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agriculture and rural transformation in the igad region prof. benson mochoge director agriculture and environment div

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development Member Countries. DjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaKenyaSomaliaSudan Uganda . Challenges of agriculture in the IGAD Region. 1- Rain-fed Agriculture:Over 78% of the population is dependent on agricultureAgriculture is small-scale and dependent on rainfallRainfall is inadequate and unreliable resulting in recurrent droughtsOver 60% of the land is ASAL and pastoralism predominates Over 70 million people are facing chronic food insecurityOver 1 million9457

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    1. Agriculture and Rural Transformation in the IGAD Region Prof. Benson Mochoge Director Agriculture and Environment Division IGAD Secretariat, Djibouti ECA Expert Group Meeting ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA 23-25 April 2007

    3. Challenges of agriculture in the IGAD Region 1- Rain-fed Agriculture: Over 78% of the population is dependent on agriculture Agriculture is small-scale and dependent on rainfall Rainfall is inadequate and unreliable resulting in recurrent droughts Over 60% of the land is ASAL and pastoralism predominates Over 70 million people are facing chronic food insecurity Over 1 million metric tons of food aid imported every year

    4. Agro-ecological zones

    5. Challenges of agriculture in the IGAD Region 2- Low agricultural technology: Low use of technology inputs (HYV seeds, fertilisers, etc) Limited mechanisation Land tenure (no coherent policies) Limited irrigation Inadequate agricultural research Ineffective agricultural extension services Land degradation(poor land use resources)

    6. Challenges of agriculture in the IGAD Region 3- Agricultural marketing Poor marketing infrastructure (transport, storage) Limited agro-processing, local value-addition Lack of marketing information Low commodity prices locally and internationally Lack of competitiveness, poor quality and handling Lack of negotiation skills in international marketing

    7. Challenges of agriculture in the IGAD Region 4- Unfavourable demographics High population growth rates (>3% p.a) create stress on the land Unemployment, and poverty levels among highest in the world Low education and lack of innovativeness High malnutrition levels Diseases (HIV/AIDS, Malaria, RVF)

    8. Challenges of agriculture in the IGAD Region 5- Conflicts: Intra-state conflicts (Somalia, Sudan, Uganda) Inter-state conflicts (Ethiopia/Eritrea) Natural resource-based conflicts (Karamoja cluster)

    9. Challenges of agriculture in the IGAD Region 6- Governance: Democracy Rule of Law (most laws out-dated) Accountability to the electorate Decentralisation/devolution of power to local governments Corruption Independent media Civil society organisations

    10. Emerging issues in the IGAD Region 1- Financing Agriculture: Millennium Development Goals (more support to the poor, debt relief) NEPAD/CAADP (framework for mobilising resources, increasing funding for agriculture to 10% of national budget) PRSP process to include increased funding for agriculture AMESD programme to implement regional policies in the fields of Environment and Sustainable Development(ESD)

    11. Emerging issues in the IGAD Region 2- International marketing: WTO/SPS requirements GMOs Food aid imports versus local purchase and its impact on local prices Regional integration (COMESA/IGAD/EAC)

    12. Emerging issues in the IGAD Region 3- Terrorism ?

    13. IGAD initiatives/programmes/projects Pro-poor livestock policy initiative (EC/FAO) Livestock marketing information system (CIDA) Conflict Early Warning (CEWARN/USAID/GTZ) Climate prediction (ICPAC/USAID/WMO) Crop production monitoring database (CPSZ/FAO/EC) Water resources assessment/mapping (ADB/OSS) Water harvesting (ADB) Regional Fertiliser policy (FAO) Social protection & disaster/risk management (EC) Cross-border trade initiative (EC/COMESA) Capacity building against terrorism (ICPAT/ISS) Multilateral Environmental Agreement and Conventions(UNCCD/GM) Environmental component of NEPAD

    14. The End Thank you!

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