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Locust Control Campaign in Madagascar
Madagascar
Financing Type | Grants |
Category | Technical Assistance |
Focus Area | Agriculture |
Approved | 01.12.1998 |
Signed | 09.12.1998 |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
Executing Agency | National Committee for Locust Control and Plant Protection Services, FAO |
Co-financiers | AFDB, USAID, European Commission, Government of France, Government of China, OPEC Fund |
Organization | FAO |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.04 |
Total Project Cost (USDm) | 12.37 |
The grant was extended to assist the campaign to control locusts which have invaded Madagscar and have been threatening the rice-growing areas of Marovooay and Alaotra Lake.