The Ghana
News Agency (GNA) reports that the objective of the conference was to
jump-start the actions needed to unleash the full potential of regional trade
to help safeguard the region’s food security in the future.
NaijaAgroNet also
notes that the three-day conference attended by officials of civil society groups,
governments, technical partners and private institutions in West Africa had the
theme: “Food Across Borders: Improving Food Security through Regional Trade in
West Africa.”
Mr Salifou Tiemtore, Director of Customs, Economic Community
of West African States (ECOWAS), said there were many barriers to free movement
of goods including lack of understanding of legislation, high tariffs and
non-compliance with products.
He said a lot of countries within ECOWAS were refusing to
implement the ECOWAS regulations, saying “the lack of regional trade policy
within the sub-region is also a challenge”. Read
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