Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food of the ECOWAS / Agence Regionale pour I' Agriculture et I'Alimentation (Togo)

The creation of the RAAF in 2011 and its official launch in September 2013 is part of the operationalization of this regional agricultural policy. In fact, in addition to strengthening the capacities of the organs of the ECOWAS Commission, in particular the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, the Summit of Heads of State and Government, on the proposal of the Council of Ministers, decided to create a specialized technical structure, delegated to manage the projects and programs of ECOWAP by regulation C / REG.1 / 08/11.

The legal status of RAAF corresponds to that of all the specialized agencies of ECOWAS. It is a technical structure specialized in the agricultural field in the broad sense and responsible for the execution of a certain number of missions relating to the implementation of the agricultural policy of ECOWAS.