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The Honorary President of the Network of Peasant Organizations and Agricultural Producers of West Africa(ROPPA) visited CORAF's Executive Secretariat to discuss potential synergies for the benefit of West African farmers.

Mamadou Cissokho, of Senegalese origin, met with CORAF's Executive Director and some members of the program's team on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 to discuss their respective institutions' current and future programming.

CORAF is currently implementing three projects funded by several donors(European Union, USAID, SDC, etc.) focusing on varietal improvement, strengthening farmers' resilience to climate change, seed system reform and technology scaling-up. ROPPA is also preparing projects likely to be financed by the same donors, such as the European Union, within the framework of the Development of Intelligent Innovation through Agricultural Research (DeSIRA).

"It's only natural that we should explore potential avenues of collaboration, as synergies would be vital in meeting the needs of farmers in our region," says Dr Abdou Tenkouano, CORAF's Executive Director.

The two leaders also discussed opportunities for dialogue between CORAF, farmers' organizations and the private sector.

CORAF has a long history of working together for the common good of the peoples of West Africa. ROPPA is a member of CORAF and has helped shape its current strategic direction. ROPPA is headquartered in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Its primary objective is to promote and defend the values and interests of family farmers.

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