Workpackages

Overall objective:
To find best varieties for domestication, production and adaptation to climate change

Outputs

  • Identification of best varieties for production and resilience
  • Use local knowledge to understand production and resilience
  • Recommendations for best varieties for domestication

Overall objective:
To establish biological and social resilience via carbon certified tree planting

Outputs

  • Establishment of carbon certification
  • Tree nurseries and tree planting
  • Sale of carbon credits to ensure social resilience
  • Long-term plan for sustainability

Overall objective:
To find new potentials of products based on chemical content and properties

Outputs

  • Chemical properties of lesser-known species
  • Potentials of oils for industrial products
  • Functional potentials of native products
  • Test of products and generation of innovative uses 

Overall objective:
To empower local women and youth in rural and urban settings via value-added products

Outputs

  • Engagement of women- and youth-groups in idea generation
  • Improved harvesting and production methods
  • Capacity building and production of value-added products
  • Certification of products for marketing

Overall objective:
To diversify rural and urban income through innovative product marketing

Outputs

  • Local value-chain organization and functioning
  • Smallholders access to markets
  • Promotion of sustainable business models

Overall objective:
To disseminate widely and improve policies on sustainability and climate change resilience

Outputs

  • Dissemination via project homepage and social media
  • Two-way idea genetaion and information in local communities
  • Wide dissemination using video production
  • Dissemination via workshops and policy briefs

Overall objective:
To build capacity at university level and collaboration among three African universities

Outputs

  • Capacity building and good collaboration and management
  • Education of PhD and master students
  • Upgrading of students and researchers