Plant Health: The Wave Center and Coraf Present Innovations from the Biorisks Project

Author: Elvis GOUZAPublished on: May 24, 2026Country: Ivory Coast

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Plant Health: The Wave Center and Coraf Present Innovations from the Biorisks Project

Professor Justin Pita, executive director of the WAVE research center, presented on May 22, 2026, in Abidjan the innovations of the Biorisks project aimed at combating plant diseases. This project has strengthened cooperation among several laboratories in West and Central Africa and led to the creation of an innovation laboratory at Félix Houphouët-Boigny University. A regional plant health observatory will also be established to monitor phytosanitary threats.

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