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AgriFoSe2030

Welcome to AgriFoSe2030!

AgriFoSe2030, Agriculture for Food Security, contributes to sustainable intensification of agriculture for increased food production on existing agricultural land; the aim is to do so by transforming practices toward more efficient use of human, financial and natural resources.

 

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Making agriculture safer with biologicals

By arbitrary applying conventional pesticides on crops and wearing poor or no protective equipment when using these chemicals have large impacts on human health and the environment. This is why there is a need for safer alternatives. This project on agricultural biologicals falls under Challenge 3 Science-based innovation and extension.

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Training researchers on how to engage in policy processes in Eastern Africa

Scientific research helps society to tackle real life challenges. But researchers’ voices are not always present in policy processes, even less so in East Africa. Read this news story about how AgriFoSe2030 in partnership with the University of Nairobi is implementing an 8-months course to train researchers to make their voices heard.

AgriFoSe2030 - Challenges
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1. Improving access to safe and nutritious food

This challenge focuses on how households in poor communities can better access safe and nutritious food. It covers aspects of pre- and postharvest food loss, how to prevent food borne diseases and best ways to connect farmers to markets.
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2. Agricultural productivity and ecosystem functions

The starting point of this challenge is in the dependence on well-functioning ecosystem services as a basis for sustainably increasing agricultural productivity. It looks at the hurdles, potentials and options for smallholders to increase farm productivity with minimal impact on the natural capital.
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3. Science-based innovation and extension

A science-based extension service is crucial for improving smallholder productivity and profitability in a sustainable way. The focus of this AgriFoSe2030 challenge will be the “linkage problem” in the science – innovation – extension – adoption chain.
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4. Smallholder agriculture within transforming food systems

Rapid urbanisation and expanding urban food markets provide opportunities for smallholder farmers to engage more with markets. The overall objective of this challenge is to translate science to inform policy and practice for rural-urban dynamics.
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Outputs

AgriFoSe2030 contributes to sustainable intensification of agriculture for increased food production on existing agricultural land. Policy briefs, reports, annual reports and scientific articles from the programme are listed here.

News for AgriFoSe2030
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Agriculture for food security 2030 - Translating science into policy and practice

The AgriFoSe2030 programme targets the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 - "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture" in low-income countries. We synthesise and translate existing science into policy and practice, and develop capacity to achieve this.

The programme contributes to sustainable intensification of agriculture, increased market access for small-holders and strengthen the role of women and youth.

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Annual report 2020

"The Agriculture for Food Security 2030 programme (AgriFoSe2030) Phase II was launched in November 2020 and with that, the four-year long phase I ended. In going forward, AgriFoSe2030 will build on lessons learned from its first phase."

Sofia Boqvist
Programme Director, AgriFoSe2030

Published: 10 January 2022 - Page editor: agnes.bondesson@slu.se
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