Eswatini - Institutional support to the Ministry of agriculture

In order to enhance the contribution of the sector to the economy and to benefit directly the majority of the population who live in the rural areas, the Government has to promote new investment in economically viable, high priority agricultural projects on Swazi Nation Land. The basic purpose of this project is therefore to create in the Ministry of Agriculture and co-operatives and within the national planning system, a much-enhanced capability to define the Ministry's role and to coordinate the planning of effective programmes and projects for the development of agriculture in the country. The project will complement a number of simultaneous actions which are being supported by the GOS in conjunction with other agencies.