CSA progress report on socioeconomic development of the onchocerciasis-controlled areas

) _ Ooctecrdrdr Codrot Profnoa ta Wrrt A&icrnocuror d. LuBa coalr. l'oadoccrcor ca Afrrqr dr rorsg JOBTT Pf,OGRATOIE COMUTITEE Otllc. o( ti. Clrlanra JPC.CCP CllfiT @NTOBIT DO PR,OGTIAJYTME Burus du pr€rldcnt JOII{T PROGRA{ME Eleventh gecsion Conakrv. 3-6 Decenbcr 1990 JPCll/ INF/DOC.2 ORICINAL: ENGLISH lfoveuber 1990 Provlrlonal eqenda ltcn 15 CSA PROGRESS REPORT OII SOCIOICOTIOMIC DEYELOPHINIOP THE ONCHOCERCIASIS-CONIN,OLLED AEEAS {CSA PBOGRESS REPORT ON SOCIOECONOI{IC DEVELOPMENI OP TEE ONCBOCERCHSIS.CONTROLLED AREAS INTRODUCTION 1. In 1985, the Jolnt programe Comirtee (JpC) requetted the Cml.treeof Sponeoring Agenclea (CSA) to preperc a plan for tie pronotion of eocioeconoml'c development ln the !rea8 wheie onchocerc1eele uae, or soon would be, under control. lhe CSA eubeequently prepered the CSA Report on Yechanllmq for Prop?rlne socioeconoqtc oevetopnlnt- tn onffiCgnt.rolled ?onee which vrg presentea enth eeesionof the JPC In Accre in Deceuber, 1996. Thls plan outilned threelctivltiee for Pronotl.ng socioeconomic developoent ln the OCp areess i) areglonal Preparatory phaae atudy-to identlfy, ulthln regiona alreadycontrolled or rbout to be controlled, thoee arerr uhlch-hed pronlaingdevelopment potentl.el, tl) r regional etudy of scttlenent, with ttreobJective of providlng guldellnes for suetiineble settlenent-relrteddevelopment, and 111) ln-depth analycea rt the nrtlonrl level to servc r8the beele for the foroulatloa of developmebt plene. ln the oncho arer!. The Purpo3e of thle progrGss report lt to e"nurerizc rccent ecconpllshments inthe lnpleaenratlon of the Jpc-endoreed plan end to ourllnc uiterryrctivltles sntlclpated ln the future. The Preoaratorv Phase prolect (.Huntlns Studv.) 2. The firet of the rctlvltier deocrlbed lu thc 'Mechanl.smc. pEper, thereglonal Preparatory Phaee etudy, ldentlfied thoee arer! ln the oCp regionwttlch had prooleing developnent potenthl and propoeed follow-up actionsfor such !rel8. Thle atudy, cerried out by Hnntlng Technlcal Servlcee (IIK) and Organleatlon et Envlronneuent (France), ldentlfled underpopulated regl'ons and ateelrad tbcir rclatlvc development potentlal basei prlnertly on cllmetc and eoll qurllty. Due to ttnc lnd dete ltnlrrtlons, Lhe stud;rer unrble to lstett' for eIl lr€lt, other loportrnt cherecterietl.cc auchst vltcr avrllablllty, lcccts to narLete, herlth hezerdr other thra onchoccrclerfu, lrnd t.nure rrranteaGntr rud local lnrtltutlonerdevclopncat. rn rdditloB to ite oran detenninetion of deveropncntPot,enthl, tbl Euntln3 atudy took lnto conslderetion rccomendetlona from Sovernment rlalltrlco. Thir lcd, in romc crr€r, to the eelcetion of lreasthat hed lorrr lntrln.lc devclopnent potential, but rtose developnent wes neverthGlcta r.grrded er ea tuportrnt nrtLonrl obJcctl.vc. 3. Bared on thc abovc conridcretlone, the Huntlng teru produced NationalOncho Zone Developoent Study (NOZDS) proportlr for rll OCi countriea, rgvel1 ea Developnent Proposala for the coie rrer countrier. The NozDspropoaele outllned studl.ee to provide lnformrtl.on necessary for developing concrete proJect recomendatl.ons. The Development Proposais, for ereas wtere onchocerclaela wac largely under control, euggeated rcadlryimplenentable deveropment actions to support spontaneous resettlenent 2elrcrdy undcrrey. -The