ECOWAP

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources (DAEWR)“JAPAN CONFERENCE”
Commissioner Agriculture,Environment and Water Resources

Directorate of Agriculture & Rural Development

Email: atraore@ecowas.int« …ECOWAS OF PEOPLE …»

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BACKGROUNDREGIONAL AGRICULTURE POLICY ECOWAPIII.

ECOWAP@10 : RESULTS AND CHALLENGESIV.

CONCLUSIONS AND 2025 PERSPECTIVESI – BACKGROUNDECOWAS: ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICA
Established in 1975
15 Member States
By 2020:• regional market of more than 400 millions
consumers,• 60% urbans.
Vision 2020 – Strategic Plan of ECOWAS
5,6 millions km²3

I – BACKGROUND (cont’d)Regional food market:
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Size of West African foodeconomy : 175 Bi US$ (2010)
Value of food trade in markets: 
120 Bi US$

Urbans spend 50% more than rurals forfood (consumption per capita)

Market, first source of food : 2/3 offood supplyII – REGIONAL AGRICULTURE POLICY ECOWAPECOWAS AGRICULTURAL
POLICY (ECOWAP)
Under management of
Department “Agriculture,Environment, and Water
Resources”

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WATER RESOURCESPOLICY (PREAO)ECOWASENVIROMENTAL
POLICY (ECOWEP)II – REGIONAL AGRICULTURE POLICY –ECOWAP(cont’d)

28th Head of State andGovernment 2005
DECISION A/DEC. /01/05 TO ADOPT THE
ECOWAS AGRICULTURE POLICY (ECOWAP)BASED on the“Yamoussokrodecision” Head of State &Government in may, 2002 –ECOWAS Commission (REC),
mandate to implement theCAADP in West Africa

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GOAL: « To ensure sustainable food security andnutritional & sustainable management of natural
resources within the Member states, a descent income
to agri - household, expansion of agri-trade on asustainable base, at the community level as well as theworld ».
Chapter IV of the Revised Treaty states :"Member States agree to cooperate [...]:
1. “ To insure Food security
2. To increase production and productivity [...]
3. To ensure the value addition to agric. production [...]
4. To ensure the protection of the prices of export
commodities on the international market "II – REGIONAL AGRICULTURE POLICY –ECOWAP COMPONENTSECOWAP(cont’d)•Decentralizedprocess,•iterative,• participatory,

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inclusive,•based on prospective
analysis,•

5 years planning
exercise (CGEM),•etc.

(Regional)
Regional Agriculture
Investment Plan(RAIP)(National)
National Agricultural
Investment Program

2008- - - - - - - 2012(NATIONAL & REGIONAL COMPACTS)

II – REGIONAL AGRICULTURE POLICY –INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKECOWAP(cont’d)Internal
ECOWAS
Institutionaland Financial
Implementing
Mechanisms
forGovernance, &Coordination

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Regional Agency for
Agriculture and Food
(RAAF/ARAA) –Reg.C/REG.1/08/11
ECOWAS Agriculture
and food development
fund (ECOWADF) –Reg.C/REG.2/08/11
ECOWAP M&E
mechanisms (Regional
M&E Unit + National
Units): directed bySpecialized technicalcommittee for agriculture,environment and water
resources: STMAEWR(established by the Treaty)
Consultative Committee
for Agriculture and Food
(CCAA) –Reg.C/REG.3/08/11),

Inter Departmental
Committee forAgriculture and Food(CIDAA)II – REGIONAL AGRICULTURE POLICY –INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK(cont’d)
ECOWAP(cont’d)External/
Bilateral
Institutional
and Financial
Mechanisms
implementedfor
Governance, &Coordination.

ECOWAP‘Donors’ GroupREGULATIONS

AGIR
RPCA
PRGEC
AGIR
ECOAGRIS

9II – REGIONAL AGRICULTURE POLICY –ECOWAP projects and programs
ECOWAP(cont’d)ImportantOngoing
Programs /Projects.

10• West Africa Agriculture Productivity program (WAAP/PPAO) :450 Millions USD• West Africa Fertilizer Program (WAFP) : 20 Millions USD• West Africa Seed Program (WASP) : 9 Millions USD• PASANAO (Food security) : 11 Millions Euros• Projet d’appui à la RRSA (Regional food reserve) : 56 MillionsEuros• Project to Fight Fruit Flies in West : 17 Millions Euros• Institutional Support Projects: focused on RAAF and D/ARD(USAID, AECID, AFD, DDC, ….
• Etc.

Visit : www.raaf-araa.org : ongoing programs/projects.
Visit : www.ecowap-group.org : overview mapping of all
programs/projects by sector, country, donors, etc.

