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Agriculture & Fisheries

16 May 2017

SWAC presentation on food issues

Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Food security & Nutrition
Migration & Mobility
Resilience
Security
Members:
European Union
SWAC:
SWAC
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On 16 May, the Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat (SWAC/OECD) participated in an EU InfoPoint session in Brussels on "Food security: at the heart of demographic, migration and security challenges". The session was organised together with the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission. SWAC’s presentation recalled that the challenges facing food security in West Africa should not be overshadowed by the resurgence of demographic, migration and security concerns on the international agenda. Read on
27 Apr 2017

African Youth Agripreneurs Forum

Country:
Nigeria
Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Children & Youth
Employment
Gender
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Over 200 young people gathered at the first African Youth Agripreneurs (AYA) forum that took place in Ibadan, Nigeria from 25 to 26 April 2017. Organised by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners, the forum served as a platform to promote skills, creativity and innovativeness in agribusiness. It offered many opportunities for networking among young entrepreneurs and key stakeholders. Read on
12 Apr 2017

Food security stakeholders gather in Paris

Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Development co-operation
Food security & Nutrition
Livestock
Resilience
Sahara-Sahel
RPCA:
RPCA
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Held under the patronage of the Commissions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA) gathered from 10-12 April 2017 at the OECD headquarters in Paris. Participants analysed the food and nutrition situation and made recommendations, particularly focused on mobilising further urgent and co-ordinated assistance to affected populations in the Lake Chad basin. Read on
11 Apr 2017

Strengthen resilience to climate change

Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Climate & Climate change
Resilience
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The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has launched a training programme on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in West African agriculture. The programme aims to strengthen the capacity of the national technical services responsible for addressing risks related to natural disasters and climate change through early warning systems and weather forecasts. Read on
31 Mar 2017

Success story: Simone Zoundi’s cookies

Country:
Burkina Faso
Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Employment
Food security & Nutrition
RPCA:
RPCA
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Simone Zoundi, created the Sodepal company in the 1970s in Ouagadougou and has lived a life dedicated to the promotion of agro-food chains in support of local and regional development. From the very beginning, she invested in local production and developed her company, which today distributes cookies, fortified flour and many other products across the country. She now has plans to expand her business and share her experience with other West African countries. Read on
31 Mar 2017

Strengthening rural-urban linkages to end hunger and malnutrition

Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Food security & Nutrition
Urban-rural development
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The second chapter of a new IFPRI report analyses rural-urban linkages. Broken value chains and poor coordination weaken rural-urban links and hold back progress on food security and nutrition. How can food systems be reshaped to benefit both urban and rural populations? Read on
22 Mar 2017

ECOWAS strengthens its co-ordination

Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Climate & Climate change
Environment
Food security & Nutrition
Resilience
Sahara-Sahel
Members:
CILSS
ECOWAS
SWAC:
SWAC
Body:
West Africa’s main food and nutrition security players met in Lomé on 13-18 March. They discussed ways to better co-ordinate these efforts so that regional actions becomes more efficient and coherent, and not limited to just the sum of these projects and programmes. Read on
22 Mar 2017

CILSS takes key decisions in Mauritania

Country:
Mauritania
Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Climate & Climate change
Development co-operation
Food security & Nutrition
Regional integration
Resilience
Sahara-Sahel
Members:
CILSS
Body:
At the 52nd Ordinary Session of the CILSS Council of Ministers, held on 11 March in Nouakchott, members made important decisions about CILSS leadership positions. CILSS Executive Secretary Djimé Adoum will resume his duties at the end pf March 2017. The vacant position of the Institute of the Sahel (INSAH), a specialised agency of CILSS based in Bamako, will be filled by Mauritanian Mohamed Abdellai Ebbe. As for the Agrhymet Regional Centre, based in Niamey, CILSS will start the recruitment process for a new general director as soon as possible. Read on
21 Mar 2017

The cost of high food prices in West Africa

Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Economy
Food security & Nutrition
Regional integration
Opinion:
Opinion
SWAC:
SWAC
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Food prices in West African countries are significantly higher than in other areas of the world with comparable levels of development. This situation seriously affects food security and the welfare of households. It is, according to Thomas Allen from the Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat, “one more reason to unlock the trade potential of the region,” writing in the Rural 21 magazine. Read on
20 Mar 2017

Brussels Briefing: Rural-urban links

Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Economy
Employment
Food security & Nutrition
Children & Youth
Urban-rural development
SWAC:
SWAC
Body:
“Strengthening rural livelihoods in the face of rapid urbanisation in Africa” was the topic of a Brussels Briefing organised on 20 March by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), BMZ/GIZ and partners. Thomas Allen, from the Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat (SWAC/OECD) participated in a panel discussion on rural transformation and job creation. His presentation argued that although the farming sector will continue to provide the most jobs, labour is increasingly moving out of farming, requiring people to develop different skills. Read on

Publications

Disentangling urban and rural food security in West Africa

06 Jun 2018

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The region suffers from the double burden of under- and over-nutrition: While over 58 million people in the region are underweight, some 52 million people, mostly urban dwellers, are either overweight or obese.

Rice, the white gold of West Africa?

01 Feb 2018

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The Dynamiques paysannes magazine, published by SOS Faim Belgium, analyses the rice sector in West Africa from a producers’ perspective.

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Agriculture & Fisheries

SWAC presentation on food issues

African Youth Agripreneurs Forum

Food security stakeholders gather in Paris

Strengthen resilience to climate change

Success story: Simone Zoundi’s cookies

Strengthening rural-urban linkages to end hunger and malnutrition

ECOWAS strengthens its co-ordination

CILSS takes key decisions in Mauritania

The cost of high food prices in West Africa

Brussels Briefing: Rural-urban links

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Disentangling urban and rural food security in West Africa

Rice, the white gold of West Africa?