CIRAWA is working with small-holder farmers in West Africa to improve food nutrition, local livelihoods, and ecosystem health.
Bringing together 14 partners from 9 countries, CIRAWA is developing new agroecological-based practices that build on existing local and scientific knowledge to help create more resilient food supply chains in 8 regions across Cape Verde, Ghana, Senegal, and The Gambia.
CIRAWA aims to demonstrate how working with nature can enhance ecosystem health and biodiversity, while improving local livelihoods and climate resilience using four key agroecological approaches.
Agro-waste valorisation
Phytoremediation
Quality seeds
Land management practices
Agro-waste valorisation
Phytoremediation
Quality seeds
Land management practices
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CIRAWA project coordinator pays working visit to Maio island, Cape Verde
Representatives of the CARTIF Technology Centre (Spain), the coordinating body of the CIRAWA Project, paid a working visit to the island of Maio on 4-5 March. This was an opportunity for the CARTIF representatives to get to know the local reality and the work being carried out on the island. Meetings were held with representatives […]
Santo Antão Farmers Take Part in Training on Agroecology and Agricultural Techniques
Agricultural technicians and farmers from the Cape Verde island of Santo Antão took part in a week-long training course on Agroecology and Agricultural Techniques that started on 24 February 2024. The training took place as part of the CIRAWA Project – Agroecological Strategies for Resilient Agriculture in West Africa. It was carried out by ICRAF/Mali […]
CIRAWA Project strengthens knowledge sharing as consortium meeting arrives in Cape Verde
CIRAWA Project Plenary Arrives in West Africa on Path Towards More Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Resilience
Unlocking Agroecological Potential in West Africa: CIRAWA Workshop Presents Baseline Data Analyses Conclusions
The CIRAWA project marked a milestone as it concluded its Baseline Data Analyses Workshop held from the 7th to the 12th of August 2023 in Accra, Ghana.
CIRAWA Half-Yearbook: Listening to People on the Ground
The CIRAWA team has been working hard during the first months of the project to demonstrate how operating with nature can enhance ecosystem health and biodiversity, while improving local livelihoods and climate resilience.
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CIRAWA puts people and ecosystems at the centre to help create more resilient food systems in 8 regions in Cape Verde, Ghana, Senegal, and The Gambia.
