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.

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MAHDIA

Linking water resilience, agroecology, and sustainable food systems in local regions Regional project: Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia Partners: Funding: Fonds Equipe France (FEF), €1 million.

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FAMA

Food and Microbiota in Africa – Traditional Diet and Public Health Partners: In many African countries, malnutrition today takes many forms:

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EMPLOYEE

Employment and agroecological transition Partners: Burkina Faso, France, Ghana, Senegal The issue of employment, working conditions, and the attractiveness of professions, particularly for

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SOL AFRICAO

SOIL AFRICAO

Research and training network on soil functionality in West Africa Partners: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Senegal This

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PRATAM

Resilience and self-determination potential of threatened agroecological territories The PRATAM action research initiative brings together INRAE, CIRAD, ISRA, Assane Seck University in Ziguinchor, and

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AFRICOLD

Challenges and Opportunities Related to Cold Chain Development in Hot Climates Partners: In many sub-Saharan African countries, losses

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Diet RestorPro

Study of the therapeutic potential of traditional African fermented foods in the context of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Partners: Diet-RestorPro is investigating the link between

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MinimaLEG

Diversity of Cameroonian Pulses and Resource-Efficient Methods for Producing Infant Cereals Partners: Funding: Better Utilizing Cameroonian Pulses to Improve Infant Nutrition

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MORFeuS

Nexus Solutions for Resilient Mediterranean Regions Funding: PRIMA Program, Section 1 MORFeuS is a landmark European project that brings together researchers, farmers, local authorities, and

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REUSE4Africa

Research and Innovation for Water Reuse and the Circular Economy for Sustainable Development in Africa Funding: This work was partially funded by the COST Action

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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

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  • 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).