
handle: 10986/22270 , 10986/27160
This agriculture public expenditure review (AgPER) provides key background information and guidance in this endeavor by presenting and analyzing historic data on public spending on agriculture, examining the efficiency of spending, and identifying areas where additional funds can be applied effectively to achieve national agricultural policy and comprehensive Africa agriculture development program (CAADP) objectives. The goals of the AgPER in Sierra Leone are as follows: gain a better understanding of the countrys performance in the context of the 2003 Maputo declaration; draw lessons from the past in terms of budget execution in the agricultural sector and identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and deviations from goals; seek and recommend corrective actions for existing and future programs with a view to improving their impact and making them more efficient and equitable; initiate the implementation of the databases and methodology required for conducting similar reviews regularly and thus contribute to the institutionalization of the process; help the government establish an environment and capabilities for results-based management, with particular emphasis on improving planning, execution, and monitoring and evaluation; and increase visibility for the government and the financial and technical partners over the sectors absorptive capacity so that the decision may be made to allocate more resources to agricultural development. This report consists of five chapters: first chapter introduces the strategic and institutional context; second chapter studies the level of public agricultural expenditure in Sierra Leone; third chapter analyzes the economic and functional composition of public agricultural expenditure (allocative efficiency); fourth chapter assesses the technical efficiency of the processes of preparation, execution, and monitoring and evaluation of agricultural budgets; and fifth chapter contains our findings and recommendations.
FIRE PROTECTION, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, GENDER RELATIONS, LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, SECTORAL GOALS, DECISION-MAKING, TECHNICAL EXPERTS, BUDGET ESTIMATES, OPERATING EXPENDITURES, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, BUDGET DATA, INFLATIONARY PRESSURES, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL SERVICE AGENCY, INFLATION, FISCAL DEFICIT, EMPLOYMENT, BUDGET PREPARATION, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, ANNUAL BUDGET, EXTERNAL AUDIT, PROFESSIONAL WORKING, BUDGET FORMULATION PROCESS, WORKERS, COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM, ASSESSMENT PROCESS, BUDGET SYSTEM, TRAININGS, INCENTIVES, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC FINANCES, RECURRENT EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC SPENDING, ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, REFORM AGENDA, GOVERNMENT BUDGET, TRANSPARENCY, SERVICE DELIVERY, TEACHERS, EXPENDITURE DATA, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE REFORMS, BUDGET TRANSFERS, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CAREERS, PUBLIC SERVICES, LEGAL CHANGES, SETTLEMENTS, MASTERS DEGREES, QUALITY CONTROL, FISCAL YEAR, MULTILATERAL AGENCIES, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM, DELIVERY OF SERVICES, DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY, ANNUAL REPORTS, MID-TERM REVIEW, MONETARY POLICY, TAX COLLECTIONS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES, RECRUITMENT PRACTICES, EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS, REFORM PROGRAM, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, POVERTY REDUCTION, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT, CASH MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION COSTS, MINISTER, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, MARKETABLE SKILLS, CIVIL SERVICE REFORM, EXPENDITURE LEVEL, COST-RECOVERY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PRIVATE FIRMS, SPORTS, BUDGET YEAR, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, TOTAL EXPENDITURE, CHART OF ACCOUNTS, BASIC KNOWLEDGE, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POLITICAL APPOINTEES, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, TAX BASE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS, BUDGETS, ARCHITECTURE, CAREER, PEDAGOGICAL METHODS, RESOURCE FLOWS, EXPENDITURE IMPLICATIONS, DOMESTIC BORROWING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SERVANTS, GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, EXPENDITURE TARGET, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, PERFORMANCE REPORTS, DECENTRALIZATION, POLICE, PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, EXPENDITURE LEVELS, CIVIL SERVICE RULES, FISCAL IMPACT, JUSTICE, YOUTH, EXCHANGE RATE, PUBLIC SERVICE ETHIC, MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK, PUBLIC RESOURCES, FINANCIAL CONTROL, BUDGET PLANNING, ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENT, CRIMINAL, INITIATIVE, BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURES, SECTOR EXPENDITURE, ADJUDICATOR, AGENCY COORDINATION, MEMBER COUNTRIES, 650, BUDGET EXECUTION, REFORM EFFORTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, PUBLIC INTEREST, ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, OPEN-MINDEDNESS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BUDGET PROCESS, CIVIL SERVICE PAY, MULTILATERAL DONORS, GENDER EQUALITY, DONOR AGENCIES, COLLEGE GRADUATES, CORRUPTION, BUDGET EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM, PUBLIC GOODS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, LAWS, REVENUES, DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, DEFICIT, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, ANNUAL REPORT, TYPES OF EXPENDITURES, LEADERSHIP, GENDER, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, TAX EVASION, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRAINING QUALITY, MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE, EDUCATION SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUDGET, OPERATING EXPENSES, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, BRAIN