ECOWAS signs grant agreements worth 1.3m euros on agroecology

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) signed grant agreements worth 1.3 million euros with 15 training centres to build capacity on agroecology in member states. NEWSDIARY reports.

In a statement on the website of the ECOWAS, the President of the commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, signed the grant agreements.

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The capacity-building programme is part of the implementation of the ECOWAS Agroecology Programme co-funded by the European Union and the French Development Agency.Information Guide Nigeria

The total budget of the grant agreements funded by the European Union was 1,320,784.43 euros, representing about 88,000 euros per centre, and for an average duration of 18 months, aimed at training 12,000 young persons in the region.NYSC Portal

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According to the statement, the purpose of each grant is to establish the framework of collaboration between ECOWAS and the recipient centre for the implementation of the programme activities in West Africa.

This is with the general objective of building the human resource and environmentally friendly system expected to sustain and increase agricultural productivity and create resilient rural society.

Selected following due consultation and assessment process, the 15 training centres represent one per member state.

Also, in supporting the centres through the agreements, ECOWAS seeks to improve the quality of training and the development of the centres’ capacities.

The quality of training would be on topical issues related to agroecology, and to increase the annual number of people trained.