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MASSTER

Managing (South) Africa and Senegal Sustainability Targets through Economic-diversification of Rural-areas

Duration: 01.12.2023 – 31.12.2026

Context

In Sab-Sahara Africa agriculture is a major source of livelihood contributing with up to 40% of GDP and providing livelihood for over 70% of the population dependent on family farming that employs around 40% of active workforce. Yet, despite its importance, the potential of agriculture remains underexploited.
Rural-to-urban migration, as well as large migration flows to neighboring countries and Europe, continue to weaken rural economies.

Project aims to:

analyze risk factors causing migrations and those discouraging them, devising most relevant training programs for income-generation potential of (future) farmers;

provide South African and Senegalese HEIs and extension service providers with training of trainers, enabling them to deliver joint training sessions on newly developed non-degree courses for farmers and students;

support African HEIs to develop effective migration management mechanisms within agriculture and migration nexus.

Specifically, 6 partner HEIs in Senegal and South Africa are supported to address the:

needs of local farmers to conduct incomegeneration activities on their farms,

needs of extension services to provide relevant training (with income-generation potential) for farmers,

needs of municipalities to better manage economic migrations including from rural areas.

MASSTER aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals, especially:

Zero Hunger,

Quality Education,

Decent Work and Economic Growth,

Responsible Consumption and Production.

  • So, the main idea behind is to help strengthen rural areas, improve the quality of life and create prospects for young people, farmers and future farmers in Africa.

Co-funded by the European Union

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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