Niger - Livestock Project

Document of The World Bank FILE' COPY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Reprt No. P-2474-NIR REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED CREDIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER FOR A LIVESTOCK PROJECT February 28, 1979 This dounet bu a reudulted distbtion sd ty be med by rpients onIy la the perfoence Of theier ocal duties. ls conten my am edils be dlsdo_ wkbtut WoI Bank suthorbstion.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit - CFAF Franc Us$1 CFAF 220 CFAF 1 = US$0.00455 FISCAL YEAR Republic of Niger: October 1 - September 30 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 kilometer (km) = 0.6215 mile 1 squ re kilometer (km ) 0.39 square mile 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.033 feet 1 hectare (ha) = 2.47 acres 1 metric ton (t) - 2,207 lbs 1 kilogram (kg) - 2.207 lbs ABBREVIATIONS APMU Bank Agricultural Projects Management Recruitment Unit BDRN Banque de Developpement de la Republique du Niger CNCA Caisse Nationale de Credit Agricole (National Agricultural Credit Bank) OFEDES Office des Eaux du Sous-Sol lGroundwater Development Agency) PMU Project Management Unit Py Project Year RMWA Regional Mission in West Africa UNCC Union Nigerienne de Cooperation et de Credit (National Cooperative and Credit Organization)  FOR OFFICIAL USE ON. L REPUBLIC OF NIGER LIVESTOCK PROJECT CREDIT AND PROJECT SUMMARY Borrower: Republic of Niger Amount: US$10.5 Million Terms: Standard Project The project comprises a five-year program intended to: Description: (a) raise rural incomes through increased livestock productivity both in the pastoral and cropping zones; (b) obtain pastoralists' participation in efforts to improve management of their animal, water and pasture resources; (c) broaden the field of comp