Project description
The CEA-FIRST is a bicontinental effort put together to operationalise the International Research Consortium (IRC) as a long-term platform on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) in line with the FNSSA Roadmap of the AU-EU High-Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD). This IRC is a member-based, multi-actor platform and will work towards increasing synergies and coherence while reducing fragmentation and duplication of research efforts. Its aim is to promote higher returns on investments and impact on business development in Africa and Europe, by linking actors, research and innovation projects, initiatives, and funding programmes.
Project activities
- Provide public access to an extensive platform of knowledge in food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture
- Offer a robust methodology for analysing Research and Innovation (R&I) activities and priorities.
Support the updating of the AU-EU R&I FNSSA Roadmap - Establish operational working groups and thematic research calls.
- Facilitate connections between the IRC and the AU-EU High-Level Policy Dialogue.
- Create a learning environment, including communication channels, to support multi stakeholder networks and to strengthen R&I coordination.
- The IRC will also serve related AU-EU policy priorities, such as the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy and the Innovation Agenda of the HLPD, as well as the European Green Deal priorities (and farm to fork strategy) and the AU priorities like the African Free Trade Area.
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European Union
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