2025 Strategic Policy Framework of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Country/Territory Document type Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural development Capacity building Research Disasters Agricultural commodities Agricultural land Irrigation Smallholders/peasants Gender Policy/planning Poverty Financial agricultural measures Fiscal and market measures Food security Internal trade International trade Extension Climate change Pastoralism Social protection Equity Rural employment Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Financing Food sovereignty Nutrition Abstract This 2025 Strategic Policy Framework is a sectoral policy document at the regional level. This document presents the strategic policy for the 2016-25 ECOWAS Agricultural Policy. The vision of the 2025 Strategic Policy Framework is: A modern and competitive agro-forestry-pastoral and fisheries sector, inclusive and sustainable, guaranteeing decent jobs, food & nutrition security and food sovereignty. The overall objective of the 2025 Strategic Policy Framework is: to contribute in a sustainably way to meeting the food and nutritional needs of the population, economic and social development and poverty reduction in the Member States, and inequalities between territories, zones and countries. Four Specific Objectives (from SO1 to SO4) are defined under the overall objective. Full text English