ABOUT TAVI Title of the project TAIWAN-AFRICA VEGETABLE INITIATIVE (TAVI) Project description Although sub-Saharan Africa is a long way away from southern Taiwan, the two regions are forging stronger links through a project to build more resilient foundations for Africa’s food systems. The World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg), an international nonprofit agricultural research institute with headquarters…
ABOUT TAERA Title of the project: «Accompagnement de la Transition Agro-Ecologique par la Recherche Agricole (TAERA) » Project description TAERA is a research and development implemented within the framework of the European Union’s « Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) » initiative for a period of 38 months. It aims Enhance the current achievements of agroecology,…
ABOUT SWEET POTATO Title: Improved Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato value chains for food and Nutrition security in Benin, Niger and Nigeria. Project description: Identification and promotion in each agro-ecological zone of adapted high-yielding sweet potato cultivars rich in Beta-carotene through participatory technology development to enable people’s access to high quality food while reducing the impact…
ABOUT KARITE PLUS Title: Regional network for innovations in shea improvement and valorization Background Shea resources over vast areas in West Africa directly result from the work of many generations of farmers toward diversified, risk-averse and sustainable farming systems. This tree resource, which has merely been selected and amplified through cultivation and fallow cycles from…
Project description AGRO ECO is a project that aims to amplify the agro-ecological transition for profitable and sustainable cereal and market gardening production systems in Atacora (Benin) and Houet (Burkina Faso). Financed by the Academy of Research and Higher Education (ARES), with a budget of € 499,968.57, this project will run for a period of…
FortiMoringa has for goal to Improve and promote the use of Moringa oleifera leaves for a better maternal and early childhood nutrition in Benin and is Funded by WOTRO
DAPIS: “Designing appropriate agronomic and processing practices for pineapple supply chains in Benin (DAPIS)” Funded by: science division within the Netherlands Organizations for Scientific Research (NOW)/(WOTRO) through the Applied Research Funds (ARF), Duration: 36 months (October 2015 – September 2018 with extension until September 2019). Cost: € 272644 Aim: Pineapple producers, fresh pineapple exporters, traders and…
Utilizing the genome of the vegetable species Cleome gynandra (spider plant) for the development of improved cultivars for the West and East African markets A. Popular summary Spider plant is a traditional leafy vegetable with a great potential for improving health and nutrition in Africa. The project aims to develop high-yielding and nutrient-rich spider plant…
Mobility for plant genomics scholars to accelerate climate/smart adaptation options and food security in Africa (GENES) is financed by European Union EACEA and will last 4 years. Main objective GENES Project aims at increasing the number of trained and qualified high-level molecular plant breeders in Africa through integrated intra-African program Specific Objectives: 1) Produce for…
The Enhancing training and research mobility for novel crops breeding in Africa (MoBreed) is funded by the European Union. The aim of this project is to improve the profile of plant breeders in Africa with a focus on orphan species For more information, click here Link :