Antelope in Pendjari National Park at the start of the rainy season, Benin P. Marnotte © CIRAD

Actualités : Afrique de l’Ouest – Forêt et savane humide

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Meeting between scientists and inhabitants of a municipality in Zimbabwe, as part of the SWM programme. Local communities are central to effective prevention of health risks © Brent Stirton, Getty Images for FAO, CIFOR, CIRAD and WCS

Just out 27 March 2026

Prevention is better than cure when it comes to health crises, and this means engaging communities

Health

The PRETAG initiative aims to reduce pesticide use in several tropical value chains © R. Belmin, CIRAD

Science at work 19 March 2026

Tropical value chains: synthetic pesticide use can be reduced

Agroecology

Signing of the framework agreement for scientific cooperation between ANADER by Sidiki Cisse, Director General, and CIRAD by Dr. Serge Marlet, Regional Director © CIRAD

18 March 2026

SIA 2026: CIRAD strengthens its scientific and partnership activities in West Africa

Fruits of the oil palm ©Alain Rival

17 March 2026

Genomic selection, a lever for faster varietal improvement

photo of Phyllanthus niruroides

Science at work 17 March 2026

WikTrop: the collaborative portal devoted to tropical and Mediterranean plants

Women belonging to the national association of women farmers in Benin (ANaF) © FiSeLAE project

Science at work 9 March 2026

From field to laboratory, portraits of women who make farming what it is