Niger - Financial Reforms and Food Security Support Programme

Niger - Financial Reforms and Food Security Support Programme – Phase II

Project Summary

Approval Date	02 Nov 2016
Signature Date	07 Nov 2016
Planned Completion Date	30 Jun 2017
Last Disbursement Planned Date	31 Dec 2017
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Multi-Sector
DAC Sector Code	15124
Commitment	U.A 10,000,000
Status	Completion

Project General Description

The Financial Reforms and Food Security Support Programme (PAREFSA) is a programmatic series of two consecutive General Budget Support (GBS) operations covering fiscal years 2015 and 2016. This multi-year framework provides predictable funding and creates a medium-term platform for dialogue on key reforms. The programme responds to the major challenges and constraints that Niger continues to face in addressing the vulnerability of its economy to external shocks with a view to sustainable and balanced socio-economic development. The present operation (PAREFSA II) constitutes the second phase of this support. The components of PAREFSA II remain the same as those defined in the evaluation report of the initial programme, namely : (1) Strengthening of budgetary management and (2) Strengthening resilience to food crises. The programme will support the Government of Niger (GoN) in its efforts to deepen and consolidate the reforms introduced under PAREFSA I. The main expected results of the programme are as follows (i) a tax burden rate of at least 17.2%; (ii) a budget execution rate of at least 85% in 2016 against an average of 72% over the period 2011-2014; (iii) the establishment and operationalization of the National Observatory for the Promotion of Gender; (iv) the restoration of 1,200 ha of degraded pastoral rangelands ; (v) the increase in the livestock sub-sector's contribution to GDP by 12%; (vi) the adoption of the national agricultural policy.

Project Objectives

The main objective of PAREFSA is to contribute to creating conditions conducive to inclusive economic growth in a context of strengthened food security. In other words, it is to contribute to the promotion of strong and inclusive growth with a view to reducing poverty and strengthening the resilience of the economy to food crises.

Beneficiaries

The programme will benefit the entire population of Niger. The main activity of over 70% of the labour force is farming, stockbreeding, forest exploitation and/or fishing. Thus, the direct programme beneficiaries are: (i) stock breeders and agro-pastoralists in terms of reforms in the areas of stockbreeding and livestock water supply; (ii) farmers using the irrigation systems in terms of reforms related to the operationalization of SPIN; and (iii) the rural women and youths in terms of reforms related to gender mainstreaming in rural sector policies and strategies. Environment- and sustainable development-related reforms will benefit the entire population of Niger in terms of comfortable living environments and natural resources protection.

Participating Organization

Funding

African Development Fund

Implementing

Ministry of Economy and Finance, General Directorate of Economy

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-NE-KA0-011
Last Update	01 Feb 2023

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Contact Details

Name	EKPO Alain Fabrice
Email	a.ekpo@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Niger

Coordinates	Location Name
18 9	Niger

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Loan Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	General Budget Support

Commitments

U.A 10,000,000

African Development Fund

U.A 10,000,000

Disbursements

Repayments (Interest & Loan)

Document Type	Language	Document
Appraisal report	fr	Niger - Approuvé Programme d Appui aux Réformes PAREFSA II -
Appraisal report	en	Niger- Approved Financial Reforms and Food Security PAREFSA II-
Project Completion Report	en	viewer
Project Completion Report	fr	viewer

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value	Actual Year	Actual Value
Improvement of the tax burden rate	%	2016	17,2	2019	13,6
Improvement of the budget execution rate	%	2016	85	2019	96,8
Improved PEFA PI.12 indicator: "Multi-year perspective in fiscal planning and public spending policy"	Score	2016	A	2019	C
Contribution of livestock sub-sector to GDP	%	2016	12	2019	12
Meat production increase	%	2016	20	2019	25
Milk production increase	%	2016	53	2019	9
The finalization of the process to implement the Integrated Tax and Taxpayer Information System (SISIC)	None	2016	SISIC operational in 2016	2019	Recruitment phase
The adoption of the Customs Code	None	2016	Code adopted in 2015	2019	The Draft Code is available
The adoption of the implementing legislation for WAEMU directives on public financial management frameworks	None	2016	The implementing legislation adopted in 2015/The 2017 Finance Act passed in 2016 presents a budget programme in accordance with WAEMU directives	2019	Directives transposed but the implementing legislation not adopted
The establishment of the National Observatory for the Promotion of Gender to ensure compliance with the quotas allocated to women on 27 October 2014	None	2016	Observatory operational in 2016	2019	The National Observatory for the Promotion of Gender has been set up and is operational
Implementation of PNG and compliance with quotas allocated to women	None	2016	The 2017 MTEFs of the ministries in charge of agriculture, livestock and pastoral water supply (prepared in 2016) take into account the 25% quota for women	2019	The objective was not achieved overall
Development and adoption of the investment framework for the environmental and sustainable development sector	None	2016	A donor round table to operationalize the framework was organized in 2016	2019	There is no investment framework in the environmental and sustainable development sector
Adoption of the texts establishing and classifying a strategic grazing reserve in the Tillabéry region and laying down the conditions for its use	None	2016	The decree establishing and classifying a strategic grazing reserve in the Tillabéry region and laying down the conditions for its use was adopted by the Council of Ministers in 2015	2019	No strategic grazing reserves exist in the Tillabéry region
Operationalization of the Sustainable Livestock Development Strategy (SDDEL)	None	2016	1,200 ha of degraded grazing land restored in 2016, 120 km along the transhumance corridor marked out in 2016 and four pastoral enclaves developed in 2016	2019	The 2016-2018 action plan has not been developed
Establishment of the institutional mechanism of the National Livestock Water Supply Strategy (SNHP)	None	2016	The SNHP’s institutional framework put in place at the national and regional levels before the end of 2015	2019	The SNHP’s institutional mechanism is not in place
Intensification of the operationalization of the National Livestock Water Supply Strategy	None	2016	In 2016, 326 cemented livestock water wells and 22 water pumping stations were rehabilitated	2019	The implementation of the SNHP is in its early stages
Finalization and adoption of the Agricultural Framework Law integrating the 25% quota of women	None	2016	The Agricultural Framework Law incorporating the 25% quota for women was finalized and adopted in 2016 by the government	2019	The Agricultural Framework Law is not finalized
Operationalization of Niger Small-scale Irrigation Strategy (SPIN)	None	2016	The 25% quota on the representation of women is taken into accountin the development of 6000 ha, including 4000 ha in small-scale irrigation in 2015; as well as the development of 6600 ha, including 4000 ha in small-scale irrigation in 2016	2019	Ongoing but to be further intensified