| Organisation |
National Science & Technology Research Center |
| Alternate Name |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique |
| Abbreviation |
CNRST |
| Parent |
Ministry of Secondary & Higher Education & Scientific Research |
| u.r.l. |
http://www.cnrst.bf/ |
| email |
dg.cnrst@fasonet.bf; dg@cnrst.bf |
| Country |
Burkina Faso |
| Location |
Ouagadougou |
| Address |
Ouagadougou, 03 |
| Postal Address |
BP 7047 |
| Telephone |
(226) 50 32 46 48; +226 50 32 45 04 |
| Management u.r.l. |
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| Fax |
+226 50 31 50 03 |
| Sector |
Agricultural Research - General |
| Organisation Type |
African Public Sector |
| Status |
Established 1978 |
| Stated Role |
The mission of the CNRST is to formulate the development and research policies, to coordinate the national and regional research programmes, to elaborate adequate technologies for end-users, to value and diffuse nationally, the results of the research. |
| Activities |
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| Geographical Focus |
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| Notes |
In Burkina Faso, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST) houses key institutes and scientists who work in the area of plant genetic resource conservation and use. A national strategic plan has been developed for research, which includes on-farm conservation of plant genetic resources. CNRST has capacity both for research and to make links to farmers via protocols, which it has already signed with a number of non-governmental organizations. Two institutes are especially important for investigating the scientific basis of on-farm conservation: the Institut d'Études et Recherches Agricoles (INERA) and the Institut de Recherche en Sciences Sociales et Humaines (IRSSH). The Institut de Recherches en Biologie et Écologie Tropicale (IRBET), focusing on ecology, will soon be combined with INERA.
[ 'Chapter 11. Farmer decision making and genetic diversity: linking multidisciplinary research to implementation on-farm' by Devra Jarvis and Toby Hodgkin - Retrieved on 18 MAR 2008 - http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-;98743-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html ] |