16 May 2017. Brussels. In collaboration with the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission, the SWAC Secretariat discussed why the challenges facing food security in West Africa should not be overshadowed by the resurgence of demographic, migration and security concerns on the international agenda
Overview of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda & Results of the Public Consultation
La sécurité alimentaire : au cœur des enjeux démographiques, migratoires et sécuritaires
1. La sécurité alimentaire : au cœur
des enjeux démographiques,
migratoires et sécuritaires
Laurent Bossard
Philipp Heinrigs
Secrétariat du Club du Sahel et de l’Afrique de l’Ouest
EXTERNAL COOPERATION
INFOPOINT
Bruxelles, 16 mai 2017
2. Les enjeux alimentaires
ne doivent pas être
masqués par les
résurgences des défis
démographiques,
migratoires et
sécuritaires.
Ils font partie des
réponses à ces défis.
10. Population totale en
2005 calculée sur la
base du RGPH
Population agricole
en 2005 selon le
RGA
Population agricole
/ population totale
Kayes 1802 1273 71%
Koulikoro 2189 1682 77%
Sikasso 2389 1460 61%
Ségou 2113 1371 65%
Mopti 1840 1577 86%
Tombouctou 610 756 124%
Gao 490 542 111%
Kidal 61 163 267%
Bamako 1636 106 7%
MALI Population totale et population agricole en 2005 (x1000)
Ne pas oublier que la mobilité régionale est vitale
pour la sécurité alimentaire et la résilience
22. Urbanisation: some facts
• Urbanisation will continue – 500 million urban in 2050
• Few big cities and thousands of small towns (90% of cities less than 100 000 inhabitants)
• Emergence of new agglomeration will continue
• Huge investment and planning needs
• Policy design will also depend on more data (“If you want to make people count, you have
to count people.”)
27. The size of the food economy
Agricultural performance in food economy context
The regional food economy is
16x bigger than the
agricultural export sector
Agricultural exports
35. Food policy implications
Policy and budget allocations should change to reflect changes in the food
economy
Policy coordination – beyond agriculture
Connecting producer to consumers - regionally
Move beyond the traditional confines of agricultural ministries
Meeting demand is about connecting producers and consumers
Increase level and mix of investment
Deepen regional integration
Greater regional integration is key to scale opportunities
36. Develop new skills and techniques
The transforming food system requires profoundly different set of skills
AT ALL LEVELS of the systems
University of Ghana - BSc Food Science curriculum