14/09 + 15/09 LEAP4FNSSA Final writeshop, General Assembly and IRC Launch – towards an AU-EU International Research Consortium on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture https://paepard.blogspot.com/2022/09/science-and-partnerships-for_15.html

1. LEAP4FNSSA FINAL
WRITE-SHOP
Ensuring a bottom-up approach in the
IRC Governance and Coordination
Dr. Ousmane NDOYE
Project Manager
Ms. Nana Yaa AMOAH
Senior Advisor to the Executive Director
Prof. Victor AGYEMAN
Member Board of Directors

2. About CORAF
23 National Agricultural Research
Systems in West & Central Africa
CORAF Executive Secretariat and Governing Board
Up
and
out
scaling
of
Technologies
and
Innovations
Foster
a
regional
enabling
environment
for
increased
trade
Coordination
and
capacity
strengthening
for
ARD
Knowledge
Management
CORAF is an international non-profit association of national
agricultural research systems (NARS) of 23 countries.
Established in 1987 with Headquarter in Dakar-Senegal.
The primary objective of CORAF is to improve livelihoods in
West and Central Africa (WCA) through sustainable increases
in agricultural production and productivity, as well as
promoting competitiveness, and markets.

3. Partnerships
CORAF works in partnership and collaboration with several categories of actors within the national
agricultural research systems of the 23 countries
FO
NARIs
Extension
Private sector
Universities

4. NPPOs
National universities
and regional centers
Private
sector
Farmer
organizations
Surveillance
platforms
ONE CGIAR
ECOWAS
CORAF
WAVE
BIMAF
International Non-
ONE CGIAR
FAO
ECCAS
Partners roles in the Alliance
 BIMAF: on arthropods
 WAVE: on plant diseases
 CORAF: coordination and catalyzes synergies
What we intend to do together
(1) Coordinated Early Warning and Rapid Response
Systems,
(2) World-class services delivery including diagnosis and
quarantine tests,
(3) Upgrading Risks Analysis Protocols,
(4) Technology mapping and prioritization,
(5) Advocacy and catalyzing policy dialogues
Sample of collaboration framework
CORAF-WAVE-BIMAF Alliance

5. Three main axes
Axis 1: Strengthening of the agricultural research and advisory systems based on the NCoS
Axis 2: Accelerated scaling of technologies and innovations
• Understanding the science of development
• PIs represent areas of co-creation of solutions
• Private sector to increase technology transfer
Axis 3: Foresight and anticipation
• Better understanding and appropriate means to tackle unpredicted events

6. CORAF implementation
strategy
CORAF implements a 10-year Strategic Plan (2018-2027)
SP is aligned with
CAADP – Continental level
ECOWAP – WA region
PAC (CAP) – CA region
IRC to take into account the RECs

7. Governance
& Coordination
All categories of stakeholders represented
in the decision-making body
• Point of view of all are collected thus decision taken are well informed
• Projects/Programs/Activities implemented are carefully thought and are appropriate

8. Conclusion
Working together, under the same umbrella,
in a concerted and coordinated manner
undeniably improves the progress of
agricultural research in our continent

9. THANK YOU