Rural development

experiences with a territorial approach

Lessons from Mexico and Brazil

Antonio Ruiz García

OECD 7th Annual Rural Development Conference"Developing rural polices to meet the needs of a changing

world”Quebec, Canada, 13-15 October

Contents

Rural development in Mexico at the OECD

Ibero-American Cooperation Program in Territorial Management PROTERRITORIOS

Rural development experiences with a territorial approach

Challenges and lessons

Rural development in Mexico at the OECD

Mexico Rural Policy Review, 2006Territorial vision of poverty and of productive rural policies

Mexico’s role in Rural Policy Review of Spain: Similarities in territorial vision, sustainability, concurrence and decentralized management

Significance of OECD territorial approach in rural development policies; Relevance of the territorial approach to understanding rural development

Intergovernmental initiative and horizontal cooperation among countries: Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, Chile

The program recognizes knowledge and capacity development in territorial management as an international public good

The program framework includes: analysis of comparative policies; exchange of experiences in institutional and legislative development; lessons learned in policy evaluation; documenting experiences; and development of human capital for territorial management

Ibero-American Cooperation Program in Territorial Management PROTERRITORIOS

Rural development experiences with a territorial approach: Mexico and Brazil

Economic sectors as % of GDP in Mexico and Brazil

Urbanmetropolitan

Urbanregional

Urbanlocal

Rural

Rural & Urban Populations in Mexico and Brazil

Territorial approach: Brazil

Strategy Policy actions Institutional Creation of Ministry for Agrarian Development

Creation of Secretary for Territorial Development

National Council for Rural Development and Family Agriculture -CONDRAF

National Network of Territorial Associations (Red Nacional de Colegiados Territoriales)

Coordination “Casa Civil”, President’s Office / Sec. for Territorial Development

Target Territories with IdentityCitizenship Territories: 160 territories with nearly 3000 municipalities

Multilevel management

Agreements on territorial management with the States’ Governments

Priorities Strengthening organizations and rural networks

Social management of territory (public - private and national – regional alliances )

Public policies linkages

Boost the Economy

Territorial approach: Brazil

Strategy Policy actions Territorial demarcation

Supramunicipal units(15 municipalities on average)

Territorial consensus to define limits according to criteria of identity

Social management

Social Organization

Participatory strategic territorial planning

Strategic territorial projects

Social accountability

Articulation Ministerial commitments for investment at territorial level

Investment level

US$13.7 billion for 160 Citizenship Territories in 2009

Territorial approach: Mexico

Strategy Policy actions Institutional Law on Sustainable Rural Development (LDRS)

Inter-Ministerial Commission

Special Concurrent Programme (PEC)

Systems and Services

National Network of Councils for Sustainable Rural Development

Coordination Inter-Ministerial Commission / Rural Development. Undersecretary

Target Rural municipalities: more than 2000 covered in 2009

Multilevel management

Agreements on territorial management with the States’ Governments

Priorities Institutional: strengthening local, regional, social organizations

Productive: diversification, integration, inclusion

Social: poverty, rights, services

Integral: environment, infrastructure

Territorial approach: Mexico

Strategy Policy actions Social management

Rural Organization

Participatory strategic territorial planning

Strategic territorial projects

Social accountability

Articulation Special Concurrent Programme (PEC)

Investment level

US$18.1 billion at national level in 2009

Concurrent Investments for Rural Develoment

From:Rural development policies geared at agriculture and vulnerable groups

To:Development policies for rural areas from an integrated perspective focusing on the multiple dimensions of territories (social, economic, natural and human)

10 lessons and challenges 1. Policy focus

From: Policies centered on production targets and on attention to poverty in rural areas

To:Productive and social policies interlinked with other public affairs dimensions of governance, environment and culture

10 lessons and challenges 2. Policy vision

From: A definition of rural based on size of population and agriculture as main economic activity

To:A definition of integrated spaces, recognizing rural-urban linkages, defined by territorial typologies (municipalities in Mexico, Territories of Citizenship in Brazil) and population density criteria

10 lessons and challenges 3. Definition of rurality

From: Expanded agriculture and agri-food chains

To:An economy of diversified productive clusters and recognition of the importance of non-farm activities for economic diversification

10 lessons and challenges 4. Productive economic emphasis

From: Sectoral policies of economic and social nature

To:The articulation of policies across sectors and territorial land administration

10 lessons and challenges 5. Policy Type

From: Competitiveness and generation of private wealth and income redistribution

To:Economic efficiency based on territories offering competitive advantage to enterprises, with positive multifunctional outcomes reflected in social benefits

10 lessons and challenges 6. Social objectives

From: Agriculture and Rural Development Ministries

To:Complex inter-ministerial structures, coordination and cross-sector linkages, supra-ministerial bodies and coordination between Federal and State (Province) governments

10 lessons and challenges7. Institutions responsible for rural

development

From: Recognition and participation in policy and project management

To:Negotiation and consensus-building for strategies and investments, improving their legitimacy with progress in participatory planning models

10 lessons and challenges 8. Role of social actors

From: The financing of productive projects, private transfers and semi-public or public goods

To:The funding of strategic territorial projects incorporating multiple sectoral components and territorial public goods

10 lessons and challenges 9. Public investment emphasis

From: Sectoral participatory planning

To:Strategic territorial planning through linkages among government and social actors at territorial level in order to establish commitments, agreements and pacts

10 lessons and challenges: 10. Planning model