This report delivers the results of a mapping exercise of African research and education organisations and networks involved in research and innovation initiatives in the field of agroecology and other innovative approaches.
This report delivers the results of a mapping exercise of African research and education organisations and networks involved in research and innovation initiatives in the field of agroecology and other innovative approaches.
DeSIRA-LIFT has initiated a scoping study to explore the opportunities and challenges associated with off-farm production, marketing, and utilization of organic and biofertilizers.
The aim of the webinar is to critically review the different types of multistakeholder innovation facilities (MIF) that are put in place, or promoted, by DeSIRA projects: innovation platforms, innovation poles, living labs, innovation hubs, business clusters, forum, etc.
DeSIRA-LIFT is looking for an expert in research in agroecological transitions in West Africa, who will work with the European Commission (DG INTPA) and the African Sub-Regional Organisations (SROs) ASARECA, CCARDESA, and CORAF to prepare and coordinate an upcoming call for Expressions of Interest for Regional Centres of Excellence for Agroecology.
In February 2023, the DeSIRA Initiative was featured in the 11th issue of the magazine of the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (EU GCCA+ Review of Climate).
Are breeders’ rights and farmers’ rights to seed in conflict or complementary in African countries? In its new publication Current developments in seed laws harmonisation in Africa, DeSIRA-LIFT provides key elements to answer this question.
On 17 November 2022, DeSIRA-LIFT Service Area 1 organises an online live training session for DeSIRA project holders entitled “Designing and managing your innovation strategy: How to make it open and responsible?”
As part of the 2022 Biennial Africa Climate-Smart Agriculture Stakeholder Conference, DeSIRA-LIFT co-organised with FARA a side event entitled “The contribution of agroecology to climate change adaptation and mitigation.”
DeSIRA-LIFT co-organised two events as part of the 2022 Biennial Africa Climate-Smart Agriculture Stakeholder Conference. One of them was a thematic paper presentation entitled “Compatibility assessment of agroecology and Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices.”
As of 13 October 2022, as part of DeSIRA-LIFT SA1 service offer, a facilitated e-learning course on ‘Understanding and Designing Theories of Change in DeSIRA projects” composed of 17 e-modules, will be made available to DeSIRA projects.
