The Financial Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched an e-learning platform to assist the ECOWAS Agriculture Coverage (ECOWAP).
The platform goals to offer coaching and data on farming strategies to stakeholders, significantly farmers in rural areas. 3The initiative, held in Lagos, focuses on addressing data gaps in underserved farming communities throughout West Africa.
In keeping with ECOWAS, about 30 specialists, venture coordinators, and program managers from the Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Improvement (DARD) and the Regional Companies for Agriculture and Meals (RAAF) are concerned in implementing this system.
These efforts are directed at areas with restricted entry to agricultural data and practices.
Talking on associated developments, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Financial Affairs and Agriculture, Massandje Toure-Litse, mentioned the function of the technical working group assembly on the Regional Particular Financial Zone (RSEZ).
She acknowledged, “The assembly aimed to think about the regulatory and institutional framework doc that may information the creation of Particular Financial Zones in Member States of the Neighborhood.”
The group reviewed a 64-page doc containing suggestions to assist ECOWAS fulfill the provisions of Article 3 of the 1993 Revised Treaty and the methods in Chapter 14 of the ECOWAS Funding Coverage.
The proposed draft Act outlines a framework for governing numerous facets of the Particular Financial Zones, together with their designation, institution, location, design, financing, growth, operation, administration, governance, and closure throughout the area.
Director of Personal Sector, Dr. Tony Elumelu, commented on the doc, noting that the overview recognized areas requiring alignment with current texts.
He stated, “We should guarantee seamless integration into current laws, present authoritative steering on immigration and customs procedures, and infuse the doc with the required educational rigor.”
