Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze (ČZU), prostřednictvím Fakulty tropického zemědělství (FTZ), koordinuje mezinárodní výzkumný projekt BIO-CAPITAL, jehož cílem je propojit soukromé investice s ochranou přírody. Projekt sdružuje 17 výzkumných institucí a firem ze 13 evropských zemí a zaměřuje se na vývoj finančních nástrojů, které podpoří zachování a obnovu biodiverzity.

The Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ) is hosting a two-week visit from a delegation of the University of Dschang (UoD), Cameroon, under the Erasmus+ KA171 credit mobility project, led by Ing. Jana Mazancová, Ph.D.The delegation included

The World Agroforestry Campus in Nairobi, Kenya, hosted a three-day conference from March 10–12, 2025, officially launching the AfroGrow project. This four-year EU-funded initiative under Horizon Europe aims to develop sustainable agroforestry practices across Africa, enhancing climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and socio-economic development.

AfroGrow brings together 25 partner organizations from Europe and Africa, working within six Living Labs in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, and Botswana to test and implement innovative agroforestry solutions.

The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) is actively involved in the project through:

• Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ) as the lead partner (Prof. Ing. Bohdan Lojka, Ph.D., Ing. Radim Kotrba, Ph.D., Ing. Marie Kalousová)
• Faculty of Environmental Sciences (Mgr. Tomáš Jůnek, Ph.D.)
• Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources (Markus Dettenhofer, Ph.D.)

AfroGrow bridges science, innovation, and local expertise, fostering collaboration between academia, NGOs, the private sector, and local communities.

Read more about the project: https://afrogrow-project.eu