Chad - Rural Projects Fund Project

Report No. 1194-CD Appraisal of a FILE COPY Rural Projects Fund Chad October 27, 1976 Regional Projects Department Western Africa Regional Office FOR OFfICIAL USE ONLY Document of the Worid Bank This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = CFA franc (CFAF) US$ 1.00 CFAF 225 CFAF 1,000 US$4.44 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 kilometer (km) 2 0.62 mile 1 square kilometer (km ) 0.39 square mile 1 hectare (ha) = 2.47 acres 1 kilogram (kg) 2.2 pounds 1 metric ton (t) = 2,204 pounds ABBREVIATIONS APMU: Agricultural Projects Management Unit (IDA) BDT: Banque de Developpement du Tchad COTONTCHAD: Societe Cotonniere du Tchad CMPA: Centre de modernization des Productions Animales CSPC: Caisse de Stabilisation du Prix du Coton FAC: Fonds d'Aide et de Cooperation FDAR: Fonds de Developpement et d'Action Rurale FED: Fonds Europeen de Developpement FMU: Fund Management Unit GR: Direction du Genie Rural ONDR: Office National du Developpement Rural PIC: Perimetres Irrigues du Chari (ONDR) PWb: Public Works Department Direction des Travaux Publiques RPF: Rural Projects Fund Fonds de Projets Ruraux SERARHY: Service des Amenagements Ruraux d'Hydraulique Rural Water Supply Agency WFP: World Food Program FISCAL YEAR Government: January 1 - December 31 Project: October 1 - September 30  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY CHAD RURAL PROJECTS FUND Table of Contents Page No. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS .................................. -v I. INTRODUCTION ............................................. 1 II. BACKGROUND ........................ ....................... 1 A. General .............................................. 1 B. The Rural Sector ..................................... 2 C. Institutions ......................................... 3 D. Rural Sector Strategy ................................ 4 III. THE PROJECT .............................................. 6 A. Summary Description .................................. 6 B. Detailed Features .................................... 7 Small-Scale Irrigation .......................... 7 Warehouses ...................................... 8 Pastoral Wells: Batha Prefecture .... ........... 8 Village Water Supplies .......................... 9 Feeder Road Improvement ......................... 9 Animal-Feed Production and Marketing of Poultry Products ..................................... 10 Bottomland Development .......................... 10 Consultant Services ............................. C. Organization and Management .......................... IV. COST ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS .............. .. 13 A. Project Costs .13 B. Proposed Financing .15 C. Procurement .16 D. Disbursement .16 E. Accounts and Audit .17 V. PRODUCTION, MARKETS AND PRICES, AND FINANCIAL RESULTS 18 A. Yields and Outputs .18 B. Markets and Prices .19 C. Farmer Benefits .19 D. Financial Implications for Government .20 VI. BENEFITS AND JUSTIFICATION ............................... 21 Risks .................................................... 22 VII. RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................... 23 This document has a restrict