Agro-Processing & Industrialization

Zoom into production zones across ECOWAS. Toggle between cocoa, cassava, cashew, and shea to see where each commodity is concentrated at the subnational level — key for siting processing facilities.

67% of imported food is semi- or fully processed. ECOWAS exports raw commodities and reimports them processed — the value-addition gap represents a massive industrialization opportunity.

Shows which processed food categories represent the biggest import substitution opportunity — where local agro-processing can replace imports.