Project duration
46 Months
Start 01/02/21 End 31/01/26
Project-location
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Western Africa, Nigeria
The AGriDI initiative empowers farmers, SMEs, and cooperatives in West Africa to adopt transformative digital technologies for agriculture. By bridging gaps between research, policy, and private sectors, it enhances digital literacy, strengthens innovation policies, and fosters sustainable agricultural growth.
AGriDI funds multiple innovative projects, such as digital market linkages, precision farming tools, and policy development initiatives, ensuring inclusivity for women and youth. Through capacity-building workshops, mentorship, and partnerships, AGriDI paves the way for a resilient and inclusive green economy in the region. Explore the “Third Grantees” list below to discover the funded grants.
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Publications
Explore the project’s actions and objectives by clicking on the image below to read the factsheet: | Explore the mid-term results of AGriDI project by clicking on the image below to read the factsheet: | Explore the project’s baseline study in the target countries by clicking on the image below: | Explore Écosystème de l’agriculture numérique au Bénin. Click the image below to read the publication (in French): |
Explore the policy brief ‘Les solutions numériques dans le secteur agricole au Bénin’ (in French) by clicking on the image below: | Explore ‘A Survey on Digital Agriculture in Five West African Countries’ article by clicking on the image below: | Explore ‘Digital Agriculture Policies and Strategies for Innovations in the Agri-Food Systems—Cases of Five West African Countries’ article by clicking on the image below: | Explore ‘PlanteSaine: An Artificial Intelligent Empowered Mobile Application for Pests and Disease Management for Maize, Tomato, and Onion Farmers in Burkina Faso’ article by clicking on the image below: |
Explore ‘Farmers’ Perception and Practice of Soil Fertility Management and Conservation in the Era of Digital Soil Information Systems in Southwest Nigeria’ article by clicking on the image below:![]() |
Project coordinator
International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) – Kenya
Project partners
Agropolis Foundation – France
Université d’Abomey-Calavi – Benin
Gearbox Pan African Network – Kenya
Third grantees
- BENIN – Boosting rice and maize supply chains through innovative e-market and financial services to smallholder farmers in Benin (BoMeF), implemented by the African Green Corporation SA
- BENIN – Strengthening the policy and regulatory environment for the development and scaling of digital innovations in the agricultural sector in Benin (REPINAB), implemented by the Centre d’Actions pour l’Environnement et le Développement Durable (ACED)
- BENIN – AGriCef, a digital solution for more effective and efficient agro-ecological management of the Fall Armyworm (CLA) in Northern Benin (DigiCLA), implemented by the Parakou University
- BURKINA FASO – Precision Pest and Disease Management System based on Multidimensional Big Data (PPeDMaS), implemented by the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)
- GHANA – Scaling AgroCenta Platform and Adoption for Effective Market Linkages in Ghana (SAPA), implemented by the AgroCenta Limited
- GHANA – Digital Tools to Drive Market Access and Manage Ag-Value Chains (DigiMakt), implemented by the Esoko Limited
- GHANA – Enhancing farmers’ uptake of digital technologies through empirical research, innovation and policy intervention (EFUDTRIPI), implemented by the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-STEPRI)
- NIGERIA – Digital Soil Mapping for Sustainable Land Management in Southwest Nigeria (SMARTSOIL) implemented by the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria (FUNAAB)
- NIGERIA – MarketMap – Improving Women’s opportunities to access microfinance for solar-powered agro-processing equipment, implemented by the Sosai Renewable Energy
News from the project

07 feb 2025
AI-Powered Farming: New Research Boosts Pest and Disease Management

02 sep 2024
AGriDI- 3rd Annual Implementers Forum

03 sep 2024
EFUDTRIPI- Policy dialogue in Ghana

29 may 2024
Webinar of MarketMap project

17 jun 2024
PPeDMaS project – New pest and disease management tools

24 jun 2024
3 July!- AGriDI Webinar – Enhancing farmers’ uptake of digital…

29 jan 2024
Words from makers – episode 2 – Stanislas

22 apr 2024
Webinar of DigiCLA project

25 apr 2024
Webinar: Digital Tools to Drive Market Access & Manage Ag Value Chains

07 apr 2023
Webinar on Digital Technologies and Tools for sustainable and resilient…

22 jun 2023
AGriDI – Baseline study of the project in target countries and…
29 apr 2021
AGriDI Grants for Digital Innovations in West Africa

02 jun 2022