Innovation, Research, Extension and Advisory Coordination Hub (iREACH)
Partners
Project summary
La vision du centre de coordination de la recherche, de la vulgarisation et du l'innovation et du conseil agricole (iREACH) en Afrique de l'Ouest (AO) est de renforcer le Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Développement Agricoles.
Award dates : Oct 01, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024
Grant project number : OSP_ A20-0163-S029
Targeted geographical area : Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Type of grant : Contract
Indicators
- Number of agricultural technology parks created
- At least four open days organized for West African stakeholders (Benin, Chad, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal, etc.).
- Capacity-building efforts focus on key stakeholders, in particular small-scale farmers, researchers, the private sector and young people.
- Partnerships with the private sector for technological expansion
Countries of operation
MAIN OBJECTIVES
The aim is to promote the adoption of agricultural technologies and innovations (T&I) available in the region for the transformation of the agricultural sector.
The objectives proposed by iREACH were as follows:
I. Improve coordination, alignment and integration of relevant activities;
II. Create and strengthen technology parks and facilitate the efficient flow of information and innovations; and
III. Strengthen human and institutional capacities.
EXPECTED IMPACTS
- Efficient use of resources and meeting the demands of different customers, including producers, researchers, policy-makers and the private sector.
- Adopting available agricultural technologies and innovations to transform the agricultural sector
- Improved coordination, harmonization and integration of research, extension and advisory activities in the region
Important links
Our platforms
Contact
7 Avenue du President Habib Bourguiba, Dakar, BP 48, Dakar RP, Senegal
(+221) 33 869 96 18
infos@coraf.org