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    Institutionalization of innovation platforms, strategic pathways and government incentives for priority commodity value chains in Uganda, Kenya & Rwanda: Workshop report
    (ASARECA, 2022-06) Okonya, Joshua Sikhu; Odeke, Moses
    Under AIRTEA Work Package 1, ASARECA, FARA and EAFF convened IP strategic meetings in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda in June 2022. The meetings aimed to sensitize stakeholders on the role of IPs in agricultural research for development, identify strategic pathways for mainstreaming the IP approach in research institutions, and identify policy incentives for adopting it along commodity value chains. Participants included directors general of national research institutes, ministry directors, scientists, universities and NGOs. The report records that agricultural subsidies of 30–70% exist in all three countries, alongside VAT exemptions on inputs, matching grants (Rwanda and Uganda) and crop and livestock insurance. Participants stressed local ownership, funding beyond project cycles, commodity-based IPs, agreed bylaws and governance structures, and capacity building for facilitators. For institutionalization, they called for a regulatory framework, implementation guidelines, integration of IPs into local development plans, and laws that incentivize innovation.
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    Report of the third-party selection process of the AIRTEA project
    (FARA, 2021-11) FARA
    The report documents how AIRTEA selected the multi-stakeholder partnership projects it would fund. A call for proposals for grants of EUR 150,000–400,000, from a third-party envelope of EUR 2,652,000, opened on 10 June 2021 and closed on 9 August 2021, with a virtual information meeting on 8 July. Of 112 applications, 75 passed eligibility and administrative checks and 37 were rejected. An Independent Evaluation Committee scored the eligible proposals. The Project Steering Committee then applied affirmative action for youth-, women- and private-sector-led proposals and raised the number of grants from six to up to fifteen. It approved 12 projects on 8 November 2021, subject to OACPS and EC no-objection. The report lists the selected projects and their distribution by lead institution type and country.