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Granting and Funding Opportunities: Horticulture for Health and Poverty Alleviation

AGENCE UNIVERSITAIRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE

Appel international à candidatures 2009-2010 : Bourses de doctorat, bourses de post-doctorat    
Date limite : 22 décembre 2008

Le présent appel international à candidatures propose des bourses pour deux des neuf grandes catégories de mobilité offertes par l’AUF. Il s’agit des mobilités visant la formation et le perfectionnement de jeunes chercheurs.

Pour l’envoi de votre dossier de candidatures, nous vous rappelons que celui-ci doit être reçu dans nos bureaux le 22 décembre 2008 (le cachet de la Poste n’ayant pas de valeur).
Aucune candidature ne sera prise en compte passé ce délai de rigueur.

Les résultats de la sélection par le Conseil scientifique de l’AUF seront rendus publics via le portail de l’AUF et par les bureaux régionaux, deuxième quinzaine de juin 2009.

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ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA (AGRA)

At this time, priority funding areas fall under the Program of Africa’s Seed Systems (PASS) and include the following initiatives: Education for African Crop Improvement (EACI), the Fund for the Improvement and Adoption of African Crops (FIAAC), the Seed Production for Africa Initiative (SEPA), and the Agro-Dealer Development Program (ADP).

To be considered for funding, proposals must meet the following eligibility requirements:

  1. AGRA only makes grants for charitable purposes.
  2. AGRA only makes grants intended to directly or indirectly provide small-scale farmers with the tools and opportunities they need to boost their productivity, increase their incomes and build better lives.
  3. AGRA does not make grants intended for construction, endowment, general fundraising drives/fundraising events or for primary and secondary level education.
  4. AGRA currently makes grants to institutions and not to individuals.

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BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Support programs that will enable small farmers to break the cycle of hunger and poverty—to sell what they grow or raise, increase their incomes, and make their farms more productive and sustainable. We work with a wide range of partners in the following ways:
  • Employ a collaborative and comprehensive approach.
  • Provide small farmers with the supplies and support they need to succeed.
  • Put women at the center of our work.
  • Help small farmers profit from their crops.
  • Use science and technology to develop crops that can thrive.
  • Gather and analyze data to improve decision-making.
  • Encourage greater investment and involvement in agricultural development.
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EU)

The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Science and Technology Programme (ACP S&T)

An ACP-EU co-operation programme in the field of science and technology. It is funded by the European Union (from the IXth European Development Fund and the European Union’s General Budget BL 21.031700) and implemented by the ACP Secretariat.

The Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP - Secretariat) announces the implementation of the “ACP Science and Technology Programme”.  It will launch in the Autumn of 2008. An *Open Call for Proposals with a deadline for submission of applications scheduled for the beginning of 2009.

This Call for Proposals will be open to all 79 countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), the 27 EU Member States, the 3 EU Candidate countries, and the 3 European Economic Area -European Free Trade Association (EEA EFTA) States.

The focus will be on: 

  • Quality health care Environment research activities addressing climatic variability, loss of biodiversity deforestation, desertification and rising sea levels 
  • Energy with special attention to renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, hydro and biomass energy 
  • Transport 
  • Agriculture and agro industry addressing food productivity and security, adding value to agro products and encouraging a stronger participation by farmers in production and post-harvest management
  • Sustainable trade

For further information please click here where you can sign up for information about the call to be sent directly to you. 
 

The Food Security Thematic Programme (FSTP)

The EuropeAid Co-operation Office is now implementing a new programme for food security which has been devised to help developing countries feed their people. The Food Security Thematic Programme (FSTP) operates worldwide and promises to provide innovative solutions in countries that face either temporary and structural food security problems that are linked to poverty.

Seventh Framework Programme for research and technology development (FP7): Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology Calls: FP7-KBBE-2009-3 

Publication Date: 03 September 2008
Budget: *€ 188 850 000
Deadline: 15 January 2009 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)
OJ Reference: OJ C226 of 03 September 2008
Specific Programme(s): Cooperation

12 topics are directly relevant for Africa and 6 other topics are particularly well suited for involvement of African partners .

