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Developed by the ECOWAS Commission, the Agricultural Trade and Markets Scorecard (SCORECARD) is a mechanism for monitoring the implementation of Community protocols relating…

On 21 and 22 September 2026, the ECOWAS Commission brought together representatives of ECOWAS Member States, the Alliance of Sahelian States (AES), Chad and their technical…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (ARAA), organised a regional workshop marking the launch of the…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (RAAF) and in collaboration with the Permanent Inter-State…

At dawn, as the first lorries leave the bustling markets of Maradi, in Niger, the road to neighbouring countries stretches out like a promise. In the back of the trailers,…

West African leaders and partners ended the West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable with a clear and strong message: the region needs more investment in rice to boost food…

On 2–3 March 2026, in Lomé, Togo, more than 80 participants from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad and Togo, as well as from CILSS, CORAF, ECOWAS and…

Intra-regional trade in agricultural and food products is crucial for West Africa's food system resilience, but persistent challenges result in lower official trade flows…

Around forty representatives from ECOWAS member states, CILSS, UEMOA and experts on agricultural and legal issues and their technical and development partners met in Lomé…

On 29 October 2025, ECOWAS, through the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (RAAF) and with the support of the World Bank under the Food System Resilience Programme in…