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Initial funding for the establishment of WACCI was provided by AGRA to train 53 plant breeders. To date, funding has been received from over 25 organizations to sustain the WACCI program. Notable contributors include the World Bank Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) Project the German Academic Exchange Programme (DAAD), the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, EU Intra ACP Mobility Project, and Generation Challenge Program (GCP). In total, funding mobilized to date is about USD 30 million to sustain the program. A notable research grant is the African Union Commission‐European Union grant of USD 1 million focused on crop and soil health improvement for sustainable agricultural intensification toward economic transformation in West Africa.