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PROJECT DATA SHEET 1997

Project Name:

Formulation of the Agriculture Sector Strategy 1997 - 2000

Country:

Western Samoa

Project Location within Country:

Apia, Western Samoa

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Name of Client:

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Professional staff provided by your Company:

Principal Consultant and Agricultural Specialist Consultant (Part-time)

No. of Staff: 2

No. of Man-months: 1

Start Date: (Month/Year)

April 1997

Completion Date: (Month /Year)

July 1997

 

Name of associated firm(s) if any:

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No. of man-months of professional staff provided by associated firm(s):

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Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator: Team Leader)

involved and functions performed:

Project Team Leader

Investment Analyst

Reviewed the 1995 ADB Agriculture Sector Review and consulted with the Agriculture and Treasury Department on the strategic issues for the agriculture sector. A strategy for development of the agriculture sector during 1997 - 2000 was developed with the management of the Agriculture Department taking the lead. A series of meetings were held with the senior management of the Agriculture Department and the Policy and Planning division of the Treasury Department.

Detailed Narrative Description of Project:

The Agriculture Sector Strategy entitled ‘Strategy for Growth and Diversification of the Agriculture Sector 1997 - 2000’ was endorsed by the Agriculture and Treasury Departments for transmission to the Cabinet Development Committee. The main parameters of the strategy were adopted in the 1997 Statement of Economic Strategy in the section on Agriculture. The main purpose of the project was to develop a consensus in Government on strategy for the development of the agriculture sector. The agreed final version of the Strategy highlighted the strengths of the agricultural sector which had to be given priority for investment. The Strategy is to provide the basis for the corporate planning for the whole Ministry of Agriculture,Forestry, Fisheries and Meteorology.

Detailed Description of Actual Services provided by your Company:

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