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- Abary Drainage and Irrigation Project
Abary Drainage and Irrigation Project
Guyana
Borrower | Guyana |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Agriculture |
Approved | 01.11.1983 |
Signed | 12.03.1984 |
Status | Cancelled |
Loan Administrator | IADB |
Executing Agency | Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA) |
Co-financiers | IADB, Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 3.00 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 68.20 |
The Abary Drainage and Irrigation Project is the second phase in a massive agricultural development plan known as the Mahaica-Mahaiconi-Abary Scheme (MMA). The objective of the second Phase is to bring approximately 37,000 acres of rice-land in the Abary river into full agricultural production. The project has the following components: a) Infrastructure works (secondary irrigation canals; secondary drains; fair-weather roads; all-weather roads; hydraulic structures; and facilities for the MMA Authority); b) Engineering supervision; c) Agricultural development program; and d) Technical cooperation.