Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International Inc

APPLY INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF RURAL COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, THROUGH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BASED SUSTAINABLE MODELS OF GENDER-FOCUSED AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

AGRIFI JETLAK GROUNDNUT PROJECTTHIS IS AN EC FUNDED PROJECT THROUGH AGRIFI CHALLENGE FUND FOR KENYA.AIM: 2945 FARMERS IN 84 GROUPS MOBILIZED. 63 SEED MULTIPLICATION SITES AND 32 DEMO PLOTS ESTABLISHED.TRAININGS ON GOOD AGRONOMIC PRACTICES AND USE OF AFLASAFE. A MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPEDAND USED TO LINK FARMERS WITH JETLAK.

CROPLIFE- DEVELOPING CHAMPIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ADVOCATE FOR THE ADOPTION AND UTILIZATIONOF GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA CROP LIFE INTERNATIONAL.GOAL.BIOTECHNOLOGY (GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGY) STAKEHOLDERS' COORDINATION IN AFRICA.OBJECTIVES.- CREATE AWARENESS ON GENE EDITING AND ENHANCE PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE AND SUPPORT.- BUILD SUPPORT FOR THE ADOPTION AND UTILIZATION OF GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGY AMONG SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS IN ACADEMIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.- SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENABLING REGULATORY POLICIES ON GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATIONCROPLIFE- DEVELOPING CHAMPIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ADVOCATE FOR THE ADOPTION AND UTILIZATION OF GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA CROP LIFE INTERNATIONAL.GOAL.BIOTECHNOLOGY (GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGY) STAKEHOLDERS' COORDINATION IN AFRICA.OBJECTIVES.- CREATE AWARENESS ON GENE EDITING AND ENHANCE PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE AND SUPPORT.- BUILD SUPPORT FOR THE ADOPTION AND UTILIZATION OF GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGY AMONG SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS IN ACADEMIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.- SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENABLING REGULATORY POLICIES ON GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION.

INNOFOOD AFRICAPROJECT TITLE- LOCALLY-DRIVEN CO-DEVELOPMENT OF PLANT-BASED VALUE CHAINS TOWARDS MORE SUSTAINABLE AFRICAN FOOD SYSTEM WITH HEALTHIER DIETS AND EXPORT POTENTIAL_"INNOFOODAFRICA" PROJECT.OBJECTIVE:- AIM: TO CREATE NEW VALUE CHAINS TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE HEALTHY FOODS AND BIOPACKAGINGS FROM FARMS TO LOCAL AND EXPORT MARKETS.- THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE: - DEVELOP LOCAL FUNCTIONAL AGROFOOD VALUE CHAINS SUPPORTED BY CONSUMER, MARKET AND BUSINESS MODEL STUDIES. - CONTRIBUTE TO EASING MALNUTRITION BY NEW DIET MODELS AND APPLYING NUTRITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO DEVELOP HEALTHY FOODS - IMPROVE SMALLHOLDER FARMING PRACTISES BY TRAINING, STREAMLINING SEED SYSTEMS AND ADOPTING POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE LOSS. - APPLY MODERN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES AND BOOST NUTRITIOUS FOOD PRODUCT INNOVATIONS. - CONVERT CROP SIDE STREAMS TO PACKAGING MATERIALS TO INCREASE FOOD SAFETY AND REDUCE AGRO-FOOD CHAIN LOSS. - COMMUNICATE, TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE AND CREATE AWARENESS OF THE PROJECT OUTCOMES, ESTABLISH AN INNOVATION PLATFORM TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS TO ADOPT TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES AS WELL AS CREATE INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS BY CO-OPERATION WITHIN (FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE) FNSSA - EFFICIENT COORDINATION, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT - ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE - CONSORTIUM OF 13 AFRICAN PARTNERS AND 5 EUROPEAN PARTNERS (6 UNIVERSITIES, 3 NGOS, 5 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS AND 4 PRIVATE ENTERPRISES. - PROJECT ORGANIZED AROUND 6 WORK PACKAGES AS PER THE OBJECTIVES ABOVE. AH INVOLVED IN WPS 1, 2, 3,4 AND 6.