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West Africa — 101 Results (Clear Filters)

  • Partnerships for Diversity (P4D)

    Oxfam America, Inc.

    Partners: CIRAD: A global research organization that contributes expertise in breeding and value chain work, Oxfam Novib: Supports social mobilization, farmer engagement, and advocacy, Farmer Organizations and CSOs/NGOs: Represent local organizations and farmer associations that collaborate in the P4D initiative, National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS): Provides expertise in breeding and research, Universities: Support capacity building, knowledge sharing, and data management.

    Duration: 1/2025—1/2026

    East & Southern Africa, West Africa

  • SahelClim: Co-creating evidence for AE climate solutions in the Sahel

    Imaan Research

    Partners: The Farmer Federation Mooriben; The research-development NGO IFDC (International Fertilizer Development Center); The National Agronomical Research Institute of Niger (INRAN); Agrhymet (Regional organization for climate and meteorology in Sahelian countries); Tabou Production (Communication organization led by a young female cineast)

    Duration: 1/2025—1/2028

    West Africa

  • Promoting healthy soil ecosystems in Africa through agroecology

    Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)

    Partners: AFSA HSHF centers in Burkina Faso (BioProtect GIE), Uganda (Rural Community in Development), Kenya (Bio-gardening Innovations), and Malawi (Soils Food and Healthy Communities); Participatory Action Research (PAR) platform of the Seed and Knowledge Initiative for soil health issues, University of Cape Town, South Africa; AFSA-University collaboration platform in Uganda and Kenya

    Duration: 12/2024—3/2026

    East & Southern Africa, West Africa

  • Agroecological post-harvest management of cereals and legumes in Burkina Faso

    Institut de Recherches en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (IRSAT)

    Partners: Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA); Minim Som Panga Association: New farmers' associations and women's associations in the Centre South and South West regions, including associations of livestock farmers, distributors, and other stakeholders; Networking for Seed Project and Bambara Nut Project: Contributing to the availability of resistant varieties; Processing Project and Child Nutrition Project: Working through rural incubation centers; Agriculture officials in rural areas will support the project, focusing on policy development and the improvement of post-harvest management infrastructure.

    Duration: 11/2024—11/2027

    West Africa

  • Management of aflatoxins and pesticide residues through agroecology

    L'Institut d'Economie Rurale

    Partners: Cooperatives of farmers, market gardeners, breeders, processors, transporters, and traders; Technical services from the Ministries of Agriculture (DNA), Livestock (DNPIA, DNSV), Trade and Competition (DGCC), Environment (DNACPN), Health (INSP); Local authorities: Mayor, village chief, youth representative, women's representative, school departments; Media for the popularization of research results

    Duration: 11/2024—11/2027

    West Africa

  • Towards Sustainable Rice Production in Burkina Faso

    Université Norbert ZONGO

    Partners: Union National des Producteurs de Riz du Burkina Faso (UNPR-B); Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques (MARAH); Université Yembila Abdoulaye TOGUEYENI (UYAT); Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA); Plant Health Institute of Montpellier (UMR PHIM, IRD-CIRAD)

    Duration: 11/2024—11/2027

    West Africa

  • Advancing Agroecological Transitions in Southern Mali

    L'Institut d'Economie Rurale

    Partners: The Pathways to AEI project (2012–2023) established a strong partnership between IER, ONG AMEDD, Wageningen University (WUR), and ICRISAT. Under the FRN framework, these partners will collaborate on scaling agroecological technologies through co-learning. IER, ICRISAT, and WUR will lead research activities, while NGO AMEDD will implement and monitor showcase and trial fields.

    — NGO AMEDD (Ousmane Dembélé, Josue DAO): Focus on entrepreneurial initiatives in crop production, capacity building, cooperative management (including market research and conflict resolution), and high-value crops (soybeans, sesame, groundnuts, cereals).

    — IER (Ousmane SANOGO, Salif DOUMBIA, Arouna DISSA): Lead initiatives in livestock production, technical training, and support for producer groups (cowpea and small ruminants), with expertise in socio-economic analysis, agronomic research, and digital tool development (with the RMS-WA team).

    — WUR (Katrien Descheemaeker): Provide expertise in production and food systems modeling and collaborate with IER on student supervision.

