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Magat River Multipurpose  Project Stage II (Irrigation)

The project’s objective was to support the government’s goal of achieving self-sufficiency in rice production by providing irrigation for paddy land, expanding the area under cultivation, increasing cropping intensity and production, benefiting landless people by generating employment, and developing a depressed farming area through improved infrastructure and agricultural support services.

Construction of irrigation facilities and improvement of agricultural support services were among the principal activities of the project. These included construction of the Baligatan diversion dam, construction of irrigation and drainage facilities and service roads, construction of three pumping stations, supply and installation of pumps and other equipment, and procurement of consulting services and vehicles.

Source: IFAD

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Contact information

Mr Sana Jatta
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592446
Fax: +39 0654593446
s.jatta@ifad.org

Facts and figures

Total cost: US$62.0 million

IFAD loan: US$10.0 million

Duration: 1979-1984

Geographical area: Cayagan Valley in Northern Luzon

Directly benefiting: 12,400 households

Cofinancing: World Bank, IBRD (US$21.0 million)

Status: closed

Partners

National Irrigation Administration (NIA)

Agricultural Development Coordination Council (ADCC)

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Colleges of Agriculture

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)