Strategy for agricultural transformation in africa

participatory forest management; and (iii) the restoration of degraded land and 
ecosystems. The Bank has also taken part in initiatives to reduce emissions from 
deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) through the financing the Forest 
Investment Program (FIP) and Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF). However, the continued 
degradation of renewable natural resources, due to climate change and demographic 
pressure, requires more consistent investment and improved governance to enhance the 
resilience of production bases and ecosystems.
The Agriculture Sector Strategy 2010–2014 (AgSS) was aimed primarily at: (i) improving 
rural infrastructure, including water management and storage, and trade-related capacities 
for access to local and regional markets; and (ii) extending the area that was being 
sustainably managed to improve the resilience of the natural resource base, and thereby 
protect investments. A review of the achievements realized during the AgSS period is 
summarized below.
Table 5: Key achievements of the Agriculture Sector Strategy 2010-2014 
Targets
Achievements 
8.5 billion m³ of water mobilized
101 billion m
3
of water were mobilized
10,000 km of feeder and access roads to be 
constructed
8,791 km of roads were constructed
10 RMCs with market access to be 
incorporated in CAADP compacts
24 RMCs have signed compacts with market access 
incorporated
3 RMCs to have improved fisheries 
services
12 RMCs have improved fisheries services
3 RMCs with improved livestock services
25 RMCs have improved livestock services

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10 renewable energy schemes to be 
elaborated
582 schemes elaborated
Targets
Achievements 
50,000 professionals to be trained in good 
agricultural practices
322,255 professionals trained in good agricultural 
practices
50,000 hectares of protected areas
5,349,223 hectares of protected areas
50,000 hectares of community forest 
plantations to be created
47,604 hectares of community forest plantations have 
been created
A framework paper and business action 
plans for water mobilization, post-harvest 
losses, and capacity building to be prepared
A water business plan and a framework paper for 
reduction of post-harvest losses were prepared; no 
paper on capacity building was prepared
Country-specific action plans prepared
No country-specific action plans were prepared; 
rather, approved relevant projects in the selected 
RMCs were designed to address: (i) business action 
plans for water mobilization, (ii) post-harvest 
losses, and (iii) capacity building
60 projects / programs in the sector 
portfolio with gender mainstreaming
Mainstreaming gender for OSAN’s Project Appraisal 
Reports increased from 83% in 2013 to 100% in 2014
16 projects / programs with climate 
proofing
35 projects were approved with climate proofing
25 projects / programs with a project 
completion report (PCR)
109 PCRs were completed
35 projects / programs with completed mid-
term review (MTR)
59 MTRs were completed
25 projects / programs with 
environmental 
and 
social 
management plans (ESMPs) / audits 
carried out
74 projects / programs with ESMP / audits carried 
out in 2011, 2013 and 2014