This meeting concentrated on pillar I (sustainable intensification) of the partnership and the outputs of the meeting are one of the inputs that the European Commission will consider for drafting Horizon 2020 calls for FNSSA projects.

Workshop documents

• Agenda
• Attendance list
• The summary of the meeting will be posted in the coming weeks.

Presentations

Opening session

• Setting the scene: EU-AU R&I cooperation - Nienke Buisman, DG RTD
• Presentation of the EU-Africa Research & Innovation Partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) partnership - Agnieszka Romanowicz, DG AGRI
• ProIntensAfrica H2020 project presentation of results - Philippe Petithuguenin (CIRAD)
• Soil – Africa’s hidden treasure - Arwyn Jones, EC DG JRC

Sustainable intensification I - Crops and livestock - agricultural practice for improving farm output and farmers living conditions

• New crops in harsh environments? - Vincent Vadez
• Organic farming & old varieties in Europe - Monika Żurek

Parallel sessions

Group I: Sustainable intensification II: soil and land management  for improving agricultural diversity and preserving biodiversity

• Challenges of Soil Sciences - Erika Michéli
• Management practices to optimise soil water content in Southern Africa - Cornie van Huyssteen
• Sustainable land management and challenges of island regions - Case Study: Cabo Verde ISLANDS - Isaurinda Baptista
• Bringing Systems Science into Assessments of Sustainable Agricultural Intensification - Fergus Sinclair
• Sustainable intensification through improved water management - Helen Macpherson
• ENSET – An orphan crop of the Ethiopian Highlands - Karen Vancampenhout

Group II: Diversifying farmer’s revenues: converting agricultural waste into products, materials and energy. Identifying and adapting simple and robust technologies for use in African rural communities without substantially changing agricultural systems and practices.

• Diversifying farmer’s revenue through biorefinery concepts - José Ruiz Espí
• Biorefinery Approach in the EU and beyond - René van Ree
• Integrating Agriculture and Energy Needs - Finding Sustainable Bioenergy Options - Irini Maltsoglou
• Potential of African Agricultural Residues for Biorefinery: Key Findings of Biowaste4SP Project - Richard Bayitse
• Developing the New Bioeconomy for Africa For increased resource efficiency (more food and feed), healthier diets, and improved rural and urban livelihood - Lene Lange