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Tomatoes, one of the most consumed vegetables in Sierra Leone, are the focus of the Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP), with the country aiming to produce 27,000…

The training on capacity building for spray service providers and extension agents, organised by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Ministry…

When animal housing does not meet technical standards, especially biosecurity standards, this leads to high livestock mortality and low animal growth. Housing is therefore…

More than 50 actors and partners involved in food insecurity risk management gathered in Lomé from 2 to 4 July to strengthen their capacities on the concepts, principles and…

With a view to accelerating the development of the rice sector in West Africa while reducing rice imports, ECOWAS, in collaboration with the World Bank, conducted a learning…

On 29 May 2025 in Abidjan, during the 7th edition of the Salon de l'Agriculture et des Ressources Animales (SARA), ECOWAS, through its Rice Observatory (ERO), organised a…

In Niger, rice is the third most important cereal crop after millet and sorghum, in terms of both surface area and production. It plays an important role in the country's…

Sierra Leone relies heavily on agriculture to combat poverty and hunger. However, although rice is the country's staple food, most citizens still prefer imported rice…

In Togo, rice plays an increasingly important role in people's diets and is a strategic issue for national food security. Despite favourable agro-ecological potential and…

Rice growers play a fundamental role at the base of the sector. Thanks to increasing technical support, training in good farming practices and the introduction of high-yield…