ADB Regional Technical Assistance Number and Title
RETA 8163: Implementing the Core Agriculture Support Program, Phase II (CASP2)
Subregion/Country Coverage
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) comprising Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China (PRC, specifically Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province), the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
Executing Agency
Asian Development Bank (ADB) with the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division of the Southeast Asia Department serving as the focal point.
Implementing Agency
Working Group on Agriculture (WGA) National Secretariat Support Units (NSSUs) of the agriculture ministries of the GMS countries—the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Cambodia), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Lao PDR), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (Myanmar), Ministry of Agriculture (People’s Republic of China), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (Thailand), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Viet Nam) are the main implementing agencies.
Implementation Arrangement
The WGA-Secretariat (WGA-S), based in Bangkok, Thailand, is the project implementation unit (PIU), and links the EA and the IA by providing both technical and operational support to the program.
Total RETA Fund by Funding Source
(USD million)
$14,000,000
RETA Financing
(USD million)
| Technical Assistance Special Fund | US$500,000 |
| Swedish International Development Fund | US$7,500,000 |
| Nordic Development Fund | US$5,000,000 |
| Water Finance Partnership Facility | US$1,000,000 |
Date of RETA Approval by ADB
14 September 2012
Closing Date of ADB RETA 8163
14 September 2018
CASP2 Vision and 2 Pillars underpinning CASP2
The GMS being recognized as the leading regional producer of safe food, using climate friendly agriculture (CFA) practices
RETA 8163 supports two pillars: pillar 1 on food safety and trade modernization; and pillar 2 on promotion of CFA.
RETA 8163 Design and Monitoring Framework (as of September 2016)
RETA Impact
A more integrated, climate-friendly agricultural sector in the GMS.
RETA Outcome
Enhanced market access for environmentally-friendly agricultural products, particularly certified products using reduced agrochemicals.
RETA Outputs
- Strengthened regional policy framework and capacity for agri-food quality management.
- Established electronic trade of environment-friendly agri-food production of smallholders.
- Increased adoption of gender-responsive and climate- friendly agriculture.
- Facilitated knowledge management and dissemination.
- Strengthened regional cooperation on agriculture in the GMS.
For further information about CASP Phase II, please contact: Program Manager, CASP2 GMS-EOC, 23 Floor The Offices at Central World 999/9 Rama1 Rd., Phathuwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand