PUBLIC DISCLOSURE NOTICE

Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for Accelerating Innovation and Catalyzing Capacity for Resilience in Africa as Phase 4 of the West Africa Food System Resilience Program (AICCRA-FSRP Phase 4) 

The International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank intends to provide 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-FSRP 4) (P515128).

The Project aims to:

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

• 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 at 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: ASARECA, CCARDESA, CORAF, ICPAC and four CGIAR Centers: Africa Rice, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and International Livestock institute (ILRI), and Alliance of Bioversity and International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Implementation will also involve key collaborations with national public institutions, universities, research and development organizations, private sector, and non-governmental organizations.

In line with this multistakeholder approach, icipe has prepared a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) to define a program for stakeholder engagement, information disclosure and consultation throughout the entire project cycle. It also provides a mechanism for stakeholders to raise concerns, offer feedback, or submit complaints related to the project activities.

The SEP has been prepared in accordance with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) specifically standard 10, Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure.

Accordingly, this public NOTICE is hereby served to inform the public that the AICCRA Stakeholder Engagement Plan is published and electronically available HERE.

This notice is issued by icipe on January 6, 2026.

All relevant interested parties are welcome to engage. For further inquiries and submissions about this project, please contact:

Robert Zougmore, AICCRA Project Director
Email: R.Zougmore@cgiar.org
Or 
Abdou Tenkouano, ICIPE Director General
Email: atenkouano@icipe.org