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Directory of Agricultural R&D Agencies in 31 African Countries sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty Supported by the CGIAR ASTI Directory of Agricultural R&D Agencies in 31 African Countries April 2011 ABOUT ASTI The Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative compiles, processes, and disseminates data on institutional developments and investments in worldwide agricultural R&D, and analyzes and reports on these trends. Tracking these developments in ways that facilitate meaningful comparisons among different countries, types of agencies, and points in time is critical for keeping policymakers abreast of science policy issues pertaining to agriculture. The main objective of the ASTI initiative is to assist policymakers and donors in making better informed decisions about the funding and operation of public and private agricultural science and technology agencies by making available internationally comparable information on agricultural research investments and institutional changes. Better-informed decisions will improve the efficiency and impact of agricultural R&D systems and ultimately enhance productivity growth of the agriculture sector. The ASTI initiative is managed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and involves collaborative alliances with many national and regional R&D agencies, as well as international institutions. The initiative, which is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with additional support from IFPRI, is widely recognized as the most authoritative source of information on the support for and structure of agricultural R&D worldwide. ASTI data and associated reports are made freely available for research policy formulation and priority-setting purposes (http://www.asti.cgiar.org). ABOUT IFPRI The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI®) was established in 1975 to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting food needs of the developing world on a sustainable basis, with particular emphasis on low-income countries and on the poorer groups in those countries. While the research effort is geared to the precise objective of contributing to the reduction of hunger and malnutrition, the factors involved are many and wide-ranging, requiring analysis of underlying processes and extending beyond a narrowly defined food sector. The Institute’s research program reflects worldwide collaboration with governments and private and public institutions interested in increasing food production and improving the equity of its distribution. Research results are disseminated to policymakers, opinion formers, administrators, policy analysts, researchers, and others concerned with national and international food and agricultural policy. Cover illustration and design: Joan Stephens, JKS Design. Copyright © 2011 International Food Policy Research Institute. All rights reserved. Sections of this directory may be reproduced for noncommercial and not-for-profit purposes without the express written permission of but with acknowledgment to the International Food Policy Research Institute. For permission to republish, contact ifpri- [email protected]. ABOUT THE DIRECTORY This directory is a product of a survey round conducted in 2009–10 in 31 African countries by the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative. More than 370 agricultural research agencies participated in national survey rounds during this period. As part of the survey, contact information was collected from the agencies and compiled to form this directory. The agencies are organized by country and by sector. The directory also contains links to website pages that provide more country resources, including data and publications. The contact information was current as of the publication date of April 2011. For the latest updates, please refer to the online country directory or to the ASTI website (http://www.asti.cgiar.org). CONTENTS Benin _______________________________________________________________________1 Botswana ___________________________________________________________________3 Burkina Faso _________________________________________________________________4 Burundi _____________________________________________________________________6 Côte d'Ivoire _________________________________________________________________8 Eritrea _____________________________________________________________________10 Ethiopia ____________________________________________________________________11 Gabon ______________________________________________________________________15 Gambia, The ________________________________________________________________17 Ghana ______________________________________________________________________18 Guinea _____________________________________________________________________22 