Developing agroecology living labs and lighthouses for climate action under the Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) partnership

Accelerated availability, accessibility and adoption by farmers, advisors and policymakers of fair, inclusive strategies improving productivity and sustainability of African agriculture while addressing climate challenges and optimising ecological processes with biodiversity co-benefits; strengthened coordination and experience-sharing among researchers and agricultural actors in Africa towards achievement of the SDGs and alignment with the FNSSA roadmap; enhanced climatic, environmental and socio-economic performance of African agroecological farming practices; tangible business, product, service and quality employment opportunities in Africa and Europe emerging from R&I efforts

Contribute to European Green Deal priorities, AU-EU High-Level Policy Dialogue on STI and FNSSA/Climate & Energy partnerships, AU and EU climate objectives, and Kunming-Montréal Biodiversity Framework; develop innovative tools/approaches to improve resilience, adaptation and sustainability of African agricultural and food systems; integrate local/indigenous knowledge with scientific and technological expertise; implement the ‘multi-actor approach’ with adequate involvement of farming sector, civil society and policy actors; align with short- and medium-term AU-EU Innovation Agenda (Green actions 4 & 5; medium-term actions 1 & 3), 2023 AU-EU Agriculture Ministerial conclusions, African Continental Free Trade Area, UfM R&I roadmaps on climate, and support EU Mission “A soil deal for Europe”; build on Horizon 2020/Europe FNSSA and De SIRA agroecology projects; create dedicated tasks and resources for synergies with the EU Partnership “Agroecology” and AKIS FNSSA project; encourage participation of non-EU/AU Mediterranean countries; ensure gender, disability, age, socioeconomic, ethnic/cultural and sexual orientation dimensions are considered