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- Tafilalt and Dades Valley Rural Development Project
Tafilalt and Dades Valley Rural Development Project
Morocco
| Borrower | Morocco |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 16.06.1994 |
| Signed | 15.03.1996 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | AFESD |
| Executing Agency | Regional Development Offices of Tafilalt and Ouarzazate Reg. Agric. Dev. Authority |
| Co-financiers | IFAD, Government, ISDB, Beneficiaries |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 5.63 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 52.53 |
With the objective to assist some 85,000 families in the Tafilalet sector and Dades Valley, two of the most disadvantaged areas in the country, the project aims at improving agricultural production. Works will comprise the following:
- construction of dams, canals and pumping stations;
- provision of water tanks for livestock;
- digging of water points and wells; and
- capacity building and institutional strengthening.