Arizona State University (ASU) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are building the Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain–Africa (CARISCA). This five-year, $15M project is supported through the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Bureau for Inclusive Growth, Partnerships and Innovations/Innovation, Technology Research Hub as part of the Building Research and Innovation for Development: Generating Evidence and Training program (BRIDGE-Train). The funded project runs from June 2020 to June 2025.

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CARISCA's key objective is to support higher education institutions in building the capacity necessary to provide best-in-class degree programs and training, facilitate research translation and utilization, and engage stakeholders in best practices and policy changes that strengthen supply chains.

CARISCA's Goals:

1. Establish KNUST as Africa's preeminent source of supply chain management expertise;
2. Serve as a resource for researchers in Ghana and across Africa to drive innovation, research, knowledge translation through the application of research findings, and training to improve African supply chains, sustained by revenue-generating activities and a robust partner network;
3. Create the supply chain management professionals and research that significantly improves the efficiency and effectiveness of health and agricultural supply chains.