Pro-ARIDES

Programme Agroalimentaire pour la Résilience Intégrée et le Développement Economique du Sahel

Ten-year Pro-ARIDES to pave the way for a more resilient and sustainable Sahel. Pro-ARIDES aims to ‘contribute to increased resilience, food security and incomes of farmer and (agro)pastoralist households in the Sudano-Sahel zone of Burkina Faso, Mali and through effective, decentralised institutions and organisations for improved service provision, natural resource and land management and local economic development.’

The Programme Agroalimentaire if not mitigated, could have Agriculture remains the key pour la Résilience Intégrée et le devastating consequences for sector and main source of Développement Economique du its populations and beyond. livelihood. Inclusive value Sahel (Pro-ARIDES) is a Affected by climate change chains could be a source of € 100M programme financed by and a changing environment, decent income and the fight the Dutch Ministry of Foreign it experiences erratic rainfall, against malnutrition. Equipped Affairs. SNV will implement the strong inequalities within with matching skills, the programme over a period of communities, instability and youth represents a workforce 10 years with its consortium conflicts, degradation of available for agriculture who partners: CARE-Netherlands, land and water resources, can be the engine necessary to Wageningen University & displacement and a fragile transform this sector. Women Research and The Royal food and nutritional situation. could, with the right support Tropical Institute, as well as All these factors, when put and empowerment, take key its local partners, national and together, result in low levels of roles in the development of regional umbrella farmers and resilience that are extremely value chains. pastoralists organisations, local vulnerable to external shocks governments and research such as acute food insecurity Creating decent jobs for these institutes in the three countries. and malnutrition many of populations would contribute to which were aggravated by the lowering existing tensions, the Challenges and COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, there attraction of violent extremist are enough opportunities that, groups, and thus improve opportunities in the region when harnessed, could reverse the stability of the region, these trends. in addition to increasing the The Sudano-Sahelian zone of resistance of the populations to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger various external shocks. faces many challenges, which, Theory of Change: Five (5) Pathway 2: Increased business, and management of natural pathways service and employment resources by local governments opportunities and market and institutions. It primarily The overall goal is to linkages generating more targets farmers and pastoralists ‘Contribute to increased economic value households, land and water resilience, food security and commissions, customary The key outcome area of this incomes of farmer and (agro) authorities, public services and pathway is to achieve increased pastoralist households through agencies for land and water economic resilience and assets effective, decentralised management and collectivités of households and businesses institutions and organisations territoriales. through diversified income for improved service provision, sources, increased investment natural resource and land Key result areas capacity and improved business management and local economic • Improved participatory performance. It primarily development’. decision-making, planning targets farmers, pastoralists, and implementation cycles cooperatives, SMEs, service Pathway 1: Improved food, farm for local development providers, financiers, traders and herd management for more by regional and local and business clusters, while resilient production systems and governments. emphasising the involvement better household nutrition of young women and men in • Improved strategic planning, The key outcome area of this particular. decision-making and pathway is to achieve increased restitution, and internal sustainable, diversified Key result areas management of farmer/ production and improved • Semi-subsistence farmers women/youth organisations. nutrition of households through and pastoralists, women • Improved competencies secured food production, and youth linked to off- of local land management sustainable intensification farm income generation institutions and multi- and diversification. It targets opportunities. stakeholder dialogues both semi-subsistence and • Established incentives on natural resource market-oriented farmer and and arrangements for management and on conflict pastoralist households, as well collaboration between resolution (mediation as cooperatives and household market actors. capacities). individuals with a particular emphasis on women and youth. • Improved business • Relevant stakeholders are capacity of SMEs and represented in local and Key result areas farmer organisations for formal natural resource • Established supply and commercialisation and management structures. demand for tailored distribution climate- and labour-smart • Development of a service Pathway 4: Gender, youth and technologies/practices and system which involves inclusiveness for resilient food inputs. different service users and systems development • Established availability of different demands, as well as The key outcome area of this farm/herd management different service providers. cross-cutting pathway is to and nutrition extension ensure the inclusion of men services by local public and Pathway 3: Sustainable and women, as well as youth, private service providers and management of land, water and elders and other marginalised effective management by other natural resources through populations, to achieve farmer organisations. peaceful and collective resource sustainable, equitable and • Improved access to public- use arrangements resilient natural resource and private financing of farm/ land management and local The key outcome area of this herd management and agri- economic development. It pathway is to achieve improved nutrition services. targets pastoral households & land tenure and sustainable use farmers, cooperatives, SMEs, • Increased household and of natural resources through service providers, financiers, farmer organisations’ empowerment of farmers and traders and business groups, awareness of the benefits pastoralists, improved decision- land and water commissions, of healthy diets and making and accountability of public services and land and participatory decision- public/traditional institutions water management agencies, making. and improved service delivery

2 Project summary MARKET EQUALITY GOVERNANCE 4. Increased demand for local products Pathway 2 Pathway

3. High performance service 7. Good governance delivery system 8. Improved access and security ensured to finance and by local government long-term institutions investments 2. Local businesses and Pathway 5 6. Gender farmer organisations { strengthened equality and social inclusion (GESI) Pathway 1 1. Empowerment, Pathway 4 households, women, youth { and farmer organisations LANDSCAPE