For facilitating your access to these information we have selected the more relevant elements for Africa : see below

Activity/ Area Topics called Funding Schemes: Activity 2.1: Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land,forest and aquatic environments.

 

TOPICS   Particular requirements   
2.1.1KBBE-2009-1-1-03: Optimisation of methods to maintain farm animal biodiversitySICA (African ACP) minimum number of participants: 2 fromdifferent Member States or Associated countries and 2from different ICPC among which 1 from AfricanACP countries   
2.1.2KBBE-2009-1-2-03: : Irrigation water saving solutionsfor Mediterranean agricultureSICA (MediterraneanPartner Countries) Minimum number of participants: 2 fromdifferent Member States or Associated countries and 2from different ICPC from the Mediterranean PartnerCountries   
2.1.2KBBE-2009-1-2-09: Impact and development ofConservation Agriculture techniques in developingcountriesMandatory ICPC (African ACP)Coordination and Support Action Minimum number of participants: 2 from differentMember States or Associated countries and 2 fromdifferent ICPC from African ACP countries   
2.1.44 KBBE-2009-1-4-05: Policy and institutional aspects ofsustainable agriculture, forestry and rural developmentin the Mediterranean partner countriesSICA(Mediterranean Partner Countries) The requested European Community contributionshall not exceed EUR 2 000 000SICA - Minimum number of participants: 2 fromdifferent Member States or Associated countries and 2from different ICPC from the Mediterranean PartnerCountries   
2.1.4KBBE-2009-1-4-06: Agricultural Innovation Systems &Traditional knowledge  Mandatory ICPC (AfricanACP)Coordination and Support Action Minimum number of participants: 2 from differentMember States or Associated countries and 2 fromdifferent ICPC from African ACP countries   
2.1.42.1.4 KBBE-2009-1-4-07: Globalisation and trade impact ondeveloping countries            Mandatory ICPC (African ACP)Coordination and Support Action Minimum number of participants: 2 from differentMember States or Associated countries and 2 fromdifferent ICPC from African ACP countries   
2.1.4KBBE-2009-1-4-11: Consolidate alliances with theMediterranean in the field of aquacultureMandatoryICPC (Mediterranean Partner Countries)Coordination and Support Action Minimum number of participants: 2 from differentMember States or Associated countries and 2 fromdifferent ICPC from the Mediterranean PartnerCountries   

Activity 2.2: Fork to farm: Food (including seafood), health and well being:

 2.2.3 KBBE-2009-2-3-02: Sharing food technology researchand development by means of internationalcollaboration - SICA2.2.4 KBBE-2009-2-4-02: Risk-benefit assessment of foodsupplements - SICA2.2.5 KBBE-2009-2-5-01: International food trade:anticipating the impact of climate change on the safetyof European and global food markets - SICA

Activity 2.3: Life sciences, biotechnology and biochemistry for sustainable non-foodproducts and processes

2.3.1 KBBE-2009-3-1-02: Jatropha curcas – breedingstrategy – towards a sustainable crop for biomaterialsand biofuels – SICA ( India and/or African ACP and/orLatin America)2.3.4 KBBE-2009-3-4-01: Biomass and bioproducts:sustainability certification and socioeconomicimplications – Mandatory ICPC (Latin America and/orAfrican ACP and/or Asia)Coordination and Support Action(coordinating action)   

TOPICS Particular requirements

KBBE-2009-2-3-02: Sharing foodtechnology research and development bymeans of international collaboration – SICASICA – Minimum Number of Participants: 3 fromdifferent Member States or Associated countries and 3from different ICPCKBBE-2009-2-5-01: International foodtrade: Anticipating the impact of climatechange on the safety of European and globalfood markets – SICASICA – Minimum Number of Participants: 3 fromdifferent Member States or Associated countries and 3from different ICPCKBBE-2009-2-7-01: Development offunctional foods and ingredientsProposals that do not include coordination with anIndian project proposal submitted for funding to DBTwill be considered ineligible. Therefore, the ECproposals must include a detailed explanation aboutthe coordinated Indian proposal to be submitted to the DBT.

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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND (TaiwanICDF)

The next commissioned call from ICDF will be posted as soon as it becomes available.  For an example please refer to the previous ICDF Guidelines.

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