Climate-Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project (TA - Regional)

Details

Project	48409-001
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Type	TA
Sector	Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development
Country	Regional
Start	2015
End	2018
Status	Closed
Last Edited	05 Jul 2021

Funding

US$('000) 2,500

Confinancing Source: Asian Clean Energy Fund (US$1.5M), Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia (US$1.0M)

Project Description

The proposed Climate-friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project (the project) will invest in pro-poor and inclusive agricultural value chains in three countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia), the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Myanmar). The project will enhance rural household incomes and agricultural competitiveness by (i) providing improved critical production and post-harvest infrastructure, (ii) reducing energy costs by promoting bio-energy use and sustainable biomass management, and (iii) offering targeted agribusiness support services for selected value chains.

Progress (as of March 2021)

Project closed

Contacts

Contact 1
Contact Name	Ancha, Srinivasan
Organization	Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Email	asrinivasan@adb.org
Contact 2
Contact Name	-
Organization	-
Email	-

News and Multimedia

https://greatermekong.org/investing-climate-smart-agriculture-value-chains-greater-mekong-subregion

Farmers dry cassava on an open field. The Climate-Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project will improve the productivity, efficiency, and climate-resilience of agriculture value chains of farmers along the Greater Mekong Subregion economic corridors.
Source: https://greatermekong.org/investing-climate-smart-agriculture-value-chains-greater-mekong-subregion

https://greatermekong.org/green-climate-fund-support-agribusiness-value-chains-project-cambodia

The climate-friendly agribusiness value chains project will enhance the resilience and productivity of target crops, make production and post-harvest infrastructure climate-resilient, and promote the use of solar and bioenergy.
Source: https://greatermekong.org/green-climate-fund-support-agribusiness-value-chains-project-cambodia

Increased productivity and rural household income in the project areas in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar.
Improved and climate resilient critical agribusiness value chain infrastructure will include rehabilitating and modernizing critical infrastructure (e.g. farm roads, water storage and small scale irrigation systems, drying, storage, milling and packaging facilities).
Expanded bio-energy use and sustainable biomass management will include installation of agricultural waste to energy infrastructure (hard and soft) such as bio-digesters, bio-fertilizer facilities, and improved cook stoves for effective biomass management. These activities will increase value chain price competitiveness by lowering production costs.
Strengthened agribusiness policy and capacity support services will include enabling agribusiness policy/regulatory development focusing on selected value chains, provision of information on climate-friendly agriculture and resource efficient practices, harmonization of standards, and capacity building for productivity and quality improvement and reduction of post-harvest losses, marketing, potential public-private partnerships, and financing options.