COVID-19 Disrupting Ag Research, But Actors See Opening to ‘Build Back Better’
The food system in West and Central Africa (WCA) is already facing the brunt of COVID-19. Timelines ...
Bright Future for Plant Breeding in West Africa
When about two dozen plant breeders were invited to Dakar, Senegal, in early March 2020, the primary...
Future of Food System Research Depends on Domestic Funding
Indigenous public and private resources supplemented by donor assistance are the principal pathways ...
Blog: How to Handle Postharvest during COVID-19
Contributors: Hippolyte Affognon; Yacouba Diallo; Fidélia Bohissou; Abdulai Jalloh; David Akana A f...
Invest in Production of Early Generation Seed, Gov’ts Urged
Seed actors are urging governments across West Africa to invest more in the production of early gene...
CORAF Joins Global Panel on Actions to Transform Rural Economies
A set of interlinked actions are needed to spark the transformation of rural communities and close g...
Mitigating Impact of COVID-19 on West African Seed Sector
Seed actors from 17 West African countries, including Chad and Mauritania, are meeting to examine th...
40.000 to Benefit from a European Union-funded Research Project
About 40.000 families from Burkina Faso, Niger, and Senegal will benefit from a new five-year plant ...
Blog: Adapting Agricultural Production to COVID-19 in West Africa?
Contributors: Hippolyte Affognon; Yacouba Diallo; Fidélia Bohissou; Abdulai Jalloh; David Akana Re...
Modernising Sweet Potato Breeding in West Africa
A series of five online meetings would be holding from May 27 to June 9, 2020, to discuss ways of mo...