RURAL DEVELOPMENT FU
Sector: Road • Location: Burkina Faso
Source: World Bank Group
The Second Rural Development Fund Project for Upper Volta will be carried out over five years (1975-76 through 1979-80) and will provide a line of credit to the Rural Development Fund (Fonds de Development Rural, FDR) for investment in small-scale rural projects, the main purpose of which will be to increase crop production and improve village water supplies. Program activities have been tentative
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Road, Water Supply and Storage, Fertilizers, Raw Materials, Government
- Location
- Burkina Faso
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | The Second Rural Development Fund Project for Upper Volta will be carried out over five years (1975-76 through 1979-80) and will provide a line of credit to the Rural Development Fund (Fonds de Development Rural, FDR) for investment in small-scale rural projects, the main purpose of which will be to increase crop production and improve village water supplies. Program activities have been tentatively determined and would include: bottomland development (2,700 ha); erosion control works (9,200 ha); small-scale irrigation and improved bottomland development (500 ha); construction of 520 wells, 180 tubewells, 400 village warehouses and 20 village centers; provision of medium-term credit for agricultural equipment, US$0.5 million equivalent; and provision for unidentified projects. In addition, studies for economic development of areas freed from onchocerciasis will also be financed under the project. |
Original sector | Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry |
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Country | Burkina Faso |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Road, Water Supply and Storage, Fertilizers, Raw Materials, Government |
Article published date | 2025-12-17 |
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