Benin - The Oueme valley irrigated agricultural development project


Project Summary

Approval Date 19 Oct 1972
Signature Date 24 Apr 1973
Planned Completion Date 31 Dec 1973
Last Disbursement Planned Date 31 Dec 1982
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign Sovereign
Sector Agriculture and Rural Development
DAC Sector Code 31140
Commitment U.A 3,390,369.57
Status Completion

Project General Description

The two loans were used to finance the Ouémé valley development project, which was carried out in two phases. The ADB loan, amounting to UA 310,000, was used in the first phase for the development of the left bank of the Ouémé River, and the ADF loan, amounting to UA 3.5 million, was used to finance the second phase of the project located on the right bank.

Project Objectives

The objective was to develop food production, particularly rice production, in the valley in order to reduce the country's cereal deficit and at the same time increase the income of farmers.

Participating Organization

Implementing
GOUVERNEMENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN MINISTERE DES FINANCES
Funding
African Development Bank
Funding
African Development Fund

Information

IATI identifier 46002-P-BJ-AAC-001
Last Update 25 Mar 2023

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Geographic Location

Country Benin
Coordinates Location Name
6.61667 2.51667 Département de l’Ouémé