Morocco - Second Sebou Irrigation Project

Report No. 429a-MOR ILE C y Appraisal of Sebou Il Development Project Kingdom of Morocco une10, 1974 FILE COPY Regional Projects Department Europe, Middle East and North Africa Regional Office Not for Public Use Documenft of the Intemational Rank for Reconstruction and Developnent International Development Association This *eport was prepared for official use only by the Bankl Croup.-lt May not be published, -quoted or cited without Bank Croup authorization The %nk Croup does not accept responsibility fior the accuracy or completeness of the report.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS US$ 1.00 - Moroccan dirham (DH) 4.08 US$ 1.00 = French francs (FF) 4.99 DH 1.00 = US$ 0.245 DH 1.00 = FF 1.223 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 millimeter (mm) 0.039 inches (in.) 1 hectare (ha) - 2.47 acres 1 kilometer (km) = 0.62 mile 1 square meter (m2) = 10.76 square feet 1 cubic meter (m3) = 35.31 cubic feet 1 cubic meter per second (m3/sec) 35.31 cu secs 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.205 pounds 1 metric ton (m ton) = 2,205 pounds 1 bar = 14.666 eounds/square inch 1 hectolitre (hl) - 26.5 US gallons ABBREVIATIONS BNDE - Industrial Development Bank (Banque Nationale pour le Developpement Economique) CLCA - Agricultural Credit Bank CMV - Development Center (Centre de Mise en Valeur) CNCA - National Agricultural Credit Bank (Caisse Nationale de Credit Agricole) DMV - Development Department of MARA (Direction de Mise en Valeur) DRA - Department of Agricultural Research (Direction de Recherche Agricole) EAPD - World Bank Economic Analysis and Projections Division MARA - Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Ministere d'Agriculture et de Reforme Agraire) NEDECO - Netherlands Engineering Consultants O & M - Operation and Maintenance ONT - National Transport Office ORMVA - Regional Agricultural Development Office under DMV (Office Regional de Mise en Valeur Agricole) ORMVAG - Rharb Regional Agricultural Development Office (Office Regional de Mise en Valeur Agricole de Gharb) SODEA - Farm Development Corporation SOGETA - Agricultural Land Management Corporation SUNACAS - Sebou National Sugarcane Factory Company (Sucrerie Nationale de Canne du Sebou) GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO FISCAL YEAR January 1 to December 31  KINGDOM OF MOROCCO SEBOU II DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ........... . . .. . i.-i I. INTRODUCTION . . ............... se..** t.. II. BACKGROUND .................... ,***..* ......... ... General es...............................................1 C imate . . 0* . .. . . . . . . . . . * 2. . 2 Land Use ....,2 Land Ownership and Land Reform ................... 2 Agriculture in the Economy .... ................... 3 Irrigation in the A3ricultural Sector . ........... 3 Agricultural Inputs and Services ................. 4 Previous Bank Projects ........................... 4 III. THE PROJECT AREA ................................. 5 General ses .............................. ..0............ se 5 Topography and Soils te* ......................... 5 Floods and Surface Drainage ...................... 5 Population .... ..................................... 6 Land Tenure . . .... ........... . a . . ....... 6 Traditional Agriculture ................... 7 Agriculture Under Sebou I ........................ 7 Processing .................................. 8 Markets ...... ..*..... e. .. e * e e * .......... .....* . 8 Communications and Transport ......8............ 8 Credit * .......................................... 9 Agricultural Support Services .................... 9 This report is based on information supplied by the Moroccan Government, in- cluding studies made by consultants, and on the findings of an appraisal mission consisting of Messrs. J.C. Collins and T. Husain, and Ms. S. Fukuda (IBRD) and Dr. P.O. Wiehe and Messrs. J. Dupont, R. Garabiol, J. Megard and J. Boomkamp (Consultants). Messrs. G. LeMoigne and G. Ludwig (IBRD) assisted the mission during its initial meetings with Moroccan Government officials; Mr. M. Carter (IBRD) attended the mission's final meetings.  TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page No. IV. THE PROJECT ............................... 9 Descr