5. Integrated and inclusive multi-stakeholder governance of the land Pathway 3

Figure 1: A visual showcasing systems change across the five pathways, linked to the implementation approach as described below collectivités territoriales (with regional and local governments national government, ensure particular emphasis on young (and other local authorities) to safety and security. women and men). create enabling environments • Improved access of for natural resources manage- governments and local Key result areas ment, service provision and communities to decentralised • Organisation of women management of economic financing mechanisms, and young people as an infrastructure and to restore including collection of local autonomous ‘collective and/or establish social contracts taxes. force’ to influence decisions/ among intervention populations. actions in their favour The target audience comprises • Provide access to mobile (access to land/factors land and water commissions, phone payment systems to and means of production, public services and land and access available funding. adapted financial products). water management agencies, local and national governments, • Support for women’s and and financial institutions, among Implementation approach youth structures for the others. implementation of their skills Local institutions and in lobbying, management organisations are at the heart Key result areas and influence of decisions. of the programme’s strategy • Improved participatory to ensure lasting impact. Pro- • Capacity building on gender cycles of decision-making, ARIDES will focus on systems aspects of all public, private planning and implementation change and scaling up as and civil organisations. of local development essential means to create by regional and local sustainable and growing impacts governments. Pathway 5: Underlying – that reach people, beyond Strengthening institutions to • Effective transfer of the direct beneficiaries of a re-establish social contract skills and resources to programme. This will ensure municipalities. that the programme addresses The key outcome area of this key issues that will lead to underlying pathway is to support • In collaboration with the strong transformations for

Pro-Arides: PROgramme Agroalimentaire pour la Résilience Intégrée et le Développement Economique du Sahel 3 more inclusive, ecologically Intervention areas (with the departements of sustainable and resilient local , and ) development in the Sudano- Pro-ARIDES will be implemented and Region (with the Sahelian zone of Burkina Faso, in the Sudano-Sahel zone of departments of , Konni Mali and Niger. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, and ). focusing on the areas where Pro-ARIDES will work to shift agricultural and pastoralist Partners to a system that is more livelihoods meet each other. inclusive, sustainable, and that Pro-ARIDES is led by SNV in incorporates systems change We have pre-selected nine collaboration with consortium through: regions in the Sudano-Sahel partners, CARE Netherlands, 1. Empowerment, households, zone which include secondary, Wageningen University and women, youth, and peasant small-to-medium towns that Research (WUR), and the Royal organisations generate (food) demands and Tropical Institute (KIT). SNV employment opportunities. and CARE will be playing a 2. Strengthening local key role in the management enterprises and farmers’ In Mali, the Ségou Region (with of the programme while WUR organisations the Cercles of Tominian and San) and KIT are responsible for 3. High performance of the and the Mopti Region (with the the knowledge and research Service Delivery System Cercles of Koro and Bankass). component. 4. Increased demand for local In Burkina Faso, the Boucle The consortium partners will products du Mouhoun Region (with the work closely with local farmer 5. Integrated and inclusive provinces of Sourou, Nayala and and pastoralist organisations, multi-stakeholder Kossi), the Centre-Ouest Region national and regional governance of the land (with the provinces of Sanguié governments and research and Boulkiemdé, the Nord region institutes in the three countries. 6. Gender equality and social (with the provinces of Passoré, inclusion Zondoma and Yatenga) and the In Burkina Faso, the local 7. Good governance and Est Region (with the provinces of implementation partners security provided by Gnagna and Gourma). are the National Chamber of government institutions Agriculture (CNA), the National In Niger, the Tillaberi Region Land Observatory (ONF), and 8. Improved access to finance (with the departments of Kollo, the Federation of Agricultural and long-term investments Say and ), Professionals of Burkina The progrmme will run in two phases. In the first five years of the programme, activities will focus on empowering institutions; strengthening capacity and establishing trust; and developing, testing and improving working methods and strategies.

In the next five years, the focus of activities will move towards expanding and scaling up Mali approaches and interventions that have been found to be Tahoua successful in Phase I and Mopti Tillabéri embedding these approaches, Ségou practices and technologies to Dosso ensure sustainability and lasting Mouhoun Centre Est Niger change. In addition, Pro-ARIDES Ouest will stimulate mutual learning, strengthening practices and knowledge management. Burkina Faso

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4 Project summary (FEPAB). The National Institute Research of Niger (INRAN) and for Environment and Agricultural the Laboratory of Studies and Research (INERA) and the Research on Social Dynamics Impact Research Institute (IRI) and Local Development (LASDEL are the two local knowledge Niger). development and learning partners.

In Mali, the local implementation partners are the National Coordination of Organizations Peasant Women (CNOP), The Malinese Association for the Promotion of Sahel (AMAPROS), the Regional Development Agency (ADR) of Segou and Mopti, and the Near East Foundation (NEF). The local knowledge development and learning partners are the Institute for Rural Economics (IER) and ODYSSEE.

In Niger, the local implementation partners are the Association for the Revitalization of Livestock in Niger (AREN), the Federation of Market Gardening Cooperatives Niger (FCMN Niya), and the Regional Council of Dosso, Tahoua and Tillabery. The local knowledge development and learning partners are the National Institute of Agricultural

At a glance

Title: Pro-ARIDES (PROgramme Agroalimentaire pour la Résilience Intégrée et le Développement Economique du Sahel) | Focus areas: Food security and resilience | Countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Donor: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Partners: CARE-Netherlands, Wageningen University & Research, and The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), together with its local partners (umbrella farmers and pastoralists organisations, local governments and research institutes) Size and duration: € 100M over 10 years | Targeted impact: 2.9 million people

For more information, contact : Dr Jean de Matha Ouedraogo | Global Programme Manager, SNV | [email protected] | snv.org/project/Pro-ARIDES

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