AGRICULTURAL CREDIT

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The Second Agricultural Credit Project for Senegal includes the provision of: (a) medium-term credit to farmers through National Development Bank of Senegal (BNDS) for animal drawn implements carts and draft animals; (b) transportation, office and demonstration equipment for the societe de Developement et de Vulgarisation Agricole (SODEVA), and equipment for the Institut de Recherches Agronomiques Tropicales et des Cultures Vivrieres (IRAT) to continue rhizobium research; (c) buildings and teaching equipment for SODEVA's training center for extension agents; (d) technical assistance to the Office National de Cooperation et d'Assistancepour le Developement (ONCAD) and to SODEVA; and (e) studies to provide information on seed storage, on fertilizer response at the field level, and on the possibilities to expand an ongoing groundnut intensification scheme in Sine-Saloum.