Post-harvest improvement of and increased derivation of value from fonio in Africa – Aval Fonio
Start date
17/12/2012End date
17/12/2015Objectives
1. Increasing knowledge on fonio-based production systems and associated post-harvest systems.
2. Designing and transferring of post-harvest techniques (harvesting, threshing, cleaning) adapted to the needs of producers or smallholder associations.
3. Improving the quality of marketed fonio through the development and transfer of processing and stabilization technologies, in partnership with small businesses or women’s groups, and to increase the added value of processed products.
4. Increasing knowledge on innovation processes in small agro-industries and contributing to bolstering mechanisms to support businesses.
Location
Africa and Europe
The Aval Fonio project involved five African countries (Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Burundi) and France, which was in charge of coordination.
Partners
In Africa
- Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG), Conakry, Guinea
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (IRSAT/CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Institute of Rural Economy (IER), Bamako, Mali
- Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique –Cheikh Anta Diop University (ESP/UCAD), Dakar, Senegal
- Centre National de Technologie Alimentaire (CNTA), Bujumbura, Burundi (associate partner)
In France
- Recherche agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), Montpellier, France
- Umr Qualisud
- Umr Innovation
- Montpellier SupAgro - Institut des régions chaudes, Montpellier, France (Associé)
Team
Alistar
Funding
The project was funded by the African Union within the framework of the EuropeAid procedure (10th EDF – European Development Fund).