A market in Bali, Indonesia
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BMLEH announcement: Agroecological innovations for territorial markets
Research funding for project-consortia consisting of German, Sub-Saharan African, South and Southeast Asian partners on the topic: "Agroecological innovations for territorial markets".
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH) published the fifth call for research proposals on June 7th 2024 under the funding instrument "International research cooperation for global food security". BLE acts as project-managing agency.
The announcement focuses on research into the potential of agroecology for territorial markets and value chains in order to improve food security locally and thus indirectly promote a sustainable transformation of agricultural and food systems.
In the frame of this call for proposals aims to encourage submissions, fostering cooperative research projects between agricultural and nutritional science research institutions in Germany and their counterparts in Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia are funded, which contribute to the research and establishment of innovative, resilient, regionally adapted, and sustainable agricultural and food systems. The main objective is to improve the nutritional situation of the population in the target regions by providing sufficient high-quality food.
