Food Security & Agroecology

Objectives:

Strengthen the scientific, technological, and institutional capacities of Specialised Regional Organisations (SROs) and RMRNs/RCoEs in agroecology to produce, collect, access, process, share data/information and to conduct impactful research activities using a gender-sensitive approach.
Enhance the contribution of RMRNs/RCoEs in agroecology to transformative, high-quality research and the generation and dissemination of scientific knowledge.
Improve cross-sectoral and cross-regional coordination and strategic steering of RCoEs to address the challenges related to Science, Technology and Innovations in Africa’s green transition.

Location: Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Central and Southern Africa
Duration: 36 months
Budget: €2 million
Lead Organisation: Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), JRC Thematic Unit

Regional Centres of Excellence:
Eastern Africa: International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
Western Africa: West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research (CORAF)t
Southern Africa: Centre for Coordination of Agriculture Research and Development (CCARDESA)

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1,000 km

Location	Custom text
-0.20179846407018, 5.6062898651488	Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Country: Ghana Project Framework: PANAP, Regional Centres of Excellence for the Green Transition
32.568629539923, 0.33708061008844	Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Country: Uganda Project Framework: Regional Centres of Excellence for the Green Transition

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Severe wasting prevalence (under-5 children)

This layer shows the percentage of children under 5 experiencing severe wasting — the most critical form of acute malnutrition. These children face a significantly higher risk of mortality and require...