In 2019, Innovate UK secured GCRF funding to extend activities that had been initiated through the AgriTech Catalyst.
The GCRF AgriFood Africa Programme, launched in London, December 2019, aims to realise sustainable management of the food production systems in Africa in a way that alleviates poverty, enhances economic prosperity and delivers improved wellbeing. Target long term outcomes of the programme include:
Target long term outcomes of the programme include:
● Developing sustainable intensification of African agriculture
● Improving human health and diversity of diets and nutrition
● Impacting positively on rural income and food security
● Facilitating increased trade activity in agricultural products
Africa-UK AgriFood Innovation Mission 2020
The GCRF AgriFood Africa programme hosted six weeks of virtual missions from June 2020. These missions continue the effort to build a community of stakeholders from numerous African countries and the UK, to realise sustainable management of the food production systems in Africa in a way that alleviates poverty, enhances economic prosperity and delivers improved well-being. To view the recordings, visit their YouTube Channel here.
View GCRF AgriFood Africa Innovation Mission 2020 Output Summary Reports:
