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31351-014: Smallholder Development Project (Additional Financing)
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
Description
The agriculture and forestry sectors remain Lao PDR's primary source of livelihood and play a key role in reducing national poverty. The Smallholder Development Project (current project) has therefore been promoting sustainable commercial smallholder agriculture and associated agribusiness through strengthening extension services, enhancing access to information and markets, capacity building, and increasing investments in agribusiness. The proposed additional financing, which will consolidate a... Read More
| Country |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
|---|---|
| Project Number | 31351-014 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
Loan |
| Financing | Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status | Approved |
| Approval Number |
Loan No. 2809 |
| Approval Date | 22 Nov 2011 |
| ADB Financing ($ thousand) | 5,000 |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Agriculture and natural resources / Agricultural Production and Markets |
| Thematic Classification | Economic growth |
| Gender Mainstreaming Categories | Effective gender mainstreaming |
| Safeguard Categories |
Environment: B Resettlement: C Indigenous People: C |
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Responsible ADB Officer
Phoxay Xayyavong
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Responsible ADB Department
Southeast Asia Department
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Lao Resident Mission
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry-Irrigation Dep
Last PDS Update
25 Apr 2013