latest news West and Central Africa – Dry Regions
Hub tour
A team of WorldVeg staff fanned out across Mali to assess field conditions at several group training locations.
New home for WorldVeg Mali
On Friday, 2 March 2018, WorldVeg officially opened its new building for West and Central Africa - Dry Regions in Bamako, Mali. Director General Marco Wopereis was on hand to help Mali's Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Nango Dembele, cut the ribbon.
Doing Things Differently in Djalé
The small village of Djalé, located in the Sikasso region of Mali, is the perfect example of a community determined to overcome malnutrition and poverty.
Clusters and hubs link gardens, nutrition and health in Mali
A USAID Health Team led by Fatimata Ouattara, Project Manager Specialist at USAID Health in Bamako, recently visited the WorldVeg Sirakoroba Vegetable Technology Immersion Cluster (VTIC) in Sikasso, Mali, where WorldVeg is efficiently integrating agriculture, nutrition, WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and health through the USAID/Mali Scaling project. --MORE--
WorldVeg at AFSTA meeting!
World Vegetable Center representatives attended the annual meeting of the African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) in Dakar, Senegal from 28 February - 2 March 2017.
Assessment of traditional African vegetable production in Burkina Faso
Nutrient‐dense traditional African vegetables provide an excellent means to complement cereal staples for better nutrition, in particular for women and children, as well as for income generation. This study characterized the production of traditional African vegetables in Burkina Faso.
Major initiative to transform agriculture in Africa
A new comprehensive program to ensure "Africa feeds Africa" will focus on eight priority agricultural value chains, including horticulture.
Board selects new Director General
AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center announced today that its Director General, Dr. J.D.H. ‘Dyno’ Keatinge, will retire after eight years of service on April 20, 2016. The Center’s Board of Directors selected Dr. Marco Wopereis to succeed Keatinge as the organization’s Director General effective April 21, 2016.
A well-done well
At the Bankorobougou Vegetable Technology Immersion Cluster in Sikasso, farmers have access to a new well and new knowledge about ways to extend the vegetable harvest
Highlighting horticulture in Mali
AVRDC training increases skills and knowledge of vegetable producers in Mali, and tours raise awareness of best practices.