Cover_Rebuilding West Africas Food Potential

Table of Contents

1. 
   

   Introduction 453

   
   


2. 
   

   Demand drivers for maize 453
   2.1 Population, urbanization and economic growth 453
   2.2 Consumer preferences and maize consumption 454

   
   


3. 
   

   Maize value chain: status, constraints, and opportunities 456
   3.1 Production 456
   3.2 Input markets 457
   3 .3 Maize processing 460
   3.4 Maize marketing 464

   
   


4. 
   

   Policies and initiatives for competitive and inclusive maize value chain 467
   4.1 Cereal market liberalization and renewed policy support 467
   4.2 Trans-border trade and necessity to remove trade barriers 471
   4.3 Critical role of producer organizations as a market agency 473
   4.4 Toward a strategy for competitive and inclusive maize value chain 475

   
   


5. 
   

   Conclusion 476

   
   


6. 
   

   References 477