The objective of this Agriculture PublicExpenditure Review (AgPER) is to provide an assessment ofthe present situation and to offer recommendations toimprove the effectiveness and efficiency of public spendingin agriculture in Mozambique. The report provides asectorwide picture of the magnitude and structure of publicspending for agriculture in Mozambique over the past sixyears, and an overall assessment of the budget process inagriculture. It is intended that this analysis will informfuture decisions over priority public expenditures foragriculture and the shifts in expenditure allocations andother measures that are necessary to make the most effectiveand efficient use of government budgetary resources anddonors' contributions in the agriculture sector. Theinformation is also meant to inform the New Partnership forAfrica's Development (NEPAD) secretariat about thelevel and structure of spending in agriculture inMozambique, and help the Ministry of Agriculture; since 2005(MINAG) to report suitable figures to NEPAD. The reportdiscusses the budget process in agriculture (budgetplanning, execution, and reporting) and the linkages betweenagricultural sector policies and strategy and publicexpenditures. It suggests possible ways to raise theeffectiveness and efficiency of current public spending inagriculture, with a view to enhancing its contribution toMozambique's economic growth and poverty reductionobjectives. An analysis of the spatial pattern ofexpenditure is also provided. Some emphasis is placed on theadequacy of data sources and planning and on the budgetingprocedures necessary in order to continuously alignexpenditure to objectives, and to maximize their impact. Thereport also draws some broad conclusions with regard to keyoptions of agricultural policy on the basis of the datacollected and available information on the relationshipbetween costs and effects of selected activity strata.
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