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Emma R Marmol
Nov 19, 20194 min read
Nigeria’s border closure: Why it will not pay off
By Léopold Ghins and Philipp Heinrigs, OECD Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat This blog is part of a series marking the upcoming ...
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Emma R Marmol
Aug 23, 20199 min read
The food economy can create more jobs for West African youth
By Léopold Ghins and Koffi Zougbédé, OECD Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat Français suit Muhammad Sanyang, General Manager of MBK...
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Emma R Marmol
Jan 24, 20193 min read
Turning the changing food needs of a rising middle class into decent jobs for rural youth
By Alexandre Kolev, Head of Unit, Social Cohesion, and Ji-Yeun Rim, Co-ordinator, Youth Inclusion Project, OECD Development Centre To...
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Emma R Marmol
Apr 17, 20184 min read
Disentangling urban and rural food security issues in West Africa
By Richard Clarke, Consultant, Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat The rapid growth of cities in West Africa poses significant...
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Emma R Marmol
Feb 9, 20185 min read
Food prices must drop in Africa: How can this be achieved?
By Thomas Allen, Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat (SWAC/OECD) After the 2007-08 crisis, we got into the bad habit when discussing...
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Emma R Marmol
Jan 3, 20183 min read
Are we ready to prevent the next food price crisis?
By Denis Drechsler, Project Manager, Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
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Emma R Marmol
Jul 26, 20174 min read
Strengthening Regional Agricultural Integration in West Africa
By John Staatz, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University Photo credit: Ryan...
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Emma R Marmol
Mar 22, 20174 min read
Tackling crop losses at the root means sharing knowledge
By Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann, Executive Director Global Operations, CABI Learn more about this timely topic at the upcoming Global Forum on...
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Emma R Marmol
Oct 24, 20164 min read
Empowering women is key to improving food security and resilience in West Africa
By Richard Clarke, Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) Secretariat Fish processing facility in Togo Food insecurity remains unacceptably...
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Emma R Marmol
Jul 11, 20166 min read
Nourrir sa population constitue le principal secteur d’activité de l’économie de l’Afrique de l̵
par Laurent Bossard, Directeur, Secrétariat du Club du Sahel et de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CSAO/OCDE) (English version follows) Je fais...
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Emma R Marmol
May 4, 20164 min read
AGIR: Resilience, a buzzword or a long-term commitment?
By Julia Wanjiru, Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat (SWAC/OECD) While some partners are growing impatient, others underline the...
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Emma R Marmol
Apr 26, 20166 min read
Entretien: Sahel, Plan d’action pour un engagement renouvelé 2015-2020
Entretien avec M. Jean-Pierre Marcelli, Directeur du Département Afrique, Agence française de développement (AFD) L’Agence française de...
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Emma R Marmol
Dec 9, 20155 min read
Climate change: Effective mitigation and adaptation efforts could reduce food insecurity
In this guest contribution to the SWAC blog, Kirsty Lewis of the UK Met Office Hadley Centre explores the relationship between climate...
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Emma R Marmol
Nov 24, 20154 min read
Urbanisation, structural change and the food system: The crucial role of rural-urban linkages
By Cecilia Tacoli, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Both urban and rural areas in West Africa are...
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Emma R Marmol
Nov 18, 20154 min read
Dépasser l’agriculture, penser alimentation
À l’occasion de la Conférence Internationale sur l’Agriculture en Afrique de l’Ouest (ECOWAP+10) qui se tient à Dakar du 17 au 19...
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Emma R Marmol
Oct 16, 20152 min read
World Food Day 2015: Building Resilient Societies and Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty in the Sah
By Ousman Tall, Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) Secretariat The official programme marking World Food Day takes place today at the...
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Emma R Marmol
Oct 8, 20154 min read
Women’s empowerment in West Africa: Increasing access to reproductive health services and rights is
In this guest blogpost Marie Stopes International (MSI) responds to our call for contributions on the state of women’s empowerment in...
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Emma R Marmol
Jun 23, 20153 min read
Call for contributions: What is the current state of women’s empowerment in West Africa?
By Donatella Gnisci, Sahel and West Africa Club Advisor – Expo Milano 2015 In my previous article about the Charter’s relevance for West...
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Emma R Marmol
Apr 27, 20152 min read
Together in Milan
By Laurent Bossard, Director, Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life“: from May to October 2015,...
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