African Union – European Union Partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA)
Funds one coordination project to run the AU-EU food-security research partnership and seed-fund African agri-food startups.
This is a single-stage Coordination and Support Action, funded as a lump sum rather than reimbursed against actual spend, and legal entities from any African Union member state are exceptionally eligible for EU funding under this specific topic, alongside the standard EU Member States and Associated Countries. The winning consortium must include at least three independent legal entities establishe…
This call funds one project to coordinate and strengthen the AU-EU Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) partnership, including operating a platform that channels seed funding and cascading grants to earlier AU-EU-funded projects, startups and SMEs. It specifically wants support for African and European food-business entrepreneurs, with attention to women, young entrepreneurs and the diaspora. Financial support to third parties — including academic researchers, startups and SMEs — is an explicit part of the mandate.
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