Euntlng etudy wer conpleted ln scptcuber of lggg anddlecutecd rt thc nlnth JpC ueetlng in Dakar. lhe Lsnd S.ttlemcnt Revle!, (LSRI 4' The eecond actlvity Proposed by the 1986 csA progrr6 rea the reglonaletudy of land settlement ln the onchocerclael.s-controiled rreeo. By 19g6,subetantlal nlgration to the oncho-controlled areae was occurrlng, prrtrydue to the control of onchocerclaelr ln the recelving arerr rnd pertly dueto other factore euch as lncreselng populatLon preeeurc end eccompanylngenvironnental degradation ln the e-nafng arear. Llttlc wac knoryn aboutland settlement ln the ocP creae end glien thc potenthl negnltude of themigration, e etudy wae needed to cheri ttre nlgritlon flone,-evlluateeettleoeat erperLencc! to date and provlde goi"-r.rrtr wlth lnformatlon onthe Eost coet-effectrve approeches Lo prornofing vlabrc, sustalnabresettlcment comunitlee . 5. Thc LSB vee fl.nanced by tllfDP and erecuted by thc l;orld Bcnk. Thccontrrct rrl rrrrded to the Inatitute for Devrloporcnt Anthropology (IDA)rhlch begen vork ia Dccember 199E. IDA, in colleboretlon uith locale-rpGtt!' perforued ln-depth fleld vork ln four oCP couotrLct, Burkina pa8o,Ghrna. l{ell and Togo, ee rell ar e brLefer'rcvlev 6f rcttlcnent erpcrl.encerln thc levcD othor ocp countrl.csr Benin, cotr drrvolre, Gulnet, Gulnee-Blreeu, Nlgcr, srncgal ead slcrre Leone. Thc LSI rrr conplctcd in July1990 and la dlscurrad furrhcr in the sectlon bcron on u.1ii-ii"."tDevelopuentr. Natlonal Oncho Zonc Developnent Studlea (NOZDSI 6' lhe thlrd tctlvlty endorced by thc JPC ln 1986 consistcd of analyeesat tbe nrtl'onrl level, Nstlonel oncho Zone Drvclopocnt Studlea,,tf"t wouldserve rs tht bralc'for the formuletlon of devclopnent plrnr for erchlndlvlduel country'a onchoccrclrele rrcr!. tnltial proporete ior the NOZDSwere genentcd by thc _Enatlng rcport end rubrrqu.ntl; ruUntttcO to thenttloBrl govcrnmntr for rcvier. An tnportrnt'obJccltvr of thcrc enrlysesrrr to cnrurc thrt plrnnlng for thc oncboccrclerll rrGlt wer fullyI'ntcgreted lato crch countrr'r rrder developneit .tr"t"gy. 7. Thc currrnt rtrtur of theac studr.er ir er forlowrr 1l lral'ar rbr govGrnnent of Benln hee cxprcered l,ntorcrt In atttldt of nigretlon patterne and lrnd ure for vtrlch the tGrms ofratlrracc hevc bccn prepered by FAO. 2) Gheanr Thc UttDP-flnrnccd oncho lrccd Zoae plrnnLng proJecthrs baoa conprctcd. A ncu proporel on 'rntcgretcd HtrorasottlencBt' le belng devclopcd tnd rlll lnvolvc . coatlnurtionof activltl'ee uodertaken ln the Plennlng proJect. fhe eln ie tofecllltrte tcttlcnent in thc punblrt Vellcy/ioverrcrl, arel byprovlding breic Lnfrastructure and rcnriccl. 33) Gulneer Ae part of the mrrtr-donor cffort to produce rnetlonal cnvlronqentrl actr.on plan, a gcricg of rorkrng groupsher bcen esrabrished, one of *iri"rr dealc ,p""iii".rry irindcvclopment planning in the oncho areae. 4) Gulnea-Blssaus A csA consurtetion ml.ear.on thre year reeultcd in an lgreeoent betreen the Hlnkter of nurllDevelopment and Agrlculture, FAO and the Horld Benk to prepare eland-uee plen end e food-crop nrrketlng ctudy for the reglons orGabu end Befeta. The terne of referenie ere- currently underpreparetlon and fundlng optlonr ere bclng erplored. 5) Mrllr Thc preperltory vork for thc uultt-donor Agrlcultural sector AdJuetment end rnvectnent proJcct includcd etullee veryaioller to thoea propoced in thr Huntlng report and the proSeltlt.s€lf includee much of the rnfrestructure devclopnent rn tf,e BougounL reglon thrt, the Huntlng report rccomendla h ttaDevelopment Propoeal. 