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REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeRecipient’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy Finance and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Economic Development Treasury Building, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Street Freetown Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Sierra Leone Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanFreetown, Republic of Côte d’IvoireSierra Leone, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE SIERRA LEONE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; and (iv) the carrying out of studies and the delivery of workshops to establish a food security hub for the Mano River Union; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the establishment and/or strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides Recipient’s regulatory bodies to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and fertilizers and the management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-sub- regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies, including the preparation and carrying out of a dissemination action plan; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its the minister of the Recipient at the time responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Finances Immeuble CASEF B.P. 387 Lomé Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Togo Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanLomé, Republic of Côte d’IvoireTogo, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE TOGO By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; and (iv) the carrying out of studies and the delivery of workshops to establish a food security hub for the Mano River Union; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the establishment and/or strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue of the national regulatory bodies for seeds and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and fertilizers and the management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies, including the preparation and carrying out of a dissemination action plan; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Except as provided in Section 2.02 of this Agreement, the Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇ ▇▇▇) ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Nongbone Village Saysettha District Vientiane, Lao PDR Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ ▇▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanVientiane, Republic of Côte d’IvoireLao People’s Democratic Republic, as of the day and year first above written. LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative The objective objectives of the Project is are to: (a) contribute to generate and accelerate adoption improved food security of improved technologies rural households in selected poor villages in upland areas in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the subProject Provinces by demonstrating and implementing improved rice-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined based farming systems; and (b) address recovery needs of cyclone-affected households in the ECOWAPXekong, Saravane and Attapeu provinces. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions Support to Conservation Agriculture Stations and Seed Multiplication Centers (a) Improvement and expansion of the Recipient’s network of stations for Sub-Regional Cooperation seed multiplication and conservation agriculture located in Generationthe Project Provinces, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generationincluding, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required forinter alia: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation expansion of the other Participating Countries; seed multiplication and conservation agriculture training and extension activities of existing stations, including the provision of outreach services to selected seed grower households; (ii) the preparation establishment of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures new small storage and demonstration stations for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and conservation agriculture; (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring seed breeding and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both multiplication at the national and sub-regional levelsNAFRI, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time▇▇▇▇▇; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills;and 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) (A) upgrading the promotion infrastructure for seed drying, (B) equipment for seed grading, bagging, low temperature storage of these technologies through various media; multiplication seed, (vC) construction and upgrading, as the strengthening case may be, of the harmonization specialized facilities for production, drying, grading and separate storage of procedures foundation and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;breeders seed,

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister the Minister of the Recipient at the time responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 B.P. 302 Cotonou Republic of Côte d’Ivoire CableBenin Cable address: Telex: Facsimile: MINFINANCES 5009 MINFIN or (▇▇▇) ▇▇ ▇-▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ Cotonou 5289 CAA (▇▇-▇) ▇-▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanCotonou, Republic of Côte d’IvoireBenin, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE BENIN By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. : the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. ; the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iiiiv) the carrying out of studies and the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures establish a food security hub for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issuesMano River Union;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance and Economic Development. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy Finance and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire CableEconomic Development ▇.▇.▇▇▇ 1905 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Cable address: Telex: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 21147 2511551355 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanAddis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Côte d’IvoireEthiopia, as of the day and year first above written. FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE ETHIOPIA By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ The objective objectives of the Project is are to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies assist the Recipient’s multi-sectoral efforts in: (a) increasing access to prevention services for the youth, especially females in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the subage group of fifteen to twenty-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined four years, and other most-at-risk populations; and (b) sustaining access to care and support for PLWHA and orphans undertaken in the ECOWAPEMSAP I Project. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in GenerationNational Program Coordination and Institutional Strengthening (a) Strengthening the institutional and technical capacities of Project oversight bodies at all levels, Dissemination including, inter alia, HAPCO, AIDS Councils and Adoption the Review Boards to ensure effective coordination and management of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out the national response to HIV/AIDS through provision of a program technical assistance, training and support towards the implementation of the Joint Annual Review exercise. (b) Strengthening the capacity of HAPCOs to strengthen implement, monitor and evaluate the mechanisms and procedures for generationProject, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing through the provision of goods, consultants’ servicestraining and technical assistance. (c) Carrying out financial and technical audits of the Project, training, and through the financing provision of operational costs required for:technical assistance. Part 2: Multi-Sectoral Prevention Fund 1. the development (a) Provision of a sustainable financing mechanism grants to Eligible Public Sector Partners for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant carrying out of targeted HIV/AIDS prevention activities. (CARGb) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, throughSupport towards: (i) renovation of counseling and testing facilities; and (ii) completion of a tuberculosis ▇▇▇▇ of Saint ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Hospital. Part 3: Local Response Fund The establishment of a Local Response Fund to provide grants to Woredas, Kebeles, Civil Society Organizations and private sector organizations for the development carrying out of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating CountriesSubprojects including, inter alia: (i) community and Woreda- based initiatives focused on targeted HIV/AIDS prevention; (ii) the preparation continued support to community and Woreda-based initiatives for care and support of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, PLWHA and participatory managementorphans begun under EMSAP I; and (iii) the setting up provision of suitable monitoring training and evaluation systems adequate technical assistance to supervise andstrengthen technical capacities of Beneficiaries, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism including Project management and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;grant utilization.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Broad Street Monrovia Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ Liberia 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanMonrovia, Republic of Côte d’IvoireLiberia, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE LIBERIA By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. : the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. ; the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iiiiv) the carrying out of studies and the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures establish a food security hub for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issuesMano River Union;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Development Planning. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (Ministerio de Planificación del Desarrollo ▇▇▇) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ No. 1092 La Paz, Bolivia Facsimile: +▇▇▇-▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanLa Paz, Republic Plurinational State of Côte d’IvoireBolivia, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC PLURINATIONAL STATE OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE BOLIVIA By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ The objective of the Project is to generate strengthen the Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agropecuaria y Forestal (“INIAF”) and accelerate adoption the Recipient’s National Agricultural and Forestry Innovation System (“SNIAF”) in order to contribute to productivity growth, food security, sustainable rural development and the income-earning potential of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-regionRecipient’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPfamilies dependent on agriculture and forestry. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: : Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen Strengthening the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the SNIAF The provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required forsupport to INIAF in relation to: 1. (a) the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for policies, strategies and governance of the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generationSNIAF through, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, throughinter alia: (i) assistance with the development formulation of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation policies in matters relevant to the optimized implementation of the other Participating CountriesSNIAF; (ii) development of a communication and information strategy to connect actors of the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory managementSNIAF; and (iii) the setting up establishment of suitable monitoring a national council for agriculture and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance forestry innovation consisting of representatives of the financing mechanism public and its accompanying institutional arrangements;private sectors; and 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (ib) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides coordination and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, a research fund supporting strategic collaborations among national and international research entities and producers’ groups for purposes of the Recipient’s procedures thereon providing Subgrants to carry out Research Subprojects in order to align them with subapplied research on eco-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: issues not covered under Part 2 (ia) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;below.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its the minister of the Recipient at the time responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry Minister of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic ▇.▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Niger Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇ ▇-▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ (▇▇-▇) ▇-▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanNiamey, Republic of Côte d’IvoireNiger, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE NIGER By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. : the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. ; the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iiiiv) the carrying out of studies and the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures establish a food security hub for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issuesMano River Union;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible Minister for financeTreasury and Finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry Department of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Treasury Vulupindi Haus 4th floor P.O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: 542 Waigani, 131 NCD Papua New Guinea Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇ (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanPort Moresby, Republic of Côte d’IvoirePapua New Guinea, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC INDEPENDENT STATE OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By PAPUA NEW GUINEA By/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇’▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By By/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ The objective of the Project is to generate improve the livelihoods of smallholder cocoa and accelerate adoption coffee producers through the improvement of improved technologies the performance and sustainability of value chains in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with Cocoa-growing Areas and the subCoffee-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPgrowing Areas. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination Institutional Strengthening and Adoption Industry Coordination (a) Improving the performance of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms cocoa and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a coffee sub-regional technical sector institutions and scientific cooperationenhancing industry coordination by building the capacity of the Industry Coordination Committees to support dialogue and policy development through, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, throughinter alia: (i) the carrying out of policy studies on priority topics proposed by the Industry Coordination Committees and approved by the Association and aimed to enable the structural changes required in the sectors; and (ii) the provision of training, technical assistance and operational support to such Committees, and CIC’s and the Cocoa Board’s staff. (b) Improving transparency in the cocoa and coffee sub-sectors and supporting policy development through, inter alia: (i) the carrying out of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countriestargeted communication campaigns on key policy and farming practices needed changes; (ii) the preparation development of similarly harmonized manuals effective information management systems for the Cocoa Board and CIC to address the current gaps in the collection, generation and dissemination of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, technical and participatory management; market information to stakeholders: and (iii) the setting up provision of suitable monitoring related technical assistance, training, data collection, surveys and evaluation systems adequate to supervise andinformation dissemination. (c) Strengthening quality promotion in the cocoa and coffee industries and promoting, therebywhere appropriate, ensure the profitable performance adoption of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge managementcertified sustainability practices through, information and communication systems throughinter alia: (i) retraining of cocoa fermentery owners, traders and inspectors working with exporters in view of the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating CountriesCPB impact on cocoa quality; (ii) carrying out of studies on export standards and licensing regulations in response to the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations impact of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologiesCPB; (iii) a survey of fermenteries status, and improvements in the documentation and the recording capacity of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologiesCocoa Board inspections; (iv) the promotion an analysis of these technologies through various mediaoptions and benefits for farmers of differentiated coffees; (v) training of trainers to reduce the strengthening costs of certification in the harmonization of procedures Recipient’s territory and analysis of IPR issuesother assistance for certification; and (vi) the promotion of the Recipient’s products origin. (d) Provision of technical advisory services, operational support and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries training to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, includingsupport: (i) the organization Project management and monitoring and evaluation functions of a training program for researchers on climate change; the Cocoa Board Project Management Unit and the CIC (ii) the adoption Project coordination and monitoring and evaluation functions of a screening tool the Project Coordinating Unit; and (iii) the operations of the Technical Appraisal Committee. Part 2: Productive Partnerships (a) Provision of grants to Partnerships to support Activities in Cocoa- growing Areas aimed to increase smallholder cocoa productivity, quality and sustainability and improve cocoa-farming systems such as training in good farming practices, production of improved planting material, improvement of business skills and farm management, building capacity of extension agents and farmer groups and cooperatives, certification systems and post-harvest and processing. (b) Provision of grants to Partnerships to support Activities such as those set forth in Part 2(a) above in Coffee-growing Areas aimed to increase smallholder coffee productivity, quality and sustainability and improve coffee-farming systems. (c) Provision of technical assistance for the CARG schemes to ensure research preparation of Partnership proposals take into account climate change issues;for financing by the abovementioned Productive Partnership Grants.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeFederal Minister of Finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: The Honorable Minister Federal Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Federal Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Nigeria Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanAbuja, Federal Republic of Côte d’IvoireNigeria, as of the day and year first above written. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE NIGERIA By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and the other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. : the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. ; the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Broad Street Monrovia Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ Liberia 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanMonrovia, Republic of Côte d’IvoireLiberia, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE LIBERIA By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeRecipient’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy Finance and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Economic Development Treasury Building, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Street Freetown Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Sierra Leone Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanFreetown, Republic of Côte d’IvoireSierra Leone, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE SIERRA LEONE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. : the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. ; the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iiiiv) the carrying out of studies and the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures establish a food security hub for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issuesMano River Union;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeRecipient’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy Finance and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Economic Development Treasury Building, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Street Freetown Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Sierra Leone Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanFreetown, Republic of Côte d’IvoireSierra Leone, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE SIERRA LEONE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. : the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. ; the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iiiiv) the carrying out of studies and the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures establish a food security hub for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issuesMano River Union;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time Minister responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Ministry of Economy Finance and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire CableEconomic Planning ▇.▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ Cable address: Telex: Facsimile: MINFIN (ECONOMICON 2205 MIFAEP GH ▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Accra ▇▇▇-▇▇ ▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanAccra, Republic of Côte d’IvoireGhana, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE GHANA By //s// ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By //s// ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ The objective of the Project is to generate reduce trade and accelerate adoption of improved technologies transport barriers in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with Recipient’s port and on the sub-regionroads of the Corridor within the Recipient’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPterritory. The Project constitutes Project, which comprises part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part A: Part Trade Facilitation 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies . Carrying out of a program to strengthen enhance the mechanisms collection and procedures for generationsharing among customs administrations along the Corridor of information, dissemination experience and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit lessons learned from the said technologies within Recipient’s new transit system and procedures, such program to include provision of Training and goods required for the framework purpose. 2. Carrying out of a sub-regional technical program to enhance the transit of goods at the Recipient’s borders, such program to consist of: (a) upgrading as needed of a joint border post along the Recipient’s border with the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire; (b) strengthening of the performance efficiency of the Aflao border post located along the Corridor on the Recipient’s border with the Republic of Togo; and scientific cooperation(c) as necessary, encompassing the further development of transit procedures; and provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, utilities and the financing of operational costs parking lots required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills;purpose. 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations Strengthening of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, operational capacity of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directivesNational Road Transport and Transit Facilitation Committee, including provision of goods required for the purpose. Part B: Improvement of the Corridor’s Road Infrastructure 1. Carrying out of a road safety study of the road along the Aflao - Elubo section of the Corridor. 2. Improvement of about 110 km of the road along the Elubo- Agona Junction section of the Corridor, including (a) realignment of about 22 km of the road; (iib) rehabilitation overlay in asphalt concrete of about 71 km of the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologiesroad; (iiic) the documentation and the recording reconstruction of about 17 km of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issuesroad; and (vid) implementation of critical safety measures, based on the promotion results of the road safety study carried out under Part B.1 of the Project, such as treatment of hazardous spots, establishment of roadside transit stops for buses, and the facilitation installation of access signs and markings. 3. Implementation by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed (a) GHA and (b) MRH of social and environmental mitigation measures required in the Participating Countries; andcarrying out of the activities referred to under Part B.2 of the Project. 54. the development by CORAF Design and construction of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research rest stop along the Aflao-Elubo section of the Corridor. Part C: Project Management and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;Coordination

