Investing in agri-food value chains for West Africa’s sustainable development
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چکیده
This chapter identifies policy options to strengthen sustainable investments in West Africa’s agri-food sector. The sector is chosen due its large contribution employment and economic growth Africa. first discusses how flow into out of the region they are distributed across sectors countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone Togo). It then analyses detail potentials limitations concludes with concrete suggestions for African makers on attract more investment.
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عنوان ژورنال: Africa’s development dynamics
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2790-2773', '2790-2765']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1787/8e0903ff-en