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...

RSIF delegation A delegation from the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF) led by the Manager, Dr Moses Osiru, paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Benin, Her Excellency, Professor Eléonore Yayi Ladekan, at the Ministry Headquarters in Cotonou, Benin on Tuesday, 15th March...

The kick-off meeting and capacity building workshop for third-party projects for the Accelerating inclusive green growth through agri-based digital innovation in West Africa (AGriDI) project will be physically held at the Université d’Abomey-Calavi in Cotonou, Benin from 14-18 March 2022. This follows an inception meeting that was held in a hybrid format, at icipe in June 2021.  The main objective of this...