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Sweet Potato Research and Improvement in the Caribbean Region
Dominican Republic, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Vincent
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 16.06.1993 |
| Signed | 22.06.1993 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Executing Agency | International Potato Center (CIP) |
| Co-financiers | OPEC Fund, CIP (core budget) |
| Organization | CIP |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.06 |
| Total Project Cost (USDm) | 0.12 |
The grant was allocated to the Sweet Potato Research and Improvement in the Caribbean Region which started in 1991, to solve the major problem of the declining sweet potato production in the Caribbean region, caused by the weevil complex. The beneficiay countries are thec, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Vincent and other small Caribbean islands.