SHANDONG AG. DEVT.

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The main objective of the Shandong Agricultural Development Project is to increase rural incomes through agricultural development. The project comprises three components; (i) an expansion and improvement of irrigation covering mainly foodgrains in the Tuhai Basin; subcomponents will also finance pasture development, sheep, cattle, fertilizers, and machinery and equipment; (ii) a significant upgrade of the livestock subsector in the Yi Meng Mountains poverty area through the establishment of breeding and multiplication farms for rabbits, pigs, poultry and geese, and the improvement of veterinary and extension services; and (iii) establishment of mariculture in coastal wastelands through construction of shrimp ponds and growing structures for abalone, scallops and sea cucumber, and the provision of hatcheries, cold stores, feed mills, and vehicles and boats. The project will also provide technical assistance and training for technical and managerial staff.