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Recruitment of three (03) individual consultants for the assessment of the socio-economic impact of Peste des Petits Ruminants outbreaks and control measures and cost-benefit analysis of PPR control and eradication programs in Ghana, Niger, and DR Congo

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CORAF Trains NARI Experts on Impact Evaluation Best Practices

About thirty socio-economists from the National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) of fifteen countries ...

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SELECTION OF A FIRM FOR THE INTERNAL AUDIT OF THE CORAF EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

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Recruitment of a specialized communication firm or agency for the development and implementation of CORAF’s communication strategy

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PAIRED & EnGRAIS Review Progress, Plan 2022 Activities

The Joint Advisory Committee of two of West Africa’s largest agri-input projects started meeting today, ...

First West African Agriculture Technology Park Opens Doors to Public

Businesses, policymakers, farmers, researchers, and several other food system actors will get a chance to view...

CORAF & EU to Donate Equipment to INERA

CORAF and the European Union (EU) will, on Thursday, September 30, 2021, donate cars, laboratory, and computer...

CORAF Appoints Dr. Emmanuel Njukwe as Director of Research and Innovation

CORAF is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Kouopkwa Njukwe as Director of Research and Innov...

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Recruitment of an Individual Consultant to Develop CORAF’s 2021 Annual Results Report

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AATF Pays Tribute to Its Departing Director

After close to ten years, the Executive Director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr....

Leveraging Digital Tools to Boost Productivity

About fifty actors from the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and the private agricultural sector ...

Ten New Seed Varieties to Boost Productivity in Niger

New seed varieties have been homologated and registered in the national catalog of plant species and varieties...

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Recruitment of an individual consultant trainer for the training workshop on advocacy and resource mobilization for agricultural research for development in West and Central Africa

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Recruitment of an individual consultant trainer for the training workshop in drafting project proposals for agricultural research for development in West and Central Africa

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Africa’s R&D Losses an Illustrious Scientists, Prof. Claude Adandedjan

One of Africa’s prominent scientists has died. Prof. Claude Adandedjan of Benin passed away on August 20...

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Recruitment of individual consultants to conduct the TARSPro project baseline study

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ECOWAS Steps Up Efforts to Make West Africa Rice Self-Sufficient by 2025

Demand for rice surpasses supply in most West African countries, forcing countries to import to make up for th...

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Recruitment of one (1) individual consultant (seed expert) for the technical and economic analysis and the definition of appropriate mechanisms and conditions for the operationalization of the national Seed Sector Support Fund in the countries of ECOWAS and the Sahel

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Recruitment of a consultant to carry out a review of regulations and standards in the production of animal feed, poultry and fish in three (03) West African countries (Benin, Niger, Senegal)

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Recruitment of a consultant to carry out a review of regulations and standard...

A Ghanaian Center at the Service of West African Root & Tuber Innovations

The Kumasi-based Crop Research Institute has one of the best research infrastructures in the region, than...

His Ph.D was the Defining Moment in His Career

43-years old Harry Okyere Ghanian researcher has seen his fortunes change significantly since he obtained his ...

WAAPP Boosts Yam Breeding Program in Ghana

Launched in the 1970s, the Yam Improvement Program did not get any meaningful traction until recently. Thanks ...

Taro Industry in Ghana Bounces Thanks to Research

While the taro industry had collapsed entirely in Ghana, researchers of the Crop Research Institute of the Cou...

Roots and Tubers Center of Excellence in Need of Support to Operate its USD .5 Million DNA Analyzer

The center acquired the latest generation DNA analyzer thanks to the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Pro...

Millet-based diet can lower risk of type 2 diabetes and help manage blood glucose levels

A new study has shown that eating millets can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and helps manage b...

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The Latest WAVE Quaterly Newsletter

To read the latest Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) quarterly newsletter, please clic on the...

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Recruitment Information Systems Officer

DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION HERE YOUMANN CONSULTING GROUP is looking for a sub-regional organization based in Wes...

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Recruitment of individual consultants to conduct the TARSPro project baseline study

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Recruitment of two firms / Design offices for the training of the TARSPro project actors in the establishment and facilitation of innovation platforms

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CORAF, AKADIMEYA to Combine Data and Crop Science for Greater Food Productivity

Food productivity remains remarkably low to feed the growing African population. The vast dichotomy between de...

West Africa Seed Committee Takes Measures to Strengthen Seed Sector

In late June 2021, members of the West African Regional Seed and Seedling Committee (WARSSC) met in the Guinea...

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Recruitment of a firm or group of consultants to assess the potential for improving the available forage cultivated in the six (6) PRAPS countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Chad)

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RECRUITMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP A PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT (PSE) STRATEGY FOR CORAF

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Recruitment of a Facilitator/Moderator for the Consultation Workshops on the Establishment and perationalization of Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Innovation in Climate Smart Agriculture and Facilitation of Science/Policy Dialogues in West and Central Africa

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CORAF, Partners to Assist Cape Verde Develop Its Seed Sector

A joint delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African Economic and Mo...

Forum to Hear How Businesses Can Take Innovations to Scale

A gathering of public and private sector actors takes place on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Organized by CORAF, th...

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RECRUITMENT OF A COMMUNICATION FIRM OR AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING SERVICES FOR CORAF

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Recruitment of an individual consultant to support CORAF for regional training on fall Army Worm management practices

Recruitment of an individual consultant to support CORAF for regional training on fall Army Worm management pr...

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Recruitment of a regional consultant for the Digitalization of PAIRED Agricultural Platforms

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Prof. Jalloh Retires After Decades of Service to Africa’s R&D

After nearly 35 years of service to Africa’s research and development (R&D), Prof. Abdulai Jalloh ha...

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Recruitment of a consultant to train CORAF impact assessment practitioners’ network in impact evaluation

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TARSPro Would Help Mali Tackle its Agriculture Challenges

The Secretary-General at the Ministry of Agriculture of Mali has said the Agricultural Technologies and I...

CORAF and IRD to Strengthen Collaboration

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) ...

TARSPro Aligned with Benin’s Government Priorities, Gov’t Official

The Secretary-General at Benin’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries has lauded a new technolo...

Towards a West Africa Seed Trade Association

Major seed businesses in West Africa have met to explore the possibility of setting up a West Africa Seed Trad...

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Recruitment of an individual consultant for the Review of the CORAF Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan (PERSUAP)

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Recruitment of a Facilitator/Moderator for the Consultation Workshops on the Establishment and Operationalization of Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Innovation in Climate Smart Agriculture and Facilitation of Science/Policy Dialogues in West and Central Africa

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CORAF Trains NARS Experts on Best Communication Practices

Around 20 experts gathered in the Senegalese capital recently to improve their communication research outputs ...

