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EVENTS

Since the last ordinary session of the Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) held from 20 to 22 October 2009, important scientific and governance issues have cropped up. The STC members met in an extraordinary session from 14 to 16 January to discuss these issues.

Within the framework of the implementation of the ongoing change management process within CORAF/WECARD, since January 2009, three training sessions were organized for the players and partners. Asession was organized for the STC members from 11 to 13 January 2010, the facilitators from the English-speaking countries of CORAF/WECARD from 18 to 22 January 2010 and the representatives of the Regional Economic Communities, the Private Sector and Producers organizations from 25 to 27 January 2010.

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PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES

Dakar, 22-26 February 2010 :Workshop on the regional framework for environmental and social management and the pesticides management plan

Nigeria and Togo, 14-20 February 2010 : Follow up of the implementation of Yam Project.

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COOPERATION

A delegation from CORAF/WECARD led by its Executive Director, Dr. Paco Sereme, held a working session with a World Bank team to extend the West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program (WAAPP) to other countries. This took place in Washington from 20 to
24 January 2010.

Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Africa Director of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held a working session on 14th January 2010 with the Management of the Executive Secretariat of CORAF/WECARD. The two sides discussed the areas of cooperation between their two institutions.

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TRAINING

Researchers from West African Universities and Research Institutions met from 26th to 30th October, 2009 at the University of Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar for a regional training session on the Web 2.0 tools for collaborative research.

The SCARDA programme mid-term review conducted in February 2009, upon the request of the DFID, the donor, made a number of recommendations aiming at correcting the shortcomings observed in order to improve upon programme implementation. It was also planned that after, approximately 6 months another assessment of the programme would be carried out. It was in this context that the evaluator convened a consultative meeting, on 30th September 2009 in Accra, between himself and some SCARDAstakeholders at the level of CORAF/WECARD.

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LAST PUBLICATIONS

Coraf.Echos, online check the new monthly bulletin, N°13 February 2010.

Action plan for the development of biotechnology and bio-safety in the ECOWAS sub-region 2006 – 2010

Dissemination of New Agricultural Technologies in Africa (DONATA)

Innovation Platform for Technology Adoption (IPTA) POSTER 2009

 

 

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