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The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) is organizing the 2nd symposium on the state of agricultural product processing in West and Central Africa, to be held from November 21 to 23, 2023 at the Hotel 2 février in Lomé, Togo.
CORAF is organizing this event as part of the TARSPro project (Technologies et Innovations Agricoles pour l'Accroissement de la Résilience des Systèmes de Production et des Exploitations Familiales en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre), aimed at strengthening the resilience of agricultural production systems in West and Central Africa, and in synergy with the CAADP-XP4 program.
The symposium is organized around the theme "Promoting research into the processing of agricultural products: achievements and opportunities available to the private sector for job and wealth creation in West and Central Africa".
" This year's symposium aims to promote research into post-harvest processing in order to increase the shelf life, quality and diversification of products in West and Central Africa, in partnership with the private sector. This symposium provides a framework for interaction, dialogue and collaboration, enabling participants to pool their collective wisdom, harness research results and find innovative solutions to the region's multifaceted agricultural challenges," explains Dr. Abdou TENKOUANO, Executive Director of CORAF.
Participants and researchers from across West and Central Africa will converge to share their expertise. The event will adopt a hybrid format, combining face-to-face and virtual sessions to enable maximum participation and promote inclusive exchanges.
At the close, the symposium will identify research findings that can be made available to the private sector. As a reminder, in 2022 CORAF organized a symposium on agricultural technologies and innovations.

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