West African NARS Establish a Community of Practice on Communications

Communications experts of national agricultural research systems (NARS) of West Africa have established a comm...

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Recruitment of a Short-Term Consultant (STC) for Communications Within TARSPro Team

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Recruitment of an Individual Consultant to Develop CORAF’s 2020 Annual Results Report

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New Center to Boost Fight Against Transboundary Plant Pathogens

A new center of excellence with the mission to rein in on transboundary plant pathogens would be inaugurated ...

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Recruitment of a consultancy firm or a group of consultants for the design of a smart and sustainable mechanism to guide States on good practices regarding public seeds and seedlings subsidies for the countries of West Africa and the Sahel

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Recruitment of an individual consultant to digitize the survey tools of the IDRC COVID-19 project and manage data collection

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New Report Offers Blueprint to Strengthen Food System Resilience

Washington, May 20, 2021— According to the Food Crisis Prevention Network, a record 18.6 million people are ...

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Recruitment of an individual Consultant in charge of facilitating the training workshop for Communication Experts from National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) on good communication practices in agricultural research and development

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Recruitment of two (2) individual consultants for the technical and economic analysis and the definition of appropriate mechanisms and conditions for the operationalization of the national Seed Sector Support Fund in the countries of ECOWAS and the Sahel.

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Recruitment of an individual Consultant in charge of facilitating the training workshop for Communication Experts from National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) on good communication practices in agricultural research and development

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3 Takeaways from 13th General Assembly

The virtual business meeting of the 13th General Assembly, CORAF’s highest decision-making tool, has end...

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Recruitment of an individual consultant to conduct a Regional Training on Distinctness-Uniformity-Stability (DUS) and Value for Cultivation and Use (VCU) of Candidate Plant Varieties for Release

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New Innovation-Scaling up Project Launched in Burkina Faso

A new project designed to scale proven technologies has been launched in Burkina Faso by the country’s Minis...

CORAF General Assembly Opens Virtually Aiming for Solutions to Food System Challenges

Dakar, April 27, 2021 — A key gathering of critical players of West and Central Africa’s agri...

ECCAS Invites CORAF to Support Central Africa States

Dakar, April 27, 2021 – The Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources, and Water...

USAID Commends CORAF’s Diversifying Partners, Institutional Reforms

Dakar, April 27, 2021 — The Regional Director of the United States Agency for International Develop...

13th General Assembly to Hear Progress on CORAF’s Reforms & Repositioning

Dakar, April 26, 2021 — The first part of the 13th General Assembly (GA) of CORAF has been convened...

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS SUPERVISOR FOR THE MONITORING OF PHD STUDENTS IN SOCIO-ECONOMICS

REF: WAVE / CORAF Superv. SE 2124 / DeSIRA Project Opening date: 19 April 2021Closing date: 26 April 2021 DOWN...

CORAF and CIRAD to Strengthen Ties

The Executive Director of CORAF and the President Director General of the French Agricultural Research Centre ...

CORAF, ECCAS in Chad’s Presidency

A joint delegation from CORAF and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) was recently receiv...

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Recruitment of individual consultants to conduct a remote Regional Learning on quality seed production and seed business management

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Recruitment of an individual consultant to conduct a socioeconomic follow-up survey, and develop the consolidated baseline survey report

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Recruitment of an Individual Consultant to Develop CORAF’s 2020 Annual Results Report

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Recruitment of Individual Consultants to Amend and/or Develop the DUS (Distinctness – Uniformity – Stability) and VCU (Value for Cultivation and Use) Testing Protocols for the Release of Plant Varieties, in view of their registration into the Electronic Data Platform for the development of the National and Regional catalogs for plant species and varieties

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Recruitment of individual consultants specializing in “Information and Communication Technology (ICT)” for the upgrade of the electronic data platform of the national catalogues and the West Africa Regional Catalogue of Plant Species and Varieties

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iREACH Holds Pioneer Advisory Committee Meeting

Dakar, April 7, 2021 — The first-ever Advisory Committee meeting of the Innovation, Research, Extension, a...

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Recruitment of individual consultants for Training courses on “Innovation platform for agricultural development: setting and facilitating an innovation platform in West Africa”

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New Study to Focus on Impact of COVID-19 on Farmers, Herders

A new study to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of West Africa’s most vulne...

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Investment Support Officer (multiple specializations)

Job Posting: 16/Mar/2021 Closure Date: 13/Apr/2021, 9:59:00 PM Organizational Unit: FAO Investm...

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Investment Support Officer (multiple specializations)

Job Posting: 25/Feb/2021 Closure Date: 08/Apr/2021, 9:59:00 PM Organizational Unit: FAO Investm...

Mobilizing the Diplomatic Corp for Agri-Research

Burkina Faso’s ambassador to Senegal, His Excellency Jacob Ouédraogo, has expressed his intentions to c...

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (M / F)

Download pdf version here YOUMANN CONSULTING GROUP is looking for a sub-regional organization based in West an...

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RECRUITMENT OF A FIRM FOR AUDIT OF IFAD RESOURCES MANAGED BY CORAF EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT Fiscal Years 2020, 2021 and 2022

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— RECRUITMENT OF A FIRM...

Burkina Faso Lays Groundwork for Youths to Indulge in Agriculture

Burkina Faso’s government is changing the paradigm on the issue of agriculture, adopting an agricultural...

Ambassador of Burkina Faso Visits CORAF

The Ambassador of Burkina Faso in Senegal, His Excellency Jacob Ouédraogo, visited the CORAF Executive Secret...

Fatoumata Cissoko Stands Out in Guinea in Agrifood Processing Thanks to WAAPP

“Fatou and Kadija Sarl” is the name of the blossoming company headed by the young 33 years old Gui...

CORAF, IFDC Target 600,000 Producers

Close to 600,000 farmers are expected to be reached by the Fertilizer and Seed Recommendation for West Africa ...

Message of the Chair of the Governing Board on the Occasion of International Women’s Day 2021

Promoting Gender Equality in responding to the impacts of Covid-19 on Agricultural R&D: CORAF’s commitme...

CORAF’s Progress Towards Gender Equality

Countries, organizations, businesses, and non-governmental organizations celebrated International Women’...

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RECRUITMENT OF A FIRM FOR AUDIT OF USAID RESOURCES MANAGED BY CORAF EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

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Consultancy to develop the French version, improve the user interface and integrate the seed-forecasting tool into CORAF’s website for private companies and national programs in West Africa

Partnership for Agricultural Research, Education and Development – (PAIRED) Recruitment of an individual...

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Recruitment of short-term service provider – Social media & Agripreneur TV

TERMS OF REFERENCES Recruitment of short-term service provider – Social media & Agripreneur TV ̵...

