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- North-Eastern Region Rural Development Project
North-Eastern Region Rural Development Project
Syria
| Borrower | Syria |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 19.12.2006 |
| Signed | 06.09.2007 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform |
| Co-financiers | Government, IFAD |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 17.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 57.00 |
Project activities will target 30 villages in the governorates of Hassakeh, Deir Ezzor and Rakka in Syria’s Eastern Region. Works will entail:
- establishment of water users’ associations to control the use of locally sourced water;
- introduction of advanced water conservation technologies, including modern irrigation equipment;
- provision of extension services to help farmers adopt more productive cropping and livestock methods; and
- provision of rural credit to encourage the development of on- and off-farm enterprises.