Food Security and Humanitarian Implications in West Africa and the Sahel. November 2012
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The regional meeting on the agriculture and food security outlook in West Africa and the Sahel (PREGEC), organized by the Permanent Inter-State Committee for the Fight against Drought in the Sahel (CILSS) from 19 to 21 November 2012 in Niamey (Niger), indicates that provisional cereal production in the Sahel and West Africa amounts to 57.4 million tonnes - including 13.7 of rice, 17.9 of maize, 11.1 of millet and 14.3 of sorghum - for the 2012/2013 growing season. This production increased by 13 % compared to last year and by 18% compared to the 5-year average.