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Netrakona
Integrated Agricultural Production and Water Management Project
The project worked to improve the living
conditions and food security of small and marginal farmers, people
with little or no land and women with homestead plots. The project
focused on:
- agricultural development support, providing support for adaptive
research trials, farmer demonstrations, training and extension events
- polder rehabilitation and management, supporting the rehabilitation
of five flood control polder schemes
- rural infrastructure development, providing support for improving
100 km of rural roads and the construction of local government
offices, small markets, boat landing stages, community centres and
training centres
- pilot credit delivery system, supporting creation of a revolving
loan fund to NGOs for lending to landless people, and a risk fund
to extend credit to marginal and small farmers
During the project,
the area used for growing vegetables increased by 186 per cent.
A total of 2,100 extension groups were formed, each consisting
of about 20 farmers and including 200 women's homestead
groups. In addition, all planned infrastructure activities were carried
out. The project's revolving loan fund helped to provide credit to
15,000 participants.
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$13.7 million
IFAD loan: US$8.9 million
Cofinancing:
World Food Programme (US$1.6 million)
Duration: 1994-2001
Geographical
area: Netrakona district
Directly benefiting:
90,550 households
Status: closed
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