Northern Province Irrigation Rehabilitation Project

The pump irrigation schemes in the Northern Province had fallen into disrepair and support services had deteriorated, forcing small-scale farmers to emigrate from the area.

By investing in irrigation rehabilitation and strengthening farm support services, the project helped improve food production capacity and farm incomes.

Source: IFAD

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In this section Project overview Documents Contact information Ms Rasha Yousef Omar Country programme manager IFAD Via Paolo di Dono, 44 00142 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 0654592100 Fax: +39 0654593100 r.omar@ifad.org Facts and figures Total cost: US$27.2 million IFAD loan: US$9.5 million Duration: 1987-1998 Geographical area: three districts of the Northern Province Directly benefiting: 13,400 households Cofinancing: The Federal Republic of Germany (US$12.5 million) Status: closed