Organization
CGIAR — West & Central Africa
Country
Mali
Region
Africa
research
Dr. Fatou Diallo
Regional Millet Programme Lead
Dr. Fatou Diallo coordinates CGIAR's millet improvement programme across 14 West and Central African countries. Her work on AI-powered disease detection tools for pearl millet — achieving 94% diagnostic accuracy in Sahel field tests — is transforming smallholder farmers' ability to manage crop health. She is a recipient of the Yara Prize for Food Security.