Preparation and implementation of a joint call for proposals for collaborative R&I projects between European and African partners which will contribute to the coordination and increase of joint activities between R&I institutions, and their programmes across European Union Member States (and associated countries) and African countries.
Launching other activities, in particular identification and test of innovative instruments for alignment and collaboration in research, innovation, capacity strengthening and infrastructure development; communication and dissemination of results emerging from LEAP-AGRI activities; definition of a joint Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda in the FNSSA domain; and consultation and liaison with relevant stakeholder communities, including research, the private sector, civil-society organizations and governments in Europe and Africa
MAIN ACTIVITIES
Projects follow-up and monitoring
Knowledge sharing and research uptake
Feeding the EU- Africa long-term partnership in Research and Innovation on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture
Source of funding : European Commission
Total budget : 33 283 964,00 €
Partners :
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) - France
Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD) - France
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) - France
Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) - Belgium
National Research Foundation (NRF) - South Africa
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) - Spain
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) - Turkey
Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) - Uganda
