Support Towards the Operationalization of the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (STOSAR) - Phase II

About this project

<p class="ql-align-justify">This Action aims at enhancing innovation through multi-stakeholder partnerships involving research to accelerate agro-ecological transitions of food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Investments are indeed needed to better understand and use ecological processes, to develop agro-ecological technologies, to stimulate and bring innovations to scale, to mobilize and strengthen the capacities of national research, farmers¿ organizations, NGOs and private sector, and to improve enabling policies for agro-ecology and sustainable food systems.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">The Action will be articulated around three components that will support:</p><p class="ql-align-justify">(1) the Consultative Group of International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) in addressing Africa¿s pressing challenges to make food systems more productive and resilient. &nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">(2) key partnerships, led by non-research actors but supported by research, to co-create and scale up agro-ecological innovations in Africa for more productive and more resilient food systems.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">(3) the implementation of the SADC regional strategy on sustainable food systems while building on the dynamics of the other two components and previous experience in the region.&nbsp;</p><p>Component (3) above will be addressed through the CA to be concluded with FAO covering the SADC region.</p>

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 10Reduced Inequalities
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Sectors

Agricultural policy and administrative management

Focus

Biodiversity · Main focusGender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Main focusClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributesNutrition · Also contributes

Places

1029 - SADC Headquaters

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATI ON OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Accountable

Food and Agricultural Organisation

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2024-PC-36735.

No updates yet.