Assessment of the risks and impact of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis on food security in the ECOWAS Region – Key findings, June 2022 – Burkina Faso

I. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

For over a decade, food and nutrition crises have been hitting many West African countries with increasing frequency and scope. These crises were both structural and cyclical and illustrate the significant deterioration in the living conditions and livelihoods of households, and often in the nutrition of populations.

This food…