West Africa Drylands Project

Ecosystems Approach to Restoring West Africa Drylands

Land degradation has emerged as a major factor hindering sustainable rural livelihoods, particularly in resource constrained regions.

News and Events 

CGIAR Scientists Deploy Infra-Red Scanners in Fight Against Hunger: Five Developing Countries to Test New Crop-Boosting Technique

In a part of the world where millions of farmers still rely on hand tools to prepare the soil, CGIAR researchers are about to introduce a new technology that could set the stage for major increases in African food production.

ICRAF equips Mali national labs with infrared technology for soil analysis

World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) successfully installed a multipurpose infrared spectrometer in Mali in a rudimentary laboratory based at the Institut d'Economie Rural (IER), Sotuba.

Partnership for Action
UNEP in partnership with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) to build regional capacity in West Africa for combining ecosystem approaches to dryland management with income generating agroforestry practices

Project Funding
Environmental accounting and systems synthesis of land management practices and interventions at multiple scales in the Sahel Region of west Africa Funding

 

 

 

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