WB supports the program for modernisation of Algeria's agricultural sector
The World Bank pledged on Monday in Algiers to provide technical support to modernise Algeria's agricultural sector by strengthening the human and technical capacities of different operators in this sector, reports APS.
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This technical assistance will be through the mobilisation of a group of eminent experts from the WB, it was said at a workshop marking the launch of this partnership which was attended by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Rachid Benaissa, and representatives of Algeria and the WB in Washington as well as industry executives.
Both partners have identified three pilot projects: it is to provide the technical assistance of the Bank to assist the
Department and its private and public partners to boost agricultural sectors, particularly those considered strategic and the establishment of poles of integrated food (PAI).
Targeting the regions should lead to the emergence of regional competitiveness clusters adapted to international standards and the monitoring and evaluation of this program.
The monitoring and evaluation of its programs to achieve better implementation of the policy of Agriculture and Rural renewal.Benaissa said in his speech the importance of this workshop'' comes as the sector has managed to build a profile that allows players to play their role in improving the country's food security.''
He cited the security of the creators of wealth vis-à-vis the land and funding through the establishment of legal instruments governing agricultural land and tools to support operators' access to bank financing.
'' We must build human capacity and technical assistance of our operators,'' he said, adding that despite progress, there is a deficit in human capacity in meeting the policy requirements Agriculture and Rural Renewal.
The minister stressed that Algeria "enjoyed in a privileged way the expertise of the World Bank to improve its technical capabilities in the agricultural sector.''
He recalled that his industry has undertaken further partnership projects with UN organisations, including FAO on the modernizstion of communication and extension of agricultural and economic diversification and the creation of food protectioncv with the assistance of European Union.
The partnership between Algeria and the World Bank since 1967 has seen the completion of 88 development projects.Improving the financial situation of Algeria in the last decade has changed the nature of partnership relations with the WB.These are based since 2006 on technical assistance to disputes brought by institutional sectors.
The World Bank representative in Algeria said he was'' pleased with this new partnership based on technical assistance' ' citing some ongoing projects including modernisation of the Algerian financial system and improving the climate of investment, APS concludes.
The World Bank cites two main challenges facing Algeria as rising food prices and unemployment.The Algerian government has subsidised basic food prices and reduced import duty and VAT.It suspended a 19 per cent on company profits and a 25 per cent tax on distribution activities.
The World Bank strategy focuses on strengthening growthe by diversification of the economy and supporting agricultural and rural development particularly for small and medium enterprises and the modernising the financial and banking sectors.
It will also concentrate on promoting sustainable development and reducing spatial disparities and Providing technical support to strengthen the planning, monitoring and evaluation capacity of various sectors in the Government.
Food security has been a constant theme of Algerian agriculture but with an increasing urban population and high unemployment Algeria has become a net importer of food products.Incomplete land reform has prevented a proper restructuring of the sector.
State farms were dismantled in 1987 and the land was divided into smaller collective and individual farms. Despite these measures, about one-third of cultivable land in Algeria is still owned by the government, which leases the land to private investors and farmers. The remaining two-thirds of arable land (about 5 million hectares) is privately owned.
Algeria's main crops are cereals (mainly wheat and barley), citrus fruit, vegetables, and grapes. Fresh dates exports have risen sharply in the past decade and have become the second-largest export after hydrocarbons.
Insufficient irrigation and dependence on climatic factors affecting rainfall continue to affect Algeria's agriculture.
Both partners have identified three pilot projects: it is to provide the technical assistance of the Bank to assist the
Department and its private and public partners to boost agricultural sectors, particularly those considered strategic and the establishment of poles of integrated food (PAI).
Targeting the regions should lead to the emergence of regional competitiveness clusters adapted to international standards and the monitoring and evaluation of this program.
The monitoring and evaluation of its programs to achieve better implementation of the policy of Agriculture and Rural renewal.Benaissa said in his speech the importance of this workshop'' comes as the sector has managed to build a profile that allows players to play their role in improving the country's food security.''
He cited the security of the creators of wealth vis-à-vis the land and funding through the establishment of legal instruments governing agricultural land and tools to support operators' access to bank financing.
'' We must build human capacity and technical assistance of our operators,'' he said, adding that despite progress, there is a deficit in human capacity in meeting the policy requirements Agriculture and Rural Renewal.
The minister stressed that Algeria "enjoyed in a privileged way the expertise of the World Bank to improve its technical capabilities in the agricultural sector.''
He recalled that his industry has undertaken further partnership projects with UN organisations, including FAO on the modernizstion of communication and extension of agricultural and economic diversification and the creation of food protectioncv with the assistance of European Union.
The partnership between Algeria and the World Bank since 1967 has seen the completion of 88 development projects.Improving the financial situation of Algeria in the last decade has changed the nature of partnership relations with the WB.These are based since 2006 on technical assistance to disputes brought by institutional sectors.
The World Bank representative in Algeria said he was'' pleased with this new partnership based on technical assistance' ' citing some ongoing projects including modernisation of the Algerian financial system and improving the climate of investment, APS concludes.
The World Bank cites two main challenges facing Algeria as rising food prices and unemployment.The Algerian government has subsidised basic food prices and reduced import duty and VAT.It suspended a 19 per cent on company profits and a 25 per cent tax on distribution activities.
The World Bank strategy focuses on strengthening growthe by diversification of the economy and supporting agricultural and rural development particularly for small and medium enterprises and the modernising the financial and banking sectors.
It will also concentrate on promoting sustainable development and reducing spatial disparities and Providing technical support to strengthen the planning, monitoring and evaluation capacity of various sectors in the Government.
Food security has been a constant theme of Algerian agriculture but with an increasing urban population and high unemployment Algeria has become a net importer of food products.Incomplete land reform has prevented a proper restructuring of the sector.
State farms were dismantled in 1987 and the land was divided into smaller collective and individual farms. Despite these measures, about one-third of cultivable land in Algeria is still owned by the government, which leases the land to private investors and farmers. The remaining two-thirds of arable land (about 5 million hectares) is privately owned.
Algeria's main crops are cereals (mainly wheat and barley), citrus fruit, vegetables, and grapes. Fresh dates exports have risen sharply in the past decade and have become the second-largest export after hydrocarbons.
Insufficient irrigation and dependence on climatic factors affecting rainfall continue to affect Algeria's agriculture.
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