Examples of using Diversification projects in English and their translations into Arabic
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See" Financial resources for diversification projects and programmes"(TD/B/C.1/AC).
A major constraint to promoting diversification is a lack of technically and economically viable diversification projects.
Yet such women promote streamlined or diversification projects more frequently than male farmers do.
Thus, diversification projects will only succeed if sufficient attention is paid to the development of modern marketing services as well as of production.
In this regard, African Governments should facilitate,promote and support the diversification projects initiated by the private sector.
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Assistance to diversification projects per se is not fully quantified, although data put together by UNCTAD 9/ indicate that the total is relatively small.
The resources provided by the diversification facilitywould be used primarily to prepare diversification projects at the country level.
Once entrepreneurs perceive profit possibilities in new diversification projects, we would expect that existing financing mechanisms would prove largely adequate, including for the pre-investment phase of projects. .
In order to fill this gap, it is suggested that a specialfacility for financing the pre-investment phase of commodity diversification projects be established.
The Common Fund isinvited to explore possibilities to contribute to commodity-sector diversification projects, as well as to promote commodity market development, particularly in favour of the least developed countries.
The amount spent on external assistance to commodity diversification projects in Africa is less than $1 a head, or 2 per cent of their earnings from the exports of primary products and a tiny fraction of the total external assistance requirements.
It can also provide a clear focal point for channelling andincreasing assistance from existing financing mechanisms for diversification projects in Africa.
In aggregate, the amount provided to commodity export-oriented diversification projects to Africa during the 1980s averaged about US$ 370 million a year, with each project averaging just under US$ 7 million, with a little more in recent years.
The fund we earnestly seek would promotethe diversification of the African commodity sector by financing technically and economically viable diversification projects.
Experience shows that when the general political, legal and economicsituation is favourable, entrepreneurs will identify possible diversification projects, often in abundance, but that these ideas will need careful screening and only a few will be bankable.
This is particularly true of the African Development Bank, which only recently opened its private sector window,a large part of which will accommodate export diversification projects.
In order to ensure hat the diversification projects prepared with the assistance of the diversification facility are eligible for financing by multilateral and bilateral agencies, it is suggested that such projects should be prepared following the modalities, procedures and standards of a multilateral financing institution.
The diversification needs of African countries would therefore be best met if a special facility wereavailable for financing the pre-investment phase of commodity diversification projects.
The Common Fund for Commodities is requested to direct its commoditydevelopment programmes more towards commodity sector diversification projects, as well as to promote commodity market development.
In this way, it would be possible to avoid duplication of efforts and also to make full andeffective use of existing financing mechanisms for galvanizing resources for diversification projects.
Getting the economic environment right is, by the way the avenue wehave chosen to assist the process, although we do finance diversification projects or projects with strong diversification components.
The basic objective of the proposed facility would be to promote the diversification ofthe African commodity sector by financing the preparation of technically and economically viable diversification projects.
The low-income commodity exporters would appear to need much greater technical assistance than hitherto providedto help them identify and formulate diversification projects which could attract adequate external financial support.
We therefore believe that African countries ' diversification needs would be best met if a special facility wereavailable for financing the pre-investment phase of commodity diversification projects.
I would like to mention in particular the World Bank, which supports efforts to create the right environment for the private sector andalso finances diversification projects or projects with strong diversification components.
As you may be aware, ADB does provide funding and technical assistance for the preparation of development projects by its regional member countries,but these necessarily cover the entire project spectrum and are not focused on diversification projects per se.
Stressing the need to facilitate access to bilateral and multilateral financing and technical cooperation,including South-South cooperation, for diversification projects in African countries, in particular the least developed among them.
The assistance provided for project preparation by those organizations does play a useful role, but it is relatively small and covers the entire project spectrum;it is not focused on diversification projects per se.
In support of social organization measures, action has been taken to foster and strengthen the capacities and managementof social groups with a view to promoting and implementing diversification projects for productive enterprises.