April 05, 2013
West Africa: Veterinary Chiefs Agree Common Positions On Standards At Abuja Workshop
West Africa's Chief Veterinary Officers have agreed on harmonized standards for key areas in animal health to be presented to African delegates at the April 2013 meeting of the… Read more »
March 27, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Veterinary Chiefs to Meet in Abuja
Chief Veterinary Officers from ECOWAS Member States will meet in Abuja from Thursday, 28th March 2013 to agree common positions on key issues affecting animal health in the region… Read more »
October 12, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Trains Community Youths in Integrated Agriculture
Seventy-eight young men and women from 13 ECOWAS Member States will round-off an intensive training in integrated agriculture at the Songhai Centre, Porto Novo, Benin Republic, on… Read more »
September 07, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS, USAID to Strengthen Cooperation
ECOWAS and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have agreed to deepen cooperation in their core areas of engagement - health care delivery, trade, agricultural… Read more »
September 03, 2012
West Africa: Experts Agree Structure for Regional Coherence in Fisheries Policy
Fishery experts ended a week-long meeting in Cotonou, Benin on Friday, 31st August 2012, with the validation of the composition and mechanisms of the Regional and National… Read more »
August 27, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Urges Policy Harmonization for Fisheries Development
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, Dr. Marc Atouga, has called on Member States to harmonize their policies and efforts in the fisheries… Read more »
August 26, 2012
West Africa: Fisheries Experts to Develop Mechanisms for Coherent Management of Fisheries Resources At Cotonou Meeting
Fisheries experts are meeting in Cotonou, Benin Republic from 27th August 2012 to articulate a regional framework for the integrated, coherent and efficient management of West… Read more »
March 10, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Urged to Include Sugar On the Prodct Priority List
The four-nation ad-hoc committee on the tariff for the importation of sugar into the ECOWAS region has called on the ECOWAS Commission to include sugar on the product priority list… Read more »
February 16, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Victims of Food Crisis
The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council has approved the release of three million dollars by the ECOWAS Commission to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of food crisis… Read more »
September 21, 2011
West Africa: More ECOWAS Youth Trained On Agricultural Entrepreneurship
Seventy-one youths have completed a month-long training on various aspects of agricultural production at the Songhai Centre in Porto Novo, the political capital of Benin, as part… Read more »
June 09, 2011
West Africa: Forest Resources Management Workshop for West African Farmers in Niamey (ECOWAS)
West African farmers are to undergo a training workshop from 20th to -22nd June 2011 in Niamey, Niger on restoration techniques and soil enrichment with tree species with high… Read more »
March 10, 2011
West Africa: Ministers Endorse Strategic Plan for Transformation of Livestock Sector in West Africa
Ministers responsible for livestock farming in ECOWAS Member States ended their day-long meeting with the endorsement of the draft Strategic Plan for the Development and… Read more »
February 28, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Calls for Improved Quality of Agro-Based Products
ECOWAS Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Ousseini Salifou, has stressed the need for ECOWAS Member States to improve on the quality of their… Read more »
November 29, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Council of Ministers Approves Proposals for Financing of Emergency Power Supply Programme for Guinea Bissau
The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has endorsed a proposal for a co-financing arrangement with the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA) for the development of an… Read more »
May 20, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Ministers Propose Measures to Stop Food Crisis in West Africa
The Ministers of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Trade and Humanitarian Affairs of ECOWAS Member States on Wednesday, 18th May 2010 agreed on measures to mitigate the… Read more »
May 24, 2010
West Africa: Statement By President of Ecowas Commission After Visit to Niger
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho has commended the military government in Niger for releasing a 12-month transition timetable that will… Read more »
May 19, 2010
West Africa: Food Crisis, an Urgent Call for Implementation of Ecowap, Says Ecowas Agriculture Commissioner
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Salifou Ousseini, on Wednesday, 19th May 2010 in Lome called for the speedy implementation of the… Read more »
April 22, 2010
West Africa: The Ecowas Commission Donates $ 550, 000 to the Government of Niger to Help It Curb the Food Crisis
The ECOWAS Commission has presented a cheque for $550,000 to the Government of Niger to help it provide succor to victims of the food crisis in the country. Read more »