ICRISAT Crop Diversity WAF Research

About this project

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a non-profit international agricultural research organization that conducts research to develop innovative solutions for the drylands, dedicated to uplifting smallholder farmers andensuring food security in semi-arid tropics. ICRISAT’s work in West and Central Africa is deeply intertwined with strengthening livelihoods, resilience, and production systems to address pressing food and nutrition requirements, combat land degradation, mitigateclimate variability, and tackle related shocks. The role of ICRISAT in the Crop Diversity program is to support the farmer’ communities with advice and seeds, specifically: 1. Capacity strengthening of and support to farmers in Farmer Field Schools (FFS) on crop diversity 2. Supporting Business Development Initiatives from FFS and ensure the sustainability and economic viability of seed production 3. Support Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) to track progress and refine interventions The project aims to support small-holders farmers in Mali and Nigeria facing cascading crisis of insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss. The projectfocuses on locations that are highly vulnerable, remote, heavily affected by climate change and violent conflicts, and people oftenstruggle to cover basic needs, which leads to dependency on emergency aid. The project will work with both men and women farmers, with particular focus on engaging young farmers. Through…

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Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Senegal

Sectors

Agricultural policy and administrative management

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07794-05:17.

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