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Optimising the water-nutrient-energy nexus for sustainable and climate smart agriculture in Africa (FNSSA)

Funder
European Commission · Horizon Europe
Award amount
Up to €6,000,000
Deadline
April 8, 2027
Eligible countries
European Union, United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Israel, Global

Summary

Forthcoming EU call topic HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-02-two-stage · HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions. Part of call HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-two-stage: Call 02 - two-stage (2027). Opens 2027-02-04; next deadline 2027-04-08 (first stage). Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-02-two-stage

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: - agricultural actors implement sustainable practices for resource-efficient and climate-smart and biodiversity-friendly farming in diverse African agro-ecosystems; - integrated water, nutrient and energy management systems are available to smallholder farms in Africa.

Scope: A nexus approach that identifies and develops mutually beneficial knowledge, practices and tools in agriculture can enable sustainable, biodiversity-friendly and climate-smart agriculture in African agro-ecosystems. The needs for water, energy, and nutrients in agriculture are crucial for smallholder farms to sustain predictable and stable productions and support livelihoods. Making available innovative solutions based on circular and sustainable approaches, can enable new business opportunities in African agriculture. Proposals should: - assess needs and opportunities (economic, environmental and social) for sustainable water, nutrient and energy management in agriculture for food and/or non-food uses; - improve existing and develop new knowledge, practices and tools for on farm sustainable management of agricultural resources at the nexus of water, nutrient and energy inputs and outputs; - evaluate the impact of the proposed practices and tools in terms of water, energy and nutrient balances but also their economic feasibility, environmental/climate footprint and social effects; - enable sustainable, circular, climate-smart and biodiversity friendly practices at farm level while considering the…

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