Niger - Second Maradi Rural Development Project

Document of The World Bank FILE COPY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 2817-NIR NIGER SECOND MARADI RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT May 1, 1980 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 authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit: CFA franc (CFAF) US$ 1.00 CFAF 210 CFAF 1,000 US$ 4.76 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 kilogram (kg): 2.20 pounds 1 metric ton: 0.98 long tons 1 hectare (ha): 2.47 acres 1 kilometer (km): 0.62 miles ABBREVIATIONS ACOPAM Appui Cooperatif aux Projets d'Aide Alimentaire Sahelienne ALC Associations Locales de Cooperatives APMU Bank Agricultural Projects Management Recruitment Unit CCCE Caisse Centrale de Cooperation Economique CEG College d'Enseignement General CFJA Centre de Formation des Jeunes Agriculteurs CFDT Compagnie Francaise pour le Developpement des Fibres Textiles CNCA Caisse Nationale de Credit Agricole CPR Centre de Promotion Rurale COTEDEP Comite Technique Departemental GMV Groupement Mutualiste Villageois ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics IFAD-FIDA International Fund for Agricultural Development IITA International Institute for Tropical Agriculture INRAN Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger NIGELEC Societe Nigerienne d'Electricite ONAHA Office National des Amenagements Hydro-Agricoles OPVN Office des Produits Vivriers du Niger PM,U Project Management Unit SCET-Int'l Societe Centrale pour l'Equipement du Territoire - Internationale SeICONIGER Societe Industrielle et Commerciale du Niger SONARA Societe Nigerienne d'Arachide SONIPRIM Societe Nigerienne de Commercialisation des Primeurs SONITEXTIL Societe Nouvelle Nigerienne des Textiles UNCC Union Nigerienne de Credit et de Cooperation FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY NIGER SECOND MARADI RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT Table of Contents Page No. I. BACKGROUND..*.....*.* ............. ...... 1 A. Project Background ............................. 1 B. The Rural Sector ............................... 1 C. Sector Strategy and Issues..................... es. 4 II. THE PROJECT AREA ........................................... . 6 A. Physical Features .......................... .. .. 6 B. Socio-Economic Features..*................... 7 C. Institutions and Infrastructure................ 8 D. Land Use and Farm Income.....o................. il III. THE FIRST MURADI RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (Cr. 608-NIR) ........................... 14 A. Objectives and Design.* ...... ses ................. 14 B. Experience of the Firet Tvo Years.............. 16 C. Special Action Credit (EEC) ..................... 18 IV. TEB ROECT.......................... 19 A. Objectives and Su