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Sustainable Rural Development Program for the Northern Region

Guatemala

Borrower Guatemala
Financing Type Public Sector
Instrument Project Loan
Focus Area Agriculture
Approved 16.12.2008
Signed 19.12.2011
Status Completed
Loan Administrator IFAD
Executing Agency National Peace Fund (FONAPAZ)
Co-financiers IFAD, Government, Beneficiaries
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) 15.00
Total Project Cost (US$m) 40.45

Project activities will be carried out in 19 municipalities in Guatemala’s northern region and will include, among many others:

  • institution-strengthening and capacity building measures for municipalities and community councils;
  • provision of rural development and organizational training to poor communities, especially women and youth;
  • carrying out of rehabilitation works on important infrastructure;
  • construction of some 120 km of new roads;
  • promotion of rural business development, particularly for small and micro-enterprises;
  • strengthening and expansion of rural financial services; and
Also planned is teaching communities to eliminate environmentally-destructive agricultural practices and replace them with sustainable soil and water management technologies. At least 186,000 individuals are expected to benefit from the project.

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