I
.~,~cesdona,ry.ter1llll,espedally
'fortli. 100.·
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, ;of external £inanctngis attaiIled,it
wil1Ii1tUif4!~e it MiI'beWeen,~n.;;~ : ,":, ,-.,!.'-'; : , ' . ' . . -, , ,,: . .';'. :" -,:- "'~.~.-.,,
resources availabl,. to agriculture 8!ld the
fj.n<lilcialrequiteilM}~$,if·:tfi'"", ':.
prOp~~ed ~~ti~~';~~gramnes. Such a gapwiH need to ..
l1e. fiUed, particularly'"11
~'~'" aDA with ,~pe~'ial'I!~~asis
C,'1' highlyCO:lj.cessionary 1.al,1ffrOJiiDi11Ui.t.~i '
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a$encies. SevcralL1casu,es.will
be.ne~ded ir. thi8'r@spl!c,U;h~',_,' ,:,1 " :- .,' ,;-,;, )'_'" , , ) , , ' , ' _ "
production inthe_.JIOOrest:' deficit: counttiea., the....lIOtent.ial fDr
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increasing food production in other deve.lopinl>'~es and the importance of improving the nutritional level of the poorest populations in developing countries and the conditions of their lives"; unless,' IFAn' s actual capital ofUS$ 1) 000 million is substantially increased, it will be extremely difficult to fill the 'resource gap;
to increase the African share of ODA resource flows from the
present level of around 50 per cent to at least 60 per cent, Africa has a strong case in this respect vis-a-vis the other developing regions. I t consists of L,ore than 50 ,per cent of the total number of developing countries and counts 18 countries of the 25 LDCS.
, , In addit:i:on, it has the most acute problems in comparison~Yith
other regions;
to increase the financial allocation to the food and agricul t1!re sector, will call for:
., "j
-"'---(a) a review of the investmE)nt portfolio of the African Develop-ment>Bank,to reflect. the priorities agrE)ed on at tile Summit; '.
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(b)' 'BADEA should also devote a larger share of its loan and grants accordingly:
,(e) The World Bank shoul,d be called upon to as~;istas far as possible in the implementation of ,the decisions,
Of
the Summit;(d) , in their efforts to raise funds under the EEC-ACP Convention"
member States should make their ·requestS in away and manner 'to reflect a consistency' withtheS1J1llttfi:t decisions and place
priority on food and agriculture prejects; and
(e) Memb'er Countries should accept the idea of matching funds whereby cOllntries wotildbe', e:tq;ec.t:ed to contribute dollar for'dollar for external funds re'ceived.
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ImPicwmtation' ". '".",
'43, Responsibility ~,,::: implementing the actio!,-s recomme~ded in prece<ling
~ection,q res'hPd.\T.a~ilywith national ~ov!!rnments. As the food situation and problems differ from one country tn another, the first step is for govern-ments to examine h"w the proposeci priorities and suggested action programmes IIpply)n the context
qf
the cOTlcrete sit~atbas of their owncount:Lies.i :.> -:-, , . I: . ,.,. or'
Strategy Review Misslons
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With-'1;hi:!l in view, FlJ)iIl col~aboration withE!:,~~.,9AU,WIo'C and any other ....:elevant Qr,gani~at;i.onll ,should ,DlOllnt Strategy Review Mis!Jions lmich, . 0"
request-. request-. ' request-. : ': ; ' ; ( ; .. .'
would visit interested countries and assist them in the review. of their .
, ' , -::-,,:
.-polides"" plans and programmes for food production and for agricultural and
Tural
development. In providing such assistance, the'Uissions ~ill be guided by the recommendations and proposed progrllll!llles for action stthe 'natiOnsl le"el iridicat~d fnthe Regional Food PlanfO't Airicat,the WCAlUID Progr . . e of Action, th~··rE.le\;atit recohmendatioos'~and resolutions of· .thB:,WFCt,,·ECA, as well as the Monrovia J)ec:q,rati<)ll and, the decisions oJ; the PAU Extraordinary Economic Summit;, 1980 ..H5,
The exact terms 'dfreference for the Miossionswill-be,drawn up ,for each i-\iasiDn separately in '~Ori.su'ltatioll with 'the ·Government concerned.,. The general functions of the Missions are given in mor~ detail in annex III~~e cost of fielding the, Mis'slor's::will
-~ary.a(:.cordin6 ,to the. sl'eeific tasks ~o be, under-taken •. ASf',a r(!\Ighc,est;ilJ!l!,t@.!;b,I!"co~t p~r co~nE"ymayvary flicIII 'fU,~,$ 50,000~v u:;;j,' 150;:000'. 'Assumi1;lg ~\I<l~, 25 (loUl}tt"y millsi9n~ will b!! mount.ed during the
t)Ie"~ f:;"" years, total cos:':" ::'llvulved wott1d '!ItO,~~.t to. U5$ 2.5,mill~on.