II – REGIONAL AGRICULTURE POLICY –MAPPING OF ECOWAPECOWAPSTACKHOLDERS(cont’d)

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III – ECOWAP@10 : RESULTS AND CHALLENGESBALANCE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE
Productivity:

Source: ReSAKSS (2015)

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Sahelian

Coastal-Nigeria

CoastalWest Africa-…

West Africa

GuineaCôte d'Ivoire

GambieTogo

Nigeria

Burkina Faso

Benin

Niger

Ghana

SenegalSierra Leone

Annual average increase in productivity of theland (2010-14 versus 2003-07)

Mali7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
-1.0%
-2.0%
-3.0%

• increased yields since
2000:  40% of theincrease in production• improvement
especially for theSahel countries group

III – ECOWAP@10 : RESULTS AND CHALLENGES(cont’d)

BALANCE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE(cont’d)Agricultural growth:• improvement especially for the coastal countries group
12.0%
10.0%

2003-2007

2008-20092010-2014

Cible

8.0%

6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
ECOWAS

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COASTAL

COASTAL-NIGERIASAHELIANIII – ECOWAP@10 : RESULTS AND CHALLENGES(cont’d)

BALANCE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE(cont’d)Increased rice production:• net increase, except Sahel countries
45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%

2003-2007

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ECOWAS-NIGERIA

2008-2009

COASTAL

2010-2014

COASTAL-NIGERIASAHELIANIII – ECOWAP@10 : RESULTS AND CHALLENGES(cont’d)

BALANCE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE(cont’d)Trend of net food imports:• improvement of the food systems performance in the
ECOWAS countries in recent years (2010-2014)
Real GDP/CapitaPopulation

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net foodimports

2002

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Evolution trend of net food imports

2001

80
70
60
50
40
30
20
100-10

III – ECOWAP@10 : RESULTS AND CHALLENGESECOWAP Results at National Level(cont’d)

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 gradual increase in budgetary resources forthe financing of agricultural activities
 growth and structuring of private sector
engagement in agriculture improved budgeting, planning and monitoringand evaluation
 Better alignment of donors on the priorities
identified in sector programs improvement of production and productivity
 contribution to the growth of agriculturalGDP

III – ECOWAP@10 : RESULTS AND CHALLENGES(cont’d)

Challenges for ECOWAP at National Level

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in some countries, low operating structures in charge forcoordination of NAIPs, due to inadequate human and financial
resources allocated by the state to steering bodies, forcoordination and technical implementation
problem of harmonizing procedures for intervention and program
management by TFPs
Low consideration of emerging issues (CC, resilience, research,nutrition ...)
Monitoring and evaluation systems not yet very efficient in somecountries
Persistence of financial resources mobilization issues
Low capacities of non-state actors to ensure better monitoring ofimplementation of NAIPs

III – ECOWAP@10 : RESULTS AND CHALLENGES(cont’d)

ECOWAP results at regional level

Development and implementation of programs, plansand strategies
 Harmonization of regulations(crops, livestock, fertilizer,fisheries…)
 Operation of the Regional Agency for Agriculture andFood in Lomé
 Creation of a Regional Animal Health Centre inBamako
 Creating an institutional environment of multistakeholders
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III – ECOWAP@10 : RESULTS AND CHALLENGES(cont’d)

Challenges in the implementation of the RAIP19

Increased mobilization of technical andfinancial partners to fund regional projects

Capitalization of success stories andpromoting the development at regional level

More coordination and synergies between
technical and financial partners

IV – CONCLUSIONS AND 2025 PERSPECTIVESECOWAP/CAADP process has positively impacted theagricultural sector in the sub-region through: transformation of the governance of agricultural policiesand programs
 more refined policies and strategic directions,programming instruments and implementation better
developed and structured
 strengthening dialogue between key players
 job creation in the agricultural sector
 improving productivity and yields of major crops20

IV – CONCLUSIONS AND 2025 PERSPECTIVES(cont’d)Major challenges faced by the West African agriculture for 2025
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Minimize imports of rice and other strategic food products
Consider the manufacture of machinery for farming
Promote sustainable financing for agriculture, and adopt financing
mechanisms and tools, adequate to the needs of the agriculturalsectorSecure rural land
Strengthen research and extension (focused on the agro food valuechains)
Develop telecommunication networks, and access to water and energy
Establish a sub-regional agricultural insurance
Develop actions to achieve the SDGs
Develop actions for adaptation to climate change and agricultural riskIV – CONCLUSIONS AND 2025 PERSPECTIVES(cont’d)Expectations of country / regional actors for the guidance ofECOWAP

22Harmonization and operationalization of a monitoring and evaluation
system at regional level
Support to infrastructure development (energy, water,telecommunications, roads, etc.)
Strengthening technical and institutional capacity of coordination andprogram implementation bodies
Enforcement of the free movement regulations for trade between
countries
Pooling resources and strengthening the exchange of experiences
Strengthening excellence and research centers, for generation anddissemination of technologies
Renovation of agricultural and rural training scheme

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