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Rural poverty approaches, policies & strategies in the Comoros

In 2003, the Union of the Comoros adopted a growth and poverty reduction strategy, and the interim document was approved by the country's development partners at the conference of donors held in Mauritius in 2005.

The strategy document, the Government's reference document with regard to socio-economic development, is the fruit of long national consultations in which the whole of Comorian society took part. The needs of the rural poor were at the heart of this consultation process. The document has also been ratified by the country's public institutions, civil society and economic operators.

• the strategy envisages seven main thrusts
• creation of conditions for sustainable economic development
• stimulation of the private sector by stressing such key sectors as agriculture, fisheries, livestock, tourism and other private sectors, including microfinance
• trengthening of governance and justice by consolidating national institutions and ensuring access to equitable justice
• improvement in the population's health
• promotion of education and professional training in order to build up human capital
• promotion of a healthy environment, while ensuring the sustainability of development
• promotion of security and the fight against terrorism

Three cross-sectoral spheres were also identified: the production of and access to statistical information, the development of and access to new technologies, and the systematic taking of gender equality into account within programmes.

The Government has also established an Action Plan 2006-2009 in order to implement the strategy.

Source: IFAD