Madagascar - The additional construction works of the Lower Mangoky Irrigation Area Rehabilitaion Project (Supplementary Loan)

The Lower Mangoky Irrigation Area Rehabilitation Project (PRPBM) was approved by the Bank on 20 October 1999, and became effective on 28 September 2000. Its completion is scheduled for December 31, 2008. The resources of the supplementary loan will used mainly for the construction of the new water supply structure. The main justification for the supplementary loan lies in the need to sustain the investments already made by the country in the Lower Mangoky Irrigation Area, with the support of ADF, and to thus secure the current output of 35,000 tonnes, which will reach 60,000 tonnes of paddy rice at full development of the project (an additional output of 43,000 tonnes compared to the pre-project situation) for an estimated population of 28,000 inhabitants. The reconstruction of this new water supply structure will help to sustain the abovementioned gains. It will also enable the country to undertake further extensions of the irrigation area, which if developed will contribute to strengthening food security in Madagascar. Activities financed from the supplementary loan will be spread over 3 years.