RURAL DEVT. II

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The Second Rural Development in Cotton Areas Project will follow the First Rural Development Project in Cotton Areas and will be executed by the Societe Togolaise du Coton (SOTOCO). The project aims to expand the production of food crops and cotton grown by smallholder farmers. Financing will be provided for: (a) strengthening SOTOCO's extension and animal traction services; (b) applied research, seed multiplication and seed quality control; (c) supply to farmers of incremental fertilizers, pesticides, and equipment; (d) reconstruction and upgrading of feeder roads; (e) tubewells in villages without dry season potable water; (f) storage capacity, minor infrastructure for cotton ginneries, trucks, stores, workshops, offices, and housing; (g) a project monitoring and evaluation unit; and (h) technical assistance support.