Eastern Lowlands Project

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The Eastern Lowlands Natural Resource Management and Agricultural Production Project has 6 major objectives : 1) assist in the long term development of the eastern Lowlands through a regional land use plan which will encompass the results of agroecological zoning and mapping, soil and subsector studies; 2) increase over a five year period the production of profitable agricultural commodities; 3) develop technology and credit mechanisms to increase agriculture productivity and raise family incomes of small subsistence farmers; 4) improve existing rural road and storage infrastructure; 5) introduce public land pricing policies and so limit land speculation; and 6) support the Ayoreos indigenous group in their efforts to demarcate tribal lands and improve their living conditions. The project will consist of the following components : a) natural resources planning and management; b) agricultural production and marketing credit; c) research; d) agricultural extension; e) rural road improvement and maintenance; f) development of indigenous peoples and demarcation of their lands; and g) administrative support.