WP 3 | Strengthening networking and stakeholder engagement. 

 

Leading Partner : UH/FANRPAN
Supporting Partners : CIRAD, WUR, YPARD, CORAF, ARC, All partners

List of tasks

Task 3.1 Enhancing collaboration between research and Innovation
Task 3.2 Strengthening liaison between research innovation and practice
Task 3.3 Clustering activities for defining operational funder WGs for supporting the implementation of the FNSSA roadmap with new R& I priorities

Deliverables

D3.1 – 1st Annual report on the support to the HLPD- FNSSA WG

D3.2 – 2nd Annual report on the support to the HLPD- FNSSA WG
D3.3 – Engagement strategy with policy makers
D3.4 – Knowledge sharing and clustering strategy
D3.5 – Report on mapping of existing FNSSA platforms/initiatives
D3.6 – Results from clustering in IRC
D3.7 – Reflection on stakeholder engagement events
D3.8 – Stakeholders need assessment.
D3.9 – Report of the funders mapping exercise

Activity 3.1.1 supports the HLPD, the HLPD Bureau and the Partnership’ Governance Processes
Activity 3.1.2acts as a secretariat for the support for the AU EU Working Group on FNSSA

Activity 3.1.3 supports the FNSSA-related policy dialogue in the IRC.

Activity 3.2.1 establishes, strengthens, and supports new alliances among partners.
Activity 3.2.2 expands the IRC membership and ensures the IRC value proposition.
Activity 3.3.1. conducts a mapping exercise on existing national, sub-regional and regional public and private funding institutions and their needs, priorities, funding instruments and financial rules.

Activity 3.3.2 sets-up one or several funders’ operational working groups and explores how to promote AU-EU efficient partnerships in FNSSA

Purpose of WP3

The objective of the IRC is to organize and manage a network of networks, while also planning a wide range of activities, including improving the management of the R&I funding landscape. Most strategic and policy documents recommend the inclusion of a broader range of actors in programming, performing, and implementing the STI partnership, it is therefore important to explore and propose ways of involving relevant networks of researchers and practitioners, as well as private actors, as projects and/or financial partners of STI initiatives. Private funders also need to be involved in order to increase R&I funding for FNSSA, improve its relevance and potential impact.

Objectives of WP3

      • Building and consolidating formal research and innovation cooperation between the EU and the AU on food nutrition security and sustainable agriculture. 

      • Creating an operational funders’ working group to support the implementation of FNSSA’s R&I priorities by developing appropriate innovative funding tools and identifying dedicated and committed public and private funders

      • Connecting with partners, expanding the partnership with specific groups, supporting new alliances, and organizing the interaction with relevant initiatives and cross-learning amongst multi-stakeholders in order to secure IRC ability to fund long term FNSSA R&I activities.