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FAO/Italy/NGARA approach in sub Saharan Africa:

Acacia Operation Project: GTFS/RAF/387/ITA et

TCP/2914Mashairou ABDOU, Niger

Sakhoudia THIAM, Senegal

Presentation Outline

• Summary of the achievements of pilot phase

• Lessons learnt from pilot phase• Main conclusions from Applied Research• Future Development Project

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Acacia Operation:Regional project

Project in sub Saharan Africa supporting Food Security, Fight against the Poverty and Soil Degradation in the Gum and Resin Producing Countries

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TCP on Gum Arabicspecifications 1995

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NGARA Nairobi

To assist in formulating a coordinated strategy for African producing countries and partners in the sustainable development of their natural gum and resin resources for improving rural livelihoods and environmental conservation

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TCP/RAF/2914GTFS/RAF/387/ITA

Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda

Projects

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Gum Arabic BeltWestern Africa

Centre de Suivie Écologique, (CSE) Dakar

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Project ComponentsTCP/RAF/2914

• Strengthening NGARA

• Monitoring and resources assessment

• Training

• Projects development

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Project Components“Acacia Operation”

• Pilot projects in six African countries

• Assistance to NGARA

• Preparation of a Long Term Plan for NGARA member countries

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Approach of the Preparatory Phase

• Improve regional cooperation of gums and resins producing countries

• Develop regional activities on training, exchange of information and technology on sustainable management of natural resources

• Rehabilitation of arid and semiarid lands and establishment of agro-sylvo-pastoral systems

Summary of main Achievementsof the Pilot Phase of AOP Contd.

BEN CHIKAMAIPRESENTATION

Summary of main Achievementsof the Pilot Phase of AOP Contd.

• Biophysical and socio-economic benchmarking for the project sites achieved.

• Enhanced community awareness of the A senegal as a resource

• Enhanced understanding of the potential for A. senegal establishment

Summary of main Achievementsof the Pilot Phase of AOP

• Enhanced appreciation for environmental conservation and management by local communities

• Opportunities and limitations of Agroforestry in the project sites demonstrated

Summary of main Achievementsof the Pilot Phase of AOP Contd.

• Working together to find solutions for problems encountered in the Community

• Through PRAs and socio-economic surveys across 6 countries, community resources, problems and development opportunities identified and elaborated

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Global Project impact

• More than 11.224 ha of ploughed areas in the 6 countries for the establishment of agro-sylvo-pastoral systems

• More than 100 sites involved

• About 350.000 direct involved people living in rural areas under the threshold of poverty

• More than 3.5 million of people indirectly involved and related to the production/market of gums and resins

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Global Project impact

Capacity building

Establishment of a focal point in 13 countries and strengthening of the NGARA network (exchange of information and publications)

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Global Project impact

Capacity building

• Regional Master plan for training (in print)

• Training of 600 people from local community in agriculture production, nurseries management, forestry, fodder production and storage through study tours, local training and workshops.

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Global Project impact

Market development

Establishment of National Associations on gums and resins in each country to develop national policy on management of the resources and development of markets

• stakeholders of the sector• shared benefits• price stability• market opportunity• stabilization of the supply• certification of exported

products

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Way Forward

• Develop local monitoring and survey of selected areas using local expertise

• Improvement of synergies at local level involving supporting activities in water supply, nutrition, infrastructures, market development, micro-projects, micro-credits, food for work etc.

• Increase cooperation among countries and market control of gums and resins by producing countries

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Elaboration of the long term program for 8 African

countries : Burkina Faso, Tchad, Éthiopie, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sénégal,

Soudan.

Development Phase Approach

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Development Phase Approach

Government

Project

FAO

LocalCommunity

NPC

Field Tech.

TeamPMC

GovernmentPrivate sector

NGOsResearch

institutions

CTA: Chief Technical Adviser

NPC: National Project Coordinator

PMC: Project Management Committee

CTA

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Development PhaseOverview

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Cadrage institutionnel

•Conforme aux principaux plans stratégiques etaux programmes opérationnels à long terme dela CUA et des huit pays concernés ;•S’aligne pleinement sur les objectifs duMillénaire pour le développement (OMD) ;•S’aligne aux Conventions Post-Rio : CNU-LCD ;CCNUCC ; CDB ;•S’aligne également aux Plans Cadres desNations Unies pour l’aide au développement etles Cadres nationaux de la FAO sur les prioritésà moyen terme destinés aux pays concernés.

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Produits attendus

Produit 1: un modèle et un plan détaillés degestion intégrée durable des terres, de l’eauet des forêts en zones arides, tenant comptedes meilleures pratiques agricoles etpastorales, sont établis dans chaque paysparticipant.

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Produits attendus

Produit 2: Diversification des produits debonne qualité (cultures vivrières des zonesarides, fourrages, produits forestiers nonligneux, charbon de bois, bois de feu, etc.) etpénétration des marchés nationaux etinternationaux, en collaboration avec lesréseaux régionaux, tels que le Réseau pourles gommes et les résines naturelles enAfrique.

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Participatory approach of the local community

Produit 3: Amélioration de performance desstratégies nationales et des dispositionsinstitutionnelles et le renforcement descapacités des centres d’excellence et desréseaux nationaux à utiliser un mécanismecoordonné pour harmoniser le partage et ladiffusion d’informations sur les bonnespratiques, les marchés et les politiques.

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Impacts attendus

•Amélioration des moyens d’existencelocaux et la sécurité alimentaire et la luttecontre la pauvreté ;•Lutte contre la désertification et ladégradation environnementale dans leszones arides et semi-arides grâce à la miseen œuvre de plans intégrés et concertés degestion des terres, de l’eau et des forêts.

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BUDGET

Année 1 Année 2 Année 3 Année 4 Année 5 TOTALUSD

6 096 915 6 655 135 6 146 804 6 001 995 6 085 333 30 986 182

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