REF: WAVE / CORAF Superv. SE 2124 / DeSIRA Project Opening date: 09 April 2021 Closing date: 19 April 2021 The Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) Program hosted by Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY University (UFHB) of Abidjan...
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Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, welcomed the launching ceremony of the WAVE activities in Sierra Leone, on December 1 st , 2020. The ceremony gathered around sixty participants including representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and...
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Research and Development are WAVE’s core activities. As a research program, data collection and analysis are in essence vital components in the fight against root and tuber crops viral diseases. With more than 5000 field surveys conducted since...
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Fighting root and tuber crops viruses requires accurate scientific data on virus strains present in all the program countries, their geographical distribution, or plant genotypes to which they are most susceptible. To this end, the WAVE program...
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On November 6th, 2019, Libreville hosted the WAVE Phase 2 launching ceremony under the theme of “The power of togetherness to unleash agriculture productivity in central and west Africa”. The event brought together about 400 participants...
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In December 2018, government Ministers of Agriculture or Scientific Research from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Togo signed country response plans to cassava viral...
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The Cotonou Meeting or WAVE’s plea for regional preparedness plan to fight cassava viral diseases From 7-9 June 2018, The West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) Program, along with the Government of Benin organized a high level ministerial...
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Laying the foundations for common guidelines From 11 to 13 April 2018, WAVE held the first African Cassava Breeders and Virologists Workshop on “Working together for sustainable cassava production in Africa” in Abidjan. Nearly forty...
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Consistent in its effort to bridge the gender disparities in science, WAVE organized a training workshop with AWARD (African Women in Agricultural Research and Development) for all the women involved in the program.
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The WAVE Regional Center of Excellence (WAVE CRe) is a scientific and technical platform that aims to increase food production in Central and West Africa, in a sustainable manner, by developing effective methods for the control and management of plant pathogens, as well as preventing the incursion of exotic plant diseases into new areas.
