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 Monetary Union (WAEMU),...

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, this half-day...

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 has retired. Professor Jalloh’s career...

TARSPro Would Help Mali Tackle its Agriculture Challenges

The Secretary-General at the Ministry of Agriculture of Mali has said the Agricultural Technologies and Innovations Scaling Up Project for Increasing...

CORAF and IRD to Strengthen Collaboration

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

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 technology-scaling up program designed to help...

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 Trade...

Zoom on West Africa’s Root and Tuber Regional Center of Specialization (Trailer)

CORAF Trains NARS Experts on Best Communication Practices

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

West African NARS Establish a Community of Practice on Communications

Communications experts of national agricultural research systems (NARS) of West Africa have established a community of practice (COP); This opens...

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 at a high-level...

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 currently in need...

3 Takeaways from 13th General Assembly

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

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 agricultural research players started today,...

ECCAS Invites CORAF to Support Central Africa States

Dakar, April 27, 2021 – The Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources, and Water of the Economic Community of Central African...

USAID Commends CORAF’s Diversifying Partners, Institutional Reforms

Dakar, April 27, 2021 — The Regional Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) West Africa, Mr. Daniel...