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time Minister responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy Finance and Finance 17 Economic Affairs P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 9111 Dar es Salaam United Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Tanzania Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇ ▇▇ ▇-▇▇-▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanDar es Salaam, United Republic of Côte d’IvoireTanzania, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective objectives of the Project is to generate are to: (i) enhance regional specialization in agricultural research; (ii) enhance regional collaboration in agricultural training and accelerate adoption dissemination; and (iii) facilitate increased sharing of improved technologies in agricultural information, knowledge and technology, across the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-regionRecipient’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPboundaries. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part A: Strengthening Regional Center of Excellence 1. Improving the infrastructure of the Regional Center of Excellence for rice, including the rehabilitation and modernization of the physical facilities, developing infrastructure for regional training programs in rice production and related processing and marketing activities, greenhouse and cold ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, rehabilitation of research station irrigation systems and field leveling, facilities for research and seed multiplication, upgrading laboratory facilities for biotechnology, soil analysis, seed analysis and processing, and provision of equipment and facilities necessary to effectively carry out the mission of the Regional Center of Excellence. 2. Building the human resource capacity of the Regional Center of Excellence, including provision of training at masters’ of sciences and doctorate levels, developing a plan for graduate training with focus on rice research, technology dissemination, and filling the human resource gaps. Part B: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Technology Generation, Dissemination Training and Adoption Dissemination 1. Encouraging generation of Agricultural Technologies technology through support to research activities related to rice, dairy and wheat production and processing developed within each of the Regional Centers of Excellence, including approved research subprojects for cassava. 2. Carrying out technology dissemination subprojects related to rice, wheat and dairy production, value addition, marketing and agribusiness including, provision of a program training to strengthen researchers, extension workers, and farmers in the mechanisms latest innovations and procedures scaling up and scaling out application of new and improved technologies and enterprise management techniques, and developing and implementing an annual training plan for generationagricultural extension service providers, farmer organizations, and other stakeholders. 3. Identifying short term techniques appropriate for broad dissemination and adoption developing training programs. Part C: Improved Availability of improved agricultural technologies Seeds, Planting Material and tools by Dairy Genetic Material 1. Improving the Recipient so as to allow availability of seeds, planting material and dairy genetic material, including expanding the Recipient production, storage and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework distribution of a subdairy genetic material, and of breeder, pre-regional technical basic, basic, and scientific cooperationcommercial seed for targeted commodities, encompassing through the provision of goods, consultants’ services, trainingworks, and technical advisory services. 2. Provision of training and technical advisory services to support the financing development of operational costs required for:existing and establishment of new businesses and agencies involved in the production and supply of seeds, planting material and breeding services. 3. Supporting the harmonization of seed policies and seed services in the Program Countries, including advocacy and promotion of regulatory changes as may be necessary, to allow unified regional markets for seeds, planting material and dairy genetic material, provision of training for certification and seed testing, plant variety protection, phytosanitary and zoosanitary control, and acquisition of goods. Part D: Project Coordination and Management 1. Supporting MAFC to carry out the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems management and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation coordination of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, Project and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements;Program. 2. Building the strengthening capacity of CORAF’s knowledge managementMAFC and MoLDF departments responsible for research, information monitoring and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication evaluation, policy analysis and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills;advocacy. 3. Supporting ASARECA to carry out the establishment coordination and convening role in planning, backstopping for monitoring and evaluation, facilitating networking for the Regional Centers of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials Excellence, technical backstopping, policy harmonization and agrochemicals through: (i) the development advocacy of research and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and training activities, including the dissemination of information among the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Program Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for Minister in charge of finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) ▇ ▇'diaye B.P. 4017 Dakar Senegal Cable address: Telex: Fascimile: MINIFINANCES Dakar 3203 G ▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇ ▇▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at Abidjanthe District of Columbia, Republic United States of Côte d’IvoireAmerica, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE SENEGAL By //S// H.E. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By //S// ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative The objective of the Project is to generate contribute to increase the availability of diversified household fuels in a sustainable and accelerate adoption gender equitable way, and to contribute to increase the income of improved technologies in participating communities while preserving the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPforest ecosystems. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part A: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption The Institutional Reforms of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for:Charcoal Value Chain 1. Supporting the development setting up of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption system of improved and resilient agricultural technologiesallocation of charcoal production concessions, through: (i) the development organization of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation brainstorming workshops on needed reforms of the other Participating Countriesforestry code and forestry taxes; (ii) the preparation implementation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effectivean information and education campaign on climate change, transparent, the forestry sector and participatory managementcharcoal production concessions; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring printing, dissemination and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance translation of the financing mechanism revised forestry code in two main local languages of the Project area of intervention; (iv) the carrying out of studies on wood fuels and its accompanying institutional arrangements;the charcoal market; (v) the carrying out of studies to assess the capacity of local charcoal producers to access urban markets; and (vi) the training of women and men involved in the charcoal value chain in small business management. 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy Facilitate access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR)urban markets for local charcoal producers, through: (i) the revision, as necessary, rehabilitation of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order forest trails to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of facilitate access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countriescharcoal production sites; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister the Minister of the Recipient at the time responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry Minister of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire 03 BP 7050 Ouagadougou 03 Burkina Faso Cable: Telex: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇SEGEGOUV 5555 226-▇▇50-▇▇31-▇▇ 27-15 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanOuagadougou, Republic of Côte d’IvoireBurkina Faso, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE BURKINA FASO By //s// ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Bembamba INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By //s// ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies contribute to private sector development in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-regionRecipient’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPterritory by creating conditions for improved competitiveness, enterprise development and investment promotion. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in GenerationEnterprise Development, Dissemination Investment Promotion and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Investment Climate Activities 1. Investment Promotion and Investment Climate Activities Carrying out of a program of activities to support reforms to improve the business environment and strengthen the mechanisms Recipient’s capacity for investment promotion, such activities to include: (a) formulating a policy framework with a view to reforming the existing legislative framework and policies on investments, such framework to include: (i) continue reforming the Investment Code; (ii) reforming the tax system, including simplification of the procedures for generationVAT reimbursements, dissemination streamlining of tax and adoption customs systems; and creation of improved agricultural technologies increased transparency and tools predictability of the tax system; (iii) integrating WAEMU directives on investments into its legislative and regulatory framework; and (iv) supporting the promotion of the alternative dispute resolution mechanisms developed by the Recipient so as Ouagadougou Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation Center; (b) operation of the Permanent Secretariat of the Presidential Investment Council; and (c) provision of technical assistance to allow enhance the Recipient capacity of the Investment Promotion Agency and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework design and implement a coordinated mechanism of a sub-regional technical investment and scientific cooperationexportation promotion. 2. Enterprise Development Services (a) Financing, encompassing through the provision of goodsMatching Grants, consultants’ services, training, of specific development projects designed to provide business development services and training to SMEs and strengthen capacities of training institutions; and (b) implementing the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, throughProject Implementing Entity’s 2010-2013 strategic business plan to: (i) the development strengthen its capacity as an information and orientation center for entrepreneurs including, inter alia, minor refurbishment of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countriesoffice facilities; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate provide non financial services to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologiesSMEs; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologiesorganize annual national business competitions; and (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed develop offices in the Participating Countries; andRecipient’s main economic regions. Part 2: Access to Financial Services 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (a) (i) the organization development of a training program regulatory framework for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issueswarehouse receipt-financing involving infrastructure, product inspection, insurance, verification and classification;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its the minister of the Recipient at the time responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry Minister of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic ▇.▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Niger Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇ ▇-▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ (▇▇-▇) ▇-▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanNiamey, Republic of Côte d’IvoireNiger, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE NIGER By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; and (iv) the carrying out of studies and the delivery of workshops to establish a food security hub for the Mano River Union; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the establishment and strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides national structures to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and fertilizers and the management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-sub- regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies, including the preparation and carrying out of a dissemination action plan; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeFederal Minister of Finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: The Honorable Minister Federal Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Federal Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Nigeria Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanAbuja, Federal Republic of Côte d’IvoireNigeria, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and the other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue National Crops Varieties and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides Livestock Breeds Registration and Released Committee to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with to sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time Minister responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 Avenida ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ C. P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire 67 Bissau Guinea Bissau Cable: Telex: Facsimile: MINFIN MEF 257 MEF B1 (▇▇▇245) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 205156 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (or ▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. 