Agricultural production

The Agroforestry Paradox – Climate Clever Coffee (APCCO)

Research project Background Coffee is king in Uganda. In fact, among all commodities, only gold ranks higher. However, unlike gold, coffee is the main livelihood for millions of Ugandans. More than 1,2 million farmers are cultivating coffee and even more find work a ...

Period: 2023-10-1 to 2028-09-30 Countries: Uganda Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Makerere University (MAK), Uganda National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI), Uganda Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research & Development Institute (MUZARDI), Uganda Consortium for enhancing University Responsiveness to Agribusiness Development (CURAD), Uganda Peter Larsen Kaffe, Löfbergs LILA AB, Denmark Regen Farmer, Denmark NewForesight Consultancy, Netherlands Project code: 23-06-KU Total grant: 10,012,385 DKK

Nature-based Solutions for Climate- Resilient Tea Production in Uganda (NbS4Tea)

Research project Tea is an important part of Uganda's economy, but climate change is a major threat to its production. Tea plants are typically grown in rainfed systems across Uganda, and increasing frequency and duration of heat and drought spells have negative effe ...

Period: 2023-09-1 to 2028-08-31 Countries: Uganda Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: Makerere University (MAK), Uganda Rwebitaba Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Rwebitaba ZARDI), Uganda Uganda Tea Association (UTA), Uganda KickStart, Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Uganda Project code: 23-08-AU Total grant: 9,998,669 DKK

CliFT — Climate-smart Futures in Rural Tanzania

Research project African countries are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change as they are more dependent on rainfed agriculture, already face dry conditions, and have lower adaptive capacity. However, current climate change adaptation and coping strategies r ...

Period: 2023-07-1 to 2028-06-30 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Mzumbe University (MU), Tanzania Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Tanzania Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resources Management Africa (SANREM), Tanzania Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA), Tanzania Project code: 23-04-KU Total grant: 9,999,875 DKK

Rural households, Agriculture, and Climate change – why and how farmers (do not) adapt in Ethiopia (RACE)

Research project Global warming has far-reaching consequences for humans, ecosystems, and economies, especially affecting rural households with limited ability to adapt in low and middle-income countries. In Africa, families reliant on rain-fed agriculture are partic ...

Period: 2023-06-1 to 2028-03-31 Countries: Ethiopia Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Policy Studies Institute (PSI), Ethiopia Project code: 23-01-KU Total grant: 12,168,074 DKK

Sustainable and efficient insect production for livestock feed through selective breeding (FLYgene)

Research project Interest in insect rearing for livestock feed is growing globally, including in Kenya and Uganda where the booming livestock sector has necessitated feed importation. Insect rearing offers climate-friendly bio-waste conversion as insects can thrive o ... First year report The FlyGene project involves 22 researchers in Uganda, Kenya, and Denmark. Several activities have so far been carried out in the 5 work packages (WPs). WP 1 organized stakeholder workshops (one in each target country) to raise ...

Period: 2022-04-1 to 2027-03-31 Countries: Kenya Uganda Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Makerere University (MAK), Uganda University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Kenya InsectiPro, Kenya Marula Proteen Ltd, Uganda Project code: 21-09-AU Total grant: 11,999,759 DKK

Climate-friendly and climate-resilient prawn farming in Bangladesh (ECOPRAWN)

Research project ECOPRAWN aims to analyze both climate change mitigation and adaptation of prawn farming in Bangladesh and thereby meet the theme “Sustainable development and climate change”. Mitigation is implemented by introduction of Integrated Multi Trophic Aquac ... First year report After one year, ECOPRAWN follows the plan studying climate-friendly and climate-resilient prawn farming in Bangladesh. 7 of 8 PhD students are hired and work on their PhD. Of these, 43 are enrolled in double PhD degrees, 1 in sin ...

Period: 2022-04-1 to 2026-12-31 Countries: Bangladesh Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU), Bangladesh Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Bangladesh Project code: 21-01-KU Total grant: 11,999,526 DKK

Climate-smart flood and salinity tolerant African rice

Research project Tanzania produces over 80% of rice produced in East Africa, and any reduction in productivity will influence regional food security. However globally, Tanzania is among the 13 countries to be most affected by climate change with severe risks of incre ... Midterm report Objectives: Phenotyping for anaerobic germination (AG) and salinity tolerance is completed, but phenotyping for submergence tolerance is delayed. QTL mapping for salinity tolerance and AG is progressing, lines have been screened and ...

Period: 2020-04-1 to 2026-09-30 Countries: Kenya Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Kenya Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Project code: 19-03-KU Total grant: 11,834,862 DKK

The paradoxes of climate-smart coffee (PACSMAC)

Research project Coffee, especially the valuable Arabica cultivar, is vulnerable to climate change. Warmer and wetter weather and spreading fungal disease have encouraged farmers to experiment with a variety of strategies, including shifting uphill, shade growing, ne ... First year report: The PACSMAC team would like to showcase the progress and status of the process. In doing so, we have broken down our assessment by summarising the key outcomes from the different work workpackages. WP1 is experiencing good pr ...

Period: 2021-04-1 to 2026-03-31 Countries: Ethiopia Tanzania Lead institution: Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania Jimma University (JU), Ethiopia Project code: 20-07-CBS Total grant: 11,984,425 DKK

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