Multinational - Agricultural Management Training program for Africa (Amta)

The proposed project is the second phase of the agricultural management training programme for Africa. Agricultural Management Training in Africa (AMTA) is a programme whose first phase was launched as a pilot project in 1984. This pilot phase reached 774 people (out of an initial target of 548 targeted people) participating in agricultural development projects in 27 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Three reviews/evaluations of the pilot phase of the AMTA programme were carried out between 1992 and 1994. These studies concluded that the programme was valid and useful for the development of agriculture in Africa and that it should be extended. Thus, the AMTA II programme was launched in 1996 with the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank (WB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). The main goal of the WAMA II programme is to strengthen the performance of agricultural and rural development projects by improving the availability of trained project managers in the agricultural sector in African countries. To achieve these objectives, training in project management and implementation must be provided.