur: International Conference on Learning Representations
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2303.15919

Convergence and divergence of smart and precision farming technologies, agroecological principles and smallholder agriculture in Africa

Auteurs: Pierre Ellssel, Marius Hobart, Bernhard Freyer, Michael Schirrmann, Stephanie Saussure, Nils Borchard
Publié dans: Can agroecological farming feed the world? Farmers' and academia's views, 2022
Éditeur: Eric Tielkes (Ed.)
DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.27858.84167

Optimising Soil Health in Africa - A holistic approach to fertilizer management using in situ and ex situ resources -

Auteurs: Pierre Ellssel, Frank Place, Fortunate Nyakanda, Stephanie Saussure, Helena Posthumus, Sieg Snapp, Cargele Masso, William Burke, Bernhard Freyer
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: Eric Tielkes (Ed.)
DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.20396.68480

The impact of soil management, agroecological zone, and season on ground-dwelling insects in Tunisian olive groves

Auteurs: Amel Ben Hamouda, Olfa Boussadia, Pierre Ellssel, Marius Hobart, Stéphanie Saussure
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: Eric Tielkes (Ed.)
DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.19131.84009

Peer reviewed articles (4)

Performance and Sustainability of Organic and Conventional Cotton Farming Systems in Egypt: An Environmental and Energy Assessment

Auteurs: Andi Mehmeti, Ahmed Abdelwahab M. Abdelhafez, Pierre Ellssel, Mladen Todorovic, Generosa Calabrese
Publié dans: Sustainability, Numéro 16, 2024, Page(s) 6637, ISSN 2071-1050
Éditeur: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su16156637

Building a solid foundation: advancing evidence synthesis in agri-food systems science

Auteurs: Pierre Ellssel, Georg Küstner, Magdalena Kaczorowska-Dolowy, Eduardo Vázquez, Claudia Di Bene, Honghong Li, Diego Brizuela-Torres, Elansurya Elangovan Vennila, José Luis Vicente-Vicente, Daniel Itzamna Avila-Ortega
Publié dans: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Numéro 8, 2024, ISSN 2571-581X
Éditeur: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1410205

Linking drivers of food insecurity and ecosystem services in Africa

Auteurs: Gregory Ayitey Aryee, Idalina Dias Sardinha, Cristina Branquinho
Publié dans: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Numéro 8, 2024, ISSN 2571-581X
Éditeur: Journal: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, section Land, Livelihoods and Food Security
DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1272332

Drought Monitoring and Prediction in Agriculture: Employing Earth Observation Data, Climate Scenarios and Data Driven Methods; a Case Study: Mango Orchard in Tamale, Ghana

Auteurs: Marius Hobart, Michael Schirrmann, Abdul-Halim Abubakari, Godwin Badu-Marfo, Simone Kraatz, Mohammad Zare
Publié dans: Remote Sensing, Numéro 16, 2024, Page(s) 1942, ISSN 2072-4292
Éditeur: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/rs16111942