KTN Support to GCRF Agrifood Business Innovation for Development
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Description
1. Innovation Awards - GCRF AgriFood Africa Innovation Awards will encourage UK research partners, including Universities and Research and Technology Organisations to address AgriFood challenges in Africa. Up to £800k will be available to support a maximum of 20 awards up to 12 months in duration. The scope of these awards cover agriculture, food systems and nutrition. Awards provide funds to a UK research partner for a collaborative project to address the AgriFood challenges of an African partner. These Awards help to catalyse new international partnerships between an African partner and a UK research partner that is likely to lead to a longer-term relationship and follow-on projects, particularly in further rounds of the Agri-Tech Catalyst. Innovative applications from partners who have not worked together before are a focus of these awards. 2. Capacity building The capacity building activity will run for the duration of the programme and provide continuity of support and ‘after-care’ to projects to increase the potential for project outputs to realise benefit for African partners, and secondary business benefits for UK partners. Activities will enhance understanding of African needs across the AgriFood supply chain and encourage collaboration for future projects. Activities include missions, workshops, collaboration events, online seminar series and other networking activities. This activity will benefit Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda.
Objectives
1. Innovation Awards - GCRF AgriFood Africa Innovation Awards will encourage UK research partners, including Universities and Research and Technology Organisations to address AgriFood challenges in Africa. Up to £800k will be available to support a maximum of 20 awards up to 12 months in duration. The scope of these awards cover agriculture, food systems and nutrition. Awards provide funds to a UK research partner for a collaborative project to address the AgriFood challenges of an African partner. These Awards help to catalyse new international partnerships between an African partner and a UK research partner that is likely to lead to a longer-term relationship and follow-on projects, particularly in further rounds of the Agri-Tech Catalyst. Innovative applications from partners who have not worked together before are a focus of these awards. 2. Capacity building The capacity building activity will run for the duration of the programme and provide continuity of support and ‘after-care’ to projects to increase the potential for project outputs to realise benefit for African partners, and secondary business benefits for UK partners. Activities will enhance understanding of African needs across the AgriFood supply chain and encourage collaboration for future projects. Activities include missions, workshops, collaboration events, online seminar series and other networking activities.
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