    Duration: 8/2024—8/2027

    West Africa

  • AgrifoodFRN

    Union Locale des Producteurs de Cereales (ULPC)

    Partners: Direct partnerships in the project involve ULPC and ICRISAT. ULPC will manage the project, with Mr. Yalaly Traore as the principal investigator (PI). ULPC is responsible for the financial and administrative management, while ICRISAT will provide technical support. Dr. MacDonald Bright Jumbo will be the project focal point at ICRISAT, and M. Mamourou Sidibe will provide technical support for ULPC.

    Duration: 5/2024—5/2027

    West Africa

  • Dual-Purpose Sorghum and Cowpeas Phase III

    Institute of Rural Economy (IER)

    Partners: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) (Mali) through its Sorghum Breeding Program; National Sorghum Research Program/IER; farmers' organizations including ULPC, EUCORD, USCPMD, and Cooperative of Kenioroba; and extension agencies

    At Koutiala site: agricultural sector extension agency

    In Koulikoro region (Beleco and Dioila): USC PCD and ULPC

    At Kita site: Cooperative of Sorghum Producers of Kenioroba

    Duration: 11/2023—11/2026

    West Africa

  • CATHI-Gao II

    National Institute of Agronomic Research of Niger (INRAN)

    Partners: INRAN Regional Research Center of Maradi (CERRA Maradi) (Niger); University Dan Dicko Dankoulodo of Maradi (UDDM); FUMAGaskiya; and University of Hohenheim

    Duration: 11/2023—11/2026

    West Africa

  • Women’s Fields IV

    FUMA Gaskiya Federation

    Partners: National Agricultural Research Institute of Niger (INRAN), IMAAN, IRSAT (Burkina Faso), University of Hohenheim, CATHI-Gao project, NGO RAIL, UDDM through the Sahel-IPM project, UNICEF, NGO Save the Children

    Duration: 11/2023—11/2026

    West Africa

  • Farmer Ownership of AMSP–Burkina

    Association Minim Sông Pânga (AMSP–Burkina)

    Partners: CIRAD (Burkina Faso); RSM, Soil, AE, and University of Reading teams; media partners (local radio stations, video production specialist); and project stakeholders (technical and administrative agents of the State, NGOs, etc.)

    Duration: 11/2023—11/2026

    West Africa

  • SHONA AE Innovation Fund

    SHONA Group Limited

    Partners: Biovision Foundation Switzerland, Dunn Family Foundation, Stichting DOEN, ESAf CoP, Rootical Business Builder, TIFS Initiative, AFSA, Agroecology Fund, Netherlands Food Partnership, PELUM, Aceli Africa, Practical Action, and others

    Duration: 11/2023—5/2025

    West Africa

  • AEI Phase IV

    Groundswell International

    Partners: Groundswell West Africa, NGO ANSD, Institut National pour l’Environnement et des Reserches Agricoles (INERA), Association Minim Sông Pânga–Burkina (AMSP), leading farmers’ organizations, local NGOs, and projects Sahel IPM and 3F

    Duration: 11/2023—11/2026

    West Africa

  • Strengthening Fonio Contributions

    Institute of Rural Economy (IER)

    Partners: Agriculture sectors in the Ségou basin, Sikasso-Kadiolo, Koutiala, and Kéniéba-Kita basins; farmers’ organizations Union des Agriculteurs de la Commune de Tominian (UACT) (Tominian basin), Association des Organisations Professionnelles Paysannes (AOPP) (Koro-Bankass basin), and Association Malienne d’Eveil au Développment Durable (AMEDD) (Yanfolila-Bougouni basin); Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (IRSAT) with the Child Nutrition Program; Union des Sociétés Coopératives pour la Commercialisation des Produits Agricoles de la Boucle de Mouhoun (USCCPA/BM) (Burkina Faso); and FUMA Gaskiya of Maradi Farmers Unions (Niger)

    In Mali, Farmers’ Knowledge project with NGO AMEDD and FaReNe project with ADAF-Gallè

    Duration: 11/2023—11/2026

    West Africa

  • Child Nutrition III

    Research Institute of Applied Sciences and Technologies (IRSAT)

    Partners: Farmers’ organizations FUMA Gaskiya, Mooriben (Niger), AMSP (Burkina Faso), and UPLC (Mali); rural women’s associations; projects Networking4Seed, Voandzou, Fonio, Cowpea Square, Farmers’ Knowledge, Women’s Farm Productivity in Niger, Sahel-IPM, Processing, IAE, Recycling, CATHI-Gao; institutions ICRISAT, IER, INRAN, INERA, University of Maradi, University of Ouagadougou, Nazi Boni University, University of Bamako, Abdou Moumouni University (Niger), and IER (Mali)

