Private Sector Engagement in West Africa Candace H. Buzzard, PhD Regional Agriculture Director & Head of Economic Growth Team Accra, Ghana 1a 2 3 ROAD HARASSMENT SURVEY (CILSS February 2014) 4 Road Harassment, Obstacles and Barriers to Regional Trade in West Africa (from CILSS), January 2014 Average Number of Check Points per 100 km COUNTRIES MONITORED Benin Burking Cote Ghana Mali Niger Corridors Faso D’Ivoire Cereals: (Maize): Bouake (Cote D’Ivoire) to Niamey 2.36 5.34 6.1 (Niger) Cattle: Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) to 5.38 3.7 Accra (Ghana) Cereals (Maize): Parakou (Benin) to 4.33 3.19 Niamey (Niger) Cattle: Pouytenga 2.5 (Burkina Faso) to 4.47 Parakou (Benin) Parboiled Rice: Bama (Burkina Faso) to 4.2 6.7 5 Kouri (Mali) Road Harassment, Obstacles and Barriers to Regional Trade in West Africa (from CILSS), January 2014 Average Amount of Illegal Payments in USD ($) per 100 km COUNTRIES MONITORED Benin Burking Cote Ghana Mali Niger Corridors Faso D’Ivoire Cereals: (Maize): Bouake 8 18 131 (Cote D’Ivoire) to Niamey (Niger) Cattle: Ouagadougou 57 14 (Burkina Faso) to Accra (Ghana) Cereals (Maize): Parakou 55 (Benin) to 74 Niamey (Niger) Cattle: Pouytenga 57 26 (Burkina Faso) to Parakou (Benin) Parboiled Rice: Bama 233 (Burkina Faso) to 693 6 Kouri (Mali) ECOWAS Region: Actions on the Ground ECOWAS Food across Borders Task Force (public, private, civil society), to expand and improve intraregional trade for regional food security. Five (5) key constraints to Trade: Road harassment, Export Restrictions, Certificates of Origin, SPS Certificates and VAT. Roadshow campaigns, market shows and private sector advocacy efforts contributed to a 71% decrease in bribe costs; a 27% reduction in delays at border checkpoints, and reduced harassment along 5 key trade corridors. Travel card help traders, agents, drivers and others to know the regulations and requirements. Private Sector Associations for Grains (WAGN) and Livestock (COFENABVI) are stronger and are providing market services to members and engaging in advocacy. 7 ECOWAS Region: Actions on the Ground In FY2013 total regional trade for target staple crops increased 55% over FY 2009 baseline : from $232M to $360 M – Livestock $266M, – Maize $37M, – Sorghum/Millet $54M , and – Parboiled Rice, $4M 8 SUMMARY of trade flows April 2013 to February 2014 (CILSS) Total Volume Commodity Total Value USD (Mt)/Number Maize 136,017 37,856,750 Millet 60,681 28,812,235 Sorghum 61,160 24,961,631 Par-Boiled rice 56,025 4,302,465 Cowpea 2,589 41,127,770 Cattle 428,083 282,033,023 Goats 62,263 3,194,087 Sheep 648,871 75,198,007 TOTAL 497,485,968 These figures do not include maize export from Benin to Niger, Livestock export from Niger to Nigeria, Cowpea export from Niger to Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, etc.. 9 Thank You 10 .