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Annex 2: Examples of programmes and projects being implemented
in selected countries to contribute to drought and desertification
control.
Country Programme/ Project Goal(s)/ Objective (s)
Algeria National Agricultural Development Programme- • To intensify agricultural production; and
2000
• To promote sustainable development of the agriculture
sector through the rational exploitation of natural
resources.
Benin Income Generating Projects (commenced in • To ensure an endogenous (home grown) sustainable
1997)
National Agriculture Sector Programme •
development.
To fight against food insecurity, develop post harvest
systems and promote the social and economic integration
of women.
National Community Development Programme- • To promote food security and efficiently mitigate the
1998
•
impacts of climate and other constraints of production.
To promote soil and water conservation in regions that are
Integrated Management of Soil Fertility
•
mostly affected by desertification; and
To promote soil amendments and complementary
technologies, and the development of input, crops and
livestock markets.
South Africa National Land Care Programme
• To optimize and sustain resources in order to attain
Working for Water Programme
•
greater productivity, food security, job creation and a
better quality of life.
To control invasive alien species while promoting resource
Working for Wetlands Programme
•
conservation and poverty reduction.
To rehabilitate and conserve wetlands.
Deserts Margins Programme
• To address desertification through biodiversity
conservation.
Togo
Support Programme to Agro Forestry And • To promote a sustainable agriculture that addresses
Village Forests Initiatives- 2001
•
different environmental problems such as the
indiscriminate felling of trees, slash and burn, bush fires
and soil impoverishment; and
To promote natural soil enrichment techniques through
Food Security Programme- 2003
•
inter alia, nutrient enriching plants and input reduction.
To support water control and management; and
• To diversify animal production methods.
Zambia
Agricultural Commercialisation Programme
Food Security Pack Programme
Forestry Action Plan
Provincial Forestry Action Programme
Integrated Land Use Assessment Project
Water Resources Action Programme
Source: Country reports on drought and desertification submitted to ECA.
• To increase agricultural productivity, and stimulate
agricultural diversification and commercialisation, in an
environmentally sound manner.
• To address food security and widespread poverty.
• To provide for the rational management and conservation
of forest resources in order to enhance the contribution
of the forest sector to social and economic development,
poverty reduction and the improvement of food security.
• To promote community participation in sustainable forest
management and to build the capacities of government
agencies and communities in forestry planning and
management at local levels.
• To improve the capacities of institutions involved in land
use planning and implementation of integrated land use
assessment in order to generate high quality land use
information at reasonable cost and to conduct long-term
monitoring of the resources.
• To facilitate management of water resources at catchment
and sub-catchment levels with a view to reducing poverty
with the full participation of all key stakeholders.
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