IRRIGATION V (NISIP

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The National Irrigation Systems Improvement Project will finance the first phase of the National Irrigation Systems Improvement Program which is directed to the rehabilitation of small-scale irrigation schemes throughout the country. The project will include: (a) irrigation development, including the rehabilitation of 27,600 ha of national irrigation systems in Northern Luzon and the Eastern Visayas, and the construction of new irrigation facilities on 21,800 ha of currently rainfed land in the same areas; (b) a schistosomiasis control program on the island of Leyte; (c) a pilot land consolidation subproject of up to 500 ha in Ilocos to determine the feasibility of introducing a degree of consolidation in an area of highly fragmented small farms; and (d) a study to determine the optimum density of on-farm water distribution facilities for small farm holdings.