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RETA: REG 40692-01

•	Project Impact
•	Project Outcome
•	Project Outputs
•	Procurement
•	Project Processing Stage
•	Status of Consulting Services
•	Project Officer

Project Name
13th Agriculture and Natural Resources Research at International Research Centers

Executing Agency
International Rice Research Institute
International Food Policy Research Institute(IFPR)

TA Amount (US$ '000)
3,000.00

Activity Type
Others

Date of First Listing
15 July 2008

Project Impact

Improved and sustainable rice supply and agricultural policies in the region

Project Outcome

Improved farmers' capacity to reduce pre- and post-harvest losses and enhanced knowledge based and capacity of agricultural policies in the region

Project Outputs

Component 1 Subcomponent 1.1: New field resistance screening method and germplasm with durable field resistance to planthoppers and virus diseases identified. Strategies to manage virus spread in rice fields developed and implemented in pilot sites. Ecologically based management of outbreak pests developed and key sustainability indicators of pest breakouts monitored. Management practices integrating durable resistance and ecological methods evaluated and disseminated. NARES partners' research and extension capacities enhanced Subcomponent 1.2: Appropriate technologies and improved management options identified and piloted. Country-specific agricultural extension methodologies identified. Business models developed and verified on a pilot basis. National outreach programs include postharvest technologies and management options. Multistakeholder platforms established

Consulting Services

To be determined.

Project Processing Stage

Board Circulation: Sep 2008.

Recruitment of Consultants

To be determined.

Project Officer

Tun Lin (632-6648)

Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Div, EARD

tunlin@adb.org