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Towards a long-term Africa-EU partnership to raise sustainable food and nutrition security in Africa

Objective

PROIntensAfrica intends to develop a proposal for a long term research and innovation partnership between Europe and Africa, focusing on the improvement of the food and nutrition security and the livelihoods of African farmers by exploring and exploiting the diversity of pathways to sustainable intensification of African agro-food systems. The exploration will include environmental, economic and social externalities along the whole value chains. PROIntensAfrica has the ambition to formulate a research and innovation agenda, identifying the domains in need for further research to realize the potential of African food systems. In addition, PROIntensAfrica will suggest governance mechanisms that are effective in supporting the partnership. Key is the perception that pooling resources is the best way to align existing and initiate new research. This perception follows the policy of the EC, where instruments of joint programming like ERA-NET, JPI and article 185 aim to accomplish synergy and increase the effectiveness of resources. Pooling resources goes beyond the scientific domain and reaches into the policy domain. Consequently, besides being rooted in sound and challenging research, a partnership proposal needs to meet national and international policies to fly. Therefore PROIntensAfrica pay specific attention to engage with the policy domain, as exemplified by the intended creation of a policy support group.

The rationale of the project is that a variety of pathways leads to sustainable intensification of African food systems. Different pathways are advocated in literature. High-input farming systems, for example, contrast with organic farming systems, each with their own supporters and criticasters. It is the conviction of the PROIntensAfrica consortium that moving beyond that debate will open exciting new pathways, and that combining elements of different systems will yield innovative systems that are optimally adapted to specific contexts.

Call for proposal

H2020-SFS-2014-2015

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Sub call

H2020-SFS-2014-1

Coordinator

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH
Net EU contribution
€ 160 508,00
Address
Droevendaalsesteeg 4
6708 PB Wageningen
Netherlands

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Region
Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 82 429,50

Participants (24)

FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN AFRICA, GHANA
Ghana
Net EU contribution
€ 109 619,00
Other funding
€ 70 219,75
CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LEDEVELOPPEMENT - C.I.R.A.D. EPIC
France
Net EU contribution
€ 115 897,00
Address
Rue Scheffer 42
75016 Paris

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Region
Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 148 490,50
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 DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
France
Net EU contribution
€ 11 250,00
Address
Boulevard De Dunkerque 44 Cs 90009
13572 Marseille

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Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Bouches-du-Rhône
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 33 750,00
CONF. RESPONS. RECHER. AGRONOM.AFRIQ. DE L'OUEST & DU CENTRE
Senegal
Net EU contribution
€ 72 328,00
Other funding
€ 38 109,50
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
Belgium
Net EU contribution
€ 36 125,00
Address
Place De L Universite 1
1348 Louvain La Neuve

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Region
Région wallonne Prov. Brabant Wallon Arr. Nivelles
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 22 500,00
CENTRE FOR COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana
Net EU contribution
€ 47 547,00
Address
Red Brick Building Plot 4701 Station Exit Road
Gaborone

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Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 14 390,50
SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET
Sweden
Net EU contribution
€ 37 357,00
Address
Almas Alle 8
750 07 Uppsala

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Region
Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Uppsala län
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 22 371,75
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Ghana
Net EU contribution
€ 26 176,00
Other funding
€ 10 279,00
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL INSTITUTE FOR SOIL CLIMATE AND WATER
South Africa
Net EU contribution
€ 36 355,00
Other funding
€ 28 438,75
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACAO CIENTIFICA TROPICAL

Participation ended

Portugal
Net EU contribution
€ 3 512,31
Address
Rua Da Junqueira 30
1349 007 Lisboa
Region
Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 1 186,15
LUONNONVARAKESKUS
Finland
Net EU contribution
€ 83 775,00
Address
Latokartanonkaari 9
00790 Helsinki

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Region
Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 85 686,25
AFRICAN FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICES
Uganda
Net EU contribution
€ 31 578,00
Other funding
€ 47 109,50
KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Denmark
Net EU contribution
€ 37 006,00
Address
Norregade 10
1165 Kobenhavn

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Region
Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 22 519,00
THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR STRENGTHENING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA
Uganda
Net EU contribution
€ 52 000,00
Other funding
€ 18 375,00
RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAT BONN
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 24 187,00
Address
Regina Pacis Weg 3
53113 Bonn

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Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 11 175,50
UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 23 223,00
Address
Park Row Greenwich Old Royal Naval College
SE10 9LS London

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Region
London Outer London — East and North East Bexley and Greenwich
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 12 105,75
CESKA ZEMEDELSKA UNIVERZITA V PRAZE
Czechia
Net EU contribution
€ 11 461,00
Address
Kamycka 129 Suchdol
165 00 Praha

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Region
Praha Hlavní město Praha
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 3 070,25
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Spain
Net EU contribution
€ 7 586,00
Address
Calle Serrano 117
28006 Madrid

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Region
Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 820,25
TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Ireland
Net EU contribution
€ 23 569,00
Address
Oak Park
R93 Carlow

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Region
Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 18 769,75
UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN
Austria
Net EU contribution
€ 20 428,00
Address
Gregor Mendel Strasse 33
1180 Wien

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Region
Wien Wien
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 9 347,00
SZENT ISTVAN EGYETEM
Hungary
Net EU contribution
€ 19 813,00
Address
Pater Karoly Utca 1
2100 Godollo

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Region
Közép-Magyarország Pest Pest
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 5 624,50
NIBIO - NORSK INSTITUTT FOR BIOOKONOMI
Norway
Net EU contribution
€ 14 969,00
Address
Hoegskoleveien 7
1430 Aas

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Region
Norge Oslo og Viken Viken
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 6 093,50
INSTITUT DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES
Burkina Faso
Net EU contribution
€ 8 756,00
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA
Portugal
Net EU contribution
€ 31 979,69
Address
Tapada Da Ajuda
1349 017 Lisboa

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Region
Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 13 788,10