BRAINS Project

The BRAINS Project aims to address critical challenges in African agriculture by enhancing climate resilience and promoting sustainable farming practices. Many African farmers, especially women and youth, face the dual pressures of climate change and poor agricultural productivity. These challenges are exacerbated by environmental degradation, such as soil erosion, and limited access to climate-smart farming technologies. BRAINS seeks to solve these issues by integrating beans, beneficial insects such as bees and Black soldier fly, and fruit trees, such as mangoes, citrus, and avocados, into farming systems. This approach fosters biodiversity, improves soil health, and enhances crop yields while reducing the carbon footprint of farming activities. The project promotes low-carbon agricultural practices, ensuring that farming contributes less to climate change and becomes more resilient to its effects. Through participatory climate-smart technologies, BRAINS empowers local farmers, particularly women and youth, to adopt innovative and sustainable practices that improve food security, increase income, and build long-term resilience against climate shocks. By reaching over 70 million people in 15 African countries, the project aims to uplift vulnerable farming communities and drive positive environmental and economic transformation across the continent.