Food and Nutrition Security Policies for West Africa
Implementation Issues and Research Agendas

Compilation of Papers and Commentaries from Regional Workshop January 13-15, 2004, Bamako, Mali

The papers and commentaries of the Bamako workshop are available for download as a complete document or by chapter. Please note that some papers are available only in English or only in French. All summaries have been translated so that both English and French versions are included, whereas background papers and commentaries are included in the language in which they were submitted. To request a hard copy of the proceedings, please contact Djhoanna Cruz at d.cruz@cgiar.org.

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Setting Priorities for Food and Nutrition Policy Research in West Africa
Joachim von Braun
English: (PDF 180K)  |  Français: (PDF 204K)

Executive Summary of the Bamako Regional Workshop
Achi Atsain
English: (PDF 130K)  |  Français: (PDF 128K)

Chapter 1: Regional Issues and Strategies to Assure Food and Nutrition Security
Regional Problems and Strategies to Guarantee Food Security in West Africa
Achi Atsain
Summary Note (English)  |  Résumé (Français)
Background Paper (Français)
Commentary by Jean-François Belières (Français)

An Overview on the State of Nutrition Security in West Africa
Isatou Jallow
Summary Note (English)  |  Résumé (Français)
Background Paper (English)
Chapter 2: Rural Development and Food Security in West Africa: Conflicts and Migration
Margarita Flores
Summary Note (English)  |  Résumé (Français)
Background Paper (Français)
Commentary by Kankonde Mukadi (English)

Chapter 3: Migration, Rural Development, and Food Security in West Africa
Adama Konseiga

Summary Note (English)  |  Résumé (Français)
Background Paper (English)

Chapter 4: Natural Resource Management and Food Security
Tidiane Ngaido

Summary Note (English)  |  Résumé (Français)

Chapter 5: Public Investment and the Poor: Initial Evidence from East Africa and Policy Implications for West Africa
Shenggen Fan

Summary Note (English)  |  Résumé (Français)
Background Paper (English)
Commentary by Dunstan Spencer (English)

Chapter 6: Some Technological, Institutional, and Political Options to Improve Food Security
Michel Benoit-Cattin and Kako Nubukpo
Summary Note (English)  |  Résumé (Français)
Background Paper (Français)

Annexes
Annex 1: Program
Annex 2: Programme
Annex 3: Background Note for Workshop
Annex 4: Atelier de Bamako
Annex 5: List of Participants

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