Enhancing climate resilience in agriculture for improved food and nutrition security through research, innovation and training in the Republic of Mauritius The overall objective of the action is to strengthen the capacity of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius in research and training to promote sustainable agriculture for improved food security in response to climate change. The specific objectives of the action are: 1) To use molecular methods for pest and disease characterisation to identify their geographical distribution, seasonality and temporal prevalence and measure their impact on production; 2) To develop a package of climate-smart agriculture technologies for agriculture; 3) To develop the necessary competences for innovative transformation of raw materials from the agricultural sectors into high-value products that fulfil customer and international food safety requirements; 4) To increase the marketed supply of quality and wholesome milk from smallholder dairy farmers for the local market and as input for the local agroindustry; 5) To empower the human capital in Rodrigues through agricultural education for improved resilience to climate change