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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 2 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 3 Overview Challenges and Opportunities PSTA & Institutional FW Seven Sector Priorities for 2007 and beyond Cross cutting issues Conclusion 4 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 5 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 6 Diversity of agroclimatic zones
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