Benin is located in West Africa between Nigeria and Togo. The climate is tropical in the south and semiarid in the north.
AGRICULTURE
Benin has joined with three other cotton-producing countries in the region – Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali (known as the Cotton-4 countries) – to lobby in the World Trade Organization for fewer subsidies to cotton producers in competing countries.
Growth in real output has averaged around 4 percent in the past four years, but rapid population growth has offset much of this increase.
CHALLENGES
Benin is economically underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production and regional trade. It also faces environmental challenges such as inadequate supplies of potable water, deforestation and desertification.
PRODUCTS
Beans
Cashews
Cassava
Cotton
Maize
Palm Oil
Peanuts
Yams
Projects in Benin
IFDC is working to reduce poverty and hunger in Benin by increasing farmers’ incomes. Our key projects in the country are ACMA Benin, 2SCALE and USAID C4CP and USAID WAFP.
ACMA Benin
Improving agricultural markets in Benin
2SCALE
Improving the livelihoods of farmers in 9 African countries
USAID C4CP
Increasing food security in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali
