1. REUNION INFORMELLE DES INSTITUTIONS AFRICAINES SUR L’ELABORATION DE POLITIQUES D’ELEVAGE POUR L’AFRIQUE
Siège de la FAO, Rome (Italie), les 8 et 9 mars 2005
CONTRIBUTION DE L’AUTORITE DU LIPTAKO-GOURMA
Par Monsieur Seïni Ali GADO, Directeur Général
de l’Autorité de développement intégré de la région du Liptako-Gourma

2. Outline of Presentation
First part :
Comprehensive presentation on Autorité du Liptako – Gourma
Second part :
Policies and objectives of ALG in the agro-pastoralism
Third part :
Main policy problems to overcome in order to promote livestock development in Sub-saharan Africa

3. L’AUTORITE DU LIPTAKO-GOURMA
FIRST PART
PRESENTATION OF
L’AUTORITE DU LIPTAKO-GOURMA
(ALG)

4. CREATION OF L’ALG l’Autorité de développement Intégré de la région
du Liptako – Gourma (ALG) was created through a
Protocole d’accord on 3rd December 1970
signed by the head of state of
Burkina Faso
Republic of Mali
Republic of Niger

5. OBJECTIVE OF L’ALG
Promote at regional level the exploitation of the following ressouces
mining
energy
water
agro-pastoral
fish
In the Liptako-Gourma region

6. REGION OF LIPTAKO - GOURMA
The intervention zone of ALG comprises a surface of
km2 and encompasses a region with common boarders of the three member states

7. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF THE LIPTAKO – GOURMA REGION
GLOBAL OBJECTIVE :
poverty alleviation
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
food security;
to imporve access;
environmental protection;
social development.

8. BILAN SUCCINCT DES ACTIONS DE L’ALG
Mobilisation of over 150 billions of F CFA, investments since 1970 to 2004 in the following areas :
water resources ;
human health
roads and telecommunications;
agriculture and livestock.

9. Perspective for livestock development
PROGRAMME FOR LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT
OBJECTIVE
Reinforcement of food security to increase revenues of beneficiaries;
Reinforcement of regional integration; and
Poverty reduction
COMPOSED BY SUPPORT TO:
Animal health;
Water resources in pastoralist areas;
Communication;
Marketing
Capacity building of producer organisations;
Roads;
Pastoral management and transhumance;
Production and transformation;
Envionmental protection;
Coordination unit for programme management

10. Perspectives for livestock development
LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
COST
The Islamic bank for development (BID) and ECOWAS regional fund for developmen have committed to finance the programmes for a total of approx 25,812 billions FCFA.
The BID for 18, 2 billions FCFA and ECOWAS for FRDC pour 6,75 billions FCFA.

11. POLCIES AND OBJECTIVES OF ALG IN THE AGRO-PASTORALIST SECTOR
SECOND PART
POLCIES AND OBJECTIVES OF ALG IN THE AGRO-PASTORALIST SECTOR

12. ORIENTATIONS
ALG sustainable development policies in the area of agriculture and livestock engage in:
development of rural markets;
imporvement of water management;
modernisation of agriculture and pastoralist production;
reinforcement of commodity chains;
profesionalisation and support of different actors
sustainable management of natural reources;
improving food security;
promotion of income generation for women in rural areas.

13. OBJECTIVES
Agriculture and livestock sectors need to contribute to sustainable development through the following:
imporved production;
reinforcing food security
imporve living conditions of populations

14. THIRD PART
MAIN POLICY PROBLEMS FACED BY THE LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT SECTOR IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

15. AT PAN-AFRICAN LEVEL
The protection of animals/animal production at regional and continental level
Inspection of food of animal origin by qualified personnel
Protection of the health of animals and consumers
Countries and some regions are certified free from specific infectious diseases, e.g. Rinderpest

16. AT PAN-AFRICAIN LEVEL (cont.)
Identified difficulties regarding the implementation of policies
Insufficient bilateral and multilateral coordination for common strategies regarding regional and international negotiations on livestock and livestock products
Divergences regarding development priorities

17. AT PAN-AFRICAN LEVEL (END)
Recommandations
Reinforce cooperation and sectoral concertation regarding common strategies and positions during negotiations on livestock and livestock products
Reinforcing negotiation capacity of personnel and technical services (producers, civil society, private sector and government)
Defining quality, sanitary standards and markets according to international standards (WTO, OIE, etc)

18. AT THE LEVEL OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC ORGANISATIONS
Regional economic organisations such as: WEAMU, ECOWAS, IGAD, SADC and
Main problems regarding integration linked to:des :
animal production,
agriculture markets and
the region gaining access to international markets

19. AT THE LEVEL OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC ORGANISATIONS (cont)
Difficulties faced by implementation of policies due to:
fragmented internal market that lead to conflicts in commercial exchanges of the regions
Many barriers for the trade of animals and their products
lack of support of local productsion and access to local markets
Lack of means of financing

20. AT THE LEVEL OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC ORGANISATIONS (end)
Recommandations
renforcer la coopération transfrontalière en vue de
réaliser l’intégration de proximité et le développement à la base,
prenant en compte les avantages comparatifs et gestion concertée
des ressources pastorales partagées par plusieurs pays ;
mettre en place une stratégie régionale de développement de
l’élevage axée sur la protection du marché régional.

21. AT NATIONAL LEVEL
involvement and mobilisation of local organisations. Provate sector, NGOs as well as public institutions for the formulation and implementation of policies at the benefit of all actors involved int he chain through their active participation
Recognise livestock activities for their contribution to nutrition, poverty alleviation and income generation

22. AT NATIONAL LEVEL (cont.))
Difficulties in the implementation of policies:
lack of participation of the civil-society, the private sector, community organisations in the elaboration and implementation of programmes
insufficient multisectoral coordination between all actors involved in the livestock sector
insufficient apacity building and support to profesional organisation involved with livestock
competition between organisations for institutional positioning
no clear building of partnerships between different actors

23. AT NATIONAL LEVEL (end)
Recommandations
Improve cooperation between the government and the
organisations involved in the livestock sector
Define roles of partnerships
Improve institutional environment to promote animal
production and satisfy the livestock development
needs

24. Thank you for your attention