5) Nigerr A lend uro/eettlcn.nt rtudy for the oacho-controlledrrort' flnuccd by BAo, l.r upectrd to br undcney rhortry. 8. In ths othcr oCP countrlet, rpcciflc NOZDS frm thc Egntlng rcporrhrvc not rt,et bcen rnplencntcd, but ln rcvrrrl crp., thry erc rtlll undcr conriderrtion. In othcr cr.at thr govrr:onrnta concarncd hevc coucluded thet plannlng for thc oncho ereir hec bcen edcqurtely covercd byon-going national development plerurtng. Conaultatlon Mlsalona 9. Slncc 1987, CSA conrultatlon ulrrionr hrvc bcon ctrrl,cd out in cvery oCP country. Thcre nlarionr oacourlged ectlvr plenalng for rocLocconomlcdevelopmcnt l,n tb. oncho rrcr!, dfucurrcd tho rinamgr-of thc BuntlngRcport, ercl.atcd ln thr ldrntlficetLon of NoZDS end dfucucred wl,thI'ntcrcctcd donorr porrlblc flnenclel end technlcel eupport for dcvclopmentlnltletlvrr tn oacho-coatrolhd lr.u. RECENT I{A'OR DBYELOn{EilTS The Land Settltocnt Rcvlw 10. Thc Lrad srtthornt Brvl.sr ver coopl.t.d ln July 1990. th. conrultent talr producrd a teven voluoe r.ports .D cr.cutLvt ru6 ry, aflnel rcPort syatb..l.zlng thc scttlcmot rrp.rlGncct Ln ell of thr oCp countriee, four cerc studlcr (Burktne Fero, Ghear, urll, Togo), and a rcvl.ev of ecttlenent orpGrl,enccs ln thc rcvGa othGr ocp couitrlcr. 11. Thc rnetltute for Developncnt Anthropology tclD sun eycd thc erperiencea with land settlement ln the OCP countrlet end llseutrerc anddeveloped recomendatl.one for sett,lenent pollclce ln the oncho-controlled area8. The uaJor recomrendations of the study rres 41) Govcrnnents ehould support aeslated spontaneous settlement requlring feuer g,overnnent inpute than typtcal governoent planned8cttl.r.ntr. Eeavy rcrl.ance le put on thl eettlers thenaeivee forlocal plannlng and inplementatl.on, rhile governments provlde beeiclnf reetructure and senrl.cee. 2) Host!. settlerr end paetoralleta ahould be integrated throughlgnd Ernagement aseocletlone whlch havc legal etetue. These aasociatl'one would provlde more secure tenure and they could be ueedto lmprove natural reBource Elnagement through land-use ";;i";. 1l A regl,onal lnstltution ahould be created to collect rnddLeaemlnete Lnfornatlon on eettlement erperlencee and planningthroughout the OCp area. L2. A eenlnar wes bcrd rt ocp headquertcra in ouagadougou, septenber 25-27. 1990, to allor thc conrultrnt telo to prerGnt In" rtaiugr rndrccomendetlone of the LSR rud to provJ.de i forun for diacurllon on therclcvencc of thc ltudy for Indlvldual countrles. tte conferencG ",lrIttcndcd by rralor offlclalr froo opcratlonrl lcvclr of the ElnlstriGs ofplra end agrlculture/rurel dcvelopn-nt of 10 OCp couatries, es well ae byrcprcrcntttlves fron pAO, UIifDp, the Uorld lenk rnd OCp. Ttrerecomcndrtlonl ln the LSR rerc thoroughly rcvleued rnd dfucusced emong thepartlcipente. Thc corupte-rendu of thc aenlnar, suualrlzing the ueJorpolntr of dlccueglon, Lr attached. 