Mauritania: Mauritania Organization of the Agriculture sector
2011/10/05
Mauritania Organization of the Agriculture sector
Agricultural policy has been at the center of the adjustment programs undertaken since 1985.
- State disengagement from the productive activities
- Structural reforms in the agricultural sector
- Investments in the irrigated (rice, diversification)
The Sector Place in the economy:
- The rural sector’s contribution to RIP is around 20% on the average for the last 5 years with 80% for livestock with an upward trend;
- Employing about 50% of the population; The sector’s contribution to the supply of cereals in the country is stable with a trend around 30%;
- The growth in agriculture compared to other sectors has averaged 13.9% during the last decade (1991 - 2001).
Organization of the sector:
- Liberalization of prices and trade;
- incentive policy for the private sector;
- initiated Land reform
- Financing of rural policy (UNCACEM);
- Research extension and training;
- Agricultural statistics and monitoring and evaluation;
- socio-professional organizations;
- Redefining the role of public sector
Potential &Opportunities
- Undeniable agro-pastoral potential with over 500 000 ha of arable land including 135 000 hectares of irrigable lands but less than 20 000 ha are highlighted annually.
- The proximity to regional and European markets (EU, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Important investments has been realized in growing rice.
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The Presence of dynamic private entrepreneurs with a substantial investment capacity.
- Rain: 220,000 ha
- Decrease: 139,100 ha
- Oasis: 5500 ha
- Irrigated: 137,400 ha
Proprietary Strategic axes
Improving the institutional and regulatory framework:
- Promoting the opening of the sector on the market
- Staffing the disengagement of the State of the production
- Strengthening social organizations and the private sector
- Establishing an incentive tax system to the development of investment in agricultural activities
- Ensure a balanced distribution of resources
- Enhancing production and productivity
- Ensuring food security and nutrition
- Integrating the activities in the agro market
- Improving rural infrastructure and investments
Food Strategy
- It fits into the overall framework of the fight against poverty and promotes growth carrying a net increase of wealth and productivity
- It promotes the development and promotion of private sector as an engine supported by an institutional and governmental associations
- Ensure the accelerated development by the private sector, on an economically sound channels carrying generating added value.
- In the case of plant channels, it will focus on a diversification effort and dissemination of technical achievements with a view to reducing constraints, and support the development of channels through private operators on a competitive basis
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