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Thai Nguyen Province Multipurpose Rural Development Project

Vietnam

Borrower Vietnam
Financing Type Public Sector
Instrument Project Loan
Focus Area Agriculture
Approved 14.03.2006
Signed 07.09.2006
Status Completed
Loan Administrator OPEC Fund
Executing Agency Thai Nguyen Province People's Committee (PPC)
Co-financiers Government
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) 10.00
Total Project Cost (US$m) 11.69

Government considers agriculture as one of the most important sectors in its long term national development plan. A key focus of its strategy is the mountainous northern province of Thai Nguyen, where 27% of households live below the poverty line. Predominantly rural, the province has a total population of 1.2 million, most of whom are dependent on agriculture for livelihood.The project will carry out the following activities in close cooperation with local communities, and will include, among others:

  • construction of inter-communal roads;
  • construction of irrigation systems and primary and secondary schools;
  • installation of rural electricity transmission system;
  • construction of health clinics and centers.
An estimated 379,000 people will benefit directly from the project, through easier access to social services, greater job opportunities and enhanced food security.

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