Project AFTER is structured into 7 workpackages (WP1-WP7) concerning scientific and technical activities and a workpackage 0 related to coordination.

WP1 covers all products and aims at investigating product and process variability in the six African countries from which arise products targeted by the project. Results are used in WP2, WP3 and WP4, three parallel work-packages that aim to generate scientific knowledge on products and improving the processes for each product category. These three work-packages also use the results of WP5, which provide information on the consumer and market acceptance before and after improvement of the traditional products. The results are tested by companies (SMEs) in WP6. WP7 disseminate and prepare the exploitation of the project results.

WP0 – Management and coordination  
Leader: Dominique PALLET (Cirad - France)

WP1 - Characterisation of traditional products and know-how
Leader: Joseph HOUNHOUIGAN (UAC - Benin)
Deputy leader: Nomusa DLAMINI (CSIR – South Africa)

WP2 - Process reengineering of fermented cereal-based products
Leader : Christian MESTRES (Cirad - France)
Deputy leader: Sameh AWAD (FAAU - Egypt)

WP3 - Process reengineering of meat and fish products
Leader: Valérie SOUCHEYRE (ACTIA/ADIV - France)
Deputy leader: Daniele RAKOTO (UT - Madagascar)

WP4 - Process reengineering for traditional functional foods
Leader: Mady CISSE (UCAD - Senegal)
Deputy leader: Robert NDJOUENKEU (ENSAI - Cameroon)

WP5 - Consumer and market acceptance
Leader: Keith TOMLINS (NRI – United Kingdom)
Deputy leader: Manuela PINTADO (ESB - Portugal)

WP6 - Appropriation of the improved processes and technologies
Leader : Christophe COTILLON (ACTIA - France)
Deputy leader: Cheikh TOURE (AAFEX - Senegal)

WP7 - Dissemination and exploitation
Leader: Daniele ROSSI (SPES -Italy)
Deputy leader: Cheikh TOURE (AAFEX – Senegal)