The Third Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development (ARDP) Project will assist the Government's efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in food production and to increase foreign exchange earnings. Specifically, the project will include: (a) rehabilitation and development of rice mills, and transport and storage facilities in the major producing provinces of Vientiane, Savannakhet and Champassak; (b) construction of a coffee mill in Champassak province and development of appropriate transport and storage facilities; (c) rehabilitation and development of three provincial workshops for improved maintenance of vehicles, agricultural implements and heavy equipment; (d) development of pilot agricultural extension services in Savannakhet and Champassak, including provision of agricultural inputs for 2,400 cooperative farmers; (e) technical assistance for project planning, execution, and training; and (f) study to prepare a program of hydro development and rural electrification in the southern provinces of Laos.
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Document Date
1980/04/30
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Document Type
Memorandum & Recommendation of the President
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Report Number
P2704
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2010/06/24
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Laos - The Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Project
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Keywords
Agricultural implements; Agricultural inputs; Area development; Coffee; Cooperatives; Food crops; Grain mills; Heavy equipment; Processing; Rural electrification; Storage structures
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Laos - The Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Project (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/752121468045545892/Laos-The-Agricultural-Rehabilitation-and-Development-Project