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- Agro-Pastoral Integrated Rural Development
Agro-Pastoral Integrated Rural Development
Tunisia
| Borrower | Tunisia |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 24.09.2002 |
| Signed | 30.05.2003 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | UNOPS |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Agriculture |
| Co-financiers | IFAD, Government, Beneficiaries, Development Funds, Credit Institutions |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 7.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 36.60 |
The project will carry out a variety of works in two of Tunisia’s poorest Governorates, Tataouine and Kebili, to improve the productivity of rangeland, boost agricultural production and promote socio-economic development. Activities will include:
- construction and installation of rural infrastructure, including water storage tanks, dams and irrigation systems;
- construction of 245 km of paved feeder roads;
- rehabilitation of pastureland;
- planting of trees and fodder crops planted;
- establishment of small-scale community development activities;
- setting up and management of agricultural development groups;
- provision of support to farmers’ organizations; and
- provision of training and technical assistance for the creation of 350 micro-enterprises.