Project profile — Support to Agricultural Research in West and Central Africa - II

• South of Sahara, regional (100.00%)

• Agricultural extension:
Agricultural extension (31166) (35.00%)
Agricultural research (31182) (65.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)

This project aims to support the institutional capacity building and research activities of the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (WECARD). The goal of this support is to contribute to the development and dissemination of innovative agricultural technologies and knowledge to local farmers and producers who are directly implicated in the region's agricultural production and food security. The main research areas that WECARD aims to explore include the following sectors: (1) livestock, fisheries and aquaculture; (2) staple crops; (3) non-staple crops; (4) natural resource management; (5) biotechnology and biosafety; (6) policy, markets, trade, institutions and socio-economics; (7) knowledge management; and (8) capacity strengthening. This component represents the second part of CIDA's contribution to the project, which is worth $10 million in total. The activities continuing in this component were initiated in component number A035187-001 (Support to Agricultural Research in West and Central Africa - I),

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Results achieved at the end of the project (September 2017) include: (1) disseminated over 170 improved technologies and innovations in Burkina Faso, Mali, Cameroon, Ghana, Benin, and Senegal; (2) developed 6 strategies to improve productivity in animal husbandry, fisheries, aquaculture, and non-food crops in Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, and Chad; (3) developed a policy on assessing risks associated with genetically modified organisms and a strategy aimed at improving the performance of subregional agricultural markets; (4) 30,678 beneficiaries adopted an improved technology promoted by the project; and (5) established 130 innovation platforms in commodity value chains in the region. These technologies and strategies helped improve and increase agricultural production by African small-scale farmers.

• Proactive disclosure
• Related activities:
• Support to Agricultural Research in West and Central Africa - I
• Support to Agricultural Research in West and Central Africa - I - Monitoring
• Support to Agricultural Research in West and Central Africa - II - Monitoring