The ECOWAS Commission has awarded a grant of $1,033,991 to twenty-five (25) regional centers, including nine (9) focused on agricultural innovation, six (6) dedicated to agronomic re-search, and ten (10) specializing in vocational training in agroecology and organic agriculture. This funding initiative is designed to train 3,142 young people, enhancing their skills by complementing theoretical ...

From July 2013 down to April 2024, Mr Ousseini Salifou, in his capacity of Executive Director, had the heavy responsibility of leading the Regional Agriculture and Food Agency (RAAF) and its team in the implementation of the projects and programmes of the ECOWAS Regional Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP). Today 30 April 2024, marking the beginning of ...