Scope
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) are investing an initial CAD $13.5 million to lead, through IDRC, a Fund for climate-smart livestock systems (CSLS) in Africa. The focus of the Fund will be to develop new climate-smart livestock technologies and business models to improve animal productivity, promote climate adaptation and lower emission intensity for smallholder livestock farmers in climatic hotspots in Africa.
The CSLS programming will have two streams of research:
1.Climate-smart innovations in livestock systems.
2.Delivery models to commercialize and scale mature climate-smart innovations.
The CSLS will be implemented under two main streams, a first cohort of projects dealing with development of Climate-smart technologies and innovations and a second one focusing on efficient ways or business models to deliver any scalable mature technologies to the farmers. This call for concept notes is for the Climate-smart innovations in livestock systems research stream.
Thematic focus areas
Four thematic areas have been identified as being research priorities for CSLS program. These fall under 1) Water, pastures and feed management, 2) Indigenous knowledge systems, Climate data and management, 3) Integration of Renewable Energy – Circular economies, and 4) Animal Health. Concept notes will need to be based on addressing one or two of these four themes demonstrating clear linkages to sustainable and resilient food systems in African climate hotspots.
Call Details
This Call for concept notes is open to consortia led by an African institution. The consortia should be gender-balanced and preferably comprise researchers, farmer organizations, extension services, financial services and women’s and youth groups. Applicants from academia, private and public sector organisations with a strong research focus are eligible for this global call.
We intend to provide grant funding for up to 6 research projects of up to a maximum of CA$ 1,500,000 each for 36 months.
Application Process
To complete an online application, select ‘Apply’. In case of the proposals involving multiple organizations, the lead organization should submit a single application on behalf of those involved.
For more details, please consult the Call page: Global call for research concept notes: climate smart livestock systems | IDRC - International Development Research Centre (idrc-crdi.ca)
Global Call for Research Concept notes: Climate Smart Livestock Systems
Scope
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) are investing an initial CAD $13.5 million to lead, through IDRC, a Fund for climate-smart livestock systems (CSLS) in Africa. The focus of the Fund will be to develop new climate-smart livestock technologies and business models to improve animal productivity, promote climate adaptation and lower emission intensity for smallholder livestock farmers in climatic hotspots in Africa.
The CSLS programming will have two streams of research:
1.Climate-smart innovations in livestock systems.
2.Delivery models to commercialize and scale mature climate-smart innovations.
The CSLS will be implemented under two main streams, a first cohort of projects dealing with development of Climate-smart technologies and innovations and a second one focusing on efficient ways or business models to deliver any scalable mature technologies to the farmers. This call for concept notes is for the Climate-smart innovations in livestock systems research stream.
Thematic focus areas
Four thematic areas have been identified as being research priorities for CSLS program. These fall under 1) Water, pastures and feed management, 2) Indigenous knowledge systems, Climate data and management, 3) Integration of Renewable Energy – Circular economies, and 4) Animal Health. Concept notes will need to be based on addressing one or two of these four themes demonstrating clear linkages to sustainable and resilient food systems in African climate hotspots.
Call Details
This Call for concept notes is open to consortia led by an African institution. The consortia should be gender-balanced and preferably comprise researchers, farmer organizations, extension services, financial services and women’s and youth groups. Applicants from academia, private and public sector organisations with a strong research focus are eligible for this global call.
We intend to provide grant funding for up to 6 research projects of up to a maximum of CA$ 1,500,000 each for 36 months.
Application Process
To complete an online application, select ‘Apply’. In case of the proposals involving multiple organizations, the lead organization should submit a single application on behalf of those involved.
For more details, please consult the Call page: Global call for research concept notes: climate smart livestock systems | IDRC - International Development Research Centre (idrc-crdi.ca)