Format:
1 online resource (228 pages)
ISBN:
9780821373514
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9780821373507
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0821373501
Content:
Sub-Saharan Africa is a critical development priority-it has some of the world's poorest countries and during the past two decades the number of poor in the Region has doubled, to 300 million-more than 40 percent of the Region's population. Africa remains behind on most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and is unlikely to reach them by 2015. With some of the world's poorest countries, Africa is a development priority for the donor community. A major drag on Africa's development is the underperformance of the critical agriculture sector, which has been neglected both by donors and governments over the past two decades. The sector faces a variety of constraints that are particular to agriculture in Africa and make its development a complex challenge. Poor governance and conflict in several countries further complicate matters. IEG has assessed the development effectiveness of World Bank assistance in addressing constraints to agricultural development in Africa over the period of fiscal 1991-2006.
Content:
Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Avant propos -- Prefácio -- Preface -- Préface -- Nota Preliminar -- Executive Summary -- Synthèse -- Resumo Executivo -- Management Response -- Réponse de la direction -- A Resposta da Administração -- Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) -- Rapport de synthèse du Président : Comité pour l'efficacité du développement (CODE) -- Resumo do Presidente:Comissão sobre a Eficácia do Desenvolvimento (COED) -- Evaluation Snapshot in Selected Languages -- 1 Introduction -- The Role of Agriculture in Africa -- Study Purpose -- Study Scope -- Methodology -- 2 African Agriculture and the Bank -- The Agriculture Sector in Africa -- The Aid Architecture for Agriculture in Africa -- The World Bank's Strategic Approach -- Main Constraints to Africa's Agricultural Development -- 3 Bank Support for Agriculture and Portfolio Performance -- Analytical Work -- Policy Advice -- Lending -- Overall Performance of Agriculture Projects -- 4 Key Factors of Performance -- Internal (Bank) Factors -- Country Factors -- 5 The Bank's Contribution-A Thematic Assessment -- Agro-Ecological Diversity -- Fluctuating Rainfall and Droughts -- Soil Fertility -- Credit and Rural Finance -- Transport Infrastructure -- Extension -- Land Reform -- Price and Marketing Reform -- 6 Findings and Recommendations -- Key Findings -- Recommendations -- Appendixes -- A: Methodology -- B: Categorization of Countries by Factor Endowments and Agriculture's Share of GDP -- C: Agro-Ecological Diversity, Production Systems, and Growth Rates of Food and Cash Crops -- D: The Bank Portfolio and Its Performance -- E: Lending to Agriculture from Bilateral and Multilateral Donors -- F: Bank Staff Survey Results -- G: Sector Staffing Analysis -- H: Selected Extension Approaches.
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Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Avant propos; Prefácio; Preface; Préface; Nota Preliminar; Executive Summary; Synthèse; Resumo Executivo; Management Response; Réponse de la direction; A Resposta da Administração; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); Rapport de synthèse du Président : Comité pour l'efficacité du développement (CODE); Resumo do Presidente:Comissão sobre a Eficácia do Desenvolvimento (COED); Evaluation Snapshot in Selected Languages; 1 Introduction; 2 African Agriculture and the Bank
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Figure 2.1 Changes in Cereal Production Produced by Changes in Area and Yield, 1961-2001Box 2.1 Constraints to Development of Access to Credit and Rural Finance in Africa; 3 Bank Support for Agriculture and Portfolio Performance; Figure 3.1 Sectoral Distribution of Investment Lending in Africa, Fiscal 1991-2006; Box 3.1 Bank's Coding System and Inadequate Reflection of Important Agricultural Activities; Figure 3.2 Outcome and Sustainability Ratings; Figure 3.3 Performance of Bank Projects with Greater than 50 Percent Agricultural Component; 4 Key Factors of Performance
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Box 4.1 Weak Political Commitment Has Been a Factor in PerformanceBox 4.2 The History and Challenges of National Research Capacity in Africa; 5 The Bank's Contribution-A Thematic Assessment; Box 5.1 Bank Support for Fadama Project I in Nigeria: Achievements Constrained by Lack of a Multifaceted Approach; Figure 5.1 Production of Maize and Cassava in Six Drought-Affected Countries of Southern Africa; Box 5.2 Cassava: A Missed Opportunity for the Bank to Contribute to Food Security; Box 5.3 New Uganda Extension System Improves Efficiency But Faces Challenges
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Box 5.4 Zimbabwe Pilot for Land Reform Fails to Take OffBox 5.5 Agricultural Market Reform in Africa: The Expectations; Box 5.6 Negative Impacts of Policy Sequencing on Traditional Export Crop Sectors in Cameroon; 6 Findings and Recommendations; Appendixes; Endnotes; References
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821373507
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821373507
Language:
English
