6. Inadequate funding mechanisms?
From 2010 to 2012 calls for funding were rare but also inadequate
to MSP promoted by PAEPARD:
• FP7 launched calls (until 2012) but by then it was research-
research oriented in its requirements (excellence of proposals
instead of relevance/potential impact of projects)
• The AURC launched a call in February 2012 for which PAEPARD
consortia applied with more than 10 proposals. TOR were similar
to those of FP7 (with a research partner leading the proposal).
Finally no project funded
• Some consortia applied for the CORAF call launched in 2012: only
one on the Family Farming in Western Africa was successful
7. Which innovative funding mechanisms?
From 2013 to 2016 PAEPARD advertised a diversity of calls for
funding research and development:
• European donors: The Netherlands (ARF), Germany (BLE), France
(Agropolis Foundation, Carasso Foundation)
• African donors: C2D (Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire), WAPP, AU
• Others: Canada (IDRC), Brazil (Market Place), BMG Foundation
11. Other innovative funding instruments: CRF & IF
Competitive
Research Fund
- Support of 4 projects selected
among the [19+5]
- Maximum of 3 years of
activities implemented with a
maximum of 300 K€
- Experiences/processes to be
systematically documented to
advocate for multi-stakeholder
partnership funding
- The fund is considered a seed
money to search for more
funding (sustainability)
Incentive
Fund
- Studies
- Workshop for refining the
research question
- Write-shops
- Exchange visits
- Maximum of 40,000 € for
each application
- Meant to seek a funding
opportunity