INTEGRATED SWAMPS

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The main objective of the Integrated Swamps Development Project is to alleviate poverty in selected swamp schemes through further development of their agricultural potential. It will also assist the Government of Indonesia (GOI) in its management of part of the coastal zones and help ensure sound environmental practices in swamp development. The project will be implemented over a six year period (1994-2000) in twenty existing swamp settlement schemes, covering a potential net cultivable area of about 55,000 ha, in Jambi, Riau and West Kalimantan Provinces which are among the poorest provinces in Indonesia. It will include the following main components: (a) rehabilitation of existing and construction of new water control structures, and support for better water management practices; (b) promotion of food crop production through support for research and extension with associated provision of seeds, pest control and seasonal inputs; (c) development of tree crops, including land titling and certification, in an area of about 12,500 ha; improvement of rural infrastructure through rehabilitation of existing or construction of new roads, bridges and jetties, and provision of potable water; and (e) improvement of coastal zones land use management, including the preparation of an Environmental Profile in West Kalimantan and support for the development of the Berbak National Park Buffer Zone in Jambi. Training and technical assistance will be provided to assist GOI agencies with the implementation of the project.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management,Transportation

World Bank Group

Project

Road, Water Supply and Storage, Fertilizers, Waste Processing and Treatment, Raw Materials, Government