Abstract:
This proposal requests the World Bank, through the FAO and the Governments of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to fund a "Regional Project for the Control of Water Hyacinth, with Particular Reference to manual harvesting and the Introduction of natural enemies for the weed Suppression." The project cost is estimated at US$ 8,350,200 from the donor for equipment and operational expenses, and funds from the three Governments for staff salaries and other overheads for a period of five years. This regional project is a component of a larger regional programme "Lake Victoria Environmental Management Programme"