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“Innovations in technology, institutional and extension approaches towards sustainable agriculture and enhanced food and nutritional security in Africa”<\/h2>\n

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ABSTRACT<\/strong>
\nSmallholder farms in Africa need to increase production by over 70 percent to feed the growing population and at the same time reduce the serious malnutrition challenges.
\nProgress in the agricultural sector in certain regions of the world has gained significant pace over the last few years, but agricultural development in Africa has remained slow, scattered and technologies developed are not readily accessible.
\nAfrican smallholder farm yields are amongst the lowest in the world, due to serious constraints that include socio-economic (e.g. population growth, urbanization, migration, inappropriate policies, poverty, malnutrition) and environmental (e.g. climate change, extreme weather events, land degradation) aspects. In addition, limited access to inputs (including good quality seeds, fertilizers, water and mechanization), information and markets restrict smallholders to take advantage of the numerous value addition opportunities in agriculture sector. To achieve sustainable food and nutrition security (FNS) in Africa, integrated innovation processes in smallholder agriculture are needed that are implementable, sustainable and contribute to higher productivity and income.
\nThis is indeed a big challenge to address but not impossible with the right interventions, partnerships, and enabling environment. The proposed project (InnovAfrica) will test, integrate, and disseminate potential sustainable agriculture intensification (SAI) systems (suitable to smallholders), institutional approaches (e.g. Multi Actor Platforms (MAPs) and integrated seed delivery systems) and extension and advisory services (e.g. dynamic knowledge platforms supported by smart phones, Village Knowledge centers) in six case study countries of Africa in cooperation with the relevant partners in Europe.
\nThe proposed interventions have significant potential to reduce the constraints and increase smallholders\u2019 adaptability, agricultural productivity, profitability; and nutritional benefits while reducing negative environmental impacts and enhance FNS and sustainable agriculture in Africa.<\/p>\n

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PROGRAM<\/strong>
\nH2020
\nCALL<\/strong>
\nH2020-SFS-2016-2
\nTYPE OF ACTION<\/strong>
\nRIA
\nFUNDING<\/strong>
\n4.794.632,50 euro
\nSTART DATE<\/strong>
\n01\/06\/2017
\nLENGTH<\/strong>
\n54 months<\/p>\n

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LINK<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.innovafrica.eu<\/a><\/p>\n

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PARTNER<\/strong>
\nUniversit\u00e0 degli Studi della Tuscia
\nSCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR<\/strong>
\nGiacomo Branca
\nDEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY<\/strong>
\nDEIM: Department of Economics, Engineering, Society and Enterprise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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