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Agenda of Important Events of CORAF/WECARD in 2014...

Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture 2014... Website and registration

Forum of the major partners and donors for the appropriation of the Strategic Plan of CARBAP Yaoundé-Cameroon; October 25th 2013

The African Center for Research on Bananas and Plantains (CARBAP) is an international organization specialized in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) research and development. Created in 2001, its headquarters is located at Njombé, Cameroon. In terms of the coordination of research and sub-regional integration, CARBAP has a distinct comparative advantage and constitutes a pole of excellence for research/development and operates through its anchorage to CORAF/WECARD (the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development), and PRASAC/CEMAC (Pôle Régional de Recherche Appliquée au Développement des Systèmes Agricoles d’Afrique Centrale) within the context of regional agricultural policies of the economic communities of West and Central African states.

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Resources

1. WAAPP 2A : updated plans for environmental and social management, pests and pesticides management and resettlement framework
2. Documents of the wrap up of WAAPP supervision missions in Freetown, Sierra Leone
3. Documents of the information sharing workshop on the spread and control of tomato leafminer Tuta Absoluta

WAAPP/PPAAO

WAAPP/PPAAO: An innovative and sustainable model for investment in agricultural research for development in West Africa

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International Symposium of WAWA

Complex King Fahd Palace (former Meridien President) welcomed the 31 July and 1 August 2013, over 500 women from West Africa and the world to take part in the international conference of the Association of Women of the West Africa (WAWA) on the theme: "Agriculture, food and nutrition security, the contribution of women in West Africa."

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Agricultural Science Week and General Assembly 2014: Submitting the official letter to the Minister of Agriculture of Niger

Working session with the Minister of Agriculture of Niger, Mr. Oua Saidou, to present the objectives and expected results of the 4th science Week and the 11th General Assembly scheduled for 2014 in Niamey.

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Interview of Dr. Harold ROY-MACAULEY (Wrap Up of WAAPP Supervision Missions)

Interview of Dr Harold ROY-MACAULEY, Executive Director of CORAF/WECARD at the Wrap Up of WAAPP Supervision Missions in Sierra Leone.

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Interview of Karen Brooks (Wrap Up of WAAPP Supervision Missions)

Interview of Karen Brooks at the Wrap Up of WAAPP Supervision Missions in Sierra Leone.

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Projects briefs

In order to give greater visibility to its projects, the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) is creating project briefs. These sheets will provide detailed information on the projects implemented under CORAF/WECARD's guidance.

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Monographs on climate change and agriculture

These monographs examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa — Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo — and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region.

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