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Xieng Khouang Agricultural Development Project
The province lies along the border with Viet Nam, but access is very difficult because of its mountainous terrain. The most productive land is in the valleys, watered by numerous rivers flowing from the highlands. There are three main ethnic groups living in the area. Most grow rice and some maize, and keep poultry, pigs and cattle.
The project objectives were to improve food security and increase incomes for poor rural households, and also to help eliminate opium poppy cultivation by supporting the creation of alternative livelihoods. Activities included:
- developing livestock production by distributing cattle to poor families and improving animal health services
- promoting greater equality of access to resources and services
- developing irrigation systems
- providing rural financial services
- setting up agricultural extension services
- rehabilitating roads
Source: IFAD
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| Contact information |
Ms Atsuko Toda
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592638
Fax: +39 0654593638
at.toda@ifad.org
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| Facts and figures |
Total cost: US$10.3 million
IFAD loan: US$5.3 million
Cofinancing:
- Japan (US$840,000)
- United Nations Drug Control Programme (US$2.6 million)
- United Nations Development Programme (US$500,000), United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control (US$2.6 million)
Duration: 1991-1998
Geographical area: province of Xieng Khouang
Directly benefiting: 13,000 households
Status: closed
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| Partners |
- Government of the Province of Xieng Khouang
- United Nations Development Programme/Office for Project Services
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