ID: | 6063 |
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Country: | Sri Lanka |
Title: | Sri Lanka - Matale Regional Economic Advancement Project (MREAP) - July 2008 |
Description: |
Woman picks tea on a plantation in Elkaduwa Matle Area, Sri Lanka. Tea is one of the countries main export crops. The project finances rural income generating activates such as this one. About 65% of the national tea production is produced by the small holders. IFAD assistance is aimed at improving the land productivity and living conditions of small-scale farmers. The Matale Regional Economic Advancement Project (MREAP) aims to: - Increase productivity of poor farmers - Improve the marketability and marketing of farm produce - Increase opportunities for employment and self-employment, especially among women and unemployed youth, in both agricultural and non-farm enterprises. |
Size: | 1.39 MB; 4368 x 2912 pixels; 370 x 247 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1156 x 770 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
Show more details: | G.M.B.Akash |
Copyright: | ©IFAD/G.M.B.Akash |
Categories: | none |
URL: | www.ifad.org |