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TAP-AIS Project: Developing capacities in agricultural innovation systems: scaling up the Tropical Agriculture Platform Framework

Geographical location
Lazio
Italy
Keywords
Agricultural production system
AKIS
Main funding source
EU Framework programmes
Project acronym
TAP-AIS
Project type
Research project
Starting date
2019
End date
2024
Project status
Ongoing
Website
"Developing capacities in agricultural innovation systems: scaling up the Tropical Agriculture Platform Framework"
Title (in English): 
TAP-AIS Project: Developing capacities in agricultural innovation systems: scaling up the Tropical Agriculture Platform Framework
Language: 
English
Objective of the project (native language): 

To strengthen capacity to innovate in national Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) in the context of climate-relevant, productive, and sustainable transformation of agriculture and food systems. The project will facilitate the Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) at the global level, strengthen regional and sub-regional organizations’ capacity to analyse and strengthen AIS at the regional level and will strengthen capacity to innovate in nine countries (five in Africa, three in Asia and one in Latin America).

Objective of the project (in English): 

To strengthen capacity to innovate in national Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) in the context of climate-relevant, productive, and sustainable transformation of agriculture and food systems. The project will facilitate the Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) at the global level, strengthen regional and sub-regional organizations’ capacity to analyse and strengthen AIS at the regional level and will strengthen capacity to innovate in nine countries (five in Africa, three in Asia and one in Latin America).

EU contribution: 
5,000,000
Contact person: 

TAP Secretariat (hosted by FAO)

Contact e-mail: 
Tropagplatform@fao.org
Further details
Links to other website(s): 
The Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP)
TAPipedia
Audiovisual material: 
Tropical Agriculture Platform Channel