Projects - Initiative Tsara

PROJECTS

Set up, seek funding for and implement high-impact projects based on collective scientific work around nexuses, themes of interest and new approaches. Four levels of partnership projects: Interconnaissance, Starters, Pilots and Ampleur.

Adjamé Market, abidjan, ivory coast

MAHDIA

Combining agroecology and water resilience for sustainable food systems thanks to collective intelligence and local support. Regional project: Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia.

Woman working on fields at Casamance, Senegal

FAMA

Food and Microbiota in Africa - Traditional food and public health Partners: ARC (South Africa), Cirad, CSIR, INRAE Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal), University of Pretoria, University of the Western

EMPLOYEE

Employment and agro-ecological transition Partners: Burkina Faso, France, Ghana Senegal The question of employment, working conditions and the attractiveness of jobs, particularly for young people, is a key issue for the Group.

SOIL AFRICAO

Research and training network on soil functionality in West Africa Partners: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, France, Senegal The aim of this network is to

R. Belmin, CIRAD

Other TSARA-labeled projects

TSARA also builds on existing dynamics, around projects that bring together partners of the initiative around our key themes. OR4Food Find out more about the JobAgri project Find out more about the Projects project

PILOT PROJECTS 2023

MAHDIA

Regional project: Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia

Combining agro-ecology and water resilience for sustainable food systems thanks to collective intelligence and support for territories

Carriers:
Partners : CIRAD, Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture de Meknès (ENAM), Institut Agro Montpellier, CIHEAM-IAMM, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE), Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie (INAT), Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA).

The aim is to commit territories to an agro-ecological development trajectory that reconciles water resilience, food security and nutritional quality. The aim is to develop local tools, approaches and platforms that bring together all players in food systems, to promote food products identified as being of interest to local economic, social, environmental and health issues, from production to processing and consumption. economic, social, environmental and health issues. Experiences will be shared between the 4 countries and capitalized on; the results will be the subject of a scientific, political and public communication

FAMA

Regional project: South Africa, Senegal, France

Food and Microbiota in Africa - Traditional food and public health in South Africa

Partners: ARC (South Africa), CIRAD, CSIR, INRAE Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal), University of Pretoria, University of the Western Cape

The aim is to i) generate knowledge on the African microbiota and on the link between traditional and indigenous African foods and nutrition/health, ii) strengthen traditional and indigenous African food value chains, iii) formulate recommendations for policy support for these value chains. Particular attention will be paid to inclusiveness (income and jobs for women and young people along value chains) and to the environmental sustainability of these agri-food systems (notably through agroecological practices).