ALTO MAYO RURAL DEVT

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The objectives of this project -- which would be carried out in the Northeastern Peruvian jungle highlands near the Mayo Valley -- are to improve productivity, income and general living conditions for about 12,800 families, including 200 native Indian families. Principal components of the project would be: (i) provision of extension, credit, irrigation and other agricultural support services; (ii) construction and improvement of about 180 km of rural roads and provision of associated maintenance equipment; (iii) provision of land titles and local mapping; (iv) improvement of health and education infrastructure; and (v) support for project management, studies and technical assistance in various fields, including forestry management, project monitoring and preparation of a national topographic and resource map of Peru using satellite imagery. The International Fund for Agricultural Devlopment (IFAD) would cofinance the credit and project monitoring components.