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Sourou Valley Development Project
Burkina Faso
| Borrower | Burkina Faso |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 13.06.1991 |
| Signed | 07.11.1991 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | ISDB |
| Executing Agency | Autorité de Mise en Valeur de la Vallé du Sourou,Ministry of Water |
| Co-financiers | ISDB, BADEA, SFD, Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 6.63 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 27.50 |
The project aims at: (a) increasing agricultural production to achieve food self-sufficiency; (b) improving the economic and social development of the valley; and (c) settling the rural population in the area. Works consist of developing 925 ha of land for irrigated crop production; agricultural dev.; and, technical assistance.