Objectives
The specific objectives of this component of the project
are:
To collect, collate, exchange, analyse and disseminate information
as well as to facilitate the collaboration and awareness creation
on GRFA legal and policy issues at sub-regional level.
To
strengthen the capacity in GRFA policy making, implementation
and research within the sub-region in order to support related
national efforts.
To
identify critical legal and policy issues, gaps and priorities
related to GRFA in the sub-region to facilitate and conduct
relevant research.
Activities in implementation
Execution of a policy survey in WCA through the coordinated
efforts of CORAF/WECARD and GRPI. This is an activity that
started in the second half of 2004 and finished in mid 2005.
Several scoping
missions, interviews and meetings took place in Senegal, Nigeria,
Benin, Ghana, Cameroon and Congo, to compile the information
that formed the basis of the policy survey.
A GRPI-WCA
Programme Officer based in CORAF’s Headquarters
was hired in February 2005 to facilitate and implement the
activities in the sub-region.
Establishment of a sub-regional task force with representatives
of relevant stakeholder groups to oversee the implementation
of GRPI-sponsored activities. The Programme Officer visited
several countries in the sub-region, and - under the guidance
of CORAF/WECARD and the GRPI Project invited selected sub-regional
institutions to establish such task force.
Organisation and hosting regular
task force meetings. The first meeting of the GRPI-WCA
Task Force took place in Dakar in November 2005.
Preparation of a work plan for activities to follow-up on
the survey. Such work plan was presented to GRPI's ISC during
its meeting in Nairobi in November 2005. It is expected that
the proposed follow-up activities will start in early 2006.
Organising a team-building/capacity strengthening workshop
for the members of the task force and additional representatives
of other organizations related to policy-making. A report
will be produced at the end of this workshop assessing areas
for potential future work. This is an activity planned for
early 2006.
Production of a report on the outcomes of the activities achieved
in Phase 1.
Commission research on sub-regional policy issues. This research
will complement the survey process in terms of addressing
the needs and gaps identified in GRFA policy in the sub-region.
Related activities
Below are some documents produced in meetings and conferences
that were organised in the context of GRPI-WCA.
Regional Conference on Plant Genetic
Resources and Food Security in West and Central Africa,
Ibadan, Nigeria 26-30 April 2004.
Conference
Report - Executive Summary
Declaration
and Communique
Regional Conference: Towards Regional
Cooperation for Effective and Efficient Ex Situ Conservation
of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA)
in West and Central Africa (WCA), Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso, 12 – 15 September 2006.
Conference Report - Synthesis (document forthcoming)
Ouagadougou
Declaration
Déclaration
de Ouagadougou
You can also download the Programme
and Participants list for
the events and other
related documents.
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