Food Security in WAEMU: Current Challenges and a Way Forward
June 6, 2025
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Food insecurity in WAEMU has worsened over the last few years—mainly due to conflicts, climate, and affordability issues—with the Sahel zone being in a particularly difficult situation. The security environment is complex, while the region is also highly vulnerable to climate change and dependent on food imports. If left unaddressed, food insecurity could have a lasting adverse impact on economic growth and development. Addressing food insecurity in a durable way requires solidarity, as well as well-targeted and coordinated efforts by national and regional authorities, in collaboration with partners.
Subject: Agricultural commodities, Commodities, Exports, Food security, International trade, Population and demographics, Poverty, Trade barriers
Keywords: Agricultural commodities, Burkina Faso-Mali-Niger, Climate Shocks, Conflict and Displacement, Crisis Prevention, Economic Resilience, Exports, food affordability, food inflation, Food Security, Food Systems, Humanitarian Response, insecurity risk, Nutrition, Regional Cooperation, Sahel zone, security environment, Sustainable Agriculture, Trade barriers, WAEMU, West Africa
Pages:
19
Volume:
2025
DOI:
Issue:
072
Series:
Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/072
Stock No:
SIPEA2025072
ISBN:
9798229012522
ISSN:
2958-7875
