22 mai 2026Offers up to €40,000 per project in funding for training, mentoring and acceleration activities FS4Africa, a Horizon Europe-funded project dedicated to transforming food safety systems across the African continent, has officially launched its second Open Call specifically targeting innovation hubs. With a total budget of €200,000, the initiative will provide
18 novembre 2025Insights from the 21st CAADP Partnership Platform and the 16th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security Kigali, Rwanda | 29 October – 31 September 2025 The 21st Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform (CAADP PP) and the 16th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) marked the first
22 octobre 2025The FS4Africa Open Call 1 attracted a remarkable 404 proposals from 45 countries, representing a diverse mix of applicants (including startups, SMEs, public and research organisations, and NGOs). This noticeable response reflects the strong innovation capacity across Africa’s food ecosystem and highlights the strong interest in transforming food safety systems
26 juin 2025This blog post was prepared by FSTS as part of FS4Africa’s outreach activities Across Africa, food systems are vast, complex, and often fragmented. Food systems refer to the interconnected network of activities and actors involved in producing, processing, distributing, consuming, and disposing of food. Small-scale farmers operate alongside large agribusinesses,
11 juin 2025Offers up to €60,000 per project in funding for innovative solutions FS4Africa, a Horizon Europe-funded project dedicated to transforming food safety systems across the African continent, has officially launched its first Open Call for innovative solutions. With a total budget of €600,000, the initiative will provide financial support to at
10 juin 2025On the occasion of World Food Safety Day 2025, four EU-funded initiatives — FCI4Africa, FoodSafety4Africa, HealthyDiets4Africa, and the Uprise Food Safety Project — came together to host the “World Food Safety Day Symposium for Next Gen Food Safety Practitioners.” With over 150 registrations, this online gathering, held on 4 and
30 mai 2025Co-organised by FCI4Africa, FoodSafety4Africa, HealthyDiets4Africa, and the Uprise Food Safety Project, the World Food Safety Day Symposium for Next Gen Food Safety Practitioners will showcase the vital role of science in strengthening food safety systems across Africa. The event also aims to foster collaborative dialogue among the partners of these
22 mai 2025In Africa, food safety goes far beyond hygiene—it is a matter of survival and well-being. Millions are exposed daily to foodborne illnesses caused by microbes, pesticide residues, and adulterants. According to the World Health Organization, foodborne hazards cause 137,000 deaths and 91 million illnesses annually. The World Bank estimates food
09 mai 2025From April 24th to 25th, 2025, the International SOLID Symposium took place, focusing on the theme: Prospects and Applications of FAIR Linked Data Spaces. The event provided an opportunity to showcase the FS4Africa project through a poster presentation and a lively three-hour discussion during the VODAN/FCI4Africa session on Interoperability. The
05 mai 2025My journey in the quest for data on food hazards in the Informal Sector By Folasade Oladiti (Graduate Research Fellow at IITA under the FS4Africa project) The first step towards solving a problem is knowing there is a problem and how much of a problem there is. Food hazards pose
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