Over the past three years an unprecedented convergence of shocks, including the global pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and weather-induced production shortfalls has stressed an already vulnerable food system in West Africa. The combined impact of these acute shocks and chronic challenges, such as instability, low productivity, and limited access to technology, have drastically increased the number of food insecure West Africans. With more than 30 million people in a state of severe food insecurity, the region is currently experiencing its worst food crisis in more than a decade.