independence. However, it is with the crisis resulting from soaring prices of commodity prices that the need to boost the promotion of this product that has become very sensitive in political, economic and social terms was greatest. The emergency programmes that have been implemented helped to reverse the global trend of the value chain: the region now achieves notable productivity gains in this sector. Production increases are increasingly obtained more through improved yields than expansion of cultivated areas. It is with these results that almost all of West African States decided, with technical assistance from AfricaRice and financial support from JICA, to develop and adopt National Rice Development Strategies (NRDS). 62. These strategies distinguish themselves by the ambition to achieve rice self-sufficiency between 2015 and 2020. These ambitions are based on the fact that all countries are dependent on external supplies to meet their domestic needs, despite the existence of important agro-ecological potential and know-how of local producers. Table 9: Mapping of NRDS of West African States Country Strategic option Priority axes and intervention actions Bénin Raise paddy production from 150, 000 tonnes in 2009 to 600, 000 tonnes in 2018 Rice seeds Fertilizers Processing Water control Access to equipment Access to technical innovations and professional knowledge Access to credit Burkina-Faso Contribute to a sustainable increase in domestic rice production in quantity and quality to meet the needs and demands of consumers Increase in cultivated area Sustainable intensification of rice production Valuation of rice production Research –Dissemination, advisory support and capacity building of actors Cape Verde Does not produce rice Côte-d’Ivoire Achieve a national production of 1.9 Mt of milled rice in 2016 and 2.1Mt in 2018. Technical support to production Support the promotion of local rice Gambia Ghana Increase from 320, 000 tonnes of paddy in 2008 to 1, 500, 000 tonnes in 2018 Seeds Fertilizers Irrigation and water management Agricultural council Mechanization Improvement of the quality Market access Access to credit Improvement of the general environment Guinea Ensure rice self-sufficiency in the medium term and export in sub-regional and international markets in a longer term Development of the financial system Marketing and distribution of fertilizers Rice marketing and processing Irrigation and investment i water regulation technologies Guinea Bissau
Modernize production systems, promote and facilitate regional trade in local rice Local rice production has increased by 50% between 2015 and 2020 Annual average growth rate of local productions Production statistics: activity report of national, regional and international institutions R1.1 : Quality seeds are available in sufficient quantity Over 90% of producers use improved seed between 2015 and 2025.. Rates of adoption of improved or good quality seeds. . Production statistics: activity report of national, regional and international institutions R.1.2 : Access to fertilizers is facilitated More than 80% of the areas planted with rice benefit from the use of fertilizers by 2025 From 2015 to 2025 more than 75% of farmers use fertilizers Proportion of rice area that has received fertilizer. Proportion of rice farmers with access to fertilizers Production statistics: activity report of national, regional and international institutions R1.3: Rice production is secured by the development of irrigation at different scales From 2015 to 2025 more than 60% of the regional rice production comes from irrigation schemes Growth rate of irrigated areas Growth rate of the share of production from irrigated areas. Activity report of NRDS and programme management unit R1.4 : Access to material and equipment is facilitated From 2015 to 2025 the stock has increased by 50% and at least 50% of rice farmers have access to suitable material and equipment. Rate of increase of the stock with material and equipment. Rate of increase of rice growers having access to equipment. Activity report of NRDS and programmr management unit R2.1: Innovative processing technologies and methods are adopted and disseminated Over 80% of local rice is processed with innovative methods Rate of increase of processing units that adopt innovative processes. NRDS activity report .
R4.2: Gender and environmental dimensions are mainstreamed At least 3 projects of the youth and 3 women’s projects have been formulated and implemented before 2020 Number of projects formulated and their level of implementation. Activity report of the management unit, activity report of youth organisations, WAWA and WILDAF R4.3 : Steering and management bodies are functional By 2025, the programme implementation records a satisfactory performance The steering committee and the programme management unit are functional Quality of steering and intervention instruments Level of overall performance of the implementation of the programme deliverables. Level of governance and operation of steering bodies. Activity reports of th RAAF ANNEXES