64145 (MCI) AGREED at AbidjanDakar, Republic of Côte d’IvoireSenegal, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By /s/ Issufo Sanha Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By /s/ Madani M. Tall Authorized Representative The objective of the Project is to generate assist the Recipient in rehabilitating and accelerate adoption improving the quality and performance of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPits energy, water and road sectors. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions Institutional Development and Sectorial Studies A. Energy Sector 1. Design and implementation of a re-organization plan for Sub-Regional Cooperation in GenerationEAGB, Dissemination including a productivity enhancement program, capacity development, training and Adoption provision of Agricultural Technologies technical assistance for the improvement of its power and water operations. 2. Carrying out of a program study to assess the Recipient’s potential to produce modern bio- energy. 3. Design of: (a) a medium to long term national energy development strategy, including least-cost and renewable energy options; and (b) a national energy sector investment and resource mobilization plan. (a) Acquisition of financial and accounting software for EAGB; and (b) Provision of training in the use of the software referred to in Part 1.A. 4 (a) of the Project. 5. Provision of technical assistance and training to the Recipient’s Line Ministries to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional their technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing capacities in the provision of goods, consultants’ energy services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for:. B. Water Sector 1. Provision of technical assistance to EAGB for the development design and implementation of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, reform program of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directiveswater sector, including, inter alia: (a) objective criteria for the establishment of tariff policies; (iib) regulations for the management of public standpipes; and (c) rules to enable private sector participation in the provision of water services. 2. Provision of technical assistance and training to Line Agencies to strengthen their technical capacities in the provision of water services. 3. Provision of technical assistance and training to Line Ministries and Line Agencies to develop a Recipient’s water investment program. C. Roads Sector A. Transportation, small works for site preparation for mobilization and de- mobilization of a 15 MW power generator in the city of Bissau in accordance with the provisions of the Private Operation Scheme Agreement set forth in paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. B. The carrying out of environmental mitigation measures set forth in the Environmental Audit Report in connection with the implementation of these procedures for Part 2.A of the releaseProject. C. Acquisition of three (3) small cashew shell-based power generation plants to be located in the Borrower’s territory, dissemination upon compliance with the provisions of the Operational Manual, the Environmental Audit Report, and adoption Section III of new technologies; (iii) the documentation Schedule 2 to this Agreement. D. Provision of Technical Assistance to EAGB to develop an interphase system between EAGB’s customer management system and the recording commercial management system of the characteristics company in charge of technologies electricity metering systems in the Recipient’s territory. Part 3: Rehabilitation of Water Production, Treatment and Urban Distribution A. Building of a 700 cubic meters water reservoir at EAGB’s premises. B. Replacement of the old pumping system at the August 3 Hospital in the city of Bissau. C. Replacement of: (a) 3.6 km of primary water distribution networks along the November 14 Avenue and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed Pansau na Isna Avenue in the Participating Countriescity of Bissau; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its the minister of the Recipient at the time responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic Finances Immeuble CASEF ▇.▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Togo Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanLomé, Republic of Côte d’IvoireTogo, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE TOGO By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. : the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. ; the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iiiiv) the carrying out of studies and the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures establish a food security hub for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issuesMano River Union;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance and Public Credit. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público Avenida Bolívar, Frente a la Asamblea Nacional Managua, Nicaragua Facsimile: MINFIN + (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ ▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address address referred is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (or ▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. 64145 (MCI) AGREED at Abidjanthe District of Columbia, Republic United States of Côte d’IvoireAmerica, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate provide the Recipient with a second phase of support to increase agricultural productivity by providing rural households and accelerate adoption of improved technologies communities with broader access to sustainable agricultural, forestry and natural resource management services, technology and innovations, in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned line with the sub-regionRecipient’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPPRORURAL program. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following partsparts included in the Original Project, which are hereby amended solely for the purposes of the Financing: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination Enhancing Agricultural and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying Forestry Technology Innovation and Adoption ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ out of agricultural research and development of new technologies, including, inter alia: (a) conducting agricultural research to develop and validate new agricultural technologies; and (b) increasing collaborative research with international centers and networks, universities and private sector actors through partnerships. B. Developing a program to strengthen the mechanisms system for a public and procedures for generationprivate provision of technical assistance and extension through, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing inter alia: (a) the provision of goodspublic technical assistance to the poorest group of farmers, consultants’ services, trainingincluding Indigenous Peoples, and in particular indigenous female producers; and (b) the financing provision of grants to Eligible Farmers (INTA Cost-Sharing Transfers) to co-finance the provision of technical assistance services by private extension agents. C. Expansion of the activities aimed at strengthening the technical and operational costs required forcapabilities in the Recipient’s territory for the production of foundation and registered seeds, through the carrying out of, inter alia, the following activities: 1. (a) strengthening of the development of a sustainable financing mechanism capabilities for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems production, organization and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption management of improved and resilient agricultural technologiescertified seed enterprises, through: (i) the fostering of certified seed production capacity of selected cooperatives through, inter alia, the provision of training of field extension agents and farmers promoters in seed production and quality control; and (ii) the strengthening of the organizational, managerial and marketing skills of seed cooperatives and producers’ organizations through, inter alia, capacity building activities and support in developing and implementing Cooperative Development Plans. (b) the provision of Subcredits to finance the carrying out of Cooperative Development Plans, each of which may include one or more of, inter alia, the following: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countriescertified seed production, processing and harvesting activities; (ii) the preparation collecting, storing and marketing of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory managementseeds; and and (iii) acquisition of equipment and machineries and upgrading and improving of existing facilities for the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise activities mentioned in (i) and/or (ii) herein; and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. (c) the strengthening of CORAFthe Recipient’s knowledge managementpublic sector services within the National Seed System, information and communication systems through: : (i) the establishment institutional strengthening of an efficient communication CNIAB for the collection, preservation and information network system linking use of genetic resources and the Participating Countriesproduction of genetic, foundation and registered seeds by, inter alia, the carrying out of civil works (including cold storage facilities and a new processing plant); and (ii) the upgrading institutional strengthening of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge managementDGPSA for seed certification by, inter alia, the consolidation carrying out of information available in various other data bases both at civil works (including the national and sub-regional levelsrehabilitation of three phytosanitary diagnostic laboratories), and the provision creation of six new decentralized seed inspector/technicians positions to endprovide certification services. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of the technical and institutional capabilities of INTA’s Post Harvest and Market Development Unit for, inter alia, the training of farmers (in particular women) in agro-users processing and small enterprise management. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of easy access to appropriate responses in real timethe technical and institutional capabilities of INTA’s Training and Dissemination Unit to, inter alia: (a) carry out training and knowledge sharing programs for INTA’s technical staff and the staff of other service providers; and (iiib) carry out capacity building programs to strengthen the institutional capacity of indigenous organizations, particularly for the development of indigenous technologies and forest seed collection in accordance with the provisions of the IPDP. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of INAFOR’s institutional and technical capabilities to improve the development, conservation and preservation of forest resources by supporting, inter alia: (a) its training of farmers (particularly female and indigenous farmers) in forest and agro-forestry management techniques; (b) its development of a strategy for forest genetic improvement; and (c) its carrying out of a national forest assessment. G. Implementation of the second phase of a program (FAT) aimed at providing, through FUNICA, grants to Beneficiaries for the financing of technical assistance and extension Subprojects in the selected municipalities set forth in the FUNICA Operational Manual. Part 2: Institutional Modernization and Strengthening ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of MAG-FOR’s institutional capacity, through the provision of technical assistance and operational support for, inter alia: (a) the development of forest and agricultural policies and strategies; (b) the establishment and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and information systems; (c) the provision of training for technical staff; (d) the development of operational manuals, financial management reports; (e) the preparation of audit reports; (f) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologiescommunication strategy; and (iiig) the delivery maintenance of workshops a system of agricultural statistics. B. Strengthening of INTA’s institutional capacity, through the provision of technical assistance and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materialsoperational support for, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), throughinter alia: (ia) conducting procurement, financial management, accounting, planning, monitoring and evaluation activities, including the revision, as necessary, provision of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures training for the release, dissemination finance and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issuesprocurement staff; and (vib) the promotion preparation of Project reports. C. Strengthening of INAFOR’s institutional capacity through, inter alia: (a) the provision of support to its training efforts to improve public management capability of district and municipalities staff; (b) the facilitation provision of access by non Participating Countries technical assistance to improved technologies developed in improve the Participating Countriesadministrative and financial management of external funds, including the carrying out of external audits; and 5. and (c) the development by CORAF carrying out of a strategy series of activities related to mainstream climate change considerations in research the conservation and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization preservation of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;forest resources.