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NSIAD-83-36 1 (1983-09-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabeey0001 and id is 1 raw text is: /4,2~AZO U) BY THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator, Agency For International Development Africa's Agricultural Policies--A More Concerted Effort Will Be Needed If Reform Is Expected Assisting developing countries to reform policies which inhibit greater food produc- tion is a primary objective of the U.S. devel- opment assistance program. At the Wash- ington level, AID has promoted policy reform through policy papers, country strategy guid- ance, and congressional testimony. At the country level in Sub-Saharan Africa, AID missions have generally not taken sub- stantial actions to promote policy reform, even though these policies contribute to declining food production. Planned and on- going reform efforts are minimal in many countries. GAO recommends that missions identify developing country agricultural pol- icies which inhibit food production and distri- bution and develop plans to address them. GAO also recommends that AID appropri- ately reward missions and staffs for their policy reform efforts. 122300 GAO/NSIAD-83-36 SEPTEMBER 8, 1983