China
Integrated Modern Agriculture Development

 Description                                                       Country Challenge
 Purpose: Develop sustainable and climate resilient                China has achieved rapid growth in agriculture productivity
 agricultural production systems in selected areas of              by investing in irrigation and land saving technologies
 Gansu, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Liaoning provinces.                    (improved seeds and fertilizers). Average precipitation in
 Expected Results (include):                                       the north, northeast, and northwest parts of the country is
 • Reduction in water use per ton of rice (kg/m3),
                                                                   dropping while increasing in the south and southeast.
   wheat and maize produced in the participating
   regions; land area in hectares with leveled land.               Extreme events and temporal shifts in rain threatens
 • 94,000 hectares of farmland served with improved                critical stages of crop development.
   irrigation and drainage services.
 • 38,500 hectares of leveled land and improved soil               Project Goals
   conditions.                                                     The project supports food security by promoting
 IBRD Financing: US$200 million                                    sustainable and climate resilient agriculture in 33
                                                                   counties/districts. This will be achieved by investing in
                                                                   improvements in irrigation and in practices that address
                                                                   climate risk (e.g., integrated pest management, non-
                                                                   polluting production systems, improved varieties).




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For more information: http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P125496/integrated-modern-agriculture-development-project?lang=en
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