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- Rainfed Rice Development Project
Rainfed Rice Development Project
Kenya
| Borrower | Kenya |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 19.11.1985 |
| Signed | 22.10.1986 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | AFDB |
| Executing Agency | Lake Basin Dev. Authority (LBDA), Ministry of Energy & Regional Development (LBDA) |
| Co-financiers | AFDF, Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 4.55 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 26.72 |
Increased rainfed rice production from 21,000 tons to 64,800 tons over a 5 year period 1 rice mill, parboiling equipment; 215km of rural roads and rehabilitation of existing 100km of access roads, 2 seed multiplication farms; medium term loans to farmers; extension services and training, research support and engineering services.