Burkina Faso: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Annual Progress Report
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© 2008 International Monetary Fund July 2008 IMF Country Report No. 08/212 [Month, Day], 2001 [Month, Day], 2001 Burkina Faso: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Annual Progress Report Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated every three years with annual progress reports, they describe the country's macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. This country document for Burkina Faso, dated June 2007, is being made available on the IMF website by agreement with the member country as a service to users of the IMF website. Copies of this report are available to the public from International Monetary Fund • Publication Services 700 19th Street, N.W. • Washington, D.C. 20431 Telephone: (202) 623-7430 • Telefax: (202) 623-7201 E-mail: [email protected] • Internet: http://www.imf.org Price: $18.00 a copy International Monetary Fund Washington, D.C BBUURRKKIINNAA FFAASSOO PPR O G R E S S RRE P O R T O N T H E IIM P L E M E N T A T I O N O F T H E PPRRSSPP--PPR I O R I T Y AAC T I O N PPR O G R A M F O R Y E A R 22000066 MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY AND FINANCE JUNE 2007 Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................iv LIST OF FIGURES ..............................................................................................................................iv LIST OF ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................iv INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................1 I. CONTENT SUMMARY OF THE 2006-2008 PRIORITY ACTION PROGRAM .......................................2 1.1. Summary of Burkina Faso’ long term development vision........................................................2 1.2. Summary of quantitative objectives and national priorities........................................................2 1.3. Reminder of the 2006-2008 PAP objectives and strategic axes..................................................2 II. IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF THE 2006 PAP...........................................................................3 2.1. PAP financing in 2006..............................................................................................................3 2.2. Implementation status of axis 1 : Accelerating equity-based growth..........................................6 2.2.1. Macroeconomic results....................................................................................................6 2.2.2. Improving the business climate to promote the private sector.......................................16 2.2.3. Improving the economy’s competitiveness and reducing the cost factor .......................18 2.2.4. Promoting regional integration to develop a service-based economy .............................23 2.2.5. Supporting productive sectors to improve their contribution to economic growth........24 2.3. Implementation status of axis 2: Improving poor people access to basic social services and social protection .............................................................................................................................29 2.3.1. Access to education services by the poor................................................................29 2.3.3. Access to drinking water and sanitation by the poor...............................................36 2.3.4 Improving living conditions for the poor : Housing and the fight against pollution ....38 2.3.4. Social protection for the poor.................................................................................40 2.3.5. Promotion of women .............................................................................................42 2.4. Implementation status of axis 3: Increasing employment opportunities and income generating activities for the poor, based on equity............................................................................................43 2.4.1. Reducing the vulnerability of agricultural activity....................................................43 2.4.2. Safeguarding access to land ownership ...................................................................44 2.4.3. Intensifying and diversifying crop production.........................................................45 2.4.4. Intensifying and diversifying livestock production ..................................................46 2.4.5. Intensifying and diversifying forest and faunal products .........................................47 2.4.6. Fishery production intensification and diversification.............................................49 2.4.7. Rural incomes increase and diversification..............................................................49 2.4.8. Support to producers organisations ........................................................................50 2.4.9. Improving rural women life and work conditions...................................................50 2.4.10. Promoting youth employment and vocational training............................................51 2.4.11. Improving access to rural areas and collective infrastructures .................................53 2.5.1 Political governance ................................................................................................55 2.5.1.1 Strengthening the rule of law and the republic’s institutions ...................................55 2.5.1.2 The justice sector....................................................................................................56 2.5.1.3 Promoting and protecting human rights .................................................................56 2.5.1.4 Fighting insecurity ..................................................................................................57 ii 2.5.2 Administrative governance .........................................................................................58 2.5.3 Economic governance ................................................................................................58 2.5.3.1 Strenghtening the steering and management capacities of the economy..................58 2.5.4 Fighting corruption ....................................................................................................61 2.5.4.2 Aid coordination ....................................................................................................61 2.5.5 Local governance........................................................................................................61 2.6 Cross-sectoral aspects.............................................................................................................62 2.6.1 Gender issues .............................................................................................................62 2.6.2 Capacity building ........................................................................................................63 III. REGIONAL PRSPS IMPLEMENTATION SUMMARY......................................................................63 3.1. Financial statement of the regional PRSPs..............................................................................63 3.2. Results Analysis......................................................................................................................66 IV. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE STATEGY .............................................70 4.1. Institutional arrangements and appropriation of the SFPR .....................................................70 4.2. Following-up on statistical production, and meeting the indicators.........................................71 V. PROSPECTS FOR 2007 – 2009 ............................................................................................72 5.1. Measures and priority action for each strategic axis.................................................................72 5.1.1. Accelerating equity-based growth ...........................................................................72 5.1.2. Accessibility to basic social services and social protection.......................................77 5.1.3. Expanding employment opportunities and income-generating activities .................82 5.1.4. Good governance promotion .................................................................................85 5.2. Regional perspectives .............................................................................................................88 5.3. Institutional framework and monitoring and evaluation actions..............................................89 CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................90 Adopt fiscal arrangements act for the acquisition of equipment needed for the emergence of small agri-business units and spinning mills...........................................................................117 iii LIST OF TABLES Table 1 : Implementation review of the year 2006 PIP for the Priority Action Program (PAP).............4 Table 2 : The contribution of demand to GDP growth (in%) ..........................................................7 Table 3 : Sectoral contribution to GDP growth