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on agricultural development. The most important foodcrops grown and consumed in West Africa are cereals—sorghum, millet …
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The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa — Benin, Burkina … change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. West Africa’s population …
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Senegal is the most westerly state of West Africa. The country is relatively flat, with low relief. Its total land area …
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The Republic of Guinea covers an area of 245,857 square kilometers divided into seven administrative regions: Kindia, Boké, Mamou, Labé, Faranah, Kankan, and N’Zérékoré. The country consists of four major agroecological regions: coastal (Lower Guinea), middle (Fouta Djallon), upper, and...
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Africa. The country shares borders in the east with Togo, in the north with Burkina Faso, and in the west with Côte d …
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Liberia is situated at the southwest corner of the West Coast of Africa. It lies between the longitudes of 7°30´ and …
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The West African state of Côte d’Ivoire has an area of 322,465 square kilometers, with a coastline of 540 kilometers along the Gulf of Guinea. It shares borders with Liberia in the southwest, Guinea in the northwest, Mali and Burkina Faso in the north, and Ghana in the east. The southern part...
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The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa – Benin, Burkina Faso … will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. West Africa’s population is …
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Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa located between 11°37´ and 23°23´ north latitude and between 00°10 … is covered by the Sahara Desert. The southern part of the country is in the Sahelian climate zone, with Sudan savannah … Sudan savannah; maximum temperatures are high (45°C in the shade in April–May). The vegetation cover is sparse, and …
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. The coastline is part of the general coastline of the West and Central Africa region, a low plain, sandy and surf beaten …
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