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Invest in Early Generation Seed Production, Gov’ts Urged
Seed actors are urging governments across West Africa to invest more in the production of early generation seeds to close...
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His Dream Becomes Real Thanks to WAAPP
Thanks to the West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program (WAAPP), a young Togolese has considerably transformed his personal and business fortunes....
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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 youth-related inequities...
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More Agribusiness Millionaires Emerge In West Africa
The last three years have seen two Guinean brothers’ fortunes change in substantial ways thanks in part to innovations from...
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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 availability of breeder, foundation,...
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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 program funded by...
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Blog: Adapting Agricultural Production to COVID-19 in West Africa?
Contributors: Hippolyte Affognon; Yacouba Diallo; Fidélia Bohissou; Abdulai Jalloh; David Akana Recently, we discussed how COVID-19 could complicate access to seeds that are...
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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...
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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 development (R&D)...
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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-opted to join the CORAF...
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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 growing evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic will hurt...
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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 cropping season,...
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“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 transformation...
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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 us at...
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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, more than 11.000...
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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. The...
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