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The call for applications for OWSD PhD Fellowships 2021 is Open

The Fellowship is offered to women scientists from science- and technology-lagging countries (STLCs) to und...

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Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers (Japan Award) 2021

Overview This annual award, which began in 2007, is organized and presented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fo...

Honorary President of West African Farmers Group Visits CORAF

The Honorary President of the Network of West African Farmer Organizations and Agricultural Producers (ROPPA) ...

One More Step to Ensure Seeds are Free from Pests and Diseases

An upcoming gathering in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire will take one more step to ensure seeds and seedlings ar...

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RECRUITMENT OF A FIRM TASKED WITH SUPPORTING CORAF IN THE MODERNISATION OF ITS MANAGEMENT TOOLS

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Recruitment of national individual consultants to map Climate Change Initiatives in West and Central African countries

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PAIRED Achieved Notable Results in 2020 Despite a “Challenging” Year

CORAF adapted itself and continued implementing the Partnership for Agricultural Research, Education and ...

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DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION HERE AN OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME CORAF’s KEY PLAYER IN ELEVATING RESEARCH ...

The Race for the World Food Prize 2022 is Open

The prize worth 250,000 USD rewards people who have carried out actions in food with a high impact on the popu...

Towards a Modernization of the Electronic Data Platform of the West Africa’s Regional Catalog of Plant Species and Varieties

[Ouagadougou] — Experts from several regional and international organizations will meet in the Burkinabe cap...

CORAF’s 29th Governing Board Ends with Approval of 2021 Work Plan

The 2021 annual work program and budget of CORAF focused on furthering the organization’s strategic miss...

CORAF to hold the 29th Session of its Governing Board from January 19 to 21

From January 19 to 21, 2021, CORAF will hold the twenty-ninth session of its Governing Board, virtually. Under...

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RECRUITMENT OF A FIRM TASKED WITH SUPPORTING CORAF IN THE MODERNISATION OF ITS MANAGEMENT TOOLS

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CORAF’s General Assembly to Hold in Two Phases

The 13th Ordinary Session of the CORAF General Assembly will be split in two parts; A virtual business meeting...

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YOUMANN CONSULTING GROUP is launching a call for positions listed below on behalf of CORAF under a Swiss Development Cooperation funded project

DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE VACANCIES HERE Deployment of Agricultural Technologies and Innovations to Increase the Res...

AKADEMIYA2063 and CORAF to Provide Data and Analysis in Support of Africa’s Agriculture and Food Security Agenda

Kigali, Rwanda, January 11, 2021 — Two of Africa’s leading research organizations have signed a new collab...

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CORAF Community Congratulates IITA Head, Following His Election as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences

The CORAF community through its Executive Director, Dr. Abdou Tenkouano, wishes to congratulate Dr. Nteranya S...

Innovative Strategies to Address Capacity Deficits in Agric Research in West and Central Africa

At the initiative of CORAF, a webinar held on December 10, 2020 by the leaders of the National Agricultural Re...

Towards the Creation of a Climate-Smart Agriculture Alliance in Central Africa

Like many parts of Sub Sahara Africa, Central Africa’s food system bears the brunt of climate change, re...

NARS Leaders Reflect on Capacity Building of Agricultural Research and Technology System

The leaders of the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) of West and Central Africa (WCA) will meet ag...

Reviving the West Africa Climate-Smart Agriculture Alliance

Several actors from West Africa’s agriculture and environment sectors have met online to revive the regi...

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Recruitment of individual consultants for the preparation of environmental and social safeguards instruments

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About Ten Million People to Benefit from New Project Funded by SDC

Roughly ten million people in West and Central Africa are expected to benefit from a new technology-scaling pr...

Swiss Development Corporation & CORAF to Sign New Agreement Worth USD 11 Million (5.6 Billion FCFA)

An ambitious new agreement design to support small-scale farmers in the Sahel and West Africa access critical ...

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Recruitment of individual consultants to identify the challenges and impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on food loss in Mali and Sierra Leone

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CORAF, EU, & IFAD Launch Project to Strengthen Farmer’s Resilience to Climate

A new science-focused intervention to strengthen farmers’ resilience to climate change would be launched...

CORAF and UT3 Sign an MoU to Improve Nitrogen Management in Africa

CORAF and the University Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier (UT3) have signed a memorandum of understanding p...

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Recruitment of individual consultants to undertake a study on The Impact of Government’s COVID-19 responses on food systems and livelihoods in the Sahel

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New Tool Seeks to Improve Seed Delivery

A new online tool to improve the delivery of seeds in West Africa will be launched at a virtual event on Tuesd...

Pooling Regional Efforts to Stop Pests and Food Diseases

CORAF invited stakeholders from West and Central Africa to a platform to discuss the best ways to fight agains...

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Recruitment of national individual consultants to map Climate Change Initiatives in West and Central African countries

Download the pdf version here Climate change is a global phenomenon with growing implications on different asp...

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RECRUITMENT OF A FIRM TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF CORAF’S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FISCAL YEARS 2020, 2021 and 2022

DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE CEI HERE The Executive Secretariat of the West and Central African Council for Agricultu...

West and Central African Research leaders to Discuss Bio risks Management

CORAF will on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, organize an online event to discuss how best to manage bio risks in W...

Fighting Against Plant Pests & Diseases in West and Central Africa

The impact of pests and emerging diseases on agricultural production is becoming alarming. The Biorisks proj...

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Recruitment of national individual consultants to map Climate Change Initiatives in West and Central African countries

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————- Recruitment of national ind...

New Project to Strengthen the Resilience of Farmers to Biological Threats

The BIORISKS project aims to help farmers anticipate and manage biological risks It is funded by the European ...

FeSeRWAM, a New Digital for Agriculture (D4AG) Tool Launched

More than a hundred actors of the West African food system, on Tuesday, August 2020, met virtually to launch t...

The Technologies Behind Dr. André Bationo’s 2020 Africa Food Prize

On September 11, 2020, the Africa Green Revolution Forum announced the winners of the 2020 Africa Food Prize. ...

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Recruitment Of A Firm For Audit Of IFAD Resources Managed By Coraf Executive Secretariat

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment Of A Firm...

New Online Tool to Empower Thousands of West African farmers Access Critical Agriculture Information

The Fertilizer and Seed Recommendations for West Africa Map (FeSeRWAM) will be launched virtually on September...

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Recruitment of a Digital Content Coordinator

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of a Digi...

Food System Resilience Program Consultative Meeting, July 2020, Report

A four-day virtual stakeholder conference “Under the palaver tree: unpacking Food System Resilience in West ...

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RECRUITMENT OF A FIRM FOR AUDIT OF USAID RESOURCES MANAGED BY CORAF EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

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Independent Assessment Rates WAAPP-1C as Satisfactory

“The evidence provided in the implementation completion report (ICR) point to the success of the West Afric...

CORAF Reinforces the Gender Mainstreaming Capacities of Partners

Implementing partners of the Partnership for Agricultural Research, Education and Development (PAIRED) can n...

West Africa has its Agri-Inputs Strategy

The integrated strategy is validated after an inclusive and participatory process that lasted more than two ye...

Hybrid Millet Varieties to Boost Production in West Africa

Millet is an important staple food for most people in the Sahel and West Africa. It is an important food crop ...

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 for the re...

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Recruitment of an individual consultant to Conduct a Review and Alignment of CORAF’s Governance Tools

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Recruitment of an individual DTP (Desktop Publishing) specialist consultant for the design of agri-input package sheets.

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Blog: Impact of COVID-19 on Food and Nutrition Security in West and Central Africa

Contributors: Caroline Makamto Sobgui; Hippolyte Affognon; Ousmane Ndoye; Fidélia Bohissou; Abdulai Jalloh; D...

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Recruitment of an individual DTP (Desktop Publishing) specialist consultant for the design of agri-input package sheets.

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Recruitment of an individual Consultant for the development of the ProPAD Gender Strategy

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of an ind...

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Recruitment of an individual consultant to support the greater integration of ECCAS countries and the ECCAS sub-region in CORAF activities

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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 goal was ...

While Commending CORAF, UEMOA Reaffirms Support to Agriculture Sector

The Commissioner of Agriculture of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) has praised CORAF for ...

Dr. Dominique Hounkonnou, an Avid Advocate for Rural Africa Dies

Dr. Dominique Hounkonnou, a prominent and respected scientist who championed the cause of the underprivileged ...

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Recruitment of a firm/team of consultants to conduct a mid-term assessment of CORAF’s Institutional Transition Strategy

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Recruitment of an individual consultant to Conduct a Review and Alignment of CORAF’s Governance Tools

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CORAF’s Governing Board Approves Revised Work Plan

The Governing Board of CORAF has approved the revised work plan. Meeting in its 28th session from July 15-17, ...

Opportunities

IV All Africa Horticultural Congress – AAHC2021 – Extended deadline Abstract submission

International Society for Horticultural Science ROSA – Responsive Online System for Acta Horticultur...

A UEMOA Investment Revitalizes the Cotton, Maize, & Livestock Sectors

According to a new report, west African cotton, maize, livestock, aquaculture, and poultry sectors are more ...

CORAF holds its 28th Session of the Governing Board

The 28th Session of the Governing Board (GB) of CORAF takes place from July 14-16, 2020. It will be presided o...

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Recruitment of an individual Consultant for the development of the ProPAD Gender Strategy

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of an ind...

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Request for expression of Interest to select financial intermediaries in the operationalization of the West African initiative for climat-smart agriculture “WAICSA”

Submission Deadline: 31 August, 2020 In response to the impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity...

Future of Food System Research Depends on Domestic Funding

Indigenous public and private resources supplemented by donor assistance are the principal pathways to the sus...

An African-wide Forum Discusses CORAF’s Innovative Approach to Financing Research

CORAF, on Thursday, July 2, 2020, discussed its experience in rolling out a regional approach to research fund...

Blog: How to Handle Postharvest during COVID-19

Contributors: Hippolyte Affognon; Yacouba Diallo; Fidélia Bohissou; Abdulai Jalloh; David Akana A few weeks a...

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 generation see...

His Dream Becomes Real Thanks to WAAPP

Thanks to the West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program (WAAPP), a young Togolese has considerably transfor...

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 gender and ...

More Agribusiness Millionaires Emerge In West Africa

The last three years have seen two Guinean brothers’ fortunes change in substantial ways thanks in part ...

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 the availabi...

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Webinar – A new era for food and climate: Driving transformative actions

Join us on 25 June 2020 for a global event to spark action to transform food systems in the time of COVID-19....

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Executive Director, Business Development and Partnerships

WorldFish is an international, not-for-profit research organization that works to reduce hunger, malnutrition ...

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 breeding p...

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Recruitment of a Consultant for the training of Chad’s Agricultural Research and Development Actors in Result-Based Management (RBM)

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of a Cons...

Blog: Adapting Agricultural Production to COVID-19 in West Africa?

Contributors: Hippolyte Affognon; Yacouba Diallo; Fidélia Bohissou; Abdulai Jalloh; David Akana Recently, we...

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2nd Call for Proposals “Innovations for climate smart agriculture at small holders scale in West Africa”

The GCCA+ – West Africa aims to participate in the regional west african effort to implement the Paris A...

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 modernizing ...

New Dispensation for Agri R&D in Benin?

For those who have long labored with the thorny issue of how to sustainable fund agricultural research and dev...

ITRAD’s New Director Co-Opted to CORAF Governing Board

The new Director-General of the Chadian Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (ITRAD) has been co...

Blog: COVID-19 has Further Complicated Access to Quality Seeds; Experts Suggest Ways to Ease the Burden on Farmers

Contributors: Yacouba Diallo; Fidélia Bohissou; Hippolyte Affognon; Abdulai Jalloh; David Akana There is gro...

2020 Forecast Predicts a Shortage of Certified Seed

There is going be a shortfall of certified maize, sorghum, millet, cowpea, and groundnuts seeds in the 2020 cr...

“Burkina Faso Can Reduce Import of Rice,” Researcher

Rice is one of the primary staple food in the Sahel and across West Africa. Its sustainable production and tra...

News

Message from the Executive Director of CORAF on the occasion of World Labor Day 2020

Dear colleagues, Labor Day is a special occasion meant to recognize the hard work of employees Worldwide. For ...

Responding to COVID-19: ECOWAS Touts CORAF-Led Ebola Seed Delivery as Response Model

Six years ago, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone were severely hit by an unprecedented Ebola epidemic. Overall...

CORAF Programs Affected by COVID-19

The regional situation of the spread of COVID-19 is evolving and a significant source for concern for us all. ...

West Africa Fertilizer Watch

Due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), governments all over the globe have placed restri...

CORAF Adjusting Priorities to Tackle COVID-19

In response to a recent call by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West African Minist...

Opportunities

New Award Announced for Early Career Scientists Researching Phosphorus Management in African Agriculture

The Young African Phosphorus Fellowship Award Program is co-sponsored by the African Plant Nutrition Institute...

New Rice Varieties to Boost Production

Four new rice varieties are now available to farmers across West Africa thanks to research efforts from rice b...

Management of the coronavirus or covid-19: Confined African population and food requirements

The negation of the formula that “man is the measure of all things” must be retained, because he i...

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Recruitment of firm or group of consultants for the Establishment of Web-based Data Management and sharing

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————– Partnership for Agric...

Nominations for the World Food Prize 2021 Now Open

The World Food Prize is the foremost international award recognizing the accomplishments of individuals who ha...

Opportunities

New Scholarship Program Announced For Plant Nutrition Graduate Students In Africa

African Plant Nutrition Scholarship Awards are co-sponsored by the African Plant Nutrition Institute, Mohammed...

Message of the Executive Director on the Occasion of International Women’s Day 2020

The world is about to celebrate women in all their diversity. CORAF pays tribute to women, particularly those ...

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Recruitment of a Scriptwriter Consultant / Storyteller to produce videos on CORAF activities

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of a Scri...

New Project Aimed at Breeding Climate-Smart Varieties to be Launched

A new project aimed at strengthening the resilience of rural communities in the Sahel to climate change throug...

Opportunities

David Hopper Prizes for Leadership in Research for Development

CALL FOR Applications PROGRAM(S) Agriculture and Environment, Inclusive Economies, Technology and Innovation D...

West African Grains Network Visits CORAF

A delegation from the West Africa Grains Network (WAGN) has visited CORAF to identify ways of working together...

New Hopes for West African Farmers as Actors Reset Strategies

For decades, a myriad of actors made access to quality inputs to farmers, their primary mission. But insuffici...

Guinea Bissau Seeks CORAF’s Support to Rebuild Research System

The government of Guinea Bissau has requested CORAF to support them in rebuilding the country’s national...

“Innovate in the Delivery of Inputs to Farmers,” ECOWAS Official

The Commissioner of Agriculture of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on input ...

Fruits and Legume Hub Gets New Lab Paving Way for Quality Research

The new laboratory of the Fruits and Legume Regional Center of Specialization has been inaugurated by Burkina ...

Procurement

Recruitment of an individual consultant in charge of writing the 2019 consolidated Annual Report of CORAF

Call for Expression of Interest ———————- Recruitment of an indiv...

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Recruitment of a consultant to support CORAF in operationalizing a framework for managing bio risks

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————————&...

Final Round of Talks to Reform West Africa Agri-Inputs Set for Abuja

A group of experts leading the formulation of West Africa’s pioneer integrated agri-inputs strategy meet...

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Recruitment of a Consultant to Produce Videos on CORAF’s Work in West and Central Africa

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————– Recruitment of a Co...

Career

Vacancies ABEE-WAVE

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: Project Manager 01/SE-CORAF/2020 M&E Assistant 0...

Career

CAADP-XP4 – Vacancies

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: Project Manager – 05/SE-CORAF/2020 M&E Ass...

In Central Benin, Parboiled Rice Production is Breathing New Life into Rural Communes

Glazoué, Benin, January 28, 2020―The bustling activity in the beautiful building facing the Agouagon train ...

In Togo, a Women Farmers’ Cooperative Successfully Produces Premium Quality Rice

Anié, January 28, 2020-It is market day in Anié, a commercial city 200 kilometers north of Lomé. The breakf...

Opportunities

Avis Général de Passation des Marchés (AGPM)

CONSEIL OUEST ET CENTRE AFRICAINPOUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT AGRICOLES (CORAF) ———&...

To What Extent was WAAPP Climate-Smart?

Projects implemented under the West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program (WAAPP) in Benin, Guinea, Niger, T...

CORAF Board Approves 2020 Work Plan

The Governing Board (GB) of CORAF has approved the 2020 work plan comprising a set of actions to strengthen th...

Recruitment of two individual consultants UX-UI DESIGNER & WEB/MOBILE DEVELOPER EXPERT

Call for Expression of Interest ————————– Partnership fo...

EU Funding to Help CORAF Combat Climate Change, hunger

An 18 Million Euro funding from the European Union (EU), is helping CORAF and partners take actions to ease th...

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Recruitment of a Firm For the training of Chad’s Agricultural Research and Development Actors in the Establishment and Facilitation of Innovation Platforms

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of a Firm...

INIDA’s Catalytical Role in Innovation Diffusion Praised

The harsh effects of climate change on the small island state of Cape Verde has not made its development chall...

Agriculture Minister Urges More Funding to Research

Cape Verdean Minister of Agriculture and Environment has urged governments and development partners to invest ...

CORAF Governing Board Holds in Praia, Cape Verde

The 27th Governing Board (GB) meeting of CORAF will take place in Praia, Cape Verde, from January 17-18, 2020 ...

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Recruitment of a Council and audit firm

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitmen...

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Recrutement d’un Cabinet d’audit et Conseil

APPEL A MANIFESTATION D’INTERETS ———————— Recrutement d’un...

Why I Returned to the Farm

Karim Yere is one of the beneficiaries of the Nurturing Enterprising Youth in Agricultural Technologies (NEYAT...

Boubacar Fomba, A Successful Young Poultry Farmer in Kayes, Mali

At 30, Boubacar Fomba is today one of the most successful young poultry farmers in Kayes, a city located in 49...

Mulling Post-WAAPP

Many have questioned what would happen once the West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program (WAAPP) ends. Act...

West Africa Getting Closer to an Agri-Inputs Plan

West Africa and the Sahel are about to have the first integrated agri-inputs strategy, which will further faci...

Opportunities

Call for communication-Second International Scientific Conference on Climate Change

Sub-Saharan Africa, in general, and West Africa in particular, is considered as one of the most vulnerable reg...

Honoring Abdoulaye Touré’s Lifetime of Service to Farmers

Friends, family members, and development actors from global, regional, and national institutions have paid tri...

An Innovation Award in Honor of Abdoulaye Toure

The World Bank and CORAF have announced an award to honor the memory of one of Africa’s foremost champio...

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DEMANDE DE COTATION N° 02/2019/ASSURANCES-SECORAF

Monsieur le Directeur, Il est prévu dans le cadre de l’exécution du projet cité en référence de procéd...

Opportunities

MANIFESTATION D’INTÉRÊT POUR LA CONSTITUTION D’UNE LISTE RESTREINTE DE FOURNISSEURS DE PRODUITS NUTRITIONNELS POUR LE COMPTE DE LA RÉSERVE RÉGIONALE DE SÉCURITÉ ALIMENTAIRE DE LA CEDEAO

La Commission de la Communauté Economique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) a reçu un financeme...

WAAPP Enters Final Stretch

One of West Africa’s largest agricultural projects in modern history is about to enter the final lap. To...

News

ECOWAS Commission and UN Women Partner on Gender Mainstreaming

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Entity for Gen...

Validating the Integrated Regional Agri-Input Strategy

A working group made up of representatives of agricultural research and development institutions, private sect...

News

CORAF’s STC Meets with Goal to Review Program Implementation

The annual gathering of the Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) of CORAF takes place in the Senegalese ca...

New Program with Strong Climate Focus Set to Start

A new research and development intervention designed to contribute to building resilient communities in West a...

“We Need to Produce Five Times More Food in Africa,” IFAD -Sub-Regional Director

The Sub-Regional Director of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) for West and Central Af...

The Thriving West African Seed Industry

West African seed companies are thriving as a result of the harmonization of regulations, actors of the sector...

West Africa Assesses the State of Implementation of Regional Seed Regulation

Seed actors from 17 countries will meet in Abuja, Nigeria, from Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 October 2019 to asse...

News

AUDA-NEPAD Renews Partnership with FARA

On 20th September 2019, the Executive Director of FARA Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo led a team of Secretariat staff tha...

Seed Production Becomes Lucrative for Young, Female Senegalese

Many farmers in Senegal and across West Africa have taken up seed production as a business in recent years. In...

“CORAF’s Support Crucial to Our Company’s Success”

In less than ten years, Tembédou et Fils, a Senegalese-based seed company has gone from a turnover of 200 mi...

“To Achieve Impact, Our Research Investments Must be Scaled-up,” USAID Official

“The research investments of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have generat...

Recruitment of one individual consultant (Gender expert)

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————– Partnership for Agric...

Recruitment of Consultant(s) to Finalize Development and Operationalize the Fertilizer and Seed Recommendations for West Africa Map (FeSeRWAM)

Call for Expression of Interest ————————- Recruitment of Consu...

Sahel, West Africa Infested by Fall Army Worm, Conference Hears

The Fall Armyworm is invading almost all of the Sahel and West African region, a regional conference to assess...

Promoting Better Plant Varieties Development in West Africa

Seed companies and actors of the public agricultural research systems from 9 countries in West Africa were tra...

Final Report of 2019 African Green Revolution Forum Published

“Deliberations at the Forum made it clear that the coordinated efforts of public and private sector acto...

Making FCFA 85 Million ($180,000) a Year Using WAAPP Technology

An innovative agribusiness enterprise, Canaan Agriculture Sarl, registered in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire’s e...

Senegalese Forestry Engineer, Baba Dioum is Co-Winner of 2019 Africa Food Prize

Senegalese forestry engineer Baba Dioum is one of the joint winners of the prestigious Africa Food Prize. The ...

“We Need Solutions that Cut Across Countries,” CORAF Executive Director

The Executive Director of CORAF has said the research and development solutions designed to tackle emerging an...

CORAF STC Member Honored

A senior scientist at the CGIAR Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) program and member of t...

Final Report of Fruit fly Project Learning Event Out

The final report of the workshop to discuss the end of the Fruit Fly project and draw lessons from its impleme...

Cotton Stems Open New Income Streams for Farmers

Emile Adimou, a carpenter based in Parakou, Benin was very proud to display his new furniture items from his s...

International Symposium on Science and Technology

The third edition of the International Symposium on Science and Technology will be organized in 2019 around tw...

Increasing Hybrid Rice Production in West Africa

Technical experts of about 20 rice seed companies are expected to be trained on the production and marketing o...

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Recruitment of a High Quality Management firm

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of a High...

West African Farmers to Soon Access Seeds and Fertilizers Data Online

Key seeds and fertilizers actors in West Africa are at the last stage of designing an online tool that will so...

Brighter Prospects for Maize Value Chain in Benin

A ‘new’ approach of bringing together key actors of an agriculture sector to learn, share, and act...

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Individual Consultancy: “Crop Protection Specialist” For the development of the ” Draft Executive Regulation related to Modalities of Phytosanitary Control and Certification for plant seed & Seedling for West Africa”

Download the CEI The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) brings...

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Recruitment of an individual consultant in charge of writing the 2019 consolidated Annual Report of CORAF

Download the CEI CORAF is an international non-profit association of national agricultural research systems (N...

West African Mango Producers Smiling Again

Exports of mangoes from West Africa to the European market have increased by 40 percent while interceptions of...

Dr. Alioune Fall Appointed FARA Board Chair

The former Chairperson of the Governing Board of CORAF, Dr. Alioune Fall, has been appointed the Interim Chair...

Opportunities

Advances in Classical Breeding and Application of Modern Breeding Tools for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa

Advances in Classical Breeding and Application of Modern Breeding Tools for Food and Nutrition Security in Afr...

CORAF Supports Countries to Update Plant Pests List

Pests and diseases can have damaging effects on the agriculture industry and significantly compromise trade ac...

Recruitment of two individual consultants UX-UI DESIGNER & WEB/MOBILE DEVELOPER EXPERT

Call for Expression of Interest ————————– Partnership fo...

Africa’s Agriculture Loses a Champion

Abdoulaye Toure might have looked frail in recent years, but the unfinished mission of getting technologies to...

How Strengthened Seed Alliances are Benefitting Smallholders in West Africa

As the multiple actors involved in the seed sector in West Africa reinforce their collaboration and expand act...

Opportunities

Call for Scholarship Applications 2019 at Centre d’Études Régional pour L’Amélioration de l’Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS) in Senegal

“In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme“ Call for Scholarship Applications 2019 at Centre d’Étu...

West Africa’s Strategy for the Integrated Management of Agri-Inputs Shapes Up

How do you provide farmers with an input package that contributes to improved productivity? This question was ...

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Recruitment of two individual consultants UX-UI DESIGNER & WEB/MOBILE DEVELOPER EXPERT

Call for Expression of Interest ————————– Partnership fo...

Mango Exports on the Rise Again in Burkina Faso as a Result of Research

Burkina Faso mango producers have regained significant control of the pesky little insect with a history of de...

Research Collaboration Stimulates Plantain Cultivation in Burkina Faso

By 2014, farmers in Burkina Faso had little experience cultivating plantain. “Plantain cultivation in Bu...

Early Signs of Boon for Businesses as Seed Laws are Harmonized

Enterprises in West Africa are now delivering seeds across borders quicker and in larger quantities as a regio...

Implementation of Harmonized Seed Regulation in West Africa: What Way Forward?

Major actors of the seed industry in West Africa will meet in the Senegalese capital, Dakar from June 11 to 12...

Opportunities

Seeking Legume Systems Research Projects for Funding – AOI3 NEW request

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research Announces NEW Request for Concept Notes: Area of In...

Opportunities

Seeking Legume Systems Research Projects for Funding

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research Announces Request for Concept Notes: Area of Inquir...

News

CORAF Revitalizes its Web TV to Better Engage Agripreneurs

Worried about growing unemployment in the economies of West and Central countries, the West and Central Africa...

Harmonization of Seed Rules in West Africa: Early Signs of Boon for Businesses

“Last week, I delivered 40 metric tons of sorghum seed to Ghana,” explains Stephen Yacouba Atar, V...

The Trending Nigerian Blue Collar Jobs in Aquaculture

Innovative aquaculture practices brought about the West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program are opening ne...

Private Investments Jolt Fish Feed Production in Nigeria

Fish feed production has seen a remarkable increase in Nigeria recently as a result of private investments. Th...

WAAPP Gender-Sensitive Technology Uplifts Women’s Dignity

Incomes of women in rural Africa could sometimes be laughable as they tend to be considerably low for survival...

An Aquaculture Millionaire at 25

When 25-year old Olubunmi Aderinsola Yahya arrived to do her bachelor’s degree in the Department of Aquacult...

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Firm Consultant Services Consultancy to upgrade the Seed information electronic platform www.wasix.net

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ——————————- Partne...

An Innovatory Model Attracting Teens to Aquaculture in Nigeria

A public education campaign targeting mostly secondary school students in Nigeria is attracting teenagers at a...

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Recruitment of two individual consultants (Seed expert and IT expert)

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ——————————- Partne...

Upscale Seed Demand Forecasting Tool, Actors Urge

West African seed actors have called for the expansion of the seed demand forecasting tool. A device that enab...

Reaffirming the Private Sector Leadership in the Seed Sector

A gathering of West African seed actors has concluded that the future of the seed industry lies in the hands o...

Opportunities

Call for Nomination – Al-Sumait Prize 2019

The Amir of the State of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, announced an initiative...

Winter 2019: Experts to help farmers

Experts from West African countries, Chad and Cameroon invite farmers, pastoralists, authorities, projects, NG...

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Recruitment of a Video Production Agency

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of a Vide...

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Consultancy Freelance Translators, Interpreters, Proof Readers, and Editors

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of Indivi...

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Recruitment of a Digital Content Coordinator

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of a Digi...

Just Out: Promising High-Yielding Tetraploid Plantain-Bred Hybrids in West Africa

The devastating threat of black leaf streak disease caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis on plantain productio...

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Services of an Individual Consultant in charge of the Implementation of the ECOWAS Regulation C/REG.4/05/2008 harmonizing the Rules governing the quality control, certification and marketing of seeds and seedlings in the ECOWAS-UEMOA CILSS region

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ———————— Services of an Indiv...

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Recruitment of an Individual Consultant for the design and development of digital WebTV tools: Online platform, mobile application, educational robots, digital marketing and community management

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ———— Recruitment of an Individual Consultant for the d...

Opportunities

Seeking Legume Systems Research Projects for Funding

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research Announces Request for Concept Notes: Area of Inquir...

International Course : Gender and Food Systems

Why Gender in Food Systems? In 2018, women still have fewer economic opportunities than men, less access to ed...

‘A West African Research Coordination Hub on the Horizon’

Representatives of the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) and ...

Senegal to Host Major Players of the Seed Industry

Major actors of the seed industry in West and Central Africa are expected to gather in the Senegalese capital,...

West Africa Unites to Accelerate Farmer’s Access to Innovations

What may be most challenging for stakeholders in the various agriculture value chains in West and Central Afri...

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Recruitment of a Story Teller Web TV

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTERST ———————— Recruitment of a Story...

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Recruitment of three individual consultants for national training courses on strategies for scaling agriculture technologies in West Africa

Call for Expression of Interest ———————- Recruitment of three indivi...

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Recruitment of two individual consultants for a Regional Training course on “Innovation platform for agricultural development: setting and facilitating an innovation platform in West Africa”

Recruitment of two individual consultants for a Regional Training course on “Innovation platform for agricul...

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Consultancy Seed varieties Selection Fertilizer

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST —————————- Recruitment o...

Climate Relief Soon for Chadian Farmers?

With the agreements finalized and the project launched, Chad, with the support from development partners, has ...

CORAF Supports ISRA to Conduct Gender-Sensitive Research

At the request of the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA), CORAF has trained gender specialis...

JOB APPLICATION: Bilingual Administrative and Finance Consultant

EnGRAIS Project IFDC North and West Africa Type of contract: Consultant Duration: 6 Months Renewable Start dat...

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Breeding Specialist

Job Posting : 18/Mar/2019 Closure Date : 01/Apr/2019, 9:59:00 PM Organizational Unit : FAO REPRESENTATION IN T...

How to Produce More While Safeguarding Ecosystems?

West and Central African governments face sizable challenges to not only grow enough food to feed its swelling...

Opportunities

International course on facilitation of multi-stakeholder partnerships

Download the full document here...

CORAF and FAO Team up to Tackle the Challenges of the Sahel

Two of West Africa’s agriculture research and development partners are examining the possibilities of st...

Women Lead the Way in Technology Adoption

As the international community celebrates women, data from Africa’s largest sub-regional research organi...

Brighter Days Ahead for Plant Nutrition Research in West Africa

A ceremony to launch the West African regional program office of the International Plant Nutrition Institute (...

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CEI 01-2019 Consultants for Regional Agri-input Strategy

Call for Expression of Interest ———————- Recruitment of individual consultants to develop a Regi...

Africa and Asia lead a global initiative to diversify staples

Leading agriculture organizations from Africa and Asia have joined hands to take on a bold initiative to creat...

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CEI 25-2018 Cabinet Evaluation System Management Fiduciary CORAF-RELAUNCHING fve

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of a firm for the diagnosis and evaluati...

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CEI 24-2018 Cabinet Evaluation HR System CORAF – RELAUNCHING fve

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of a firm for the organizational diagnos...

CEI No 23-2018 – RELAUNCHING : Selection of Short-term experts specialized in various fields of agricultural research and development

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ————————— Selection of Short-term experts specialized ...

Training Youth Key to Growing African Agriculture

The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) is providing education ...

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CEI N° 26-2018 : Recruitment of an individual consultant in charge of writing the 2018 consolidated Annual Report of CORAF

CALL FOR MANIFESTATION OF INTEREST ——————————— Recruitment of an individual consultant i...

Niger : Innovations double milk production in Toukounous

Milk production in the Toukounous dairy farm in Niger has more than doubled as a result of innovations provi...

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CEI N° 24-2018 : Recruitment of a firm for the organizational diagnosis and modernization of the human resource management of CORAF

CALL FOR MANIFESTATION OF INTEREST ——————————— Recruitment of a firm for the organiza...

Major Regional Agricultural Research Programs Share Experiences

Actors of three major regional agricultural research programs in Africa met recently in Lusaka, Zambia to shar...

The Paradox of Senegalese Women Agro-Processors

The uplifting stories of brave women agro-processors of Senegal. Undaunted by the challenges, they have taken ...

World Bank Satisfied with CORAF’s Implementation of WAAPP

The World Bank has expressed its satisfaction with the state of implementation of the West Africa Agriculture...

