After four and a half years of driving digital innovation across West Africa, the Accelerating Inclusive Green Growth through Agri-based Digital Innovation (AGriDI) project concluded its close-out and dissemination workshop in Dakar, Senegal with not only a bold commitment but also clear evidence of impact. Hosted by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)...
This week Wednesday marked the beginning of an exciting three-day gathering in Dakar, Senegal, where innovators, researchers, policymakers, and partners are coming together to shape the future of digital agriculture in West Africa. The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), in collaboration with the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and...
For immediate release Nairobi, Kenya, 25th August 2025 AGriDI Project Hosts Close-Out and Dissemination Workshop in Dakar The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), in collaboration with the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF), will host the AGriDI Close-Out and Dissemination Workshop from 27–29 August 2025 at...
Abuja, Nigeria, 9-13 September 2024 – The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), in collaboration with Agropolis Fondation (AF), Gearbox Pan African Network (GB), and Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), will host the Annual Implementers’ Forum (AIF) 2024 for the Accelerating Inclusive Green Growth through Agri-based Digital Innovation in West Africa (AGriDI) project in Abuja,...
The CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI), a key partner of the AGriDI project, is set to host a crucial Policy Dialogue on Enhancing Farmers’ Uptake of Digital Technologies through Empirical Research, Innovation, and Policy Interventions (EFUDTRIPI). The event will take place on 28, August 2024 from 9:30 a.m. GMT. This dialogue aims to address...
Since its inception in February 2021, the Accelerating Inclusive Green Growth through Agri-based Digital Innovation in West Africa (AGriDI) project, has helped to develop six digital innovations, which are being tested for their ability to provide tangible solutions for farmers and agribusinesses in crop and livestock production, as well as links to markets, in several...
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, and the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB), Abidjan, jointly hosted the second Annual Implementers Forum (AIF) for the Accelerating Inclusive Green Growth through Agri-based Digital Innovation in West Africa (AGriDI) project from 11-15 September 2023 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. AGriDI is one of the 12 Innovation...
Deadline: 31st May 2023 Background The ‘Accelerating inclusive green growth through agri-based digital innovation in West Africa (AGriDI)’ intervention supports innovations to address key challenges related to climate change, sustainable use, and management of biodiversity as well as responsible production and consumption among farming communities in West Africa. It is funded through the ACP Innovation Fund...
The Annual Implementers Forum for third-party projects for the Accelerating inclusive green growth through Agri-based digital innovation in West Africa (AGriDI) project was physically held in Kumasi, Ghana from 28th November to 3rd December 2022. This followed the official launch of the project, which was physically held at Hotel Azalai in Cotonou, Benin in March 2022. The main...
Farmers, Agricultural Extension Officers and Researchers converged in Abeokuta on Wednesday 6th of July, 2022 to exchange ideas on the use of technology to determine soil nutrients status for improved crop yield. The seminar organized by SmartSoil Project team of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) was titled “Digital Soil Mapping for Optimal Agricultural...
