OpenAID - AICS - XM-DAC-6-4-013244-11-3

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ChANGES - Call to Action for Quality Nutrition and Equal Natural Resource Management for the Agroecological Transition in Senegal

Senegal

Status

Implementation

Aid type

Project-type interventions

Senegal

Location

€ 3,600,000
Committed

€ 2,520,000
Used

Description

ChANGES originates from the convergence and complementarity of the experiences and competences, both sectoral and technical-methodological, of the Temporary Association of Scope between ACRA, COSPE and DEAFAL, with RSR, UNIMIB, and the local partner FONGS, a key organization for agroecology and farmer support in Senegal. In line with SDGs 2, 12, and 15, the project aims to ensure the right to healthy and quality food for all by promoting the nexus between environment, nutrition, health, and work in Casamance, Senegal (OG), and developing a sustainable and inclusive agro- Allegato 2_Modello Documento Unico di Progetto_DUP_Bando Promossi 2023 7 food system in four departments of the Ziguinchor and Sedhiou regions (OS). In a context characterized by climatic stress, unsustainable agricultural use, low agricultural productivity, the project proposes a holistic strategy for structuring inclusive and sustainable agro-food systems, strengthening resilient, high-nutritional-value horticultural and cereal crops. The 36- month projectincludes three strategic intervention areas, reaching a total of 10.209 people: 1) Support to local agricultural production, improving the environmental, economic, and social sustainability through: innovative agroecological practices, efficient water management technologies strengthening of the capacities of target GIE and improvement of the training curricula of professional centers. 2) Developing participatory governance of agro-food systems through support of local authorities in adopting sustainable food policies, development of advocacy actions; assisting agro-food producers in agricultural biodiversity conservation and community management, supporting the propagation of local genetic resources. 3) Strengthening market health, enhancing the traceability, commercialization, and circularity of agro-food production in the cereal and horticultural sectors through technical support in storage-processing-conservation-commercialization processes, and financial support through a community credit system, enhancing traceability and valorization of agro-food products promoting interventions to ensure market health and supporting the development of circular organic waste management systems. The project strengthens the role and leadership of women, and promote the development of a local and diversified food system based on sustainable agricultural techniques. It also promotes strategic Italy-Senegal synergies through know-how exchanges, best practices, and commercial partnerships for promoting Senegalese agroecological products in Italy. The synergistic work with civil society actors, second-level networks, institutions, and local authorities will create a strategic dynamic to ensure sustainability, community ownership, and local endorsement of the initiative. read more close

Year	Committed	Used
2025	€ 3,600,000	€ 2,520,000

Agency

Type	Name	Channel code
Government	AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development	11000

Channel reported

Type	Name	Channel code
National NGO	FONDAZIONE ACRA - ASSOCIAZIONE DI COOPERAZIONE RURALE IN AFRICA E AMERICA LATINA ONG	22000

Project data

IATI IdentifierXM-DAC-6-4-013244-11-3
AID013244/11/3
CRS Activity identifier2025040281
Planned start 2025/10/01
Planned End 2028/09/30
Actual start 2025/12/10
Actual end -
Bi/Multilateral Bilateral
Status Implementation
Tied status Tied

Sectors

Policy markers

Gender Equality significant objective
Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) not targeted
Disability not targeted
Nutrition significant objective
Aid to Environment significant objective
Participatory Development/Good Governance significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification not targeted
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) not targeted

SDGs

12.2 - By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.3 - By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
15.3 - By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
2.1 - By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round
2.3 - By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment
2.4 - By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
2.5 - By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed