Appraisal of the agricultural sector for policy and project identification

Abstract

The document comprises two volumes: five chapters in the first and annexes in the second, with the aim of developing a rapid assessment of the sector for project identification. The strategy used was to prepare guidelines for information before working closely with the Agricultural Planning Unit and to define national counterparts who would collaborate with an IICA team. This avoided a long and expansive five year development plan and took into account financial and resource considerations at the national level. The table of contents presented a background of agricultural development; the agricultural sector; analysis of sector performance; marketing; policy and project identification.