The European Commission's Seventh Framework Program for research includes the ERAfrica Project for research partnerships with Africa.
Thematic areas are renewable energies; interfacing challenges affecting Europe and Africa (e.g., water security, climate change, biodiversity conservation, food security, and others); and new ideas in any thematic area.
The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) supports nonprofit organizations in the USA and internationally for projects that provide food relief, development assistance, and improved public policy (among other goals) in the fight against hunger.
Activities in international development assistance include agricultural production, livestock development, land rights, soil and water conservation, and others.
The Peru Opportunity Fund supports smallholder farmers in Peru with information, simple technologies, and capital.
Grants can be made to nonprofit charitable organizations in the USA and in other countries (e.g., Peru) that have equivalent charitable status. The Fund requires at least 50% counterpart funding.
L'Agence Inter-établissements de Recherche pour le Developpement (AIRD) supports JEIA as a program to build the capacity of young research teams in the "South."
AIRD makes grants of up to 50 thousand for periods of three years to build the capacity of research teams in the developing world in collaboration with French partner organizations (CIRAD, université française, Institut Pasteur, CNRS, INSERM, IRD).
The French Committee for International Solidarity (Comité Français pour la Solidarité Internationale - CFSI), in partnership with Fondation de France, funds projects that support small-scale farming in West Africa.
Grants can be made to nonprofit European and West African organizations -- such as farmers' organizations in West Africa, partnering NGOs, and training and research organizations. Short-term projects range from 5 thousand to 10 thousand for one year. Longer-term projects are up to 50 thousand for three years.
The Australian government contributes to the education of talented individuals in the developing countries through its Australia Awards Scholarships. The subject areas for study correspond to priorities of Australia's aid programs by regions and countries -- and include agriculture, energy, natural resources, environment, and others.
The Nowegian Agency for International Development (Norad) makes grants to organizations and networks based outside of Norway to complement the programs it funds through Norwegian channels.
The program EXPERTS III supports university students (undergraduate through post-doctoral) and academic staff in South and Southeast Asia for education and training at participating European universities.
Academic fields include agricultural sciences, natural sciences, and several others.
With funding by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) seeks implementation partners for a program to improve the productivity of small-holder agriculture in selected regions of Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia.
Activities will build the capacity of agricultural suppliers; provide training and infrastructure for post-harvest management; strengthen farmers organizations; and emphasize a cross-cutting priority for the role of women.