Haiti - Rural Development Project

Report No. 1281a-HA FILE COPY Appraisal of Rural Development Project in the Northern Department Haiti RETURN TO December 13, 1976 REPORTS DESK Regional Projects Department WITHIN Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office ONE WEEK FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Document of the World Bank This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their officiai duties. its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS US$1 = Gourdes (G) 5.00 Gourde XG). = US$0.20 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric System 1 meter (m) = 39.37 inches 1 kilometer (km) - 0.62 miles 1 hectare (ha) = 2.47 acres = 0.78 carreaux 1 square kilometer (km2) = 0.386 square miles 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.205 pounds 1 ton (t) = 2,205 pounds 1 liter (1) = 0.264 gallons ABBREVIATIONS BNRH - Banque Nationale de la Republique de Haiti BCA - Bureau de Credit Agricole COALEP - Cooperative pour l'Alimentation en Eau de la Population Rurale CONADEP - Conseil National de Developpement et de Planification CRUDEM - Centre Rural de Developpement de Milot DARNDR - Department de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Naturelles et du Developpement Rural FAC - Fonds d'Aide et de Cooperation de la Republique Francaise FAO - Food