The EU funded DeSIRA initiative supports the agroecological transition of farming systems in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, through the lens of action-research projects. There are currently 25 projects ongoing representing a total investment of 140 MEUR.

MAS - Cuba

Modelos Agroecológicos Sostenibles.

TRANSITION - Global

Agroecological transition programme for building resilient and inclusive agricultural food systems.

EcoFoodSystems - Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia

Climate-resilient agroecological transitions of food systems.

FO-RI - Global

Farmers Organisations Leading Research & Innovation on agroecology for sustainable food systems.

RAIZ - Zimbabwe

Resilience Building through Agroecological Intensification in Zimbabwe.

STAR-FARM - VIETNAM

Smart Agro-ecological Transformation of Farming Systems towards Resilience and Sustainability in Middle and Coastal Zones of the Viet Nam Mekong Delta.

Malmon Mangrove Guinea

Sustainably improving rice production ecosystems and livelihoods.

MARIGO Cote Ivoire

Development of an agroecological peri-urban market gardening project encouraging a pooling of resources between territorial actors

ProSilience

Enhancing soils and agroecology for resilient agri-food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.

SAFEVEG West Africa

Safe locally-produced vegetables for West Africa’s consumers.

TAERA - Benin

Agro-Ecological Transition through Agricultural Research.

IRFFS Liberia

Integrated Rice-fish Farming: A Research and Extension Development Based Initiative to Improve Food Security and Nutrition in Liberia.

Agroforestry Rwanda

Improving resilience of farmers’ livelihoods to climate change through innovative, research proven climate-smart agroforestry and efficient use of tree resources in the Eastern Province and peri-urban areas of Kigali city.

AgroInnova

Adapted Agroforestry Systems for the Central American Dry Corridor.

ASSET

Agroecological and Safe food System Transitions in South East Asia.

Cocoa4Future - Ivory Coast & Ghana

Sustainability of production systems and new dynamics in the cocoa sector.

FAIR Sahel

Fostering an Agroecological Intensification to improve farmers’ Resilience in Sahel.

IDEAS – Colombia

Research and development for the stabilization of the agricultural frontier.

INV Niger

Innovations for the sustainable intensification of resilient irrigated agricultural systems in the face of climate change in Niger.

LEG4DEV

Legume-based agroecological intensification of maize and cassava cropping systems in Sub-Saharan Africa for water-food-energy nexus sustainability, nutritional security & livelihood resilience.

ABRIGUE - Colombia

Strengthen agriculture, forestry, and artisanal fishing sectors within agroecological systems and bioeconomies.

DINAAMICC - Madagascar

Integrated Approaches and Support for Innovative and Climate-
Resilient Agricultural Procedures for Family Farming in Madagascar

InACC - Nigeria

Integrated Approach to Climate Change in Rice Production System in Nigeria.

RE-FARM - Angola

Research on agroecological innovations for increasing resilience to climate change in Cuanza Sul and Benguela.

ROBUST - Uganda

Robusta coffee agroforestry to adapt and mitigate climate change in Uganda.

The DeSIRA projects