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ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL SCIENTISTS TO GENERATE AND TRANSFER MAIZE TECHNOLOGY IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2005

B. BADU-APRAKU ,
M. A. B. FAKOREDE ,
A. MENKIR ,
K. A. MARFO  and
L. AKANVOU
B. BADU-APRAKU
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, c/o Lambourn (UK) Limited, Carolyn House, 26 Dingwall Road, Croydon CR9 3EE, UK
M. A. B. FAKOREDE
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
A. MENKIR
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.M.B. 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria
K. A. MARFO
Affiliation:
Crops Research Institute, Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana
L. AKANVOU
Affiliation:
CNRA, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
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Abstract

The West and Central Africa Collaborative Maize Research Network (WECAMAN) was established in 1987 to strengthen the capacity and capability of national programmes of West and Central Africa (WCA) to tackle regional constraints to maize production. The Network created several mechanisms for implementing, monitoring and evaluating maize research and development activities, including research project development and implementation, attendance and quality of paper presentation at technical conferences organized by the Network, scientific monitoring tours, consultation visits, mid-term reviews, and end-of-project reviews and impact assessment. WECAMAN's approach to the system of allocating research responsibilities and competitive grants resulted in increased research efficiency and the generation of sustainable technologies that have catalysed increased maize production in the region.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , April 2005 , pp. 137 - 160
Copyright
© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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