10 research projects transforming sweet potato, cassava and moringa in Burkina Faso

Project Titles & Institution

1. Improvement of the use of orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties through the promotion of their productive, economic and nutritional potential in Bagré, Burkina Faso – Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA) / TIAMA Djakaridia
2. Improving the use of cassava varieties suitable for processing by promoting their productive, economic and nutritional potential in Bagré, Burkina Faso – Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA) / SORO Monique
3. Contribution to the valorization of seeds of three moringa ecotypes (Moringa oleifera, Moringa oleifera PKM1 and Moringa stenopetala) through the improvement and development of technologies for processing derived products – Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (IRSAT) / ZONGO Souleymane
4. Development of a technology for the production of bread flour and bread based on cassava and orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in Burkina Faso – Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (IRSAT) / COULIBALY/DIAKITE Mariam
5. Popularization of production techniques to optimize yields of the main varieties of cassava grown in Burkina Faso – Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA) / WONNI Issa
6. Contribution to the development of products from the root plants and tubers sector through the development of new sweet potato-based products – Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (IRSAT) / DABO Rasmata
7. Making noodles with sweet potato and cassava varieties grown in Burkina Faso – Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (IRSAT) / ZONGO Pingdwendé Assana
8. Valorization of Moringa oleifera in the diet and control of gastrointestinal parasites in small ruminants – Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA) / DELMA Barkwendé Jethro
9. Valorization of orange-fleshed sweet potato through the development of leaf and root/tuber products. – Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (IRSAT) / COMPAORE/SEREME Diarra
10. Improving the productivity and conservation of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes through the dissemination of an integrated management method against the weevil Cylas puncticollis Boheman – Centre Universitaire de Ziniaré /Université Joseph KI ZERBO (CUZ/UJKZ) / OUOBA Adjima

Areas of Research

• Industrialization and manufacturing, Sustainable economies and societies, Emerging technologies and development, Social sciences and humanities

Number of Projects being funded

• 10 projects

Project Duration

• 18 months

Grant Amount

• 19 000 000 – 20 000 000 FCFA

In-Kind Distribution

• None

Council

• Senegal (MESRI)
• Côte d’ivoire (FONSTI)

Collaboration with other councils

• None