Rural area development, Rapati Zone : project paper

PROJECT CONSISTS OF 5 COMPONENTS. COMPONENT ONE ENTAILS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED FARMING SYSTEMS. ONE THOUSAND HECTARES OF FRUIT AND NUT ORCHARDS WILL BE ESTABLISHED, AND AT LEAST ANOTHER 1250 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BECOME FULLY IRRIGATED. ALSO, 150,000 FARMERS WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTION IN THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF IMPROVED INPUTS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES. VEGETABLE KITCHEN GARDENS WILL BE ESTABLISHED. BASIC NUTRITION EDUCATION WILL BE CONDUCTED, AND PILOT EFFORTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE ON-FARM PROCESSING AND STORAGE OF FOODSTUFFS. COMPONENT TWO ENTAILS RENEWABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. A COMMUNITY FOREST PROGRAM WILL BE ESTABLISHED, AND A SOIL AD WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED. THE FORESTRY PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF PLANTING OF INCREASED AMOUNTS OF FODDER AND FUELWOOD SPECIES, WHILE THE SOIL AND WATER COMPONENT WILL FOCUS ON MORE THAN 400 HECTARES OF SEVERELY ERODED LAND. COMPONENT THREE ENTAILS EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. APPROXIMATELY 900 PERSONS WILL BE TRAINED IN TECHNOLOGIES AND SKILLS TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY IN LIGHT INDUSTRIES. SCHOOLS WILL ALSO BE UPGRADED, AND TEACHERS WILL BE TRAINED. LASTLY, 8000 STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE STIPENDS FOR SCHOOLING. COMPONENT FOUR ENTAILS RURAL WORKS. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILLION DAYS OF WAGE LABOR WILL BE CREATED IN THE UPGRADING AND ENVIRONMENTAL STABILIZATION OF 200 KILOMETERS OF ROAD. ALSO, LOCALLY PLANNED AND CONSTRUCTED RURAL WORKS PROJECTS WILL BE FINANCED. COMPONENT FIVE ENTAILS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. DISTRICT LEVEL LINE MINISTRY OFFICES WILL BE UPGRADED, AND 5 ADDITIONAL SERVICE CENTERS WILL BE CREATED TO PROVIDE IMPROVED ACCESS TO GOODS AND SERVICES. STORAGE FACILITIES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT EACH DISTRICT CENTER AND MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING CENTERS WILL BE ESTABLISHED.