Rwanda - Second Mutara Agricultural and Livestock Development Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 's Report No.P-2587-RW REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON PROPOSED CREDITS TO THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA FOR A MUTARA AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - PHASE II June 7, 1979 This document ias a restricted distribution sud may be used by recipients only in the performance of their oficial duties. Its contents may not .therwise be dlsclosed wIthout World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Calendar Year 1978 Currency Unit - Franc Rwandais US$1.00 - Rf 91.91 RF 100 - US$1.09 FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31 ABBREVIATIONS CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency ISAR - Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Rwanda (Agricultural Research Institute of Rwanda) OCIR - Office des Cultures Industrielles du Rwanda (Agency for Industrial Crops of Rwanda) OPROVIA - Office National pour le Developpement et la Commerciali- sation des Produits Vivriers et des Productions Animales (National Agency for Development and Marketing of Foodcrops and Animal Products) OVAPAM - Office pour la Valorisation Pastorale et Agricole du Mutara (Agency for Agricultural and Livestock Development of Mutara) UNITS Metric System  i - FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY RWANDA MUTARA AGRICULTUAIA AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - PHASE II CREDIT AND PROJECT SUMMARY Borrower: Republic of Rwanda Amount: US$8.75 million (IDA); and US$1.65 million (EEC Special Action Credit) Terms: Standard IDA (for both Credits) Project Description: The proposed project would be the second phase of a long--term development program for the Mutara region. (i) The major objective of the project is to develop techniques, procedures, and an institutional environ- ment which will-make it possible to (a) preserve produiction potential of the project area, (b) make a rational and more intensive use of available resources, (c) improve farming and ranching techniques, and (d) integrate the project into the local administration. (ii) The project would comprise two major sub-projects, a "Paysannat" sub-project and a Group Ranch sub-project, to develop improved extension service for crops and livestock, improved veterinary and animal production servilces, and technical and social services. The project would utilize fully the infrastructure built and expand the extension and destocking programs started under the first phase project. (iii) An estimated 65,000 people would benefit from the project, from increased cash income and subsistence crop production and also from increased social services. (iv) The project involves very subsantial risks. The most important are: the possibility of a low rate of adop- tion of the mixed farming technical package, the possi- bilil:y of difficulties in implementing the cattle destocking program and the ranch improvement program and the possible lack of adequate management. To obviate these risks the project was designed to strengthen project management while decentralizing implementation and i:nvolving beneficiaries. Developments under the project will be monitored closely through annual and in depth mid-implementation reviews and intensive supervision. This docament ha