Is rice, western africa’s white gold ?
In the beginning was a global food crisis
The 2008 global food crisis has obviously also hit Western Africa and one of its leading sector: rice. This crisis has prompted the States and regional institutions to put measures in place to improve the local rice production and offer.
Title of publication: Farming Dynamics
Volume: 44
Author: marc mees
Organization: SOS Faim BelgiumFarmind
Year: 2017
Geographical coverage: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Type: Article
Full text available at: https://www.sosfaim.be/en/publication/is-rice-western-africas-white-gold/
Content language: English