The International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank has provided funding for the implementation of Accelerating Innovation to and Catalyzing Capacity for Resilience in Africa as Phase 4 of the West Africa Food System Resilience Program (AICCRA-FRSP 4) (P515128).

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to scale agricultural innovations for increased food system resiliance in Africa. It comprises two integrated, mutually reinforcing technical components and one project management component.

Component 1: Strengthening agricultural information systems and institutional capacity 
Component 2: Scaling the use of agricultural innovation
Component 3: Project Management

The AICCRA-FSRP 4 will be implemented in six focus countries: Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zambia, with scale-up activities across the Western, Eastern, and Southern Africa regions.

The project is led by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), with implementation support from five regional organizations, including the West and Central African Council for Research and Agricultural Development (CORAF), AGRHYMET from the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA), and the specialized institution of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

It will also heavily rely on technical service provision from CGIAR centers, including Africa Rice, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and the Alliance of Bioversity and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Implementation will further involve key collaborations with national public institutions, universities, research and development organizations, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations.

As set out in the project Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), icipe has developed an Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) Guide. The ESRM Guide is intended for service providers and entities implementing subcontracted activities and serves as a practical tool to ensure compliance with environmental and social (E&S) risk-mitigation requirements. The Guide translates the commitments outlined in the project’s Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) into actionable procedures for handling E&S risk assessment and management, monitoring and reporting.

As the lead implementing partner, icipe hereby notifies all partners, project staff, collaborators, and other interested parties that the ESRM Guide has been published and is available electronically here LINK.

Lastly, we wish to indicate that the ESRM Guide will also be disclosed at the World Bank’s information shop for the AICCRA-FRSP IV Project.

This notice is issued by icipe on September 23, 2026.

For further enquiries and submissions about this disclosure, please contact: 
Adams Kwaw, E&S Specialist, AICCRA FSRP-IV Project 
Email: akwa@icipe.org

or

Dr. Robert Zougmore, AICCRA Project Director
Email: rzougmore@icipe.org