Anticipating and managing biological risks to strengthen farmers' resilience to climate change in West and Central Africa
Partners
French National Institute for Agronomic Studies and Research
Dr Drissa SEREME
Institut de Recherches Agronomiques et Forestières (Agronomic and Forest Research Institute)
Prof. MAVOUNGOU Jacques François
Project summary
The BIORISKS project aims to help reduce poverty and improve food and nutritional security by increasing the productivity of small-scale farmers and contributing to the stability of agricultural yields.
Award dates: Jan 01, 2020 - Dec 31, 2025
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Geographic focus: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
Type of grant: Cooperative Agreement
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- Yield (tonnes/ha) by crop
- Quantity produced per year and per crop (in tonnes)
- Beneficiary household income
- Number of jobs by gender and age
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MAIN OBJECTIVES
Contribute to poverty reduction and improved food and nutrition security in ten West and Central African countries by increasing smallholder productivity and contributing to yield stability through capacity building of national stakeholders and regional networks.
EXPECTED IMPACTS
- The implementation of research/development and awareness-raising activities on cassava viruses is coordinated, and activities relating to Afrika armyworm and mango fly in Central and West Africa are catalogued.
- Setting up an effective surveillance, early warning and monitoring system for viral diseases of cassava, Asian armyworm and mango fly in West and Central Africa
- Capacity-building for stakeholders and institutions in the management of cassava virus disease in West and Central Africa
- Harmonized cross-border regulatory policies for the management of viral diseases of cassava
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4 Article publishing
An article was published by the socio-economics studenthttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2024.1433204
Three (3) other articles (2 from Ghana and 1 from Benin) have been submitted to impact factor journals and are likely to be published.
5 Trainingin Semi Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) technology
Participation of five people from WAVE (Benin, Gabon and Côte d'Ivoire) in a training course on semi-autotrophic hydroponics (SAH) technology; May 6 to 16, 2024; IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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