Case-study

Policy case history - Benin: Farmers' institutions speak with presidential candidates on farming development

.In Benin, farming participates in a main job in the national economy, supporting 32 per-cent of GDP and also employing a sizable component of the workforce. Regardless of significant productive potential as well as a varied farming field (crop development, animals, nonu2011timber woods products, fisheries), the country depends heavily on imports of food, which represent 25 per cent of the overall value of imports.