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About the Grant

MetaMeta, on behalf of ZOA, has opened a Call for Proposals for the SIPRA Challenge Fund – Large Grant Facility, part of the Strengthening Inclusive Partnerships for Smallholders in Rainfed Areas (SIPRA) programme. SIPRA is a four-year initiative funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and implemented by a consortium of four partners: ZOA, World Relief, SOS Sahel Sudan, and Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (WCDI), with technical assistance provided by MetaMeta for agribusiness and challenge fund management.

About the Grant

The Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant is a prestigious funding opportunity awarding one grant of USD 150,000 to a single successful applicant to support a biodiversity and conservation-focused research project or programme based in or focused on Africa. The grant supports research over a period of up to three years and is designed to advance scientific knowledge while generating real, scalable solutions to African conservation and biodiversity challenges.

PRIMA (Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area) has opened a call under its 2026 Annual Work Programme for Topic 1.1.1 - an Innovation Action (IA) focused on developing and validating decentralised, renewable-energy-powered brackish water desalination systems tailored for smallholder and peri-urban farmers across the Mediterranean region.

PRIMA (Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area) has opened a call under its 2026 Annual Work Programme for Topic 1.2.1  - an Innovation Action (IA) focused on developing and validating the next generation of sustainable, circular, and regionally adapted animal feed solutions for Mediterranean livestock and aquaculture farming systems.

The Stellenbosch Climate-Smart Farming Support Programme is a targeted agricultural support initiative designed to help emerging and smallholder farmers in the Stellenbosch region adopt climate-smart farming practices through access to digital tools, environmental insights, and technical training.

This programme is delivered through a collaboration between Stellenbosch Municipality, Stellenbosch Network and TerraClim, and aims to strengthen sustainable agricultural planning, climate resilience, and farm development in the region.

The PRIMA Programme has launched a new funding call under Thematic Area 3: Food Value Chain in the Nexus, supporting innovative solutions for sustainable on-site transformation of perishable Mediterranean agricultural products.

This call aims to reduce post-harvest losses, strengthen local value chains, and promote climate-resilient agri-food systems across Mediterranean regions. Projects should focus on developing decentralised, renewable-powered processing technologies that enhance product shelf life and increase local economic value.

Funding Information

The Eureka Global Biotech Call 2026 is now open, inviting international consortia to submit collaborative research and innovation projects in biotechnology.

This call supports cross-border biotech innovation projects aimed at developing new products, processes, or services with strong commercialisation potential.

The initiative encourages collaboration between companies, research institutions, universities, and startups across participating countries, including South Africa.

Participating Countries

The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge 2026 is now open, inviting agrifood and climate-tech startups worldwide to submit breakthrough innovations addressing the most pressing challenges in agriculture and food systems.

The challenge identifies high-impact, scalable solutions across the agrifood value chain, with finalists competing for up to $1 million in investment and the opportunity to pitch live in Silicon Valley at the THRIVE Global Impact Summit 2026.