China - Gansu Provincial Development Project : the Agriculture Component

D -- m n 0 The World Bank FOR OMFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 6443-CHA STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT CHINA GANSU PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THE AGRICULTURE COMPONENT April 15, 1987 Projects Department East Asia ai - cific Regional Office 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 authorizatiots.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit - Yuan (Y) US$1.00 - Y 3.7 Y 1.00 - US$0.27 FISCAL YEAR January 1 to December 3 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 meter (m) - 3.28 feet (ft) 1 kilometer (km) - 0.62 miles 1 hectare (ha) - 2.47 acres 1 mu - 0.067 ha i ton (t) - 1000 kg - 2,205 pounds 1 kg - 2.2 pounds PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED ABC - Agricultural Bank of China cms - cubic meters per second CNTIC - China National Technical Import Corporation DPPIO - Dingxi Prefecture Project Implementing Office GDI - Gansu Design Institute GPIO - Gansu Project Implementation Office GWRB - Gansu Water Resources Bureau ICB - International Competitive Bidding IS - International Shopping kW - kilowatt LCB - Local Competitive Bidding LS - Local Shopping mcm - million cubic meters SOE - Statement of Expense  FOR OFFIL USE ONLY CHINA GANSU PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THE AGRICUL17URE COMPONENT Table of Contents Page No. The Agricultural Sector.. ............. .............* 1 Agriculture in .. .. . 2 Sectoral Objectives and Bank Operationsr................s 4 Project Rationale and Formulation.......o.....o.......... 5 II. THE PROJECT AREAS.......o........... . 5 Sols andUeanco ation ................~.............. 6 Coenuication and. ..........00*ooo.0ooo,00**...... 6 Soils, Land Use and Population***9******ooo* 6 Commnicatio ns and Power .....................*.................... .. 6 upportHe ..................... ................................... 6 III. THE PR0JECT*.**,**.*.* ........ *XX****X*