MASSTER Project EU

MASSTER is EU co-funded project that stands for Managing (South) Africa and Senegal Sustainability Targets through Economic Diversification of  Rural Areas. 

In Sab-Sahara Africa agriculture is a major source of livelihood contributing with up to 40% of GDP and providing livelihood for over 70% of the population dependent on family farming that employs around 40% of active workforce. Yet, despite its importance, the potential of agriculture remains underexploited. Rural-to-urban migration, as well as large migration flows to neighboring countries and Europe, continue to weaken rural economies.

The main idea of the project is to help strengthen rural areas, improve the quality of life and create prospects for young people, farmers and future farmers in Africa.

The MASSTER project consortium consists of a total of 13 partners from 6 countries: Germany, South Africa, Senegal, Italy, Serbia and France. This includes 11 higher educational institutions and 2 exension service providers.