Deadline: 26 February 2018
The Fondation de France and the French Committee for International Solidarity (CFSI) are seeking proposals for a programme entitled “Promotion of family farming in West Africa” 2018 with an aim to boost local initiatives to increase access to food through viable and sustainable family agriculture in Africa, share their knowledge and experience on a wider scale and contribute to the documentation on the sustainability of this agricultural model.
Goals
The overall goal of this call is to:
- promote local initiatives to increase access to food through viable and sustainable West African family farming;
- to share the gains on larger scales;
- and to contribute to documenting the sustainability of this agricultural model that is likely to challenge decision-makers to take these issues into account in public policies.
Themes
The program supports projects that address one and the other of the following two themes:
- connect family farming and markets / promote “local consumption”;
- develop sustainable agriculture practices / sustainable food systems.
Funding Information
Two kinds of initiatives will be supported:
- Short-term projects (one-year duration), with a granted amount of 10,000€ to 15,000€;
- Multi-year projects (3 years maximum), with a maximum amount of 50,000€ for the whole time period (3 years) and paid in annual tranches in light of the progress of the project.
Eligibility Criteria
- To non-profit corporations:
- Farmers’ Organizations (POs) in West Africa;
- support NGOs active in West Africa or in Europe as long as they work with local partners;
- research and / or training organizations.
- Important: the call for projects is reserved for proposals for actions in formalized partnership between a West African organization and a European organization. The leading organization can be West African or European.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application file through the given website.
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.