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance and Public Credit. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público Avenida Bolívar frente a la Asamblea Nacional Managua, Nicaragua Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇505-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 22224383 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at Abidjanthe District of Columbia, Republic United States of Côte d’IvoireAmerica, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective objectives of the Project is are: (a) to generate develop the legal, institutional, technical and accelerate adoption participatory framework for the administration of improved technologies property rights in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with Recipient’s territory; and (b) to demonstrate the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPfeasibility of a systematic land rights regularization program. The Project constitutes part consists of Parts A and E of the first phase of Original Project and the Programrevised Parts B, C, D and consists of the following partsF set forth below: Part 1B: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination Institutional Strengthening and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms Decentralization (a) Decentralization and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon agencies in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation charge of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption administration of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countriesproperty rights, including: (i) the organization Property Intendancy for the provision of a training program legal adjudication, titling and other regularization services at the central and departmental level as required for researchers on climate changeProject implementation; (ii) INETER for carrying out cadastral analysis and the adoption issuing of documents required for regularization activities under the Project at the central and departmental level; (iii) the Registry, through: (A) the establishment of a screening tool national directorate; (B) the implementation of dissemination activities of the Registry Law; (C) the strengthening and modernization of the departmental offices of the Registry located in the departments of Estelí, Madriz, Chinandega and ▇▇▇▇ as required for implementation of SIICAR and in the CARG schemes city of Managua; and (iv) DIRAC for implementing alternative or extra-judicial methods for resolution of disputes that emerge during the cadastral surveying process. (b) Strengthening the capacity for Project implementation of the Co-executing Agencies and UTOs. 2. Provision of technical assistance and equipment and software to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;Selected Municipalities to: (a) enable them to participate in Project activities; (b) train them in the usage of SIICAR and help them integrate the municipal cadastre systems with SIICAR; and (c) improve their capacity for cadastral and regularization activities. 3. Provision of Project management support including the support required for: (a) financial management, Project audits, and procurement; (b) overall coordination of Co-executing Agencies, including the CIP and CTO; (c) training on fiduciary operational and safeguard aspects of the Project; and (d) oversight of the monitoring and evaluation, communication and gender strategies of the Project and the application of safeguard requirements of the Project.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time Recipient’s Minister responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy Finance and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Economic Affairs The Quadrangle Banjul Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: The Gambia Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at Abidjanthe District of Columbia, Republic United States of Côte d’IvoireAmerica, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE THE GAMBIA By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. : the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. ; the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iiiiv) the carrying out of studies and the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures establish a food security hub for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issuesMano River Union;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.015.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance. 6.025.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Kabul Islamic Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 6.03Afghanistan 5.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanKabul, Islamic Republic of Côte d’IvoireAfghanistan, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective objectives of the Project is are to: (i) develop an efficient and effective public financial management system; and (ii) develop the human resource capacity of the MoF and CAO to generate and accelerate adoption ensure better operation of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPpublic financial management. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program subject to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so such modification thereof as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries the Association may agree upon in writing from time to benefit from time to achieve such objectives: Part A: Strengthening Institutional Development Support the MoF and the CAO by: (i) strengthening the Recipient’s procurement related institutional arrangements and promoting social accountability; (ii) expanding the automated treasury systems and rolling them out to selected line ministries and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇; (iii) developing internal audit practices and establishing an anti-fraud unit; and (iv) developing external audit policy and procedures, and providing the CAO with office equipment. Part B: Strengthening Human Resources Capacity Development Support human resource capacity building activities: (a) of the MoF and line ministries in the areas of: (i) procurement, (ii) financial management, and (iii) internal audit; and (b) of the CAO in the area of external audit. Part C: Strengthening Reform Management Support the RIMU in ensuring coordination in the implementation of the MoF functions and monitoring implementation of said technologies within functions across departments and Mustofiats. Part D: Operational Support for Public Financial Management Operational assistance to the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperationRecipient, encompassing through the provision of goods, goods and consultants’ services, trainingto maintain high fiduciary standards in procurement and treasury operations, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials as well as in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation external audit of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;operations.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. : the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. ; the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeRecipient’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy Finance and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Economic Development Treasury Building, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Street Freetown Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Sierra Leone Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanFreetown, Republic of Côte d’IvoireSierra Leone, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE SIERRA LEONE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; and (iv) the carrying out of studies and the delivery of workshops to establish a food security hub for the Mano River Union; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the establishment and/or strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides Recipient’s regulatory bodies to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and fertilizers and the management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-sub- regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies, including the preparation and carrying out of a dissemination action plan; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Economy and Finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances Palais des Ministères Port-au-Prince Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Haiti Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇ ▇▇-▇▇-▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at Abidjanthe District of Columbia, Republic United States of Côte d’IvoireAmerica, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate assist the Recipient in restoring and accelerate adoption improving access to basic education in selected destroyed and/or heavily damaged public primary schools of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPits territory. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: : Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption Restoring the Supply of Agricultural Technologies Primary Schools 1.1. Carrying out investments in education infrastructure consisting of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generationcivil works, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, trainingequipment, and services in support of the financing rehabilitation, construction, and/or expansion of operational costs required for:about 15 primary schools in selected areas of the Recipient’s territory, including, inter alia and in relation thereto, activities related to community mobilization. 11.2. Carrying out investments in education infrastructure consisting of civil works, equipment, and services in support of the development construction of a sustainable financing mechanism temporary emergency shelters in about 5 schools selected under the Project. Part 2: Reducing and Mitigating the Vulnerability of Educational Infrastructure 2.1. Providing support for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems preparation and an appropriate the ensuing adoption and public dissemination of the Recipient’s NAPSS. 2.2. Building institutional arrangement for the generationand operational capacity in DGS to enable it to support Project implementation with respect to, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, throughinter alia: (i) quality assurance and supervision of civil works completed under the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating CountriesProject; (ii) the preparation vulnerability reduction of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory managementeducational infrastructure; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring elaboration, public consultation and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;NAPSS.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Broad Street Monrovia Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ Liberia 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanMonrovia, Republic of Côte d’IvoireLiberia, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE LIBERIA By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.015.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Planning and Development. 6.025.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy Planning and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire CableDevelopment Av. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Telex: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇ ▇-▇▇-▇▇▇ (▇▇▇) ▇▇ ▇▇▇-▇▇▇ 6.035.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS 248423 (MCI) or ▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. 64145 (MCI) REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE By /s/ Aiuba Cuereneia Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective objectives of the Project is are to generate assist the Recipient’s higher education sector in: (i) enhancing internal efficiency and accelerate adoption expand the output of improved technologies in graduates, (ii) improving equitable access (gender, location and socio-economic), and (iii) improving the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with quality of the subteaching-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in learning process and the ECOWAPrelevance of the curriculum. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following partsParts: Part A: System-wide Reform and Development 1. Support the Recipient’s higher education policy and system reform, through the provision of technical advisory services, including studies, monitoring activities and carrying out of training and workshops. Part B: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination HEIs Institutional Development and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Investments (a) Carrying out of a program to strengthen civil works for the mechanisms completion of construction of the ISRI campus and procedures for generation, dissemination of the MDLN Lichinga Resource Center; and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the (b) provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism equipment for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems Universities. 