Fertilizer Logistics in West Africa A ship is loaded in Tema Port located in southwestern Ghana. Photo: Jonathan Ernst/World Bank
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West Africa’s ability to reach sustained economic transformation, poverty reduction and secure the future of food and nutrition hinges on transforming its agriculture sector. The sector currently contributes 35% to the regional domestic product, employs over 50% of the labor force and is necessary for broad-based economic growth. With an improved policy environment, higher global agricultural prices, and stronger demand growth, the conditions for sustained intensification of agriculture have never been better. Yet, the region’s ability to tap into its huge production potential has been limited by the loss of millions of soil nutrients over decades, leading to significant land degradation and locking the region into a low productivity trap.