    Duration: 11/2023—11/2027

    West Africa

  • Strengthening Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Partners: TAPE technical working group, whose members represent INTA/University of Gronigen, Cornell University, IRD, Friends of the Earth International, World Agroforestry, INRAE, CIMMYT, AVSF, La Vía Campesina, MAELA, and CIRAD; also Agroscope (Switzerland/Kenya), ARAA/ECOWAS (West Africa), ARFA (Burkina Faso), COLEAD (Benin), DCA (Cambodia, Nepal, Uganda), Diaconia (Brazil), DTEAP (Laos), Eclosio (Benin, Cambodia, Peru), ECOWAS (West Africa), Enabel (Benin), ENDA Pronat (Senegal), Haramaya University (Ethiopia), Iles de Paix (Tanzania), In Situ (Argentina), INTA (Argentina), IRPAD (Mali), Louvain Coopération (Cambodia, Madagascar), reNature (Kenya, Indonesia), RSDA (Lesotho), SPC (Pacific), Trócaire (Rwanda), ULB (Congo), UNAM (Mexico), Universidad Veracruzana (Mexico), VAAS (Vietnam); research methods support Stats4SD

    OMSST, whose collaborators represent FAOSTAT, Koronivia joint work on agriculture, and Cornell University/Soil Factory

    Agroecology Knowledge Hub (AKH) composed of IRPAD, Chulalongkorn University, Asian Institute of Technology, ASEAN Academic Network, SEARCA, FiBL, Coventry University, Agroecology Europe, SOCLA, Red PP-AL, CLACSO, Rede Sial (Brazil), IPES-Food, CIRAD, INRA, CGIAR, and TPP

    Civil society organizations 3AO, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Asian Peasant Coalition, Asiadhrra, CSA, China Digital Green, ELVC, Agency of Development Initiatives, MAELA, RIAM, RUPAP, IPC, CSM, IFOAM, PAN, and URGENCI

    Private sector ROPPA, PROPAC, ESAFF, PELUM, COPROFAM, and Access Agriculture

    Knowledge platforms Biovision Africa Trust, African Union, EOA Knowledge Hub Project, ALiSEA, LaoFAB, UNISECO, CELIA, WOCAT, and SIANI

    NGOs or private foundations and donors Terre & Humanisme, Swissaid, Biovision, Groundswell International, PAN AP, SEI, Schola Campesina, Agroecology Europe, SDC, RADDO, Agroecology Fund, Global Alliance for the Future of Food, McKnight Foundation, OXFAM, GRET, ActionAid, World Rural Forum, SPC, and Agroecology Coalition

    FAO working group through CoP on family farming and agroecology

    Duration: 8/2023—8/2025

    Andes, East & Southern Africa, West Africa

  • Agrinovia Master Training

    Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo (UJK-Z)

    Partners: NGOs, associations, projects, and professional structures (public or private sector companies) that welcome students on internship

    Financial partners Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and FONER (national fund for education and research)

    Technical and/or scientific partners Università of Roma Tre (Italy), Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium), Senghor University in Alexandria (Egypt), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France), Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly de Korhogo (Ivory Coast), Abdou Moumouni University (Niger), University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin), Agreenium (France), Fert (Burkina Faso), CORADE training and consulting agency (Burkina Faso), CPF (farmers confederation of Burkina Faso), DIOBASS Ecology and Society (Burkina Faso), TRIAS (Burkina Faso), Project Neer-Tamba (Burkina Faso), CIRADE (Ouagadougou), dP/ASAP CIRDES (Bobo-Dioulasso), Inter-réseaux (Ouagadougou), and Terre des hommes, ONG Suisse (Ouagadougou)

    Duration: 5/2023—5/2024

    West Africa

  • Agroecological Valorization of Organic Waste (AgrOW)

    Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

    Partners: Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems projects Agro2Ecos, Women’s Fields, CATI-Gao, and Cowpea Square performed in the Maradi region and the 5R laboratory of the Direction du Cadre de Vie et de Gestion de Déchets (DCV/GD); OXFAM (Niamey); University De Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso); French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD); Université Boubakar Bâ de Tillabéri; University of Maradi; farm union partners Mooriben and Fuma Gaskiya; municipalities and local services of the ministries of agriculture and environment; and key stakeholders in the waste and agricultural sectors at local (rural and peri-urban) and territory (urban) levels

    Duration: 5/2023—5/2024

    West Africa