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Project for the Capitalization of Small Farmers in the Tropisec Area of the Segovias – Region I (TROPISEC)

The project helped about 7,000 poor rural households recover from the economic and environmental effects of civil strife in the dry tropical area of Las Segovias.

Participating families received credit, technical assistance, training and investments for water conservation and natural resources management.

Specifically, the project promoted specific arid area technologies in irrigation and in storage, use and management of water. It also supported farmers development funds, to develop sustainable rural financial services.

Source: IFAD


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Contact information

Ladislao Rubio
Country programme manager
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
Rome, Italy
Work: +39 0654592575
Fax: +39 0654593575
l.rubio@ifad.org

Facts and figures

Total cost: US$22.2 million
Approved IFAD loan: US$11.4 million
Duration: 1995 - 2002
Directly benefiting: 9,950 households
Cofinancing:

  • Central-American Bank for Econ.Integration (BCIE) (US$0.0 million)
  • European Union (US$7.5 million)
  • World Food Programme (US$2.5 million)
Status: Closed