text: Chapter 7
  Support Agricultural Development Programs
  7-85. The agricultural sector is a cornerstone of a viable market economy, providing crops and livestock
  vital to local markets and international trade. The development of this sector may be hindered by property
  disputes, difficulty accessing nearby markets, poor irrigation, animal disease, minefields, or unexploded
  ordnance. Therefore, development agencies prioritize and integrate projects with related tasks in other
  stability sectors to establish and institutionalize practical solutions to the long-term growth of the
  agricultural sector. The military contribution to agricultural development parallels related efforts to spur
  economic growth in local communities. Together, they draw on local labor pools to help reestablish basic
  services central to the agricultural sector. Essential tasks may include—
  • Assess the state of agricultural sector.
  • Secure and protect post-harvest storage facilities.
  • Rebuild small-scale irrigation systems.
  • Establish work programs to support agricultural development.
  • Protect water sources.
  • Identify constraints to production.
  • Assess health, diversity, and numbers of animals.
  • Establish transportation and distribution networks.
  • Encourage Host Nation enterprise creation to provide goods and services to the
  agricultural sector.
  • Ensure open transit and access to local markets.
  Restore Transportation Infrastructure
  7-86. Even at the local level, this is central to economic recovery. An underdeveloped or incapacitated
  transportation infrastructure limits freedom of movement, trade, social interaction, and development.
  Goods must make it to the markets. Military forces often initiate immediate improvement to the
  transportation and distribution networks of the Host Nation. These networks enable freedom of maneuver,
  logistic support, and the movement of personnel and materiel to support ongoing operations. They also
  may reduce the risk of IED attacks on security forces. These improvements facilitate the vital assistance
  efforts of civilian agencies organizations that follow in the wake of military forces. Essential tasks may
  include an initial response in which military forces—
  • Assess overall condition of local transportation infrastructure (airports, roads, bridges,
  railways, coastal and inland ports, harbors, and waterways), including facilities and equipment.
  • Determine and prioritize essential infrastructure programs and projects.
  • Conduct expedient repairs or build new facilities to facilitate commercial trade.
  Restore Telecommunications Infrastructure
  7-87. This exists to support every element of a society, from the government to the financial sector,
  and from the media to the HN populace. The failure of this infrastructure accelerates the collapse of the
  HN, isolates the HN government and populace from the outside world, and hampers development efforts.
  The military contribution to reconstruction efforts in the telecommunications infrastructure is limited;
  normally, few essential tasks exist in this area. Essential tasks may include military forces—
  • Assess overall condition of the national telecommunications infrastructure.
  • Determine and prioritize essential infrastructure programs and projects.
  Support General Infrastructure Reconstruction Programs
  7-88. General infrastructure reconstruction programs focus on rehabilitating the state’s ability
  to produce and distribute fossil fuels, generate electrical power, exercise engineering and construction
  support, and provide municipal and other services to the populace. Such capacity building spurs
  rehabilitation efforts that establish the foundation for long-term development. As with the restoration
  of essential services, support to general infrastructure programs requires a thorough understanding of the
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