Mélanzé Project
ARTS Project
Co-designing agroecological transition pathways in Senegal through research, deliberative platforms and creative communication.
ARTS is a research-action project focused on the conditions for a just agroecological transition in Senegal. It connects social sciences, territorial approaches, spaces of dialogue and creative tools to help shape concrete transformation pathways.
Status
Active
Funding
100%
Confirmed funding - SNSF / SDC
What helps most
Collaborations, relays and invitations
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Overview
The project starts from a central observation: agroecology does not spread through techniques alone, but through governance arrangements, shared narratives and territorial action frameworks able to endure.
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What the project sets in motion
- Analysis of the drivers and barriers shaping territorialized food systems.
- Living labs and deliberative platforms involving field organizations, institutions, civil society and territorial actors.
- Creative communication, mediation and advocacy tools to circulate knowledge beyond academic spaces.
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Partners and current status
Mélanzé contributes to the art, culture and public mediation dimension of the project, in connection with local dynamics and storytelling forms able to widen public debate. The project is carried with the University of Bern, ENDA PRONAT, IPAR and CIRAD, and is fully funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
Next step
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