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29600-013: Tea Development Project
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
Description
The Project aims to increase the income of tea smallholders and private estates on a sustainable basis and to improve the environment at the same time. To fulfill the objectives, the Project will (i) undertake institutional reforms to improve the effectiveness of tea-related institutions and rationalize the cess rebate to benefit the smaller holdings; (ii) provide credit financing for replanting and infilling on smallholdings and private estates, establishment of nurseries, rehabilitation of tea... Read More
| Country |
Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Project Number | 29600-013 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
|
| Financing | Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status | Closed |
| Approval Date | 10 Nov 1998 |
| Closing Date | 10 Apr 2007 |
| Geographical Location | All tea-growing areas covering 13 districts in the southwest region of Sri Lanka: Kandy, Galle, Matara, Ratnapura, Badulla, Nuwara Eliya, Kegalle, Matale, Kalutara, Hambantota, Monaragala, Colombo, and Kurunegala. |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Agriculture and natural resources / Agricultural Production and Markets |
| Safeguard Categories |
Environment: B |
Results Delivered
| National highways and provincial, district, and rural roads built or upgraded (kilometers) | 652 |
| Beneficiaries from road projects (number) | 126,000 |
The results data reported above are limited to ADB's core sectors, as defined under Strategy 2020 and tracked through indicators in the ADB Results Framework. For definitions of results indicators, please see the ADB Results Framework Indicators Definition.
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Responsible ADB Officer
Marzia Mongiorgi-Lorenzo
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Responsible ADB Department
South Asia Department
Responsible ADB Divisions
Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SARD
Executing Agencies
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Mr. W.M. Karunaratne
Ministry of Plantation Industries (MPI)
J. Abeywickrama
PDS Creation Date
14 Feb 2007
Last PDS Update
16 Feb 2007