The ECOWAS promotes cooperation and integration among West African states in various sectors including peace, security, and economic development.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established on May 28, 1975, by the Treaty of Lagos, with a mandate to promote cooperation integration

ECOWAS rewards the best agricultural innovations carried out by women in the agricultural research sector in West Africa

The TFWA Program aims to improve the free and efficient movement of goods in the region and internationally by reducing the time and cost of trade borne by the private sector in West Africa, and by strengthening regional trading networks’ ability to take advantage of these improvements.

Jul 2, 2020 · The West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), funded by the European Union, aims to support several selected value chains at the national and regional level so as to promote structural transformation and better access to regional and international markets while taking into account social and environmental concerns.

West African economies due to their strong reliance on the primary sector (agriculture, fishing, livestock production, forestry resources) which in itself is very vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

ECOWAS Digital Observatory. The ECOWAS Digital Observatory (ECODOB): Management and Information System for Telecommunications/ICT, used to track the development, trends, and performance of the telecommunications sector in West. Read more…

West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program (WAAPP): This program aims to improve agricultural productivity and competitiveness by supporting research and technology dissemination. It focuses on developing and disseminating improved crop varieties and …

ECOWAS Hosts Workshop to Design ECOWAP E-Learning Platform, Addressing Agricultural Knowledge Gaps to Empower Rural African Farmers in West Africa; ECOWAS Concludes Comprehensive Technical Workshop to Revamp the ECOWAS Agriculture Information System (ECOAGRIS) in Lagos, Nigeria

of the agricultural and food issues in West Africa and the agricultural policy for the region. ECOWAP is the acronym for the regional agri-cultural policy used in official languages across the Economic Community of West African States (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape-Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea