DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE
From WAVE to WAVE RESEARCH: Opening New Perspectives
The WAVE Regional Center of Excellence (WAVE CoE) is a scientific and technical platform that aims to increase food production in Central and West Africa, in a sustainable manner, by developing effective methods for the control and management of plant pathogens, as well as preventing the incursion of exotic plant diseases into new areas.
Launched in 2013 with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom, WAVE continues to expand its footprint in the African continent.
PROF. JUSTIN PITA
Executive Director WAVE RESEARCH
— ABOUT WAVE RESEARCH
We are a leading research organization
The WAVE Regional Center of Excellence (WAVE CoE) is a scientific and technical platform that aims to increase food production in Central and West Africa, in a sustainable manner, by developing effective methods for the control and management of plant pathogens, as well as preventing the incursion of exotic plant diseases into new areas.
Launched in 2015 with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom, WAVE continues to expand its footprint in the African continent. A second phase began in 2019.
In 2021, the program was established by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a Regional Center of Excellence.
The headquarters are based in Côte d'Ivoire. WAVE operates through a network in 10 countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo and Sierra Leone.
OUR VISION
Disease-free crops for food and income security for all in Africa.
OUR MISSION
WAVE RESEARCH aims to catalyze sustainable protection and productivity of crops in Central and West Africa through improved understanding and coordinated management of disease threats. Our work bridges the plant health value chain to meet our vision. In order to fulfil our mission, we use a holistic approach that spans research, outreach, data and evidence generation, policy advocacy, gender and systems capacity building - at local, national and regional levels.
