West and Central African Food Systems Transformation
The CGIAR Initiative on West and Central African Food Systems Transformation aims to help realize the potential of agriculture to improve nutrition and food security by developing nutritious, climate-adapted and market-driven food systems.
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AfricaRice Empowers Partners with Advanced Impact Assessment Skills
09.10.24In a bid to enhance agricultural research and innovation in West and Central Africa, Africa…
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Agricultural Systems Special Issue Published: 17 Papers on Enabling Inclusive Innovation in Agriculture and Food Systems
17.09.24Learn more about the Special Issue here. Inclusive innovation remains a complex and contentious top…
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When climate and cocoa collide: chocolate prices soar as El Nino dries up major producers but is there more to the story?
19.07.24Chocolate connoisseurs were hit by a 10% increase in the price of their favorite sweet this Easter…
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Research activities
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Enabling sustainable intensification and diversification of food production
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Building resilience and reducing climatic risks in smallholder systems
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Developing sustainable landscape management plans and inclusive governance of agro-ecologies
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Catalyzing gender-responsive youth entrepreneurship and job creation
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Integrating and validating gender-transformative scaling readiness
Where We Work
- Burundi
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
Partners
Partnerships are essential to the success of CGIAR Initiatives. Each Initiative will engage a wide range of different types of partners supporting demand, innovation and scaling including: academic, training and research partners; private-sector partners; government and other public-sector partners; multilateral organizations; foundations; international, regional, national and local NGOs; and public–private partnerships.
