Capacity Building at the National Center of Specialization (NCoS) for Dryland Cereals and associated crops

West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program Flagship program and a regional model of cooperation in WA 13 countries involved Generate and disseminate improved technologies

NCoS Composition Coordinating agency: ISRA CORAF Lead: CERAAS ENSA BAME CNRA ITA SNRASP

Research Team 83 researchers and lecturers: 53 PhD and 30 Master CERAAS, 8 PhD and 4 Master CNRA of Bambey, 12 PhD and 5 Master BAME, 8 PhD and 3 Master ITA, 7 PhD and 8 Master ENSA, 18 PhD and 10 Master No NCoS Scientists participating in projects 71 researchers and extension agents 11 lecturers from Universities (UCAD, UASZ) 43 researchers from National and international institutions

Mandate and Objectives Develop technologies and knowledge for improving the agricultural productivity of dryland cereals and associated crops value chains in Senegal and West Africa Objectives for reaching a Regional Center of Excellence Generate technologies that allow 15% increase of agriculture productivity Build strong research teams Develop research projects ISO certification of the component labs (CERAAS, ITA, CNRA) Capacity development of researchers and students Build strong partnerships witth CGIAR and ARIs Regional research planning Set up a functional governance

31 Projects Supported Entomology Agro-climatology Crop modeling Soil fertility Physiology Genetic diversity Genetics and breeding Economics

Capacity building: WAAPP support PHD and Masters Up to 250 nationals ISRA, ITA staff and students SN universities, WACCI, Montpellier SupAgro, Gembloux, UCR, U. Londrina (Brazil), WAAPP-Togo PHD (breeding), Master (Seed technology)

Capacity building: DAAD support Regional level: Since 2002 Currently 12 PHD, 17 Masters 29 PhD, 57 Master from12 African countries

Short Term regional training Genetic diversity, Breeding, Molecular markers DC CRP, IRD, CIRAD 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Genome sequencing 2017 IRD, CIRAD Physiology, crop modeling 2012, 2017; CIRAD

Short term visit Mali (1), Benin (2), Togo(1)Cameroun (1), Burkina Faso (3), Ivory Cost (2) Scientists and students Generate molecular data

Partnerships with CGIAR and ARIs Partnership with ICRISAT Physiological basis of crop responses to drought PhD student Nouhoun Belko (18 months), Halimé Huissein (12 months) Training of Scientists Bassirou Sine (6 months), Marème Niang Belko (6 months), Hodo-Abalo Tossim (3 months) Molecular breeding Le partenariat avec l’ICRISAT est un partenariat particulièrement productif d’un point de vue scientifique sur des thématiques communes physio, et molecular breeding. Il existe aussi un important échange scientique avec l’accueil à l’ICRISAT de PhD et de Chercheurs

Feed the Future Initiative Molecular genetics at KSU, UCR

MoU with OCRI – CAAS.: 2 DAAD PhD (Benin, Comores island) NCoS :Partnership with CGIAR and ARIs MoU with OCRI – CAAS.: 2 DAAD PhD (Benin, Comores island) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Hub of IBP for CORAF Training sessions of breeders in Burkina, Niger, Mali, Ghana, Senegal etc.

IAVAO: Breeding network

IAVAO Capacity Building Short terms during annual meetings High throughput phenotyping (drought, grain quality), breeding approaches. Breeders network: Workshop 6-9 March Evaluate breeding and advanced populations Oncology, IP and exchange, BMS, experimental design 35 participants, breeders (sorghum, millet, cowpea, peanut, fonio, sesame) NARS, Seed producers, SMIL, Danforth center, CIRAD, CGs?

ISO Certification of labs

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