To strengthen the innovation capacity of stakeholders in African agricultural research and development to effectively and efficiently facilitate and or catalyse rapid and large scale dissemination and adoption of successful agricultural best bets in areas where they are needed but are not accessed and utilized.
(i)To identify the most profitable and environmentally beneficial African model crops, best bets, and other agricultural enterprises for scaling-up and out in areas where they are suited but where they are currently not accessed and utilised
(ii) To analyse challenges and opportunities in value chain approach in scaling-up and out, agricultural best bets and disseminating success stories
(iii) To develop toolkit(s) for disseminators that facilitates the targeting of best bets to where they fit the prevailing social, environmental and market conditions.
Support to DONATA: Ccurrently, the AfDB provides modest support to DONATA. The project is led by FARA, managed by the SROs, and implemented by the NARS
