Southern Uplands Rural Development Project Phase II - IFAD
Project
Southern Uplands Rural Development Project Phase II
Country
Yemen
Sector
Rural Development
Approval Date
17 September 1980
Duration
1980 - 1985
Project ID
1100000046
Southern Uplands Rural Development Project Phase II
At the time of operation, the project area accounted for 37 percent of the country’s population and 36 percent of its cultivated land. The main objective of the project was to improve the living conditions and increase the farm income of poor rural people. By the time IFAD closed its operation there, extension had covered about 70 percent of the land and 41 percent of the villages in the project area.
Source: IFAD
Additional Data
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Total Project Cost
US$ 78.74 million
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IFAD Financing
US$ 11.04 million
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Financing terms
Highly Concessional
Co-financiers (International)
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United Arab Emirates
US$ 10 million
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World Bank: International Development Association
US$ 17 million
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Swisss Development Corporation
US$ 6 million
Co-financiers (Domestic)
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National Government
US$ 34.7 million
