SEMRY RICE

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The project would consist of the following: (a) reinforcement of the 49 km Logone dike and improvement of a parallel road; (b) construction of four pumping stations; (c) rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage networks to serve 1,300 ha; (d) construction of new irrigation and drainage networks to serve 3,000 ha; (e) on-farm development works on 3,000 ha; and (f) construction of a rice mill with an annual capacity of 10,000 tons of paddy and storage for 7,800 tons. The project would also finance the purchase of farm machinery and expansion of the management and extension services offered by SEMRY. A consulting firm would be engaged to assist in the design, construction, and supervision of civil works and on-farm development works.