Embark on the agro-ecological transition by strengthening biodiversity and the services produced by agro-ecosystems, services that help ensure sustainable agricultural and food production in terms of quantity and quality, and greater resilience in the face of climatic and health hazards.
Promoting the adaptation of African (agro)forest territories to while meeting the needs of local populations in terms of energy in terms of energy, livestock feed and associated crops, while better preservation of biodiversity.
Livestock farming is being called into question for its contribution to greenhouse gases. It is also strongly impacted by climate change climate change, water scarcity and competition for land use. land use. It is expected to meet growing demand for animal products products (milk, meat, eggs).
Preserve and rehabilitate soils by combating desertification. By incorporating organic matter into soils, the aim is to contribute to climate change adaptation and food security, as well as to the long-term goal of carbon neutrality in food production.
Develop the One Health approach. Addressing human, animal and health, animal health and the health of ecosystems to make a major contribution to to reducing the risk of zoonotic disease emergence and limiting limit the use of antibiotics.
Assess the capacity of agricultural systems and value chains to create jobs quality, decent, equitable and remunerative work, with particular particularly targeting young people and women. The question of work and employment is an essential entry point for public policies, given the influx of young people of young people into the job market.
Through research, training and innovation, help combat the triple burden of triple burden of undernutrition, nutritional deficiencies and chronic and chronic diseases caused by obesity and overweight, by accelerating the towards healthy, sustainable food systems. The aim is to combine multi-scale approaches, combining research on socio-economics and access to food, food safety, the relationship between nutrition between nutrition, intestinal microbiota and health, particularly for women and children. and children. It also involves studying changes in the food supply, in plant proteins, for example, as well as in the processing of local resources, as well as reducing losses and waste.
Rethinking water governance for greater agricultural resilience based on agro-ecology and multi-stakeholder territorial approaches. approaches. Water constraints are exacerbated in sub-Saharan Africa Africa and the Mediterranean as a result of climate change and increasing water consumption for agriculture, drinking water supply and industry. and industry. The aim is to develop more water-efficient agriculture principles of agroecology in terms of less water-intensive production and practices practices, making greater use of rainwater and recycled water, and developing of recycled water, and the development of resilient irrigation.
Contribute to the deployment of digital technology in agriculture, in a low-cost, equitable approach accessible to all, by sharing knowledge, methods and tools: collecting, managing, analyzing and leveraging reliable, consistent data, to inform decision-making, risk and uncertainty management, foresight, and promote the creation of attractive jobs for young people and women, and support for the agro-ecological transition, across all value chains.