Improving nutrition in Africa by strengthening the diversity, sustainability, resilience and connectivity of food systems
May 2020 - November 2024
Learn more: https://healthyfoodafrica.eu/
This project involves the CIHEAM Montpellier Institute.
Project Summary
HealthyFoodAfrica is an EU-funded research & innovation action aiming at sustainable, equitable and resilient food systems in African cities. The project is a collaborative effort by 17 partners in both Europe and Africa.
The overall goal of HealthyFoodAfrica is to make food systems in 10 African cities in six countries across three African macro-regions more sustainable, equitable and resilient by reconnecting food production and food consumption in effective ways.
Improving access to nutritious food is a systemic challenge. African agri-food systems are facing numerous challenges related to climate change, rapid population growth and urbanization. Both food production and consumption patterns must change in order to provide access to nutritious food while counteracting social inequality, environmental degradation, food loss and inadequate waste management.
Coordinator
Natural Resources Institute Finland
Source of funding: European Union, H2020 project
Partners:
- The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
- Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, Ghana (CSIR)
- African Population & Health Research Centre Kenya (APHRC)
- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)
- University of Helsinki, Finland (UH)
- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia (BDU)
- University of Makerere, Uganda (MAK)
- University of Zambia (UNZA)
- University of Pisa, Italy (UNIPI)
- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin (UAC)
- Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
- Hivos
- Finn Church Aid (FCA)
- Centre for Initiatives on Food Security and Environment (GIFSE)
- Mentes Visiveis Lda (MV)
- House of Böna Ltd
- Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CIHEAM Montpellier)