AG.DEV.MACEDONIA III

closed

The project's main objectives are: (a) increasing agricultural and forestry production; (b) increasing capacity utilization of existing processing facilities; (c) improving rural incomes, productivity and employment opportunities, particularly in the individual farm sector; (d) increasing agricultural exports; (e) assisting in the development of alternative energy sources of agricultural production; and (f) contributing to institution building by strengthening the appraisal and supervision capacity of the borrower. The project objectives will be achieved by providing finance for: (a) horticulture and livestock development; (b) cold stores; (c) small-scale irrigation schemes; (d) pilot forestry demonstration schemes; (e) a pilot biogas plant; and (f) a feasibility study for geothermal water development.