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Agriculture Modernization Project (P158372) 
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equipment; and (iii) office, ICT, and other supporting equipment
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c. Research Institute of Plant Science: Main tasks of the institute include: (i) development of high-yielding and 
heat-resistant varieties of beans and pulses; (ii) production of primary varieties; (iii) testing and development 
of water and resource-saving cultivation technologies; and (iv) research on protecting crops from pests and 
diseases. This institute has two (2) regional research stations and it hosts the National Gene Bank for all seed 
varieties, which requires significant modernization. AMP would invest in the Gene Bank, financing: (i) 
construction of new and rehabilitation/renovation of existing office and laboratory facilities; (ii) storage and 
cooling/freezing equipment; (iii) laboratory and seed treatment specialized equipment and instruments; and 
(iv) office and ICT equipment, including for the establishment of digital gene bank database; and financing 
other fixed assets of this institute, focusing on mung bean seed varieties and financing machinery and 
equipment for seed cleaning, sorting and calibration. 
d. Research Institute of Rice: Main tasks of the institute include: (i) development of high-yielding, heat-and 
flood-resistant varieties of rice and soybeans; (ii) production of primary varieties; (iii) testing and 
development of water and resource-saving cultivation technologies; and (iv) research on protecting crops 
from pests and diseases. AMP would finance: (i) construction of new seed warehouse and 
rehabilitation/renovation of existing office, warehouse, laboratory and other buildings; (ii) laboratories for 
seed testing; (iii) turnkey modernization of the plant for preparation of rice seeds; (iv) machinery and 
equipment for research fields and demo plots; and (v) rehabilitation of the existing irrigation system and 
roads on or for seed production fields. 
e. Research Experimental Station of Corn Selection and Seed Breeding: Main tasks of the institute include: (i) 
development of high-yielding and heat-tolerant varieties of maize; (ii) production of primary varieties; and 
(iii) testing and development of water and resource-saving cultivation technologies. AMP would finance: (i) 
construction of new and renovation of existing training and laboratory buildings; (ii) laboratory for seed 
testing; (iii) machinery and equipment for research fields and demo plots; and (iv) office and ICT equipment. 
f. Research Institute of Grain and Leguminous: Main tasks of the institute include: (i) development of high-
yielding and heat-resistant varieties of wheat and other grains; and (ii) testing and development of water 
and resource-saving cultivation technologies for grain production. AMP would finance: (i) construction of 
new and renovation of existing seed storage and laboratory buildings; (ii) laboratory for agrochemical 
testing; (iii) agricultural machinery and equipment for research fields and demo plots; (iv) seed processing 
and other equipment; and (v) office and ICT equipment. 
g. Research Institute for Cotton Breeding, Seed Production, and Agricultural Technologies: Main tasks of the 
institute include: (i) development of high-yielding, heat and flood-resistant, and high-quality fiber varieties; 
(ii) production of primary varieties; (iii) testing and development of water and resource-saving cultivation 
technologies; (iv) research on protecting cotton from pests and diseases; and (v) research on the use of 
herbicides, defoliants, and stimulants for cotton. In addition to HQ, the institute has twelve (12) regional 
research stations. AMP would finance: (i) construction of new and rehabilitation/renovation of existing 
office, greenhouse, and laboratory buildings; (ii) laboratories for molecular genetics, phytopathological and 
entomological assessment of the degree of risk of breeding material, applied genetics and immunity, and 
preparation of original and pre-elite seeds; and (iii) office and ICT equipment.
h. Agency for Viticulture and Wine Development: Main tasks of the Agency, under MOA, are to support 
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This AMP’s investment will complement the HDP-investment in the amount of US$2.5 million in equipping the institute’s R&D facilities with 
analytical laboratories, greenhouses, and seed storage and cleaning equipment.

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