The document summarizes West and Central Africa's regional portfolio and IFAD's management plan for the region. It notes that over 70% of the 550 million people in the region live in rural areas, with most dependent on agriculture. IFAD's 50 projects in the region total $729 million and aim to promote agricultural growth, rural enterprises, access to markets and resources. IFAD's management plan focuses on better country and project design, implementation, knowledge management, and partnerships to achieve its vision of enabling the region to lift itself out of poverty.

1. West and Central Africa 2009 Regional Result Management Plan

12. KPI: Country Programme Design 24 1 11 0 # Countries with CPMT # Draft proposal for a regional tracking and reporting system developed for PRS Proactive engagement in PRSP design and implementation to increase focus on agriculture and rural poverty 4 1 # RB-COSOPS presented to the board Year Target Baseline Divisional KPI CMR 1: Better Country Programme Design

15. KPI: Country Project Design 80% 75% 0% 0% % of new project rated satisfactory or better on likely impact on poverty agregate for 2008/9 % of project rated satisfactory or better at completion (c0mpletion reports 80% 80% 0% 0% % of project designs rated satisfactory or better for quality at entry % of large grants rated good or better for quality at entry Year Target Baseline Divisional KPI CMR 2: Better Project Design

24. Expanding Country Presence and Proposed CPM Out Posting X X Senegal X Nigeria X Mali X Guinea X Ghana X X DR Congo X Cameroon X Burkina Faso X Benin 2010 2009 2010 2009 New proposed CPM Out Posting New Proposed Country Presence Existing Country Presence Countries