PowerPoint_DARD Team Meeting_ SyRIMAO Update 22 08 22 VF.pptx

1. RAD-ECOWAS
ECOWAS_ Agric-Research – Action –
Development
SyRIMAO Result Update

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Sharing Points
1. Background
2. RAD-ECOWAS: Vision- Strategies – Methodologies
3. Case study: SyRIMAO
i. Activities & Results
ii. Perspectives

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BACKGROUND
 Strategic objective n°2 of the ECOWAS agricultural policy, ECOWAP is
to “Promote contractual, inclusive and competitive agricultural and
agri-food value chains oriented towards regional and international
demand” : Horticultural sector in West Africa remains a privileged
 But since 2008 the sector has been confronted with a major problem:
Fruit Flies destroying 50 to 80% of fruit production
 PLMF (2014-2019) & second 4-year phase followed from 2020
“Innovative Regional Fruit Fly Control System in West Africa -
SyRIMAO”.
 DADR to experiment with the methodology for implementing its
vision and strategy of Research Action Development (RAD)
ECOWAS-RAD- Background

4. ECOWAS-RAD
Vision – Strategies – Methodologies

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Vision
The Agricultural Research Action Development
component of ECOWAS aims to:
Establish close links between research, innovation,
training and development;
 Resulting in a real adoption by producers of effective and
environmental friendly prevention and control practices
against transboundary pests
ECOWAS-RAD vision – Strategies & Methodologies

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Strategies
1- Strengthening regional and national research
systems: Establish functional network of researchers
/ research centers for research in line with the regional
vision & strategies
2- Large-scale dissemination: Implementation of the
development and large-scale dissemination of efficient
and sustainable control technologies
ECOWAS-RAD vision – Strategies & Methodologies

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 Strengthening regional
and national research
systems
 CNS plays the role of regional
coordination and harmonization
research activities
 CNS will strengthen the capacity of
NARS through : i) training of
laboratories' staff; ii) provision of
biological material (parasitoids).
 NARS will assist NCs in producer
training
 The NCs :
 Identify and validate the research
challenges and needs (subject of a
call for proposals)
 M&E of the research activities &
annual country surveys of
stakeholder (effects and prospects
for impact of the research)
 Financial management of research
activities at the regional and
national level
Methodology

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Methodology Development and large-scale
dissemination of efficient and
sustainable control technologies
How to make external technologies
more relevant, easier to assess,
and more adapted to local contexts
and needs and supported by
private actors so that they can be
adopted sustainably and by the
communities?
 Stakeholder Learning Group: a
participatory approach to the
development of pest management
technologies coupled with capacity
building including the development
of training materials - fact sheets
and videos - and the training of
trainers and producers

9. Case study _ SyRIMAO:
Activities – Results –
Perspectives

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Activities-Strategy-1
 Support for the regional reference laboratory
(CNS-FL) in its role of regional coordinator from
NCS to RCE
 Functioning
 Technical committee
 Scientific advisory committee
 Support for the country laboratories
 Support for country laboratories functioning
 Capacity building & laboratory technician training
Case study _ SyRIMAO

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 A functional network of researchers/research
centers for research consistent with the regional
strategy has been set up:
 CNS-FL (Regional coordination of research)
 Technical committee (protocols validation)
 Scientific committee (Advices & Recommendation)
 NARS team ( protocol implementation)
Results-Strategy-1
Results- Strengthening regional and national research systems

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 Digital and physical collection of fruit fly
specimens of all species present in West Africa and
related regions has been set up at CNS-FL
 Technical platform (computer, software, adapted
binoculars) to identify all specimens from the West
African sub-region
 Core of 3 technicians trained in the use of this tool
 Manual indicating the process and the material
necessary for the sending of specimens by the
various countries is drawn up and made available
 Support monitoring & prompt action in the event of
the invasion of new species
Results-Strategy-1
Results- Strengthening regional and national research systems

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 Regional coordination from NCS to RCE
 CNS-FL Diagnostic/evaluation has been made and the
conclusions and activities to be setup by the CNS-FL to
fulfill criteria of RCE has been shared with the
administration (CNS-FL & ECOWAS)
 3 Criteria (2,3 & 6) of RCE have been fulfilled by
the CNS-FL
 Coordination by CNS of multi-local testing of the biological
efficiency of end technologies developed (Senegal, Benin,
Burkina, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana)
 strengthening of the CNS-FL technician capacity
 strengthening of the NARS capacity ( 120 trainers )
Results- Strengthening regional and national research systems

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Activities-Strategy-2
 Consolidation into end technology of the best control
options tested under researcher management
 Registration of the end technology
 Training and extension: trainers & producers
 Dissemination of research results
Case study _ SyRIMAO

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Results-Strategy-2
Results- Technology development and large-scale dissemination

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Results-Strategy-2
Results- Technology development and large-scale dissemination
Control options to be
formulated
Existing approved
technologies
Activities to be carried out
(2021 – 24)
Geographic Location
Use of brewery yeast as
attractant
GF 120 - Formulation
- Multi-local efficiency test
- Packaging Design
- Registration
- Ghana & Burkina
(formulation)
- multi-local tests in
many countries &
registration
Use of the nematode
Heterorhabditis
sonorensis as biological
control of stage 3 larvae
in soil
Phytosanitary hygiene
of orchards
- Formulation
- Multi-local efficiency test
- Packaging Design
- Registration
-Benin
Use of essential oil of
endogenous attractive
plant as an attractant in
mass trapping
M3 ; Parapheromone - Formulation
- Multi-local efficiency test
- Packaging Design
- Registration
- Senegal (formulation)
- multi-local tests in
many countries &
registration
Research technologies selected validated and formulated into End technology

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 Three (3) selected technologies have been formulated in
“End product”
 Two technologies have been tested efficient in field
conditions & physico-chemistry characteristics
determined
 Use of brewery yeast as attractant ( Burkina, Ghana)
 Essential oil of endogenous attractive plant as an attractant in mass
trapping (Senegal, Gambia)
Results-Strategy-2
Results- Technology development and large-scale dissemination

18. Perspectives

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Perspectives
 Continue the process of “End technology” registration:
 Bio-efficacy test (Nematodes)
 Packaging design (This year)
 Bio-efficacy test by registration services
 Submission for registration (2023-2024)
 Support for the regional reference laboratory (CNS-FL) to fulfil RCE
criteria
 Capacity building & laboratory technician training
 Training and extension: trainers & producers (Technical sheet, F2F
video, Pilot orchard, FFF training)
Case study _ SyRIMAO

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ECOWAS IS ENGAGED TO ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY IN THE
REGION
ECOWAP Web Based Monitoring and
Evaluation System
https://ecowap.ecowas.int/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/ecowas_agric
Facebook
https://facebook.com/ecowas.agriculture

21. Thank you