The initiation phase of five months shall be used to further develop the project proposal with regards to stakeholder engagement and co-creation, detailed work package activities, data management preparation, and outreach to researchers and stakeholders in the Southern African region that are also involved in INC research, production, processing, marketing or consumption. In particular, the following activities are foreseen:
1) Elaboration of concept and methodology for the transdisciplinary approach
2) Stakeholder mapping in each of the focus regions
3) In depth assessment of existing activities regarding INC via a survey
4) Refinement of the research data management plan
5) First stakeholder workshop
6) Second stakeholder workshop
7) Meeting of the main project partners at UWC and interaction with selected stakeholders from focus regions
8) Final revision and submission of proposal