Background of the Sector
          Importance of Agriculture for Growth and poverty 
           reduction in Rwanda
            For 90%: employment, incomes, food supply and multiplier effects
          Growth strong but below PRSP target: 2002-2005: 
           4.2%
          PSTA under implementation with institutional 
           reforms underway
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    EDPRS Outcomes
     Vision 2020 and LTIF Objectives and 
      Targets align with EDPRS
     Medium Term and EDPRS outcomes 
       Agricultural growth of 6% annually
       Annual growth rate of agricultural 
        export revenues is 7%
       Average per capita real income in 
        agriculture increases by 5%  from 
        baseline
       Halve the proportion of population 
        below minimum food requirements
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    Overview
     Challenges and 
      Opportunities
     PSTA & Institutional 
      FW
     Seven Sector 
      Priorities for 2007 
      and beyond
     Cross cutting issues
     Conclusion
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     Challenges for Agricultural 
     growth                      Poor Soil & 
                                   Water          Low Input 
                                 Management      Supply & Use
            Land 
           pressure
                                                        Research and 
                                                         Extension
                              Policy & 
         energy crisis      Institutional 
                          Challenges for              Infrastructure
                               Growth
       Low skills 
          and 
        capacity               Low market           Access to Rural 
                                                    Finance
                               access
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     Opportunities
     Institutional Opportunities
      There is political will and commitment in the sector
      Existence of decentralised structures
      Land reform
      EDPRS provides the opportunity to guide and review 
        the targets
     Agro Climatic Opportunities
      Availability of organic manure and travertine 
      Rwanda rich volcanic soils in north and acidic soils for 
        quality tea.
      Two agricultural seasons and an mostly a third one in 
        the marshlands
      Abundance of water resources
      165 000 Ha marshlands 
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      Diversity of agroclimatic zones