AGRIC SERVICES

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The project is designed to support the Government's modernization program for the agricultural sector. The objective of the project is to put in place organizational arrangements for sectoral management and delivery of supporting services. The project would strengthen both the process and analytical foundations of sectoral policy formulation and management. Components include : a) strengthening of sectoral policymaking/management capacity through i) creation of a Consultative Committee on Agriculture; ii) creation of an agricultural policy analysis, planning, monitoring and evaluation unit to provide analytical back-up; iii) computerized agricultural and management information systems; b) improvements in research and extension services; c) development of irrigation services and d) other supporting services improvements mainly through consulting studies and training on specific aspects of marketing issues and supporting arrangements for small-scale agribusiness.