Chad - Sahelian Zone Project

Report No. 1585b-CD Appraisal of a Sahelian Zone Project Chad August 4, 1977 Agriculture Projects Department West 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 ot their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without Worid Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = CFA franc (CFAF) US$1.00 = CFAF 245 CFAF 1,000 = US$4.08 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 = 2,204 pounds ABBREVIATIONS ASECNA Air Safety Board BDT Chadian Development Bank CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CWANC Committee of War Against Natural Calamities EDF European Development Fund FAC Fonds d'Aide et de Cooperation OFAA Office of Foreign Aid Accounting ONDR National Rural Development Board SERARHY Rural Water Supply Agency SZP Sahelian Zone Project UNDP United Nations Development Program FISCAL YEAR Government January 1 - December 31 Project October 1 - September 30  FOR OFFICIAL dSE ONLY CHAD SAHELIAN ZONE PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ........................ .... .............. . i - iv I. INTRODUCTION ........................ ........... %................ II. BACKGROUND *r......................................... A. General ...... ........... B. The Rural Sector 2..*.................... . 2 The Drought Relief Project 3................... 3 C. Sector Strategy 4.. . . .. .... 4 III. THE PROJECT ........... .... . .. .. ... . ....5 A. Objectives and Summary Description. 5 B. Subproject Features ....... . ........ ...... o 6 Increased development of crop farming . . 6 Sustained and improved animal health services 7 Maintenance of pastoral water supplies 8 Expanded forestry activities . 9 Increased capacity to deliver services .10 C. Organization and Management . 10 Reporting and Monitoring ...... .......... il IV. COST ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS ..... . 12 A. Project Costs ....... 12 B. Proposed Financing ..... ...... ....... 12 C. Procurement- ........................ 15 D. Disbursement .............. 15 E. Accounts and Audit . . 16 F. Financial Implications for Government .16 V. BENEFITS AND JUSTIFICATION . ................ 17 Risks ..... . . .. .. . . . . ... . . . . ..... 18 VI. RECOMMENDATIONS ....... o. ......... 19 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 disclooed without WorId Bank authorization.  ANNEXES Ran eail and Agricultural Pro&~ciqn Table 1 The Rainfall Dinic- li 1976 Table 2 The Cereals' De:c-it