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- Tapakuma Irrigation Project
Tapakuma Irrigation Project
Guyana
| Borrower | Guyana |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 27.07.1978 |
| Signed | 28.07.1978 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | IBRD |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Agriculture |
| Co-financiers | IBRD, CDB, UK Overseas Developm, Caribbean Dev.Fund, Japanese Government, Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 4.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 47.40 |
The project includes the following: Improvement of water supply; rehabilitation of extension of irrigation and drainage system for 41,000 acres of land on Essequibo Coast; construction of about 30 miles of all weather roads; establishment of an agricultural development program, including applied research on rice varieties and fertilizer effectiveness, production of improved seed; and establishment of an extension service for small-scale farmers.