RURAL DEVT - PARAIBA

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The Paraiba Rural Development Project will consist of: agricultural production services including rural extension and training, research and farm trials, marketing and storage, and a land tenure service; non-farm production services, including extension and technical assistance, research and demonstration, access to credit services, and training; credit, including investment and seasonal credit to improve and expand agricultural production by 7,400 small farmers, and credit for investment and working capital to expand or establish 580 small-scale non-farm enterprises; infrastructure,including upgrading, improvement and maintenance of feeder roads, nutrition support, improved health services, simple water supply schemes, improved quality of and access to primary education and training; and project administration, including project management, monitoring, and evaluation.