8 Nigerien Ministers Show up To Support WAAPP

In an extraordinary show of endorsement of agricultural research and the West Africa Agriculture Productivity...

CORAF and CEEAC to Strengthen Collaboration on Agricultural Research

Officials of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and CORAF met Monday, August 5, 2018, in...

Turning Fish Farming into Profitable Business in Cote d’Ivoire

Until recently, fish farming was done primarily for subsistence in many parts of the central west region of Co...

Quality Research Opens Brighter Future for West African Fish Farmers

A three-year research and development project funded by the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) ...

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CEI N° 23-2018 : Selection of Short-term experts specialized in various fields of agricultural research and development

CALL FOR MANIFESTATION OF INTEREST ——————————— Selection of Short-term experts specializ...

Smoking Fish Reduces Waste—and Improves Incomes

A fish smoking kiln from the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) is helping tr...

“Senegalese Farmers Now Buying Less Rice”

Yields barely lasted three months for rice-producing households of Ngoungoul, a village located about 250 Kilo...

WAAPP Sows Seeds of Resilience in Senegal

The geographical location of Senegal along the Sahelian belt of Africa means its agriculture is already facing...

Fully equipped, the Regional Center on Dry Cereals Assumes Its Catalytic Role

If there was one wish by actors of the West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program (WAAPP) at the inception...

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Services of Individual Consultant to Assist in Developing or Updating National Quarantine Pest Schedules (NQPL)

CALL FOR MANIFESTATION OF INTEREST ——————————— Services of Individual Consultant to As...

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Recruitment of a WAAPP Communication Expert

CALL FOR MANIFESTATION OF INTEREST ——————————— Recruitment of a WAAPP (West Africa Agric...

Regional Cooperation Strengthens Senegal Cassava Sector

Cassava may not be the number one crop in Senegal. Compared to maize, millet, sorghum, peanut, or mangoes, it ...

The Paradox of Senegalese Women Agro-Processors

The uplifting stories of brave women agro-processors of Senegal. Undaunted by the challenges, they have taken ...

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Recruitment of an individual consultant in charge of supporting Livestock-NCoS during Implementation Support Missions of the West Africa Agriculture Productivity Projects

CALL FOR MANIFESTATION OF INTEREST ——————————— Recruitment of an individual consultant i...

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RELAUNCH : CEI N° 15-2018 : Recruitment of a Regional Consultant to evaluate the effects of the implementation of the Gender Strategy in the countries of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP)

CALL FOR MANIFESTATION OF INTEREST ——————————— Recruitment of a Regional Consultant to e...

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RELAUNCH : CEI N° 19-2018 : Recruitment of an individual consultant Senior Expert on Fall Armyworm

CALL FOR MANIFESTATION OF INTEREST ——————————— Recruitment of an individual consultant S...

‘Alliance Sahel’ Injects New Momentum in Scientific Cooperation

Scientific collaboration between Franco-African agronomic research institutions dates back to many decades. To...

Towards the ‘Privatization’ of the Seed Industry in West Africa

In view of increasing the role of the private sector in the production and distribution of seeds in West Afric...

Slow Millet Productivity Pose Fresh Challenges to Researchers

Despite recent breakthroughs in research, insufficient production and climate change are challenging millet re...

Turning West African Cotton Stems to Profitable Business

In almost all cotton-producing countries in West Africa, cotton stems are viewed more like a good-for-nothin...

Integrated Pest Management Key To Improving Incomes on Orchards

For West African mango growers, a small pest is the biggest enemy: the fruit fly. Since the arrival of Bactro...

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CEI N° 19-2018 : Recruitment of an individual consultant Senior Expert on Fall Armyworm

CALL FOR MANIFESTATION OF INTEREST ——————————— Recruitment of an individual consultant S...

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AMI No. 17-2018 : Recruitment of a firm for Orientation and Training for CORAF Governing Board members

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ———————— Recruitment of a firm for Orientation and Training f...

‘Private Sector Growth Real Measure of Seed Regulation Success’

About seventeen West African countries are today credited for adopting a common seed regulation. These laws ar...

CORAF New Chair takes office with Mission to Rein in on Growing Poverty

Cape Verdean lead agricultural researcher, Dr. Angela Maria P. Barreto da vega Moreno has taken over the rei...

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MANAGER PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (PAIRED)

– AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING PROSPERITY, FOOD AND NUTRITIO...

West Africa Assesses Progress in Implementation of Seed Regulation

Seed actors from seventeen West African countries meet in the Senegalese capital, Dakar from Monday, July 9 to...

As Niger Scales up E-vouchers, More Farmers have Access to Agri-inputs

Niger has scaled up the electronic vouchers to deliver critical agri-inputs to farmers in remote corners of th...

New App to Fight Fall Armyworm in West Africa

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization and Pennsylvania State University joined forces to dev...

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Chad & CORAF Agree to Promote Climate-Smart Technologies

An agreement signed today, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, between the Government of Chad and CORAF, is expected to sp...

Officials of the Swiss Cooperation Agency Visit CORAF

Two senior officials of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) recently visited CORAF. Their...

Farmers talk about SRI in Timbuktu, Mali

Ten years ago, in 2008, I spent most of the rice cropping season near Timbuktu in Mali, working with farmers o...

Budding Scientist Whose Only Ambition is to increase Milk Production in Niger

For a society where the majority of girls and women are confined to household chores or mostly laborers in fie...

The ‘New Scientists’ Re-energizing Livestock Research in Niger

About a decade ago, the department of animal production of Niger’s National Institute of Agricultural Resear...

As R&D Picks up in West Africa, ECOWAS Research Hubs go on a Quest for Excellence

Actors of nine West Africa agriculture research hubs are meeting in Saly, Senegal to assess progress towards t...

How’s Niger’s Livestock Faring in Mali

Livestock farmers in West Africa are increasingly turning to the red goat of ‘Maradi‘ and the ‘Balami,�...

Off-Season Rice Fends off Malian Farmers from Climate Stress

Fifty-five-years old Boureima Sanogo has been cultivating rice since he was 15. With traditional cultivation m...

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Agriculture research and development (R&D) in West Africa was in a bleak state in 2008. Several analyses�...

The Man Championing Wassachiè, Mali’s ‘Favored’ Chicken Specie

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CEI N° 15-2018 : Recruitment of a Regional Consultant to evaluate the effects of the implementation of the Gender Strategy in the countries of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP)

Call for manifestation of interest ————————————– Recruitment of a Regional Consultan...

Progress Made on Cashew Yields in Benin

Trails on plantations of cashew growers in Savè, Benin show an increase in yields and incomes when producers ...

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E-vouchers to facilitate Agri-inputs Access in Guinea

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