Project Name
Technologies for African Agriculture Transformation TAAT - Phase I

About

Wheat is one of the main components in the diet of Sub-Saharan countries. An improvement of the wheat sector is of primary importance for the wellness and food security of these countries. For this reason, the project aims to improve the efficiency of the production systems through the introduction of new technologies, management practices, innovation platforms and capacity development activities.
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Impact

Goals
The goal of the project is to ensure an improvement in wheat production systems reducing the risk of hunger and poverty in the target countries.
Objectives
The objective of the project is to create an efficient system for the development of the wheat value chain reaching all the stakeholders involved with positive results and creating new entrepreneurs opportunities.
Impact pathways
The project aim and research activities are fundamentally oriented on the advancement, diffusion and adoption of the best technologies and research activities for the development of the entire wheat value chain and a focus on capacity development for enhancing agricultural production and sustainability within the project activities and results. This project promotes the use of monitoring and evaluation innovation platform, new technologies, adapted practices and training about the modern agricultural input introduced, in particular on irrigation and seed production systems. By the end of this project, the objective to deliver on the longer-term is: "Capacity development and wheat production technologies deployed". The new knowledge and skills acquired, by the professional and technical staff of various stakeholders, will help in adopting and applying new technologies generated and the innovation platforms, will implement the wheat project cycle management ensuring an improvement in wheat production systems and reducing the risk of hunger and poverty in the target countries.

Locations

Ethiopia
Kenya
Mali
Nigeria
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Sudan

8, 38

1, 38

17, -4

10, 8

-6, 35

-20, 30

15, 30

Related news

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News
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Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda at African Development Bank's 'Feed Africa - Food Sovereignty and Resilience' side-event
News
CGIAR's System Board Chair, Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, represented CGIAR at the AfDB's Annual Meetings to update key stakeholders on CGIAR's efforts to support zero hunger in Africa by 2030. 

Project Management

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Zewdie Bishaw

Manager

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