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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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