2. Provision of QIF Grants for eligible Public Beneficiaries and an appropriate institutional arrangement QIF Sub-Loans for eligible Private Beneficiaries, including for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, throughpurposes of: (i) the development carrying out of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countriestraining for teachers and management staff; (ii) the preparation provision of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures fellowships for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory managementpostgraduate education; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment academic programs to improve equity and quality of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologieshigher education; (iv) the promotion design and implementation of these technologies through various media; (v) research projects to develop linkages with the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in productive sector or with international research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issuesHEIs;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Except as provided in Section 2.02 of this Agreement, the Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇ ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2 81000 Podgorica Republic of Montenegro 382 81 224 450 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanPodgorica, Republic of Côte d’IvoireMontenegro, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative By /s/ ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative The objective of the Project is to generate assist the Recipient in designing and accelerate adoption of improved technologies implementing an integrated approach to coastal zone management aimed at reducing coastal degradation and fostering environmentally sound tourism development, through: (i) enhancing environmental protection, spatial development, institutional capacity and governance in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with coastal zone; and (ii) initiating priority investments, such as the subfirst phase of a regional water supply system for the coastal areas, to improve environmental conditions and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ development of high-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPquality tourism. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: , subject to such modifications thereof as the Recipient and the Association may agree upon from time to time to achieve such objective: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination Integrated Coastal Zone Management Policy and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Institutional Capacity Building (a) Carrying out of a program to strengthen an environmental background study of the mechanisms and procedures for generationBojana Buna Delta, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing through the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing . (b) Development of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism urban plans for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant municipality of Ulcinj based on the Coastal Zone Spatial Plan, through the provision of consultants’ services. (CARGc) systems Environmental monitoring in the Bojana Buna Delta, through the provision of consultants’ services and goods; (d) Monitoring of land use and construction activities in the Bojana Buna Delta, through the provision of consultants’ services and goods; (e) Construction of an appropriate institutional arrangement information center and office building for the generationBojana Buna Delta Management Unit. (f) Institutional strengthening of PEW, dissemination through the provision of Training and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: consultants’ services. (ig) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation Institutional strengthening of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation Ministry of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effectiveTourism and Environmental Protection, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) as well as the development and adoption implementation of regulations a public awareness, communication and consultation campaign on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations the protection of the other Participating Countries Bojana Buna Delta, including consultations about future eco-infrastructure, through the provision of Training and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;consultants’ services.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire 03 BP 7050 Ouagadougou 03 Burkina Faso Cable: Telex: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇ ▇▇-▇▇ (226) 50-31-27-15 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanOuagadougou, Republic of Côte d’IvoireBurkina Faso, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE BURKINA FASO By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. : the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. ; the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister Minister at the time responsible for financein charge of Economy and Planning. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy Economy, Planning and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Regional Development (MINEPAT) Yaoundé Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Cameroon Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇ ▇-▇ ▇▇-▇▇-▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanYaoundé, Republic of Côte d’IvoireCameroon, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate improve the delivery of specified basic social services in targeted Communes, and accelerate adoption of improved technologies extend the ongoing process in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPsupport to decentralization to new Regions. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1A: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for:Local Development Support 1. the development Provision of a sustainable financing mechanism Grants as follows to Communes for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation carrying out of the other Participating Countries; following activities: (iia) CDP Preparation Grants for the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals Communal Development Plans and CDP Preparation Activities by Eligible Communes. (b) CDP-Subproject Grants for the implementation of procedures CDP-Subprojects by Participating Communes as identified in the respective Communal Development Plan and Annual Investment Plan. Part B: Support to the Decentralization Process 1. Provision of institutional support to the Recipient’s bodies and institutions responsible for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, the design and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance implementation of the financing mechanism decentralization process through the following activities: (a) Provision of technical assistance and its accompanying institutional arrangements;implementation of studies in support of MINATD in connection with the drafting of implementing decrees under the Recipient’s Decentralization Laws and the finalization of the Decentralization Charter. (b) Organization of workshops and dissemination of the Decentralization Laws and corresponding implementing decrees. (c) Provision of consultant services and acquisition of small cartographic equipment required for the mapping of Communes. (d) Organization of study tours on decentralization and local development for the technical secretariat of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Local Services and the Mayors’ Association. (e) Development and deployment by MINATD of a financial management and accounting software for Communes. 2. the strengthening Implementation of CORAF’s knowledge management, information capacity building activities for Communes and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revisionlocal stakeholders, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;follows:

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance and Public Credit. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público Frente al Edificio de la Asamblea Nacional Managua Nicaragua Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇505/222-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 3033 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) or 64145 (MCI) ▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanManagua, Republic of Côte d’IvoireNicaragua, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE NICARAGUA By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Authorized Representative The objective of the Project is to generate provide the Recipient with a second phase of support to increase agricultural productivity by providing rural households and accelerate adoption of improved technologies communities with broader access to sustainable agricultural, forestry and natural resource management services, technology and innovations, in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned line with the sub-regionRecipient’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPPRORURAL program. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions Enhancing Agricultural and Forestry Technology Innovation and Adoption ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ out of agricultural research and development of new technologies, including, inter alia: (a) conducting agricultural research to develop and validate new agricultural technologies; and (b) increasing collaborative research with international centers and networks, universities and private sector actors through partnerships. B. Developing a system for Suba public and private provision of technical assistance and extension through, inter alia: (a) the provision of public technical assistance to the poorest group of farmers, including Indigenous Peoples, and in particular indigenous female producers; and (b) the provision of grants to Eligible Farmers (INTA Cost- Sharing Transfers) to co-Regional Cooperation finance the provision of technical assistance services by private extension agents. C. Strengthening of the technical and operational capabilities of INTA’s Seed Unit for the production of foundation and registered seeds. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of the technical and institutional capabilities of INTA’s Post Harvest and Market Development Unit for, inter alia, the training of farmers (in Generationparticular women) in agro-processing and small enterprise management. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of the technical and institutional capabilities of INTA’s Training and Dissemination Unit to, Dissemination inter alia: (a) carry out training and Adoption knowledge sharing programs for INTA’s technical staff and the staff of Agricultural Technologies Carrying other service providers; and (b) carry out capacity building programs to strengthen the institutional capacity of indigenous organizations, particularly for the development of indigenous technologies and forest seed collection in accordance with the provisions of the IPDP. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of INAFOR’s institutional and technical capabilities to improve the development, conservation and preservation of forest resources by supporting, inter alia: (a) its training of farmers (particularly female and indigenous farmers) in forest and agro-forestry management techniques; (b) its development of a strategy for forest genetic improvement; and (c) its carrying out of a program to strengthen national forest assessment. G. Implementation of the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework second phase of a subprogram (FAT) aimed at providing, through FUNICA, grants to Beneficiaries for the financing of technical assistance and extension Subprojects in the selected municipalities set forth in the FUNICA Operational Manual. Part 2: Institutional Modernization and Strengthening ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of MAG-regional technical and scientific cooperationFOR’s institutional capacity, encompassing through the provision of goodstechnical assistance and operational support for, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, throughinter alia: (ia) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countriesforest and agricultural policies and strategies; (iib) the establishment and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and information systems; (c) the provision of training for technical staff; (d) the development of operational manuals, financial management reports; (e) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countriesaudit reports; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iiif) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologiescommunication strategy; and (iiig) the delivery maintenance of workshops a system of agricultural statistics. B. Strengthening of INTA’s institutional capacity, through the provision of technical assistance and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materialsoperational support for, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), throughinter alia: (ia) conducting procurement, financial management, accounting, planning, monitoring and evaluation activities, including the revision, as necessary, provision of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures training for the release, dissemination finance and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issuesprocurement staff; and (vib) the promotion preparation of Project reports. C. Strengthening of INAFOR’s institutional capacity through, inter alia: (a) the provision of support to its training efforts to improve public management capability of district and municipalities staff; (b) the facilitation provision of access by non Participating Countries technical assistance to improved technologies developed in improve the Participating Countriesadministrative and financial management of external funds, including the carrying out of external audits; and 5. and (c) the development by CORAF carrying out of a strategy series of activities related to mainstream climate change considerations in research the conservation and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization preservation of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;forest resources.