Contact
Michel Partiot
Regional Director for Continental West Africa
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Continental West Africa
Continental West African countries are particularly badly affected by the impact of climate change and population growth. CIRAD and its partners are thus devoting a large part of their research operations to ensuring the food and energy security of local populations, while respecting the environment.
Countries in which CIRAD works
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Mali
- Niger
Research fields
- Food and energy security
- Territorial fertility management
- Knowledge and promotion of agro-biodiversity – Crop improvement
- Sanitary risks – Disease vector and pest and disease management
- Public policy
A few details
A staff of 54, including 35 researchers, working within our local partners' national and regional research teams. Support from CIRAD Montpellier: 234 missions in 2008 totalling 2567 man-days.