13' Thc semLner l.ncluded a onc-day fleld trlp to a rettlenent rrer of theVoltr Valley Authortty (AW). Thc AW ret cslabltahed ln 1974 as anlutonomous gov€rnaent rg,ency retpon!lbre for cconool.c and rocl.rldevelopuent ln th. ocP lrea!. mra trlp provlded concretc errgplee of eomeof the LSR recomeirdctlonc. the ew lei ortglnrtly eatebliched coopletelyplrnned eettlementr ln wtrtch lt provlded the land, Lnfrastructure andeenrlces. Ewevsr, -thfu progrrn vrr nodificd ln 19g3 beceure l.tr i) wasvery crpGnrlvr pcr frmlly rcttlcd; lt) could bc tnplcnented oniy elmly;111) rcrultcd la coofllctr betreGn uGr sattlcrr rni hoet populitlons overhnd-t.uur. rlghtr; rad rv) racrcercd thc rrrc of iueger] iir.rrrt"asettlement on proJcct lendr. lhe nodlfied progrtD relled on vllrege-baeedcomltt€.r for locel plrnning purposer wlth goicrnnent minlstrlcr providingadvlce snd ronrlcrr. nTrhss[s waa pleced on-harnonlour rcletl,ont ulth thehoet popul+t-' -Lncrcrrl.ng lntegr.tlon ulth reglonel devclopnentorganlzetlcr-esd rhlftlng thc r-sponslblllty for i,nfrestnrcturc rnddevelopoeatjgrogrlor to acttlcr orlenlzatlona. In eddltlon, thc comltteeseatablllhrd lrnd-ulG zonGt to orlniain e aurtrlaabre belrnce betvecn crops.ll'vertock rad forcltl. Ttrc flcld trlp gencrrted conridereble cnthueiesmrnong the p.rtlcl.pentr bccruec it deaonitrated approeche, to ,"fii;;;;;-thet wrrB dlrectly rclevant to thelr ofln countrlee. 5EM/IRONMENTAL ISST'ES 14. The conccra rlth envlronmental lssues haa grotnr repldly rince the csAProgrto ust outllned in 1986. In reeponse to thls lncr".""i conccra theCSA neede to tlkG e raore active lnterest ln environnental iseuec. UhIIethc envlron8catlI lnpact of lanrlcidlng has been monitored el.nce thebeglnnlng of thc OCP, untll recently there hee been lngufflcleat focua onthe potential environmental lnpact of aocloecoooulc developoent in the oncho-controlled treag. Reptd settlement ln oncho-controlicd ercealncreaeee deforesteBlon and the ertenelve rgriculturel techaiquer uaed byElny new settlers l.ncrctee eoil erooion. Tredltlonel agrlculturel eystensln theee srea8 restorcd eol1 fcrttltty by long perlodr 6f f.tt* utrlch areno longer poaslble glven lncreesed popuhtlon prGsrur.t. Surtelnebleagrlcultural practlces ere Eore-easily eetabllihcd ou the 8rill fertile eoLla of nerly settled lend than on th€ degraded eol.le of the heavlly Populrted tre88. Therefore, lt 18 lnportant to rct qulckly to ensure thetthe fertlllty le Bot lost. 15. Envlronmental degredatl.on hee reglonal funpllcrtl.onr. sotl srorLon haeeffccte do.r,rrstreru, Lncreeelag rcdimentrtlon lnd the verhbtltty of vrterflwc. For e-emp1e, repid lucreeac ln rcttlencnt ln tbc Foutr Djellon tnGuiner could Pot€ntlrlly hevc ncgetl.ve cnvl,ronncntrl Luprctr on oth.r ltestAfrlcea countrl,ee bcceuac the Foutr DJrlloa coateinr thi hcrdrretere for nrny of the neJor rl,ver ryrt.D! ln thc .r.1, lncludtng thc Stncgrl rnd theNlgcr. Ia rcnrltlve ravlronnrntrl rra..r lovrEDucntt DrrT hevr to coatrolthc pece rnd quentlty of tettl€ncnt Dor. cercfully thrn in othcr lr.lr. 16. Awarencet of thc cnvironnentel rrprctr of tocl.occonoul.c dcvclopnent vee helghtened by the LSR and eubsequcnt dlccutal.one rt the LsR lcarlnar.Speekerr tt th€ seuiner rtr.s.ed thrt n.uly evrlleblc lead tn thc oncho-controlled ereee rePros€nted r unlqua opportunlty to couplc cuvlronuentelprotectl.on wlth socLoccoaouic dcvclopuent by encoureglng the urr of suatalnable egriculturrl end forertry techniquee bafore-environrocntrld'mlge oecurred. L7. The lncrearlng conc.rn vlth the cnvl,roanrntrl lnprct of nrusettl.EcBt! hl8 bcca prrtllclcd by r groulng lntrr€st LD cnv1ronmcntelI'egucr rDoat doaorr. fhfu Lot.r.tt hir lcd to the dcvrloFcat of tcveralproJectr ln oCP countrl,rt dcrllng ulth