Supporting Trade Systems in the African Agricultural Sector
The FCI4Africa initiative is dedicated to bolstering resilient, equitable, and nutritious food systems across Africa.
The primary focus areas include:
- Promoting open and equitable trade practices.
- Harmonising non-tariff measures.
- Advancing digital transformation of food systems.
Fair Food and Trade Systems for Africa
Understanding the Impact of Agriculture on People and the Planet
Promoting Fair and Sustainable Food Systems
Improving Trade Through Innovation
Developing Digital and Analytical Tools
Expanding Climate-neutral Agriculture
Collaborating for a Sustainable Future
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Find out how FCI4Africa is making an impact
Promote a healthy, safe, and profitable food system through scaling proven food safety technologies
WHAT: Promote a healthy, safe, and profitable food system through scaling proven food safety technologies
WHERE: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya
HOW: Use of aflatoxin bioprotectants, hermetic sealed bags
Deploy digital solutions for trade facilitation through compliance with national standards and non-tariff measures
WHAT: Deploy digital solutions for trade facilitation through compliance with integrated quality standards and non-tariff measures
WHERE: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya
HOW: Build on the Nigeria Micronutrient and Kenya Millers Fortification Indexes
Elaborate approaches to increase resilience
of rural communities against shocks
WHAT: Elaborate approaches to increase resilience of rural communities against shocks
WHERE: Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya
HOW: Develop and benchmark a set of support systems, tools and guidelines for decision making
Understand what FCI4Africa
seeks to achieve
FCI4Africa will deliver innovative tools, networks, and policy recommendations to support fair, sustainable, and efficient food systems. Key outcomes include a digital knowledge hub, decision-support tools, trade models, and traceability solutions, all fostering informed policymaking and ethical trade practices.
Indigenous and local knowledge
Knowledge base with curated local and indigenous intelligence for designing FCI solutions.
Evidence-based decision analytics tool
An online decision analytics platform that generates insights and evidence to support promoting and adopting solutions that drive climate-neutral, fair, just, and efficient food supply.
FCI4Africa innovation network
A vibrant and sustainable ecosystem with ≥150 local stakeholders.
Trade models
Fine-tuned models that serve as effective tools for informed decision making and strategic planning in the realm of international trade
Decision-support system
A decision-support system that is directly informed by the refined parameters of FCI4Africa trade models.
Branding elements
Recommendation on the usage of branding elements such as labels and logos, as well as concepts for value-added products.
Policy recommendations of NTM
A comprehensive guide to support the policymakers on possible steps to adopt, implement, and promote NTMs.
Traceability solutions
Set of recommendations for ICT solutions facilitating the traceability and enforcement of NTMs for priority foods.
Product-trait combination inventory
An inventory of analytical methods for the product-trait combination for ≥5 products.
Digital Knowledge Hub
An online knowledge hub offering accessible resources such as practical solutions, best practices and relevant knowledge on food safety.
Open innovation and demonstration platform
A collaborative tool to facilitate the development, demonstration, dissemination and adoption of innovative technologies and business models.
Open call innovative solutions
≥8 new solutions developed and adopted though the Open Call.
Financial Support to 12 Projects
8 sub-projects will be selected for the OC 1
total budget of the OC1 400k euro – up to 50k euro for each third party
4 sub-projects will be selected for the OC2
total budget of the OC2 200k euro – up to 50k euro for each third party
Innovating through Collaboration
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