Project description DEENESFRITPL Tapping into the huge potential of African crops Climate change will have a significant impact on the future of agriculture and the global food system. One solution is climate-smart agriculture. The EU-funded InnoFoodAfrica project will explore climate-smart African crops (cereals, pulses, roots, crop fruits) in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, showcasing them as healthy ingredients in combating malnutrition. It will focus on vulnerable groups, such as malnourished children, pregnant women and adults struggling with the risk of obesity. To reduce food loss and create new value chains, the project will increase diversity of affordable, nutrient-dense and healthy food products based on local crops and educate people about improved eating habits. The project will also convert crop side streams from harvesting into biomaterials, offering the plastic packaging business a sustainable alternative. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective InnoFoodAfrica will explore climate-smart African crops (cereal-pulse-rootInnoFoodAfrica will explore climate-smart African crops (cereal-pulse-root crop-fruit) in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda.The project will develop and demonstrate optimal solutions for cultivation practices, processing and productization towards new value chains, thus enhancing nutritionally balanced food consumption in urban Africa and creating opportunities to reach international markets. The main output is to demonstrate the huge potential of the African crops as healthy ingredients in combating both malnutrition. The emphasis is to target vulnerable groups, such as malnourished children, pregnant women and adults under the risk of obesity, by increasing the diversity of affordable, nutrient-dense and healthy food products based on local crops, and educating people for improved eating habits.The project will address key bottlenecks of African food value chains - low productivity, limited access to urban markets, affordability and convenience of end products - by tailoring actions on local context to develop novel technologies in agriculture, food manufacturing and use of residual biomass for packaging, and concurrently to investigate food safety, food security and food loss reduction. Trainings, targeted especially women, will be organized in all four African countries. The trainings include e.g. farming productivity of indigenous crops, effective post-harvest technologies, valorization of biomass residue materials, nutritional guiding, and entrepreneurial skills. The project will also foster international cooperation with other EU-Africa and inter-African projects (FNSSA) e.g. by organising common conferences or workshops, technology transfer and training videos.The project is designed by a strong multidisciplinary consortium of 20 partners, dominated by 15 African actors from all four focus countries with deep understanding of local needs, and supported by 5 European partners. Fields of science social sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalitiessocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivityengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safetyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass 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.3.2.2.3. - A sustainable and competitive agri-food industry H2020-EU.3.2.2.2. - Healthy and safe foods and diets for all Topic(s) LC-SFS-34-2019 - Food Systems Africa Call for proposal H2020-SFS-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SFS-2019-2 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY Net EU contribution € 1 625 455,00 Address Tekniikantie 21 02150 Espoo Finland See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (19) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA South Africa Net EU contribution € 745 981,25 Address Lynnwood road 0002 Pretoria See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 NOFIMA AS Norway Net EU contribution € 752 250,00 Address Muninbakken 9-13 9291 Tromso See on map Region Norge Nord-Norge Troms og Finnmark Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Uganda Net EU contribution € 292 500,00 Address Main campus 256 Kampala See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT France Net EU contribution € 307 812,50 Address 42 rue scheffer 75116 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT France Net EU contribution € 177 812,50 Address 147 rue de l'universite 75007 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY Ethiopia Net EU contribution € 202 500,00 Address Addis ababa university 1176 Addis ababa See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO Finland Net EU contribution € 770 330,00 Address Yliopistonkatu 3 00014 Helsingin yliopisto See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 CHUKA UNIVERSITY Kenya Net EU contribution € 123 750,00 Address Nairobi meru road 60400 Chuka See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ENTERPRISES AND SERVICES LIMITED Kenya Net EU contribution € 138 125,00 Address Arboretum drive off state house road 00200 Nairobi See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 KENYA INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Participation ended Kenya Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Popo road, south c 00100 Nairobi See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ORGANISATION FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA Ethiopia Net EU contribution € 146 250,00 Address Addis ababa university main campus, sidist kilo Addis ababa See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 AMHARA NATIONAL REGION AGRICULTURALRESEARCH INSTITUTE Ethiopia Net EU contribution € 143 125,00 Address Bahir dar 1000 Bahir dar See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 GUTS AGRO INDUSTRY PLC Ethiopia Net EU contribution € 50 625,00 Address Bishoftu kurkura kebele oromia Addis ababa See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 AFRICA HARVEST BIOTECH FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL Kenya Net EU contribution € 313 125,00 Address Lower kabete rd, spring valley business park, bloc 2nd floor, suite 6 00621 Nairobi See on map Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UGANDA MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Uganda Net EU contribution € 73 750,00 Address Jinja road lugogo show grounds nakawa 256 Kampala See on map Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 FOOD & NUTRITION SOLUTIONS LIMITED Uganda Net EU contribution € 56 250,00 Address Food science building, makerere university Kampala See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 KULIKA UGANDA Uganda Net EU contribution € 121 250,00 Address Plot 472 nsambya road 256 Kampala See on map Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 DELPHIUS TECHNOLOGIES AND CONSULTANCY CC South Africa Net EU contribution € 62 025,00 Address Fernridge office park 5 hunter street 2194 Randburg See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 PURATOS NV Belgium Net EU contribution € 362 977,50 Address Industrialaan 25 zone maalbeek 1702 Groot bijgaarden See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00