AG.REHAB.III

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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.