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Inorder.tb ·speed·up action onl;he,S.l.:r~,tegyR~Vigw Miss~o,n,~, . -~ ~ ,. . ' .,._. - " . . . . , the ,decisions of the SUlIIIIli tl ,s!1oul~ be, cOlllllUlnical;eq, f to,l;he,C:~fe~.en?'~rf,?f Ministers of Agrlcuiture to be held in: JuM, 1989. (1,QIII£",1'ogo)
tor
appr'1yat of the broad~ , - , ' ' .. ! ! " , , " -,
t;ermc of reference for these missions.
Preparation and execution of develoPlllent prggra1llllles",
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1Q. DevelopOKirit:''1il.
tile ftrt~i"~nal}'sis,
boils down to the implementation.
- , ' . . " , ' ' ' ' ' , ,of tk1tii:y'actrort~'~aridprojE!hs .'"'!FoItOwi'ng tbe delineation of 'priority fields of acdoD:,Ii'w!j'Brdi:!askwiii
be'''i'a~ritificati.~n;':f~rmulat:ion andex~cuti.()~· of"
well .pecified programmes and projects.
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'8.
The lack '~f 'skilled "cadres" for tlie'prepiir~tion arid execution of investJilent pr6gra1lllllesand projectscons:titutesone of the niost set"ious"
.
constraints that A'frfciiicdverillllentsatefacing in
the
effecii,j~'allocation '::: , "of increased resources to food and agriculture. To alleviate this parti~ulaJ ,"
problem 'andacceler.ate the pace ofid-entificatiori, ,preparation, execution, monitoring an.4 _evaluation, high
, ':" •. ;! " .. priority shQuld be given to tra~ning aimed at
building capabilities in project analysis and management, a,t ,the natiqnal
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produc;,t;ion and, agricultural devel.opment ,scnemes 'as defined in,tlhis ,report •
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150. At the subregional level, ~"'o Seminars/~~rkshops sh,<?uld l?,.~ h~l~ annually at an estimated "cost ofU~$i'5, 000 each ,oy,~r. the, next HV,e yeax;s (t,ot8,l c.ost
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" "-1980-85
=
US$ 750,000). Simultaneously, at the regional level, two ~~milarSeminars/Workshops but relatively more advanced than tJ.e forme~", shou,ld be held annually in Addis Ab~b" at }h,e cost "o~ ,R~i~ ,5,5,900ea,ch ever ,thE! next: five years (total cost 1980-85 = US$ 550,000). The above tr"ini~g progratllllE!s
during the a total ,of
period 1980-85 would thus involve, excluding participa~ts,costs,
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US$ .1.3 millio,n.
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Technical and ~conomic C,_-c:,,,r':ticn
151. In implementing the i'eco'muiend'gd' detioh 'prograJlllll~s, ~d~quate ,e,xter~a,l '
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.support is needed in many countries. The small and fragmented nature of many national markets and the variety
th~t'
exists'i~
nationalreso~~ce~'
endoWmEout as well as in national skills and capabilities for development administration,\
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make it imperative for governments to exploreand·vigorously pursue avenues for increased collective reliance in .food and agriculture throllgh.p.". ~:"r:.'.ti n
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. : :-,). .' -, -- --.(ECDC and TCDC) among countri.esof ~he region, in t:radrr. exchange,'1f manpo¥!),r, and technology, and jo.int devel,~pment of programmes at the subreg:i,qn?l andt"
regional levels.
152.
GeIler ally , ongoing regional programmes for agricultural development<'--' \ ..
have purposes which are in harmony with the objectives of AFPLAN .and WCARRD.
Th"!y in:ltlde. with indicatioI)s .of agencies responsible for them in,
collabo~ation with ,overnment:
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rice, oilseed and grljin . legume development, etc. (WARDA, AGC)'"'
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integdted
p~st
manageuent(OiCMA, OCLALAV': DLCO/EA and IRI.CO-CSA)21"
'. e~cil~gli:al management ~f arid and semi-arid rangelands (FAo-UNEP), control of African animal trypanosomiasis (FAO/TRYPs Commission);·
153. b·sooil:
orihe"~~~:~1~l.~-~hich
further cooperation should be sought are the foUowitlg:'
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,development ,of manpoWer and technology;
eradication of, :humanand . animal ,dis'eases, such as . trypanosomiasis. k ' , ' , ..
and onchocerciasis for which subregional programmes are under ;;CYi integrat~d'pestuiana8k.entandc~ntrol;
'developm~nt ariX
supply of inputs (seeds; fertilizers, etc.);food losses;
food 'security;
Mar£nefisheries and'iisheries
resour~es
of'inte~atto~allakes
, ~, .' . ,",-';i_'
fuelwood and charcoal production;
regional institutions dealing with forestry and forest·industries.
WARDA: , Wes~Af,rican Ri.ce gev,elopment AS$()ciation AGC: African Groundnut Council .'
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B. Monitoring
154. A.,frican gl)"~rmnent$,inJ\atd,mmediately tab fundauien'tal