Agreement for the Establishment of a Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Africa Document type Multilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Sep 21, 1979 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-001117) Title (French) Accord portant création d’un Centre de développement rural intégré pour l’ Afrique Title (Spanish) Acuerdo sobre el Establecimiento de un Centro de Desarollo Rural Integrado para Africa Place of adoption Arusha Depository FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Language English, French Entry into force Apr 16, 1980 Subject Land & soil Abstract Objective: To facilitate regional cooperation on integrated rural development. Summary of provisions: The Parties undertake to establish an intergovernmental Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Africa (art. I.1). The objectives of the Centre include: providing technical support to Member States, fostering the exchange of ideas and experience and encouraging joint or collaborative activities. The Centre is also to assist national action and to promote regional cooperation with the aim of improving the production, income and living conditions of small scale farmers and other needy rural groups (art. I.2). To achieve these objectives, the Centre is to conduct, promote or assist research on various aspects of integrated rural development, to hold consultative conferences, to organise training courses, to provide technical support and to serve as a clearinghouse and data bank for information (art. I.3). Institutional mechanisms: The Centre is to have a Governing Council consisting of all Member States (art IV and V), an Executive Committee (art. VI) and a Technical Committee (art.VII). Moreover, the Centre shall have a Director to direct the work of the Centre in accordance with the policy and decisions adopted by the Governing Council, and under the guidance of the Executive Committee (art. VIII). (Source: IUCN ELC, 08.2005) Full text English French Website www.irdp.up.ac.za www.fao.org Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Simple signature Withdrawal Benin Jul 25, 1984 Jul 25, 1984 [1] Nov 26, 1979 - Botswana Apr 16, 1980 Mar 14, 1980 [1] Sep 21, 1979 Oct 11, 1986 Burkina Faso Apr 16, 1980 Mar 28, 1980 [1] Sep 21, 1979 Dec 6, 1991 Cabo Verde Apr 16, 1980 Mar 18, 1980 [2] - Nov 2, 1986 Central African Republic - Nov 16, 1979 [6] - - Congo Jun 10, 1981 Jun 10, 1981 [1] Sep 21, 1979 - Congo, Dem. Rep. of Apr 16, 1980 Apr 16, 1980 [1] Sep 21, 1979 - Egypt Apr 9, 1981 Apr 9, 1981 [1] Sep 21, 1979 Jul 25, 1995 Guinea - Sep 21, 1979 [6] - - Kenya Feb 13, 1981 Feb 13, 1981 [1] Nov 16, 1979 - Lesotho Jun 8, 1981 Jun 8, 1981 [1] May 7, 1981 - Liberia - Sep 21, 1979 [6] - - Malawi Nov 18, 1981 Nov 18, 1981 [1] Sep 21, 1979 - Mali - Sep 21, 1979 [6] - - Mauritania - Sep 21, 1979 [6] - - Mozambique Apr 15, 1982 Apr 15, 1982 [2] - - Nigeria Jan 14, 1981 Jan 14, 1981 [2] - - Rwanda - Nov 16, 1979 [6] - - Senegal Aug 3, 1983 Aug 3, 1983 [2] - - Sierra Leone Dec 11, 1981 Dec 11, 1980 [1] Sep 21, 1979 - Sudan Sep 26, 1980 Sep 26, 1980 [2] - - Tanzania, Un. Rep. of Apr 16, 1980 Nov 20, 1979 [1] Sep 21, 1979 Sep 24, 2000 Togo Feb 27, 1981 Feb 27, 1981 [1] Sep 21, 1979 - Uganda Sep 16, 1982 Sep 16, 1982 [1] Nov 16, 1979 - Zambia Apr 16, 1980 Dec 17, 1979 [1] Sep 21, 1979 - * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in