The 33rd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ended Friday 18th January in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso with the adoption of a regional Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS).
Summit participants also discussed agricultural productivity and management in the region and endorsed a five-year action plan for the development of bio-technology and bio-safety, and their deployment in improving agricultural productivity, improving the competitiveness of regional agriculture and ensuring the sustainable management of the region’s genetic resources.
Heads of State and Government also called for the improved management of the region’s water resources so that it can be used further as a tool for improved agricultural production and in the fight against desertification.
Reference: AfriqueEnLinge 19/01/2008
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