West Africa must modernise agriculture for food security – Experts

The forum brought together exhibitors, policymakers, development partners, private sector players, technology providers, and other stakeholders across the agricultural value chain from West Africa and beyond to discuss the future of agriculture in the region.5, GNA – Experts have called for the urgent modernisation of agriculture across West Africa, stressing the need to move beyond increased production and focus on transforming agricultural value chains to ensure food security and improved nutrition amid growing climate and population pressures.

However, they emphasised that the future of West Africa’s agricultural sector would depend not only on increasing crop and livestock production but also on strengthening value chains through improved storage, transportation, processing, and marketing systems.