Optimising the water-nutrient-energy nexus for sustainable and climate smart agriculture in Africa (FNSSA)
Funds EU-Africa research teams building water, nutrient and energy tools for climate-smart smallholder farming in Africa.
This is a two-stage Research and Innovation Action: a short proposal is judged first, and only applicants invited to continue submit a full proposal through the same EU Funding & Tenders Portal process. Stage-1 evaluation is blind, so the abstract and Part B of the first-stage form must leave out organisation names, acronyms, logos and staff names. Costs are paid as a lump sum rather than reimburs…
This call funds research that develops practical tools for smallholder farmers in Africa to manage water, nutrients and energy together — the 'nexus' approach — for more climate-resilient, biodiversity-friendly agriculture. It wants proposals to test their tools in at least two different African agro-ecosystems and to respect and integrate local and indigenous farming knowledge alongside new technology. Up to 30% of the budget may go to third parties to develop, test or demonstrate new practices and tools.
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