
Settlement dynamics have been reshaping West Africas social and economic geography. These spatial transformations high urbanisation and economic concentration favour the development of market-oriented agriculture.
With the population of West Africa set to double by 2050, agricultural production systems will undergo far-reaching transformations. To support these transformations, policies need to be spatially targeted, improve availability of market information and broaden the field of food security to policy domains beyond agriculture. They need to rely on homogeneous and reliable data not available at present particularly for key variables such as non-agricultural and agricultural population, marketed production and regional trade.
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Abbreviations and acronyms Editorial Executive summary PART I. INTEGRATING SPATICAL DYNAMICS AND FOOD SECURITY ISSUES Chapter 1. A review of past trends on settlement, agriculture and food insecurity -1.1 The major settlement dynamics -1.2 Agricultural performance and settlement dynamics -1.3 Food insecurity and resilience -Bibliography Chapter 2. Economic geography and settlement dynamics -2.1 Theoretical currents and demo-spatial approaches -2.2 Homogeneous settlement data for a regional approach-BibliographyPART II. PEOPLE, PLEACE AND TRANSFORMATION DYNAMICS Chapter 3. Spatial restructuring and economic transformations -3.1 A history of migration -3.2 Multifaceted urbanisation -3.3 Understanding the economic and social transformations -3.4 Economic and social role of the informal economy -BibliographyChapter 4. Market dynamics and regional integration -4.1 Market dynamics and food security -4.2 Connecting to markets -4.3 Defining regional market sheds -4.4 Apprehending the interdependencies-Bibliography PART III. FORWARD-LOOKING SCENARIOS FOR SETTLEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS TO 2050 Chapter 5. Population settlement projections -5.1 Toward completion of the demographic transition -5.2 Focusing on city development -BibliographyChapter 6. The future of agricultural systems -6.1 Future structure of regional population and changes in agriculture -6.2 Land use prospects and challenges -6.3 Anticipating and accompanying transformations in agricultural systems -BibliographyAnnexes-Annex A. Vulnerability index (GIEWS/FAO) -Annex B. Modèle utilisé pour lestimation de la population agricole PA et du ratio PNA/PA -Annex C. Méthode destimation des mises en marché -Annex D. United Nations population projections West AfricaGlossarySMART (Statistical, Mapping and Regional Analysis Tool) complements the report and is available on line at www.oecd.org/swac and www.westafricagateway.org/smart.
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