Project ID: 1036
Executive Board Document:

Agriculture Infrastructure Development Project

The main objectives of this six-year World Bank-initi ated project are to develop and conserve land and water resources, increase access to isolated rural areas, and strengthen the institutional and implementation capabilities of the Government's Green Plan. Project components are:

- land and water development;

- agricultural roads construction; and

- institutional support.

About 9 600 farm families (i.e., about 75 000 people) will benefit directly from the project, particularly owners of smallholdings of less than 0.5 ha.

Loan amount:

SDR 8.7 million (approximately USD 12.0 million) on intermediate terms.

Total project costs are estimated at USD 104.8 million, of which USD 31.0 million will be provided by the World Bank, USD 13.1 million by the borrower and USD 48.7 million by the beneficiaries.

Cooperating institution:

World Bank.