tavl,ronmntel futurr dlrcutrcd lnthe LSR. 18. Onc good r:ruph of thtr nrr intcrett, end onc dlrcctly relevrnt tothc ocP'_1r.t[r lnvl'roanrnt urnrS,cuent Projcct Ia lurklne piro supported btPrlncc' Gca-oy' tforuey end thc llorld Beak. lltrth thc proJrct op€nt.rthroughout 6a couotrr, oac of ltr Juetlflcrtlona Lr to pr-vcntcnvLroauat.l d'!!gt ceutcd by the npld tcttlcnaat of pirvlourly oacho endenlc lrGlt. fbr ler3cot conpooent of thfu proJcct ti tUt cttrbllthnentof vlllage lend Ernrgcn nt co@ittcG!, rlnilrr to tholc dcrcrlbcd ln theLsB. Thcse comlttccr vl1l bc rcrpoarlblc for neturll rclourc. Ernrgcmenrlncludlng forest uee snd ellocation of lend to crops, llveetock andforestry. 19. In edditlon to thlr proJect ln Eurkina, there arc uulti-donor effortrto develop environmental rctlon plans in Guinea snd Ghane. The Gul.nea 6ProJect lncluder r -uorkl.ng group focuelng epeclficelly ou developurent intha oacho lr.lt end thc Ghans proJect trei e-component thrt Gxanlner theenvl.ronnentel lmpect of huuan settlenent. N,TI'RE ROLE OF THE CSA IN SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK 20. The eocLoeconomlc development work outlined in the .Hechaniems' paperhae been largely completed. There ie, therefore, r need for the csA toreeveluate lte role ln pronoting eocioeconomic developnent in thc OCp area,taking into conslderetlon the reeults of lte previoug uork end changea lnthe OCP reglon slnce 1986. 2L. onc of the conccrne behlnd the 19g6 .Mccheal.gog. papcr rrt thatsPtrse lnfrartructure_and populatlon Ln ueny oncho ereas'rnight preventnetlonll SoverDnentr fron fully erplolting ttre dcvelopment iotcntlal ofthese lrels once oncho wl8 controrled. The csA, !t a rcglonel body,lntended to prey r prrprrrtorr, cetrlytic rolc in rocloclononicdevelopmcnt, encouragLng the erenlnetion of leruer co@on to eII oncho-controllod ercer gnd feclrltating thc inplementrtl.oa of regtoiit encnrtlonrl studl.e8. Thrr prepararory phre- ia ncarlng conprltroi. 22. Socloeconomlc developaent tctlons are underyey ln nort of thc oncho-controllcd lrcel. Ar trot€d ebovc, I nuobcr of nrtionrl rtudier, both llozDslnd othert, rro I'n preperetlon or procesr and tbcrc .r" r.iy-dcvclopncotproJectr releted to oncho control. por c:rarplc, thr Eurtl-ionoragrLculturel rcctor edJuatocnt end lnvestocnl proJect for llali lncludee arurel development coEponent supportlng rrter euppty, roeda, landEanrgcDcnt' Grtcnsloa snd bcalth ln thc Bougounl- rtglon uherc oncho hrcrGc'ntly been controlled. IIIIDP end FAo heve undcrtikcn ptannlng proJectsln thc oncho tre.t of Benln, Ghenr, Hall end Togo, rnd hive r.slsted coted'rvolre wlth the control of trypanoeoml.acLe ln ite onchocercleals zone. rnTogo, a French !@ It helplng to develop the eersonelly laurdeted bottonlandr nerr the Burklar Fero bordcr; ffei it rupport!,ng en lntcgnted ruraldcvclopmrat proJ.ct in thr rrvennrh rcglon end'ir "orioii"iii-irtn prence allvcrtock dovclopoont proJcct ln th. clntral rcgl,oa; oth.r diaors rctlve inth' onchocercLesl,l rlgl'oar of logo lncludc Gctanny, thc Afrlcen DcvelopeenrBrnt' thc unltcd Stetrr, tbc Europcrn Dcvelopocnt lrrnd end thc Areb pqnd. 23- Ar netlmrl hvcl rtudl,ca ra. nou .ndcrrry end rctuel proJcctloplencatrtloB l,t occurring et thc nctl.onal level, it ie propolca thtt thecsA ahlft ltr lavolvGnont from the erecution aud ilnencrni oi-tr"p.r".oryetudlce to Ecltolfns ttro progress of