3rd restricted RPCA Meeting

Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA) Members discussed the food and nutritional situation in West Africa with a view to proposing measures and actions to prevent and manage possible food and nutritional crises. Exchanges also focused on (i) markets, cross-border flows and price trends in the region, (ii) the process of the revision of the Food Aid Charter, and (iii) climate change and its impact on food security in West Africa.

Background | Objectives | Participants | Contacts & Documents 

    Background

Created in response to the catastrophic drought crisis in the Sahel region in 1984, the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA) offers an open forum for discussion and action around food security issues in West Africa. The network brings together West African policy makers and leading international agricultural experts from international organisations (WFP, FAO, WMO), specialised NGOs, producer groups and researchers. The co-ordination of the network is today mainly ensured by the CILSS and the Sahel and West Africa Club

    Objectives

The meeting’s objectives were to:

• Provide a mid-term update and assessment of the 2007-2008 agricultural campaign and of the food and nutritional situation
• Sum up the market dynamic of cross-border flows and the price evolution in the sub-region
• Have an exchange of views on the draft text of the revised Food Aid Charter as well as the consultation process for its adoption
• Discuss other initiatives dealing with food security and malnutrition including the “Food Security Country Profiles” analyses

About 30 network members, including government officials and policy makers from West African countries and OECD donor countries as well as agricultural experts from international organisations, multilateral and bilateral technical aid agencies, participated in the meeting. 

Contact:

• Jean Sibiri Zoundi, SWAC

Read more:

• Agenda
• Opening Speech (French - upcoming), by Normand Lauzon, SWAC Director