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The main objective of this initiative is to advance the responsible development, deployment, and scaling of homegrown AI research and innovations to tackle pressing challenges in agriculture and food systems in Africa. This will be accomplished by setting up, managing, and supporting an innovation research network on AI for agriculture and food systems. This network will consist of six to ten innovation research projects that will develop, deploy, test, and seek to scale responsible and African-led AI research and innovations. This research will deepen our understanding of how to develop, deploy, and scale responsible AI innovations for sustainable agriculture and food systems in Africa. The project will also seek to use these lessons learned to inform African and international AI policy and practice conversations. 

This project is part of the innovation stream of the Artificial Intelligence for Development Africa (AI4D Africa) program, which is dedicated to a future in which Africans across all regions create and use AI to lead healthier, happier, and greener lives. AI4D Africa is co-funded by IDRC and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.</narrative>
   <narrative xml:lang="FR">La population de l&#x2019;Afrique devrait atteindre environ 2,6 milliards d&#x2019;habitants d&#x2019;ici 2050. Cela n&#xe9;cessitera une augmentation de la production alimentaire pouvant aller jusqu&#x2019;&#xe0; 70 % pour r&#xe9;pondre aux besoins de la population, ce qui constitue un s&#xe9;rieux d&#xe9;fi pour l&#x2019;agriculture et les syst&#xe8;mes alimentaires. Une telle exigence, dans un contexte de p&#xe9;nurie de ressources, de changements climatiques, de pand&#xe9;mie de COVID-19 et de conditions socio&#xe9;conomiques tr&#xe8;s difficiles, pourrait &#xea;tre plus facile &#xe0; atteindre avec l&#x2019;application de technologies et d&#x2019;innovations &#xe9;mergentes telles que l&#x2019;intelligence artificielle (IA) afin de progresser dans les transformations requises dans le secteur. 

L&#x2019;objectif principal de cette initiative est de faire progresser le d&#xe9;veloppement, le d&#xe9;ploiement et la mise &#xe0; l&#x2019;&#xe9;chelle responsables de la recherche et des innovations en mati&#xe8;re d&#x2019;IA d&#x2019;origine locale afin de relever les d&#xe9;fis urgents de l&#x2019;agriculture et des syst&#xe8;mes alimentaires en Afrique. Cela se fera par la mise en place, la gestion et le soutien d&#x2019;un r&#xe9;seau de recherche sur l&#x2019;innovation en mati&#xe8;re d&#x2019;IA pour les syst&#xe8;mes agricoles et alimentaires. Ce r&#xe9;seau sera compos&#xe9; de six &#xe0; dix projets de recherche sur l&#x2019;innovation qui d&#xe9;velopperont la recherche et les innovations responsables et dirig&#xe9;es par des Africains dans le domaine de l&#x2019;IA, les d&#xe9;ploieront, les mettront &#xe0; l&#x2019;essai et chercheront &#xe0; les mettre &#xe0; l&#x2019;&#xe9;chelle. Cette recherche permettra d&#x2019;approfondir notre compr&#xe9;hension de la mani&#xe8;re de mettre en place, de d&#xe9;ployer et de mettre &#xe0; l&#x2019;&#xe9;chelle des innovations d&#x2019;IA responsable pour une agriculture et des syst&#xe8;mes alimentaires durables en Afrique. Le projet cherchera &#xe9;galement &#xe0; utiliser ces enseignements pour alimenter les conversations sur les politiques et les pratiques de l&#x2019;IA en Afrique et dans le monde. 

Il fait partie du volet innovation du programme Intelligence artificielle pour le d&#xe9;veloppement en Afrique (IAPD Afrique), qui vise un avenir dans lequel les Africains de toutes les r&#xe9;gions cr&#xe9;ent et utilisent l&#x2019;IA pour mener une vie plus saine, plus heureuse et plus verte. Le programme IAPD Afrique est financ&#xe9; conjointement par le CRDI et l&#x2019;Agence su&#xe9;doise de coop&#xe9;ration internationale au d&#xe9;veloppement.</narrative>
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