devclopnent in thc Incho'lrGl8,facllltrtln3 tho flor of tnfornatloa laong oip countrlcs and betrecn ocpcountrl.ec end thc doaorl, and reporting bick to thc Jpc rl rpproprhte.Tbc csA, coopoacd of rgcncrcr woiklng in dcvclopocot in all lirc ocpcountrler' ir in-r flvortblc porltton to "ncoor.gc thle aonltorlng. Thelndlvldual egenclcr of tho csl rould elro encourigc thc dlrcucrl.on ofreleveat lgsuee and- cpeclflc proporlle, both ln o rcgionel contcrt and innationel contelts through UNDP round tablcr end uorll Bank cponeoredconrultetlve groupe. 724' Thcre hra been lncreaslng, concern rlth thc envl.ronnrntrl lmpecte ofaoctoecononl'c developruent. uhlle theee concerns arG not ltutted to onchoar€13, therl fu.gone urgency ln theee arees to prevent daoege before ltbeconee too ccrl.oue. The cSA will take an interest in envlronmental workin the ocP reglon and rePort back to the JPc ae needed on environoentarconcern8 as they relate to follow-up socloeconomlc developureni-throughoutthe reglon. 2s. Diecueeion and coordlnatLon of inforantion on eocloeconoalcdevelopment and envl'ronnentsl concerno could be enhanced by ertebllehlng asnall secretrriat shlch rould focus on land settlen€nt is8ue! ln the OCparer. ThLs recomendatlon was strongly eupported by the natlonal rePresentstl'ves at the LSR eeminar. such I recreterlat vould sGrye a8 rclearlng-house for eocioeconomlc development infornltion, collecttng anddlasenLnatlng infotinttlon on rattlenent pollcy, ecttleuent plennlng endlnplenentatlon procedures, uonitorlng and cveiuetlon techntiue-, theenvlronmental impact of settleaent. denognphlc trrnde ead cort-effectl.veneturgl resource lnventorles to allow noic lfttcicnt detcrmlnetl.on ofsettleBent potentlal. The secreteriat vould coordlnat. "-"iiiger ofcrpcrience betreen countrLee, orgealze eenl.nere end ftcld vtrlir tndurlnteln contlcte rlth oCP governmGnt agcncicr rad local r"pr-..rrtrtlver ofthc donor comuaity concerned rith roclorconoolc dcvclopue"i f" grncrel andsettleBent ln prrticular. 26. The apeclfic organLzetlonel end lnrtltutl.onrl rrrrng.D.nt of thcrccrcterl'at has Bot yct been detetmlncd. one poerlbh efrengGnent vould beto have Lt responelble to the Nocs sitb flaenciel and tcchntirl rupport forthe eecreterlat'a day-to-dry operrtlonr froa latcr..tcd csA egcncl,ca anddonore. PAo hee erpreeaed lnter€st ln provldtng technlcel ,oiport.Funding for the eecretarLrt Le being dllcurecd ittu mrpp. e rccreterletcould strengthen the coordlnrtlon oi Noc lnput on roclocconouLc dcvclopmentl.saues, acelating ln r generrl .trcng,thenlni of thc l{ocr.r rGcomended inthe Erternal Revl.ew. 27. Ihe secretarl'et vould be beccd ln ouegedougou. Tbc prrtlciprnta lnthe LSR aeulner.!"lt rtrongry that ficld_tilpr ro rhe cttir vtrtied duringtbc eenLner would bc c:trcmcly velueble for Ltbcrr rorklng on rcttle6entI'sruer. oCP hee offrrcd to provldr offlcr tprc. tnd prori-rt, to th€ ocpuould help the recrcterlrt brcon crtebllrhcd. rf thirr fu rirbrtanthliatcregt ln tha coacGPt of r rcglonal eecrrterLet.nong thc JpC membera,thc csA vould rcrlvcl, crplore thc feerlbillty rnd loglrtlcr ofeatebllshlo3 lt. coNclusI0r 28. Both thc Huntlng Study rnd the LSR hevr provldtd uecful laformetlonfor eocioeconomlc dcvclopncnt uork lu thr onciro-controllcd rrcec rndcfforta have been nrde to prouotc Lncorporrtlon of thfu infomttlon intomtl.onEl development plarurtn8 through conrultetlon nirtl.onr, thc NoZDS andthe LsR eemlner. The cSA wlll contlnue to rupport lupleneutrtl.on of theNozDs by revlwing terma of reference and assiitlng cluntrlee Ln eecuringfundlng. 