West Africa / Sahel
West Africa has been defined as including 17 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, the island nation of Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the islands of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo
- Area: 1,974,103 sq mi (approx. 20x the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 362 million in 2016
- Climate: In West Africa there are four different climate regions which consists of humid, tropical, savanna, desert, and steppe.
Fun fact: The West African nation of Ghana is the second largest producer of cocoa in the world. West Africa is also home to Lake Volta, the world's largest artificial lake.
Publications and Presentations
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National Implementation of Regional Pesticide Policies In West Africa: The Gambia Case Study Report
Published on September 3, 2017
Boubacar Diallo and Oyinkan Tasie, 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 69. -
Mise en oeuvre des politiques régionales sur les pesticides en Afrique de l’Ouest : Rapport de l’étude de cas en Guinée
Published on September 2, 2017
Abdramane Traoré et Steven Haggblade, Août 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 68 - FR. -
Mise en oeuvres des politiques regionales sur les pesticides en Afrique de l’Ouest : Rapport de l’Etude de cas en Côte d’Ivoire
Published on September 1, 2017
Abdramane Traoré et Steven Haggblade, Août 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 67 - FR. -
Le Genre, la Génération et l’Utilisation d’Engrais
Published on November 4, 2016
Véronique Thériault, Melinda Smale, Alpha Kergna, Steve Haggblade, Bino Temé, Abdramane Traoré. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 22 - FR. -
Gender, Generation, and Fertilizer Use
Published on November 4, 2016
Véronique Thériault, Melinda Smale, Alpha Kergna, Steve Haggblade, Bino Temé, Abdramane Traoré. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 22 - EN.
People
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Eric Crawford
Professor Emeritus
crawfor5@msu.edu
517-432-2481
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Steven Haggblade
Adjunct Professor
blade@msu.edu
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Steve Longabaugh
Specialist International Development
longabau@msu.edu
517-432-0018
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Laura Schmitt Olabisi
Professor
schmi420@msu.edu
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Melinda Smale
Professor Emeritus
msmale@msu.edu
703-231-8492
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John M. Staatz
Professor Emeritus
staatz@msu.edu
517 896 4390
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Oyinkan Chukuka Tasie
Assistant Professor
otasie@msu.edu
517-355-0131
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Véronique Thériault
Associate Professor
theria13@msu.edu
517-353-7856
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Michael T. Weber
Professor Emeritus 1944-2021