This document summarizes PAEPARD's activities in 2014-2015 related to funding research projects. It identifies bottlenecks like lack of ownership among partners and poor consideration of research topics. It outlines achievements like four funded projects and regional workshops. It proposes more involvement from Agrinatura members by sharing call details and helping connect partners to opportunities. Finally, it lists some main research topics addressed by PAEPARD partners such as control of aflatoxin and indigenous vegetables.

1. PAEPARD : Opportunities for funding research projects
Remi Kahane, Agrinatura-CIRAD, Deputy manager of PAEPARD
AGRINATURA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2015
and
8th AGRINATURA-EEIG
MEMBERS’ ASSEMBLY MEETING
March 19 – 20, 2015

2. Main evolution from 2014
 Among the European partners
– Agrinatura (CIRAD and NRI only)
– KM&Com officer
– Deputy manager (Agrinatura)
 In the brokerage mechanism
– Communication and advocacy strategy
– Management of partnerships (consortia and ULPs)
– Selected projects through CRF
– Need analysis in capacity for generating ARD funds

3. Main bottlenecks identified so far
o Lack of ownership by the partners
– African partners (francophone in particular)
– European research partners
o Poor consideration of research by FO
– ULPs have not identified real research topics
– Not reactive enough to adapt to each call
o Funding opportunities not appealing to
European actors

4. Achievements and progress so far
Four running funded projects (CRF)
Four Regional brokerage workshops
Four writeshops dedicated to specific calls
Information sharing to a larger range of
funding opportunities
Monitoring and communication tool in place
(intranet and internet sites)
http://paepard.org

5. More and better involvement of
Agrinatura members
 Better information on PAEPARD in Agrinatura
internal communication + active links
 Share each call for proposals and help
connect to the right contact person (at
consortium/ULP level)
Invite competent African partners when
relevant for a European call

6. Main topics addressed by
PAEPARD partners
 Control of aflatoxin (3 consortia)
 Indigenous vegetables (2)
 Processing local soybean (2)
 Better value of livestock
 Recycling wastes in agriculture
 Developing the potential of urban agriculture
…