829. Pertly .8 r r.rult of thc preparrtory progrla on rocl.oecononlcdevclopuont, oCP govcrnoentr snd donor "geo"f"I are fer nore lrare of thedevelopnent Potantlel of the oncho-controlled areas. The nery prog,rrr,t f6sthe csA, outllned ln thle prper, wourd ehlft the csA'r rorc froo theerecution rnd fLnanclng of atudlet to monitorJ.ng socioeconoolc development and environncntal Lagues ln the oncho area8, fecultstlng the flow oflnfornatlon lDong ocP countrlee and donors end reportlng back to the JpC oneocioeconomlc development and envlronnental conceins Ln the ocp areas. rheprevioue csA program hee eerved its purpo8e l8 E crtalytlc agent for eocloeconomic development ln thc onclo lraa. The focui le iicreeeingly onthe lDpleDentation of proJecte rnd as etated ln the 19g6 'Mechanlsus,peper, actual loplenentrtlon of proJects ln the contert of natl.onardevelopnent strategier fu the reaponalblllty of lndtvlduel ocp countrl.ee,with eupport froo lndivldual donors, lncluding the csA agenciee. Novenber 1990 !urk trto, Sapt robrr 23 -27, 1990 A thrcc dry rrnlnrr to.dltcurr lend rrttkorat ra thr lr.rt thet haveb,n crre.d of 6ncnociicri]r, ,ir-;rilir:i uy tn. rooa-eaa Agrlcurture.rgenlzetlon (!AO), tu.-uirr.a r.tri;;;;i"F.nr pro3ren (urrDp), thc.nchocrrc*rrr contror ei"ii.-.- (ocp) eaa irr- yorrd ri* ena hcrd rt the,cp h*dqurrr'rr rn ouriio;;i* urt riai.pi-r., 2s-27,leeo.pertlcrprnrr cr'. er--i.i-# .h;-;;-;;I;1.r,-r.iri,'riiirr,. Frro, cored'rvolrl, Ghrar, Gurnce, cuiire-rr.r.o, ilii, *rg.r, srnrger end Togo. rbr goel of thr rrnr,aer ult to drrcurr tbr flndtagr rndrocomradrtlonr of tho Lend Srttfrarat-ii"ll fr.sr) prrferrd by tbrii::i:H:.'Li!I.:i:fil lt'*:ii1;ii"J:lli rm r.ii-;-e- r,udy orthr recto" tLt nrvc coitiruot.c ro ro.t.iii;.:.::.:[:::lr:f.*:.Lrni,,gdrvrloprat tn ra.rt covrrrd uy tui-oniiilillr-lr-Cmtrol tiogrluo. Thiscopr.-r.a6ts ,rmrri,zrr thr aeia ."piir-ir.ilr. crrcuriia iurta3 tuc:frtHi".1";::f:d[;11"a*roo, ioi-r;;;. ectroa .u.i i,. rusr.*.d by vrrrl fl.i:fil:l':3;i":.Il!0,F.. lead rttlrorat ra rb. oacho zonrr Is rrocoondrtroar. ml pir""rpil'IH.':lll"3:IT^Jli,i--' (e) rntr3retron of oacho zoar prrnarnj rttb aetroaer prenalng. iiiii:*:,::'J::T: r::ri*oaiur troir' - i.I-.aaetroi -iiir on"uo "o,,.tur, uc i..' ti rv $"i;; -il;si^ti:1ffi.r !:lir. : r;i:.i#*:r i', " (l) br rbh to-rrrluitr or"tiiprat por.arrrr r! oocbo r.rr lro arrronel::::$::.il::":::i.:,1[i,].iior., --i-ilii .o33...rd e a,i ror mrronr,br. d - '. ;; i; i-;r . iil,Iili}fr l?liil..3'lil:T ;J:;i-':. ::ii:. " "''fro rr.r ulGb ut irol]Ill.ootcr p.rrurii to tbr oacho f.rd rr..!.(b) tTper of trad ..ttloat. hrcb of tb. dr.currroa focurrd oa thcco-Drrkh of trylTtoot,--p*tra.ou. ...iit.o, rad plraard rrtthocnt.coarur..gr rc- !ry*.'. -ijilli_*:_ i:;;ii.; ;*r.!.ou. .trrrorar ur ruadorl*Er brcruL rt rri-iivir*o..rry ioii,.r1r*br. rad ..ry lcd t.-toa3-trtr rcoclc ri*.i. ii."o.rr- ,.i'.toii tbr drjr. rad typrr of::::iffi:,'fi.k:i::t,:*.fii iil:ir*:ri: .qu.,rd mro iirrl,v r-(c) tbr .hc:L:?