Cover_Rebuilding West Africas Food Potential

Table of Contents

1. Introdutcion 481


2. Demand drivers for sorghum and millet 481
   2.1 Urbanization and income distribution changes 481
   2 .2 Consumption of sorghum and millet 482


3. Sorghum and millet value chains: status, constraints, and opportunities 484
   3.1 Production 484
   3.2 Input markets 486
   3.3 Processing 489
   3.4 Marketing 491


4. Policies and initiatives for competitive and inclusive sorghum and
   millet value chains 493
   4 .1 Cereal market liberalization and renewed policy support 493
   4.2 Trans-border trade and necessity to remove its barriers 495
   4.3 Critical role of producer organizations as a market agency 496
   4.4 Toward a strategy for competitive and inclusive sorghum and millet value chains 497


5. Conclusion and policy recommendations 499


6. References 500