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ECOWAS targets rice self-sufficiency by 2035, seeks investment to close supply gap

GH · · MyJoyOnline Ghana

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has set an ambitious target of achieving regional rice self-sufficiency by 2035. It is therefore urging governments, investors and development partners to accelerate financing for a sector it says holds the key to West Africa's food security and agricultural transformation.