The
objective of this work package is to coordinate
policy research activities in African countries
aimed at facilitating the efficient implementation
of improved energy crop and agroforestry systems
in order to enhance economic productivity
and sustain rural and peri-urban livelihoods.
It is also aimed at avoiding adverse environmental
and social degradation that could arise from
faulty policy development and implementation.
Policy
initiatives will be evaluated and developed
in close cooperation with African multinational
organisations (SADC, UEMOA, NEPAD) and national
Governments. By ensuring that this work package
is Africa-led, local site, climate, soil and
cultural aspects will be inherent to policy
development. This will also help to inform
EU developmental policy about the objectives
on ‘Africa’ and ‘Bioenergy’
specific issues in this critical development
sector.
Furthermore,
the nexus of these policy research activities
with agricultural policies will be addressed
through involvement of the Food and Agriculture
Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
National
Policies and Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa
This COMPETE task includes
the identification of current national policies
and strategies addressing the implementation
of improved energy crop and agroforestry systems
as well as the biofuels sector development
in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Regional
and International Policies and Strategies
in Sub-Saharan Africa
This COMPETE task includes
the identification of current regional policies
and strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa such
as initiatives of SADC, COMESA, UEMOA and
ECOWAS.
COMPETE
Results: Regional and International Policies
