Chapter 1

West Africa staple food systems:

An overview of trends and indicators

of demand, supply, and trade

Aziz ELBEHRI, Jonathan KAMINSKI, Suffyan KOROMA, Massimo IAFRATE, and Marwan BENALI^1

(^1) Authors are, respectively, senior economist (Trade and Markets Division, FAO), consultant, (Paris, France)
economist, statistical clerk, and research assistant (Trade and Markets Division, FAO).