The National Agricultural Extension and Research Program Support Project of Cameroon undertook to finance - jointly with the government, IFAD, and AfDB - implementation (2001-2004) of the national agricultural extension policy and agricultural research in Cameroon as follows : competitive...

The development plan of the Federal Government of Ethiopia emphasized low-cost energy supply as a prerequisite to the enhancement of industrial and economic development for the period 1984-1993. Current power planning studies have estimated Ethiopia's hydropower potential at 30,000 MW, which...

The Livestock Sector Rehabilitation Project, operational from 1986 through 1995, was seen as essential in facilitating the new government's implementation of its economic strategy when it came to office in 1984. Previous government policy had required that 10 percent of all herds be sold at a...

An emphasis on primary education, especially in the rural areas, has been demonstrated to be an effective instrument in tackling poverty. The Government of Guinea's National Education for All Program, adopted in 1990, aimed to expand the gross primary school enrollment rate from 28 percent to 53...

To improve upon the traditionally weak relationship between the Non Government Organizations (NGOs) and the government, and to build a basis for partnership in the delivery of services to the poor. The Mali pilot project has been chosen, due to its innovative nature and successful planning...

The objective of the project is to improve the environmental management capacity in Madagascar through the implementation of institutional development and emergency actions. Project components included: (i) protection and management of biodiversity; (ii) community-based soil conservation and...

This note questions how would approaches to personnel management be changed, so that staff incentives facilitate-rather than undermine-project implementation. To succeed, institutional reform efforts must be supported by public officials. Electronic government (e-government) initiatives pose...