As part of the implementation of component 3 of the FSRP entitled "integration of regional food markets and trade", an ECOWAS agricultural trade and market scorecard (EATM-Scorecard) has been developed.
The Scorecard is an analysis tool that aims to better document intra-regional trade in agri-food products, identify gaps in agri-food trade policies and strengthen the implementation of regional policies by countries.
To make the Scorecard operational and regularly produce the information needed to monitor performance in the national implementation of regional policies and regulations, training for the focal points of the structures involved in implementing SCORECARD in Togo was organised from 21 to 25 May 2024 at the Woezon Hotel in Kpalimé.
The aim of the training was to enhance the skills of these focal points in data collection, processing, analysis and reporting methodology. It is organised in a hybrid format, with around thirty participants taking part in face-to-face and online sessions.
Chaired by the Policy, Planning and Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, the proceedings were opened by Mr Tawo O. Kodjovi, who welcomed participants on behalf of his director, before outlining the objectives and expected results of the five-day event. This was followed by a presentation by Mr NATOR Koffi Edoh, Head of Component 3 of the FSRP, on the SCORECARD programme, its implementation process and methodology.
Mr TCHADOUWA Abasse, who is responsible for component 3 at ECOWAS level, and Mr SUNDAY Odjo, Deputy Director of Operations for Akademyia 2063, took part in the training course.
It should be remembered that this training in Togo follows on from the training of trainers organised by the ARAA/ECOWAS from 19 to 22 February 2024 in Abuja, aimed primarily at teams from the FSRP countries (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Chad and Togo). Akademyia 2063 provided technical support for the organisation of this workshop.