DRAIN, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, DESCRIPTION, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, ALLOCATION, TRAINING PROGRAMS, BUDGET FORMULATION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS, TOTAL SPENDING, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, SECTOR MINISTRIES, PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, DATA COLLECTION PROCESS, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, OUTCOMES, BENEFICIARIES, DIASPORA, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE DIAGNOSTIC, FISCAL STRATEGY, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, FISCAL TRANSFERS, FEMALE, INTEGRITY, DONOR ASSISTANCE, KNOWLEDGE GAP, UNIVERSITY GRADUATES, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, INTERVENTION, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME, TAX COLLECTION, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, MINISTRY BUDGETS, CAPACITY-BUILDING, 330, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, SERVICE DELIVERY FUNCTIONS, CORRUPT, PERSONNEL EXPENDITURE, ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, FINANCIAL BURDEN, NATIONAL BUDGETS, MEDIA, BUDGET CREDIBILITY, DATA ANALYSIS, REFORM STRATEGY, WAGE EXPENDITURES, INTENSIVE TRAINING, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL CAPACITY, GOVERNMENT FINANCE, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, DISTANCE LEARNING, CIVIL SERVICE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, ROAD NETWORK, MEDIUM-TERM MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK, PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, SERVICES, PUBLIC SECTOR, DEBT, FISCAL ARRANGEMENTS, AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES, BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION, HEALTH SECTOR, SOCIAL SECURITY, PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM, SPECIAL ACCOUNT, CONTINUING EDUCATION, LITERATURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, EXPENDITURE CONTROL, RENTS, SECTORAL OBJECTIVES, DOMESTIC DEBT, TOTAL EXPENDITURES, WAGE EXPENDITURE, MINISTERS, ECONOMIC PROGRESS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING, NEPOTISM, DONOR COORDINATION, DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES, ADVANCED SKILLS, VOLUME OF EXPENDITURE, FINANCIAL REPORTS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVENESS, PROGRAM STRUCTURE, PUBLIC FUNDS, ACCOUNTING, MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM MANAGER, GROWTH POTENTIAL, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, SOCIAL SERVICE, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, PAPERS, LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES, POLICY FORMULATION, STATE BUDGET, PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, COST ACCOUNTING, HEALTH WORKERS, BUDGET CIRCULAR, PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, HUMAN CAPITAL, ANNUAL BUDGETS, EXPENDITURE TRACKING, PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, PRIVATE SECTOR, TAXES, RECURRENT EXPENDITURES, EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, CIVIL SERVANT, ECONOMIC POLICY, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, ETHIC, LEARNING, EXPENDITURE PLANS, EXPENDITURES, SERVICE EMPLOYMENT, CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS, SECTOR BUDGET, DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY, ANTI-CORRUPTION, BASELINE DATA, MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLANS, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, AGGREGATE EXPENDITURE, ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURE, DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE, PROGRAM BUDGETS, OVERCROWDING, PRIVATE GOODS, COUNTERPART FUNDS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, REFORM PROJECT, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, NATURAL RESOURCES, CAPITAL INFLOWS, CAPACITY BUILDING, HEALTH SERVICES, BUDGET PROPOSALS, STATED OBJECTIVE, PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, TECHNICAL SKILLS, DATA COLLECTION, ETHICS, EXPENDITURE, INTERNAL AUDITORS, EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
FIRE PROTECTION, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, GENDER RELATIONS, LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, SECTORAL GOALS, DECISION-MAKING, TECHNICAL EXPERTS, BUDGET ESTIMATES, OPERATING EXPENDITURES, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, BUDGET DATA, INFLATIONARY PRESSURES, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL SERVICE AGENCY, INFLATION, FISCAL DEFICIT, EMPLOYMENT, BUDGET PREPARATION, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, ANNUAL BUDGET, EXTERNAL AUDIT, PROFESSIONAL WORKING, BUDGET FORMULATION PROCESS, WORKERS, COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM, ASSESSMENT PROCESS, BUDGET SYSTEM, TRAININGS, INCENTIVES, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC FINANCES, RECURRENT EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC SPENDING, ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, REFORM AGENDA, GOVERNMENT BUDGET, TRANSPARENCY, SERVICE DELIVERY, TEACHERS, EXPENDITURE DATA, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE REFORMS, BUDGET TRANSFERS, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CAREERS, PUBLIC SERVICES, LEGAL CHANGES, SETTLEMENTS, MASTERS DEGREES, QUALITY CONTROL, FISCAL YEAR, MULTILATERAL AGENCIES, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM, DELIVERY OF SERVICES, DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY, ANNUAL REPORTS, MID-TERM REVIEW, MONETARY POLICY, TAX COLLECTIONS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES, RECRUITMENT PRACTICES, EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS, REFORM PROGRAM, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, POVERTY REDUCTION, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT, CASH MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION COSTS, MINISTER, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, MARKETABLE SKILLS, CIVIL SERVICE REFORM, EXPENDITURE LEVEL, COST-RECOVERY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PRIVATE FIRMS, SPORTS, BUDGET YEAR, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, TOTAL EXPENDITURE, CHART OF ACCOUNTS, BASIC KNOWLEDGE, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POLITICAL APPOINTEES, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, TAX BASE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS, BUDGETS, ARCHITECTURE, CAREER, PEDAGOGICAL METHODS, RESOURCE FLOWS, EXPENDITURE IMPLICATIONS, DOMESTIC BORROWING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SERVANTS, GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, EXPENDITURE TARGET, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, PERFORMANCE REPORTS, DECENTRALIZATION, POLICE, PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, EXPENDITURE LEVELS, CIVIL SERVICE RULES, FISCAL IMPACT, JUSTICE, YOUTH, EXCHANGE RATE, PUBLIC SERVICE ETHIC, MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK, PUBLIC RESOURCES, FINANCIAL CONTROL, BUDGET PLANNING, ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENT, CRIMINAL, INITIATIVE, BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURES, SECTOR EXPENDITURE, ADJUDICATOR, AGENCY COORDINATION, MEMBER COUNTRIES, 650, BUDGET EXECUTION, REFORM EFFORTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, PUBLIC INTEREST, ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, OPEN-MINDEDNESS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BUDGET PROCESS, CIVIL SERVICE PAY, MULTILATERAL DONORS, GENDER EQUALITY, DONOR AGENCIES, COLLEGE GRADUATES, CORRUPTION, BUDGET EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM, PUBLIC GOODS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, LAWS, REVENUES, DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, DEFICIT, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, ANNUAL REPORT, TYPES OF EXPENDITURES, LEADERSHIP, GENDER, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, TAX EVASION, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRAINING QUALITY, MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE, EDUCATION SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUDGET, OPERATING EXPENSES, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, BRAIN DRAIN, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, DESCRIPTION, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, ALLOCATION, TRAINING PROGRAMS, BUDGET FORMULATION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS, TOTAL SPENDING, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, SECTOR MINISTRIES, PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, DATA COLLECTION PROCESS, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, OUTCOMES, BENEFICIARIES, DIASPORA, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE DIAGNOSTIC, FISCAL STRATEGY, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, FISCAL TRANSFERS, FEMALE, INTEGRITY, DONOR ASSISTANCE, KNOWLEDGE GAP, UNIVERSITY GRADUATES, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, INTERVENTION, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME, TAX COLLECTION, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, MINISTRY BUDGETS, CAPACITY-BUILDING, 330, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, SERVICE DELIVERY FUNCTIONS, CORRUPT, PERSONNEL EXPENDITURE, ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, FINANCIAL BURDEN, NATIONAL BUDGETS, MEDIA, BUDGET CREDIBILITY, DATA ANALYSIS, REFORM STRATEGY, WAGE EXPENDITURES, INTENSIVE TRAINING, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL CAPACITY, GOVERNMENT FINANCE, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, DISTANCE LEARNING, CIVIL SERVICE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, ROAD NETWORK, MEDIUM-TERM MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK, PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, SERVICES, PUBLIC SECTOR, DEBT, FISCAL ARRANGEMENTS, AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES, BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION, HEALTH SECTOR, SOCIAL SECURITY, PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM, SPECIAL ACCOUNT, CONTINUING EDUCATION, LITERATURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, EXPENDITURE CONTROL, RENTS, SECTORAL OBJECTIVES, DOMESTIC DEBT, TOTAL EXPENDITURES, WAGE EXPENDITURE, MINISTERS, ECONOMIC PROGRESS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING, NEPOTISM, DONOR COORDINATION, DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES, ADVANCED SKILLS, VOLUME OF EXPENDITURE, FINANCIAL REPORTS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVENESS, PROGRAM STRUCTURE, PUBLIC FUNDS, ACCOUNTING, MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM MANAGER, GROWTH POTENTIAL, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, SOCIAL SERVICE, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, PAPERS, LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES, POLICY FORMULATION, STATE BUDGET, PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, COST ACCOUNTING, HEALTH WORKERS, BUDGET CIRCULAR, PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, HUMAN CAPITAL, ANNUAL BUDGETS, EXPENDITURE TRACKING, PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, PRIVATE SECTOR, TAXES, RECURRENT EXPENDITURES, EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, CIVIL SERVANT, ECONOMIC POLICY, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, ETHIC, LEARNING, EXPENDITURE PLANS, EXPENDITURES, SERVICE EMPLOYMENT, CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS, SECTOR BUDGET, DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY, ANTI-CORRUPTION, BASELINE DATA, MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLANS, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, AGGREGATE EXPENDITURE, ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURE, DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE, PROGRAM BUDGETS, OVERCROWDING, PRIVATE GOODS, COUNTERPART FUNDS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, REFORM PROJECT, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, NATURAL RESOURCES, CAPITAL INFLOWS, CAPACITY BUILDING, HEALTH SERVICES, BUDGET PROPOSALS, STATED OBJECTIVE, PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, TECHNICAL SKILLS, DATA COLLECTION, ETHICS, EXPENDITURE, INTERNAL AUDITORS, EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
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