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- Hilly Areas Sustainable Agriculture Development Project
Hilly Areas Sustainable Agriculture Development Project
Lebanon
Borrower | Lebanon |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Blend Facility |
Focus Area | Agriculture |
Approved | 16.03.2010 |
Signed | 22.06.2010 |
Status | Ongoing |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
Executing Agency | Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) |
Co-financiers | IFAD, Government, Beneficiaries, IFAD Grant |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 8.40 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 16.64 |
Poverty levels among the rural and war-stricken areas of Lebanon are high, with the hilly areas being the hardest hit. The project thus aims at raising agricultural productivity in these areas by carrying out a water and soil conservation development component that will excavate around 30 ponds and reservoirs, as well as five lakes with a total storage capacity of 1.5 million m3. Works will include:
- construction of irrigation networks;
- building of supplemental earth/concrete reservoirs;
- provision of technical support to small farmers;
- establishment of grading and packing, as well as refrigerated storage facilities;
- establishment of a scheme where local producers can purchase reasonably-priced inputs such as fruit trees, seeds and fertilizers.