During the economic crisis in 1997 which brought a significant effect to the economy of the government, stringent measures were undertaken on the use of the budget resulting to the discontinuance of the various projects.
The Government therefore has made a resolution that budget has to be sought from the foreign countries to continue the implementations of the projects. The Cabinet Ministers has issued a resolution on 6 July 1999, base on the Commitment on Policy Matrix, regarding loaned projects to re-structure the agricultural sector ASPL:ADB/OECF related to the building the competitive capacity for export.