Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Optimising the Water-Nutrient-Energy Nexus for Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa (FNSSA)

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The European Commission, through Horizon Europe, has announced a forthcoming funding opportunity aimed at improving the sustainable management of water, nutrients, and energy within African agricultural systems.

The call seeks research and innovation projects that develop, test, and demonstrate integrated solutions that help farmers improve resource efficiency, strengthen climate resilience, enhance biodiversity, and support sustainable food production across Africa.

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South Africa Climate Financing Strategy Validation Workshop

South Africa's transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy will require significant investment, innovative financing mechanisms and strong collaboration across the public and private sectors. As the country advances its climate commitments and Just Energy Transition objectives, mobilising...

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Nature-First Innovation Lab (NFIL) Accelerator Programme 2026

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The Nature-First Innovation Lab (NFIL) is a 12-month accelerator programme designed to support African enterprises whose business models generate revenue directly from positive biodiversity, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable natural resource management outcomes.

The programme aims to help nature-first businesses become investment-ready by providing catalytic capital, transaction advisory support, and structured engagement with investors.

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AGROWEX INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS

The Agrowex Maturity Assessment (AMA) ecosyste platform is an institutional-grade, bio-fintech de-risking infrastructure designed to transform fragmented African agricultural value chains into structured, bankable, and tradeable 

Agrowex is not a standard enterprise resource planning (ERP) tool, AMA serves as a trust layer that bridges the gap between emerging agribusinesses (smallholder clusters, commercializing farms) and institutional capital (Climate VCs, DFIs, commercial lenders, and global carbon buyers).

​The platform uses a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) framework designed to eliminate

Africa Business Accelerator 2026: 8-Week Growth Programme for Ambitious African SMEs and Founders

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Applications are now open for the Africa Business Accelerator (ABA) 2026, the flagship growth programme of the Africa SME Assembly designed to help African founders build stronger, more scalable, and investment-ready businesses.

The Africa Business Accelerator was established to address one of the biggest challenges facing African entrepreneurs: the lack of access to the business infrastructure, networks, mentorship, capital readiness support, and market access needed to grow sustainable enterprises.

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Method for Plasmid DNA-Based Rescue of AHSV

Plasmid DNA-based Rescue of Orbiviruses (African Horse Sickness) refers to a reverse genetics approach that enables scientists to generate infectious orbiviruses entirely from cloned DNA. In this system, the segmented RNA genome of the African horse sickness virus (AHSV), a member of the Reoviridae...

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9th GAFSP Call for Proposals 2026: US$163 Million Food Security Grants for Low-Income Countries

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The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) has launched its 9th Call for Proposals for Country-led Projects, providing approximately US$163 million in grant financing to support agriculture, food security, and climate resilience initiatives in some of the world’s poorest countries.

The programme supports country-led investments that strengthen:

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develoPPP Ventures 2026: Catalytic Funding for Innovative Startups Expanding Across Africa

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develoPPP Ventures is now accepting applications for its 2026 funding round supporting innovative startups with scalable and development-oriented business models across selected African markets.

The initiative is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented through:

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Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) 2026: Innovation Challenge for Resilient Agrifood Systems in Small Island Developing States

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The Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) 2026 is now accepting applications from startups, agripreneurs, researchers, and innovation teams developing technology-driven solutions for sustainable and resilient agrifood systems in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

The international innovation challenge is co-organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Zhejiang University, and Pinduoduo.

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Conservation Action Fund for Africa (CAFA) 2026: Grants for Locally Led Conservation Initiatives

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The Conservation Action Fund for Africa (CAFA), launched by Conservation Allies, is inviting applications from locally led conservation organisations across Africa for its 2026 grant programme supporting practical biodiversity conservation and anti-deforestation initiatives.

The programme aims to strengthen grassroots conservation leadership by providing catalytic funding to small and medium-sized African conservation NGOs working in and around protected areas facing biodiversity loss, deforestation, and environmental pressure.

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