Monitoring of IFAD Rural Activation Projects

Samoa

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) / United Nations Department of Development Support and Management Services (UNDDSMS)

No. of Man-months: 6

Mar 1994

Nov 1996

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Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator: Team Leader) involved and function performed:

 Principal Consultant

· The Rural Activation Project (RAP) was appraised in September 1992 and the Loan Agreement was signed in January 1993. The estimated cost of the project is US$ 2.8 million, of which the IFAD loan of about US$ 1.89 million will cover 67% of the total project cost and the remaining portion is expected to be financed by the Government of Samoa and other international and bilateral agencies. The United Nations Department of Development Support and Management Services (UNDDSMS) is the cooperating institution responsible for loan administration of this project.

· The major project components are: 1) Agricultural Rehabilitation – adequate provision has been made for rehabilitation of Crop and Horticulture Development Centres, repair extension field centres at Savaii’i and Upolu and associated training centres and staff residences; 2) Village School Rehabilitation - this component will complete reconstruction of five schools in the disadvantaged villages; 3) Pilot Credit – will establish a Pilot Credit Fund to finance small loans. This will be lent at 6% on a refinancing basis to the participating institutions such as DBS, BWS, PCB and SCUL; 4) Monitoring and Evaluation – establishment of an institutional capacity to enable the DT to monitor and evaluate the performance of the project.

· The six Supervision Missions under the funding of UNDDSMS were undertaken during 1994 – 96. The missions focussed on identifying critical issues in the main components of the rural activation projects.

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