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- Maghama III Irrigation Project
Maghama III Irrigation Project
Mauritania
| Borrower | Mauritania |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 01.02.1993 |
| Signed | 23.06.1993 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | ISDB |
| Executing Agency | SONADER under aegis of Ministry of Rural Dev. |
| Co-financiers | ISDB, Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 3.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 11.00 |
This loan helped finance the irrigation and development of 1,100 ha of land between Bahel and Matam on the northern bank of the lower basin of the Senegal River, thereby helping increase agricultural production and improve incomes of the farming families in the area.