FELCRA III (AGRIC)

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The Third Felcra Land Development Project will strengthen the Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (FELCRA) as a development institution and will support its efforts to disengage from the management of various mature operations in favor of private beneficiary institutions. It will: (a) rehabilitate planting of 48,000 ha of idle agricultural land through planting of tree crops under group farming arrangements, and will maintain a further 120,000 ha of tree crops during crop immaturity; (b) provide agricultural schemes and other infrastructure; (c) introduce a system of reduced frequency tapping to lower rubber tapping costs and labor requirements; (d) strengthen FELCRA through the creation of new plantation and finance divisions and the introduction of improved accounting and financial management systems; (e) assist FELCRA in privatizing the management of its palm oil mills and of agricultural schemes which have repaid their land development loans; (f) expand training programs for farmers and staff; and (g) provide studies and management support services.