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Oxbow
Lakes Small-Scale Fishermen Project
The Oxbow Lakes provide the entire community living around them with
a source of animal protein and income. People with landholdings of
2.5 acres or less are dependent on the lakes for their food and livelihood.
The project helped these part-time and full-time fishers with activities
related to fish cultivation. In this way, it not only helped these
functionally landless people to boost their incomes, but also increased
the productivity of the Oxbow Lakes and their adjacent waterways.
Source: IFAD
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| Contact information |
Mr Nigel Brett
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592516
Fax: +39 0654593516
n.brett@ifad.org |
| Facts and figures |
Total cost: US$11.1 million
IFAD loan: US$7.2 million
Cofinancing:
Denmark/DANIDA (US$3.1 million)
Duration: 1989-1997
Geographical
area:
Oxbow lakes
area in the south-west of the country
Directly benefiting: more
than 6,800 households
Status: closed
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