^:I^?rrorrtv ra.r. ra tb. oacho coatrolhd rr310ar fordrvrlourarr co..u]1rati profilo,q;.r*i;; i1... nto. .ttrrrr rrrcrlrredy toln3, t1! ..".1.i-pirtrctprntiiir....d rb. l4ortencr ofprovldlnj lnfrrrtnrcrur. to-rii. rroietii ;;; (.dlraclr?.DoB.). thocontultratr lndlcrttc th.i tn"it .coradetroa rrfrrrrd to .r.rr of rrLrfuru. rrtt'urnt rr vrlr .. iio.. currratry brtaS rrttlod. -2- , (d) A rtilt.g, to tut.arlfy-rgrrcultunr productlon. Therr rrr gcncrer!8rtto'Dt oa tho nrcd for t ttt.t.gy to tntrar{f7 rgricurtu*r productionln thc "ttl'EGat rrett r,oong both-irttriir-.r,a hortr. A couon probrcn isthet' rulgrrntr brtng ,rtt -li"u_rnepprofii.t" t."torqucr rher rrc ertherunproducr.vr or-unruitrlnebrr..rrrticrpi;;;-.ogs.rr.d thet irrlgrrlon,crptclrlly rnrll-rcelc lrrlgetlon, .Uoi,ia-i. enrlyzrd furthor.(') thr control of dcoogrephlc prrrrua.r oa r.ttl.o.nt .r... rnd hrrlthLrrurr. prrttclpentr r.ii-[i.t_io. tti-iiollg._ ruccrrrful rtttcucnt ::*L::::.- dlcrrerln3 aroos.pbrc prr-Iuir roa relrtas hrelth (f) ttr drrlgn end tnplcurntetloa of read-urr zonrng. Bor to delign rndluphocnt had-urr toorog ;; . a.cura.Dr thror rn tha ftrld vrrrt rnd rhedtrcurrlonr. rrrurr ,.ir]a-r.r., (t) et rrari-rrvri il.-;;it3 ..t. ptacernd vlro tr rrrponrtb. ror iirng iti iirili.nh ..ili;;f1r..r, rrrcrherzoalng rrlr r.d- ro tr.rr.t i.p.r.ttoa oi ii*r, ead pertorrrrrtr(coatrrdlctlng tbr c6nrurteniii r."-.ii.;r;; to-rntr3rrtr tbrn rr u.ch asiqiHf;#::':i!'::il:'ria tuet tb. ;r;i; yrrrt- ;;-;;.;.1hr. vl*rger,'llr .-I-.c.etrt roar,. ;. -;.:l::'ll :::iil.ril:.;!il.;:r.*ii*i*;"*cb co.nrrr, vrlrrjo-trv-i iooraj ,..-i*rrirroo to br or of thr oortvrlurbh rrcoradrllonr oi ii. r.port.(r) Lrad trau. coarrdr.tronr. rrrurr of lrud t.aua. cr' up.p.trdly' SlYrrrl pertlclpratr- tutE.rtra irit-thr. ,.. l contredrctlonbotrrrn thr rtudv': l-r"ib;';_tr. ilii-i" il*ra. r.rrl.rr rrrh leadt'aur' rrcurltT^rnf .tfr priporr to ,."o3orll treartloael clehr ro rrnd.IiffIiI: Ul.:li*i1;t,ii::n:ljifi 1:""'r rc t,vr,y ii."oo,.g. (h) Dlvrrrlflcetroa of productroa ryrtror. prrtrcrpratr ejr.d thetproductloo rr.tot ro tr.-oci-.r... rlourd br drvr'lfrrd, but rrvorelrrprrrrrd co.c.Ea thet dtvrrrrfrcetr* rJ"ri-rlducr rjrrcurtu.Iproductloa. thr coorultrotri -irrra .rra.i"i-.ii3..a. rb.r rncrrerrdfi1iil:l"ilfr::::":m"..-iiii"iiil;:i'":i!.., rye*eb*rry,rd resu, : s (r) lbo u. of locrl lnrtltutloar.. prrtrcrpeatr brlhvr tbet furthcrd.rcurrh h a.ded ic-iiJ-rlioradetroa io-ioud upoa roerllartttutr.u, rtrcl r"-r-Irii't. .""-.J..[rJ. ,ort raorrearrr, threpproprlrto vlllrjr rarirtuirlr-oftra-ai-iii rrtrt or rr. aol rufftcrcntrvdrvrloprd to crsry out tbr firacttmr ,.q"rr.i ioqror r_rttloat. (J ) tbr uttlttT 0f r .jronrl ..+rt focu.d oa had .tt.anat rt.ur!.?brrr rrt t'a'*i tj.oorit-tii. rt rcuic-i. iLc"r t"-iri.iliru . rcgior.rcoordtarttng nrcbralu tnei ,""r4 ..i-i, .-ilirraoou. of r.rrr.D.nr:#:::il:: ill :i:ilti,-.'iiis" or rrprririi. urt .; ;;;;;i, throu3- I -3- rhr coarultentr rgrrod to provrdo e rrlttrn eddrndus to thr rtudyclerifylng t'rut thet ufa u-i-airrracrrrioii--1 ,..nondlng ro co, atr bythc pertlcrpentr. spcclftceiiv, thr coaiuii.il. eg.cd to r) crerrfy thet.Er utrd to drflnr dlfftrrat trp.r of rrtthotnt; tl) erprnd thrdircurlton on vhcr' tov.raD.ntr lf,oulo roiui-tf,rrr .ttrrornt rffortr, tolncludr thr prrtrcrplatr';;;;-r rbout oei"ror n.r 1r...; ut) outrinroorr rrpltcrtly thr prrnnrnj rtopr.nrcrrrriT to -rrtrblfub vrllrgrcultt,l for r-1c;ur; rg"lri.ino t"l i-pti-.rr drrcurrron on rb. urc oflocrl lartltutloot to tncludr-ilturtroar;; ruch rartltutronr r* 'o.- crl,rtrat or roo nel to br effiitrvr. I Octobrr 1990 a l