Agriculture Sector Programs

Download or read book Agriculture Sector Programs written by Nwanze Okidegbe and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sourcebook provides practical guidance to policymakers and program planners in countries and to development agencies on how to carry out or support an agricultural sector program—from initial discussions, to developing the program concept, to securing broad stakeholder involvement, to implementation. It explains the reasons why countries may wish to undertake a sector or subsector program and describes the conditions which can help ensure the program's success; provides details on how to formulate a sector strategy and bring about institutional reforms; focuses on core public sector activities based on a detailed expenditure review; and suggests ways of encouraging donors to work together under the leadership of the partner country government.