Agricultural Technologies and Innovations for Increasing the Resilience of Production Systems and Family Farms in West and Central Africa

Ensuring food, nutritional and economic security for the populations of West and Central Africa.

Partners

Benin National Institute for Agricultural Research

Dr Comlan Hervé SOSSOU

Institute for the Environment and Agricultural Research

Dr Drissa SEREME

Chadian Institute of Agronomic Research for Development

Mr Yassine DOUDOUA

Institute of Rural Economics

Dr Kalifa TRAORÉ

National Institute of Agronomic Research of Niger

Dr Illiassou Mossi MAIGA

Project summary

Ensuring food, nutritional and economic security for the populations of West and Central Africa.

Award dates: Jul 01, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024 Grant project number : Geographic focus: Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger Type of grant :

Indicators

Adoption rate of technologies & innovations by EAF disaggregated by country, gender and type of technology (climate-sensitive, gender-sensitive, nutrition-sensitive, ...)
Total area per country under T&I promoted by the project disaggregated by type (inputs, climate-sensitive, nutrition-sensitive, gender-sensitive, digital, agro-ecological practices, etc.))
Percentage of FEAs whose T&I demand is met
Proposal of coalition needs and synergies of action with other players identified during the implementation of the project and having been the subject of formal or informal partnerships.

Countries of operation

MAIN OBJECTIVES

Ensuring food, nutritional and economic security for the populations of West and Central Africa.

EXPECTED IMPACTS

Increase the resilience of the food production system of at least 2 million producers/processors, 50% of whom are women and 60% young people in the 5 target countries, and more than 10 million indirect beneficiaries.
To sustainably meet the demand for know-how (technologies and innovations) of at least 40% of the family farms affected by the project.
Ensure a coalition and synergy of action between the players involved in transforming the agricultural sector.

Visualizations

Key indicators

20 actors

Innovation Platforms, including 06 women and 18 young people trained to draw up business plans and find financing.

30 actors

innovation platforms and the Burkina VIC trained on post-harvest loss management technologies.

81national players

trained in AIC and weather information

1669 producers

trained in the PICSA approach in Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad

10farmers' visitsorganized in Mali

with the participation of 1,821 producers

12 visits toPICs

in Benin, with the participation of 1,377 players

Indicators

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