ABSTRACT
The data reveal the extent to which national projects were given priority over regional projects. The National projects continue to reap greater support and attention by both Sahelians and donors. The heavy support given by donors and Sahelians to this sector could explain why a preponderance of proposals for Ecology and Forestry exists. Three sectors (Crop Protection, Price-Marketing-Storage, and Fisheries) had the smallest number of projects scheduled for execution. The total cost of the First Generation Projects for the four least well–off Sahelian states seemed to contradict statements made earlier that the poorest nations receive the smallest share of gains in regional organizations. The support given to Comite permanent Inter-etats de Lutte contre la Secheresse dans le Sahel' operations and functions by the Sahelians and the donors relates to the level of project funding and the projects selected for funding. Donor reliance upon profitabilitiy as the primary criterion for project selection reduces the number of projects which will be funds.