Kenya ______________________________________________________________________24 Madagascar ________________________________________________________________28 Mali ________________________________________________________________________31 Mauritania __________________________________________________________________32 Mauritius ___________________________________________________________________34 Mozambique ________________________________________________________________36 Namibia ____________________________________________________________________37 Niger_______________________________________________________________________38 Nigeria _____________________________________________________________________40 Republic of Congo ___________________________________________________________48 Rwanda ____________________________________________________________________50 Senegal ____________________________________________________________________51 Sierra Leone ________________________________________________________________53 South Africa ________________________________________________________________54 Sudan ______________________________________________________________________59 Tanzania ___________________________________________________________________62 Togo _______________________________________________________________________64 Uganda ____________________________________________________________________65 Zambia _____________________________________________________________________69 Zimbabwe __________________________________________________________________72 ASTI DIRECTORY FOR BENIN General ASTI Information www.asti.cgiar.org/benin ASTI–INRABCountryNote2010English www.asti.cgiar.org/pdf/BeninNote.pdf RFrench www.asti.cgiar.org/pdf/BeninFrNote.pdf Datasets www.asti.cgiar.org/data/?exportgeo1=BEN Onlinedirectory www.asti.cgiar.org/benin/directory Government Agencies InstitutNationaldesRecherchesAgricoles duBénin(INRAB) Yearestablished 1992 Supervisingagency Ministèredel'Agriculture,del'Élevage etdelaPêche(MAEP) Researchfocus Crops,livestock,offfarmpostharvest, naturalresources,andsocioeconomics Address BP884,Cotonou,BENIN Telephone +22921300264 Facsimile +22921303770 Email [email protected] Internet www.inrab.bj.refer.org Higher Education Agencies FacultédesSciencesAgronomiques(FSA) Laboratoired'ÉtudedesClimats,desRessourcesenEau Yearestablished 1970 etdelaDynamiquedesÉcosystèmes(LECREDE) Supervisingagency Universitéd'AbomeyCalavi(UAC) Yearestablished 1989 Researchfocus Pasturesandforages,forestry, Supervisingagency Universitéd'AbomeyCalavi(UAC) offfarmpostharvest,fisheries, Researchfocus Naturalresourcesandclimatechange agriculturalengineering,natural Address 01BP526,Cotonou,BENIN resources,andsocioeconomics Telephone +22921360074 Address 01BP526,Cotonou,BENIN Email [email protected] Telephone +22921360126 Internet www.uac.bj Facsimile +22921360122 Internet www.fsa.uac.bj ÉcolePolytechniqued'AbomeyCalavi(EPAC) Yearestablished 2005 LaboratoiredeGénétiqueetdesBiotechnologies(LGB) Supervisingagency Universitéd'AbomeyCalavi(UAC) Yearestablished 2000 Address 01BP2009,Cotonou,BENIN Supervisingagency Universitéd'AbomeyCalavi(UAC) Telephone +22921360993 Researchfocus Crops Facsimile +22921360199 Address 01BP526FAST/UAC,Cotonou,BENIN Internet www.epac.bj.refer.org Telephone +22921928679 Internet www.uac.bj 1 FacultédesSciencesetTechniques(FAST) CentreCunicoledeRechercheetd'Information(CECURI) Supervisingagency Universitéd'AbomeyCalavi(UAC) Yearestablished 1988 Researchfocus Crops Supervisingagency Universitéd'AbomeyCalavi(UAC), Address 01BP526,Cotonou,BENIN ÉcolePolytechniqued'AbomeyCalavi Telephone +22921360074 (EPAC) Email [email protected] Researchfocus Livestockandpasturesandforages Internet www.uac.bj Address 01BP2009,Cotonou,BENIN Telephone +22921350993 FacultédeSciencesAgronomiques,ForumInternational Facsimile +22921360199 pourleDéveloppementetl’ÉchangedeSavoiretde Email [email protected] SavoirFairepourunePromotionRuraleAuto Internet www.epac.bj.refer.org Entretenue(FIDESPRA) Yearestablished 1995 Facultéd'Agronomie(FA) Supervisingagency Universitéd'AbomeyCalavi(UAC) Supervisingagency UniversitédeParakou Researchfocus Socioeconomicsandnaturalresources Researchfocus Crops Address 01BP526,Cotonou,BENIN Internet www.up.bj Telephone +22921360121 Facsimile +22921360122 Email [email protected] Internet www.fsa.uac.bj Nonprofit Agencies CentreBéninoispourl'Environnementetle RéseaudeDéveloppementd'AgricultureDurable DéveloppementÉconomiqueetSocial(CEBEDES) (REDAD) Yearestablished 1990 Yearestablished 1998 Researchfocus Socioeconomicsandnaturalresources Researchfocus Crops,naturalresources,andforestry Address ImmeubleMonSecretCadjèhoun,02 Address 04BP0670,Cotonou,BENIN BP778Gbégamey,Cotonou,BENIN
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