Objectives

1. Engage

Engage smallholder farmers and stakeholders through living labs to facilitate the introduction, learn and test of agricultural biologicals in SSA.

2. Showcase

Establish a showcase in the living labs by addressing the urgent current issue of the insect pest Tuta absoluta in tomato by demonstrating two types of biologicals: plant resistance inducers and biopesticides.

3. Knowledge transfer

Knowledge transfer by sharing the results and insights from the prior AgriFoSe2023 project with stakeholders in Tanzania.

4. Surveys and interviews

Conducting a Knowledge, Attitude and Practice analysis in Tanzania by using surveys and interviews to multiple stakeholders such as smallholder farmers, agro-dealers and regulators on agricultural biologicals.

5. Best practices

Develop best practices and protocols for testing and adapting biologicals based on co-creation processes during the living labs together with policy recommendations suited for smallholder farming in SSA.