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 Th...
“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 producti...
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 epidemi...
West Africa Fertilizer Watch
Due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), governments all over the globe have pla...
CORAF Adjusting Priorities to Tackle COVID-19
In response to a recent call by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West Afri...
New Rice Varieties to Boost Production
Four new rice varieties are now available to farmers across West Africa thanks to research efforts f...
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 cha...
West African Grains Network Visits CORAF
A delegation from the West Africa Grains Network (WAGN) has visited CORAF to identify ways of workin...
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 Agoua...
CORAF Board Approves 2020 Work Plan
The Governing Board (GB) of CORAF has approved the 2020 work plan comprising a set of actions to str...