latest news West and Central Africa – Dry Regions
World Food Program visits WorldVeg Mali
Seeing agricultural technologies and best practices in action helps to foster technical collaboration.
Renewing a strategy for Mali
Vegetable production is among the activities in USAID's new five-year commitment to advance agriculture for development in Mali.
Developing a concept for SAFEVEG
WorldVeg and partners in Mali, Burkina Faso and Benin recently began planning for a new initiative to tap rising urban demand for safe, affordable, and nutritious vegetables.
Keep those onions safe!
New onion warehouse tested in Mali
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.