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Projects & Initiatives
About our Projects
Agrinatura coordinates and participates in EU-funded and international projects that address key global challenges in agricultural research and sustainable development. Our portfolio focuses on:
- Sustainable food systems transformation
- Value chain development and market integration
- Agroecology and climate resilience
- Nutrition-sensitive agriculture
- Capacity strengthening and institutional development
Our initiatives integrate research, policy dialogue, field implementation, and capacity building to ensure that scientific knowledge translates into tangible impact.
Through its members, Agrinatura works in close collaboration with research institutions, universities, producer organisations, private sector actors, civil society, and policy bodies—particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
These partnerships foster co-creation of knowledge and support locally adapted, evidence-based solutions.
By building long-term partnerships between European and non-European institutions active in Agricultural Research for Development (ARD), Agrinatura contributes to strengthening global research ecosystems and promoting sustainable, inclusive agricultural transformation.
VCA4D (Value Chain Analysis for Development; since 2016)
VCA4D (Value Chain Analysis For Development; since 2016) is funded by the European Commission. The service facility is operated by Agrinatura and analyzes agricultural value chains on a case-by-case basis (one commodity or product, one country, typically), using a standardized, multidisciplinary, and quantitative methodology, producing evidence-based recommendations—including for corporate actors and value chain investors—on sustainability pathways.
Sustainable Agrifood Systems Intelligence – Science Policy Interface (SASi-SPi) 2023-2027
Sustainable Agri-Food Systems Intelligence – Science-Policy Interface, SASi-SPi 2023-2027 is funded by the European Commission and operated by Agrinatura. The programme aims to support transitions towards more sustainable Aquatic and Agri-Food Systems in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
DeSIRA LIFT+ (2026–2029)
DeSIRA LIFT+, implemented by Agrinatura and managed by the European Commission/DG INTPA F3, aims at supporting the DeSIRA+ initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa. DeSIRA+ is a €100M (plus EU Member States) initiative aimed at supporting agroecological, ecosystem and nature-based transitions in agriculture and food systems in Africa by boosting innovation at scale with support of research. The objective of the DeSIRA LIFT+ facility (€3M) is to support the DeSIRA+ initiative for better coherence and synergies of the DeSIRA+ interventions by (i) fostering dialogue among the implementers, partners and policy makers, (ii) providing tailored services, and (iii) producing actionable knowledge for innovation at scale in line with agroecological principles.
NRF (Nutrition Research Facility; 2020–2026)
NRF (Nutrition Research Facility; 2020-2026) is funded by the European Commission, and operated by Agrinatura. The facility aims to provide improved knowledge and evidence for policy and programme design, management and monitoring & evaluation in order to reach better nutrition outcomes.
ERAIFT Projects (2020–2029)
ERAIFT projects are funded by the European Commission and operated by Agrinatura and ERAIFT, which is the UNESCO Regional Post-Graduate Training School on Integrated Management of Tropical Forests and Lands, located in the Republic Democratic of Congo, with a regional scope.
CEA-FIRST
CEA-FIRST, the Consortium Europe Africa on Research and Innovation for Food Systems Transformation, consists of 21 partners from Africa and Europe, partly from the former LEAP4FNSSA, extended with new public and private network partners. CEA-FIRST will operationalise the International Research Consortium (IRC) as a long-term platform on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture (FNSSA)…
PAEPARD project
PAEPARD is an ongoing 8-year project funded by the European Commission. Since 2010 PAEPARD has been working to promote new innovation process through different stakeholders to allow new projects. Its main goal is to facilitate the multistakeholder partnership between Africa and Europe, in the field of agriculture research of development (ARD)…
DeSIRA LIFT project
DESIRA project started in 2017 with first projects in 2019 it’s supported for European Commission running until 2025 by mainly political and institutional commitments (UNFCC CoP 21, One planet summit 2017, Ouagadougou declaration 2018) and is designed based on key consultations (the European Member States, EU Delegations, CAADP, FAO, GFAR, IFAD, BMGF)…
PISAI Project
The PISAI Project is co-funded by the ERASMUS+ Programme starting from 2017 to 2020. The main objective is to produce graduates in agriculture and natural resources management capable of supporting agricultural production, intensification, and food security together with environmental sustainability and social equity offering a double Degree Master Program by 4 Thai Partner Universities…
The Master of Science in Food Security and Climate Change (MS FSCC)
The Master of Science in Food Security and Climate Change (MS FSCC) is a joint degree developed under the European Commission’s ERASMUS + Capacity Building for Higher Education funding from 2016-2019. The main goal of the program it brings together 8 leading Asian higher education institutions in agriculture and life sciences from the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, and Taiwan…
SIMPLE Project
Project SIMPLE, in association with Agrinatura started from 2016 until 2019 with the main goal of encourages the cooperation of academic sector (HEIs) with professional sector in the area of agriculture and life sciences in selected Asian countries (Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand), leading to an enhanced employability of those universities’ alumni…
Agris Mundus Project
Agris Mundus is a two-years master programme oriented through the tropics and developing countries where agriculture and food are an important component of the sustainable challenge. The main objective of this program is to graduate students with the ability to cope with the current global challenges in agriculture and rural development…
Master ACT Project
Master ACT is a two- year training program in Agriculture and Climate Change with a joint diploma delivered by two European Research and Higher Educations and Institutions. The main goal of the program is to address the current international concerns in agriculture-related to climate change, sustainable and rural development oriented toward the tropics and third countries…
CGIAR Project
CGIAR is a global partnership that unites international organizations engaged in research for a food-secured future. CGIAR research is dedicated to reducing rural poverty, increasing food security, improving human health and nutrition, and ensuring sustainable management of natural resources. It is carried out by 15 centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium, in close collaboration with hundreds of partners…
CDAIS Project
CDAIS is a global partnership on capacity development for agricultural innovation systems was launched in 2015 until 2019 with the main goal of making agricultural innovation systems more sustainable and efficient in fulfilling the demands of farmers, agri-business and consumers to improve their food security. CDAIS operates in eight pilot countries, in Africa, Asia and Latin America…
NIPN project
The primary goal of the NIPN initiative, funded by the European Commission its supported countries with a high burden of stunting that are members of the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) movement to fight malnutrition in the developing countries affected by this burden, with the objective of contributing to the global reduction in the incidence of stunting in alignment with the target set for 2025…