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Turning the Tide: How West Africa Is Reasserting Its Food Sovereignty Through Aquaculture

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, February 19 (IPS) – It is an indictment on the global food system that, despite having some of the richest and most endowed natural resources in the world and a burgeoning youth population, West Africa spends more than $2 billion a year importing aquatic foods to feed its people, almost half of which is spent by Côte d’Ivoire alone.

Read the full story, “Turning the Tide: How West Africa Is Reasserting Its Food Sovereignty Through Aquaculture”, on globalissues.org

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