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy Finance Main and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Streets Georgetown Cooperative Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Guyana Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ ▇. 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanGeorgetown, Cooperative Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, as Guyana on behalf of the day Recipient on January 5, 2011, and year first above writtenat the District of Columbia, United States of America on behalf of the Association on January 19, 2011. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Authorized Representative The objective of the Project is to generate assist the Recipient to improve the effectiveness and accelerate adoption of improved technologies efficiency in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPdelivery of quality teacher education. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1A. Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Teacher Education Delivery. Delivery of the newly established Associate’s Degree in Education and Bachelor’s of Education (the “2 + 2 model”) through: Enabling Conditions (a) the development of appropriate courses and terms of reference for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generationadministrators, Dissemination faculty, lecturers and Adoption tutors at the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ College of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out Education and the University of a program Guyana’s School of Education and Humanities, and their subsequent evaluation based on terms of reference acceptable to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing Association; (b) the provision of goodssupport: for (i) improving the quality and implementation of the practicum for the ADE and B.Ed programs, consultants’ servicesand (ii) designing and implementing an induction year for all ADE graduates; (c) the integration of information and communication technology in the teaching and learning process, and in support of the transition to a dual mode delivery of the initial teacher training programs; and (d) the provision of technical assistance and training, and the financing acquisition and utilization of operational costs goods required for: 1therefore. Part B. Building Human Resources and Capacity for more Effective Teaching and Learning. Strengthening of the development human resources and technical capacity of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ College of Education and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generationUniversity of Guyana’s School of Education and Humanities through, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, throughinter alia: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (va) the strengthening of the harmonization management of procedures the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ College of Education and analysis of IPR issuesthe University of Guyana’s School of Education and Humanities; (b) the strengthening of the quality of teacher educators at ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ College of Education and University of Guyana’s School of Education and Humanities; (c) the improvement of library access and resources to support independent learning and the professional development of teacher educators, student teachers, and teachers; and (vid) the promotion provision of technical assistance, training and the facilitation acquisition and utilization of access goods required for the carrying out of the Project activities mentioned herein, including the carrying out of minor works under the Project activities mentioned in (c) herein as approved by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; andAssociation. Part C. Communications, Project Management, and Monitoring and Evaluation. 51. the development by CORAF Updating and implementation of a strategy public communications campaign to mainstream climate change considerations inform stakeholders of potential benefits and changes in research education policy and development programs carried out by teacher education programs, including a website and communications outreach. 2. Strengthening of the Participating CountriesMinistry of Education capacity to administer and oversee Project implementation (including its procurement and, including: (i) financial management capacity), as well as to monitor and evaluate the organization Project objectives and outcomes, through the provision of a technical assistance and training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) and the adoption acquisition and utilization of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;goods required therefore.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.015.01. The Except as provided in Section 2.02 of this Agreement, the Recipient’s Representative is its the Recipient’s minister at the time responsible for finance. 6.025.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Minister of Finance Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇ ▇▇▇) ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ I - Gombe Democratic Republic of Congo Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 6.035.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at AbidjanKinshasa, Democratic Republic of Côte d’IvoireCongo, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate increase agricultural productivity and accelerate adoption improve marketing of improved technologies crops and animal products by smallholder farmers in targeted areas of the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with the sub-regionRecipient’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPterritory. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part A: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination Improve agricultural and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing animal production (a) the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; pre-foundation seeds to INERA, and (ii) foundation seeds to trained specialized farmers (Agri-multiplicateurs) on a cost-sharing basis, all under terms and conditions satisfactory to the preparation Association, with a view to promoting the production and commercialization of similarly harmonized manuals improved commercial seeds certified by SENASEM; (b) the provision of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effectivebasic small-scale processing equipment and storage facilities on a cost-share basis to smallholder farmers engaged in the production of improved crops; (c) the extension of agricultural advisory services; and (d) the refurbishment of the facilities of INERA, transparentAgricultural Inspectorates, and participatory management; SENASEM and the provision of support to ensure their operational functioning for the purpose of the implementation of the Project. Increase rice production in targeted areas in the Pool Malebo Area through: (iiia) the setting up rehabilitation of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure irrigation infrastructure in the profitable performance Pool Malebo Area; (b) the start of the financing mechanism implementation of an irrigation development strategy under terms satisfactory to the Association, including technical designs and its accompanying institutional arrangementssurveys to identify most favorable areas for irrigation; and (c) the provision of support to establish and operationalize water users associations. Improve animal production capacity for small ruminants and poultry in targeted areas in the Recipient’s province of Equateur through: (a) the provision of improved animal livestock for small ruminants and distribution of offspring on a rotational basis among selected ▇▇▇▇▇▇ groups; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (ib) the establishment and operationalization of an efficient communication and information a network system linking of animal health community advisors at the Participating Countries; local level; (iic) the upgrading rehabilitation and provision of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, equipment for a small veterinary laboratory to improve the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations capacity of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed Veterinary Services to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countriescarry out basic animal health diagnostics; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (id) the organization provision of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool and equipment for the CARG schemes decentralized veterinary services of the MOA. Promote activities to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;develop the capacity of farmers’ organizations to effectively carry out marketing functions for agricultural inputs and outputs, as well as to build linkages with the private agri-business sector in the Project Area. Part B: Improve market related infrastructure Part C: Strengthening of Capacity building and Project Management

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister the Minister of the Recipient at the time responsible for finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic ▇.▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of Côte d’Ivoire CableBenin Cable address: Telex: Facsimile: MINFINANCES 5009 MINFIN or (▇▇▇) ▇▇ ▇-▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ Cotonou 5289 CAA (▇▇-▇) ▇-▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (MCI) (▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at AbidjanCotonou, Republic of Côte d’IvoireBenin, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE BENIN By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the Participating Countries’ top agricultural commodity top priorities priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other the ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for Minister in charge of finance. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) ▇ ▇'diaye B.P. 4017 Dakar Senegal Cable address: Telex: Fascimile: MINIFINANCES Dakar 3203 G ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ ▇ 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Washington, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 248423 (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Washington, D.C. AGREED at Abidjanin the District of Columbia, Republic United States of Côte d’IvoireAmerica, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective of the Project is to generate and accelerate adoption empower the communities to reduce fishing pressure on the fish stocks supporting the central coastal fisheries of improved technologies in Senegal (from the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with Cape Vert peninsula to the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPSaloum River delta). The Project constitutes part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the following parts: Part 1 Co-Management of Coastal Fisheries (GEF) 1: Enabling Conditions . Consolidation and Strengthening of Coastal Fisheries Co-management (i) Confirmation of the pre-selection of the eight sites of the Project and awareness-raising with their communities in order to replicate the co-management model tested in the four Initial Pilot Sites; (ii) Replication of co-management initiatives in the selected neighboring communities including appointment of facilitators, establishment of CLPs and CLPAs and provision of support for the identification, formulation, implementation and evaluation of CLP Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generationprojects; and (iii) Development and implementation of local level monitoring, Dissemination control and Adoption surveillance measures for fisheries, including, inter alia, the participatory monitoring of Agricultural Technologies fish catches, surveillance and enforcement of regulations. 2. Institutional support for a system of Local Fisheries Governance (i) Carrying out of a program of activities to strengthen the mechanisms capacity of the CLPAs for coordination and procedures for generationreview of CLP Sub-projects, dissemination including brokering agreements among different communities and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the CLPs; development of a sustainable financing mechanism for national-level management plans; development and implementation of consolidated local fisheries management plans that cover aggregate coastal fisheries in the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems CLPA area; supporting information exchange through inter-community visits and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; exchanges. (ii) Carrying out of a program of activities to enhance the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance capacity of the financing mechanism CNCPM to discuss and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. address strategic issues in the strengthening sustainable management of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both fisheries arising at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countries, including: (i) the organization of a training program for researchers on climate change; (ii) the adoption of a screening tool for the CARG schemes to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;CLPA level.

REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES. 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister at the time responsible for financeMinister of Finance and Public Credit. 6.02. The Recipient’s Address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance 17 P. O. Box 670 Abidjan 17 Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Cable: Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público Avenida Bolívar frente a la Asamblea Nacional Managua, Nicaragua Facsimile: MINFIN (▇▇▇) ▇▇505-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ 22224383 6.03. The Association’s Address is: International Development Association ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INDEVAS ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (MCI) (▇) -▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ AGREED at Abidjanthe District of Columbia, Republic United States of Côte d’IvoireAmerica, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By The objective objectives of the Project is are: (a) to generate develop the legal, institutional, technical and accelerate adoption participatory framework for the administration of improved technologies property rights in the Participating Countries’ agricultural commodity top priorities areas that are aligned with Recipient’s territory; and (b) to demonstrate the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAPfeasibility of a systematic land rights regularization program. The Project constitutes part consists of Parts A and E of the first phase of Original Project and the Programrevised Parts B, C, D and consists of the following partsF set forth below: Part 1B: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination Institutional Strengthening and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Carrying out of a program to strengthen the mechanisms Decentralization (a) Decentralization and procedures for generation, dissemination and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and tools by the Recipient so as to allow the Recipient and other ECOWAS member countries to benefit from the said technologies within the framework of a sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation, encompassing the provision of goods, consultants’ services, training, and the financing of operational costs required for: 1. the development of a sustainable financing mechanism for the existing Competitive Agricultural Research Grant (CARG) systems and an appropriate institutional arrangement for the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved and resilient agricultural technologies, through: (i) the development of suitable legislation harmonized with legislation of the other Participating Countries; (ii) the preparation of similarly harmonized manuals of procedures for such financing mechanism’s effective, transparent, and participatory management; and (iii) the setting up of suitable monitoring and evaluation systems adequate to supervise and, thereby, ensure the profitable performance of the financing mechanism and its accompanying institutional arrangements; 2. the strengthening of CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems through: (i) the establishment of an efficient communication and information network system linking the Participating Countries; (ii) the upgrading of skills in information and communications technology and knowledge management, the consolidation of information available in various other data bases both at the national and sub-regional levels, and the provision to end-users of easy access to appropriate responses in real time; and (iii) the development of a data base on agricultural research skills; 3. the establishment of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials and agrochemicals through: (i) the development and adoption of regulations on fertilizer use and handling under preparation by ECOWAS which are harmonized with regulations of the other Participating Countries and the dissemination of the existing regulations on pesticide and genetic materials management; (ii) the evaluation of existing policies, rules and procedures on the exchange of technologies; and (iii) the delivery of workshops and seminars designed to ensure the participation of producers and agro-industrials in the formulation of regulations; 4. the strengthening of the Comité Technique d’Inscription au Catalogue and the Comité Interministériel des Pesticides to ensure the effective release of genetic materials, pesticides and management of intellectual property rights (IPR), through: (i) the revision, as necessary, of the Recipient’s procedures thereon agencies in order to align them with sub-regional directives; (ii) the implementation charge of these procedures for the release, dissemination and adoption administration of new technologies; (iii) the documentation and the recording of the characteristics of technologies and the constitution of catalogues for proven and released technologies; (iv) the promotion of these technologies through various media; (v) the strengthening of the harmonization of procedures and analysis of IPR issues; and (vi) the promotion and the facilitation of access by non Participating Countries to improved technologies developed in the Participating Countries; and 5. the development by CORAF of a strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the Participating Countriesproperty rights, including: (i) the organization Property Intendancy for the provision of a training program legal adjudication, titling and other regularization services at the central and departmental level as required for researchers on climate changeProject implementation; (ii) INETER for carrying out cadastral analysis and the adoption issuing of documents required for regularization activities under the Project at the central and departmental level; (iii) the Registry, through: (A) the establishment of a screening tool national directorate; (B) the implementation of dissemination activities of the Registry Law; (C) the strengthening and modernization of the departmental offices of the Registry located in the departments of Estelí, Madriz, Chinandega and ▇▇▇▇ as required for implementation of SIICAR and in the CARG schemes city of Managua; and (iv) DIRAC for implementing alternative or extra-judicial methods for resolution of disputes that emerge during the cadastral surveying process. (b) Strengthening the capacity for Project implementation of the Co- executing Agencies and UTOs. 2. Provision of technical assistance and equipment and software to ensure research proposals take into account climate change issues;Selected Municipalities to: (a) enable them to participate in Project activities; (b) train them in the usage of SIICAR and help them integrate the municipal cadastre systems with SIICAR; and (c) improve their capacity for cadastral and regularization activities. 3. Provision of Project management support including the support required for: (a) financial management, Project audits, and procurement; (b) overall coordination of Co-executing Agencies, including the CIP and CTO; (c) training on fiduciary operational and safeguard aspects of the Project; and (d) oversight of the monitoring and evaluation, communication and gender strategies of the Project and the application of safeguard requirements of the Project. Part C: Titling and Regularization Services 1. Provision of technical and legal support for scaling up systematic regularization services in Selected Municipalities including photogrammetric restitution, preparation of cadastral databases, definition of urban boundaries, cadastral surveying, implementation of a social communication campaign, verification and validation of property rights, field conflict resolution, public disclosure of results (exposiciones públicas), field supervision and quality control, and titling, regularization and registration of rural and urban parcels. 2. Processing of: (a) land claims including titling of: (i) the beneficiaries of the Recipient’s agrarian land reform; (ii) ex-combatants; and (iii) marginal urban and peri-urban settlers; and (b) expropriation-based indemnification claims including the provision of technical assistance to beneficiaries and agencies of the Recipient to simplify their land-related procedures, juridical services, topographic services, and registration of parcels. 3. Carrying out of alternative conflict resolution activities through: (a) a training program in mediation, negotiation, collaboration and co-management of conflicts for community leaders and field mediators; (b) mediation of land conflicts; and