Promote Sustainable Agriculture in West African Countries

ongoing

This transition project in West Africa aims at backing agro-ecological intensification and thus promote the emergence, adoption and spreading of environmentally intensive agricultural practices in family farming. This project is supported by AFD through a EUR 8 million grant. It currently covers five ECOWAS countries.It has a double objective: to develop field projects to support groups of farmers and herdsmen who commit to change their practices, to encourage experience sharing and contribute to the elaboration of public policy. Coordination and project management will be done through a regional coordination unit, supported by a national correspondent in each country.Additionnal funding from the European Union is currently being sought to extend the project to all ECOWAS member States.