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CORAF is an important organization working to improve food and nutrition security in West Africa. CORAF's recent initiatives are a promising sign of its determination to meet the challenges facing West Africa.
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23/04/2025
Strengthening CORAF's actions in the CEMAC region
A delegation from CORAF, led by its Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr Kalifa TRAORÉ, its Executive Director, Dr Moumini SAVADOGO, and its Director of Research and Innovation, Dr....
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11/04/2025
A strong plea for African women entrepreneurs at the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
Many women in West and Central Africa operate in an unfavorable environment, with limited access to information, financing, training and business opportunities...
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COVID-19 is disrupting agricultural research, but the players see it as a...
The food system in West and Central Africa (WCA) is already facing the repercussions of COVID-19....
18 Aug 2020
Blog: Impact of COVID-19 on food and nutritional security...
Contributors : Caroline Makamto Sobgui; Hippolyte Affognon; Ousmane Ndoye; Fidélia Bohissou; Abdulai Jalloh; David Akana The pandemic caused by...
10 Aug 2020
A bright future for plant breeding in West Africa
When some twenty selectors were invited to Dakar, Senegal, in early March 2020, the primary objective...
03 Aug 2020
While congratulating CORAF, UEMOA reaffirms its support for the agricultural sector
The Commissioner for Agriculture of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) has praised CORAF for making the...
28 Jul 2020
Dr Dominique Hounkonnou, a champion of rural Africa, has died
Dr Dominique Hounkonnou, an eminent and respected scientist who has championed the cause of the underprivileged in his country...
27 Jul 2020
CORAF Governing Board approves revised work plan
The CORAF Board of Directors has approved the revised work plan. Meeting at its 28th session on...
23 Jul 2020
UEMOA investment revitalizes cotton, corn and oilseed sectors...
According to a new report, West Africa's cotton, maize, livestock, aquaculture and poultry sectors...
19 Jul 2020
CORAF holds its 28th Board meeting
The 28th session of the CORAF Governing Board (GB) takes place from July 14 to 16, 2020. It will be chaired...
13 Jul 2020