Myanmar : Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project
The sector project will increase agricultural value added by improving irrigation and strengthening agricultural value chains in three regions of Myanmar's central dry zone (CDZ). It will support the development of district-wide agricultural value chains and the modernization of irrigation systems in Magway district of the Magway region, Shwebo district of the Sagaing region, and Meiktila and Yamethin districts in the Mandalay region during a 7-year implementation period. The irrigation system rehabilitation and modernization component will cover about 20,000 hectares (ha) and benefit about 24,000 households. Parallel to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) project, cofinancing from the Agence Fran
aise de D
veloppement (AFD) will strengthen local, regional, and national capacity for integrated water resources management (IWRM).
Project Details
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Project Officer
Takaku-Bessho, Ryutaro
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Myanmar -
Modality
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Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
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Project Name | Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project | ||||||||||||||||
Project Number | 47152-002 | ||||||||||||||||
Country / Economy | Myanmar |
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Project Status | Active | ||||||||||||||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Loan Technical Assistance |
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Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Partnerships |
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Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural drainage - Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development - Agro-industry, marketing, and trade - Irrigation - Rural flood protection |
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Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||||||||||
Description | The sector project will increase agricultural value added by improving irrigation and strengthening agricultural value chains in three regions of Myanmar's central dry zone (CDZ). It will support the development of district-wide agricultural value chains and the modernization of irrigation systems in Magway district of the Magway region, Shwebo district of the Sagaing region, and Meiktila and Yamethin districts in the Mandalay region during a 7-year implementation period. The irrigation system rehabilitation and modernization component will cover about 20,000 hectares (ha) and benefit about 24,000 households. Parallel to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) project, cofinancing from the Agence Fran aise de D veloppement (AFD) will strengthen local, regional, and national capacity for integrated water resources management (IWRM). |
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Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The Central Dry Zone (CDZ) region, straddling large parts of Mandalay, Magway and lower Sagaing divisions, is one of the most food insecure, water-stressed, climate sensitive and natural resource poor regions in Myanmar. The CDZ region has the second highest population density in Myanmar but remains one of the least developed. Access and availability of water resources are key determinants of rural poverty with livelihoods largely dependent on the southwest monsoon. Principal crops in the CDZ consist of oil seeds and legumes, chillies, and vegetables grown as rainfed, upland crops during the wet season. Rice cultivation depends on irrigation, even during the monsoon season. Seasonal water shortages caused by low and erratic annual rainfall patterns and sandy and fragile soils that are at high risk of water and wind erosion limit paddy rice cultivation, render rainfed agriculture a high risk endeavor, and contribute to low agricultural production. Under such uncertain climatic and rainfall conditions, the provision of functional canal irrigation systems is critical to safeguarding crops. Stimulating and developing agricultural value chains will help ensure balanced, integrated rural development and income growth for farmers in the CDZ. Improvements in the value chains through research and development and extension delivery of improved cropping systems that increase the production of pulses, oilseeds, and other non-rice crops are necessary to raise both on-farm and off-farm agricultural productivity. A predictable water supply is key but only a part of the solution. Along with improving access to irrigation, a broader focus on integrated value chain development will help enhance the production base and ensure that farmers have more access to production credit and quality seeds and other farm inputs at reasonable prices. | ||||||||||||||||
Impact | Food security for domestic consumption and higher nutritional value by all citizens attained Socioeconomic status of rural people through increased agricultural productivity enhanced Food security for domestic consumption and higher nutritional value by all citizens attained Socioeconomic status of rural people through increased agricultural productivity enhanced Quality and standard of agricultural products to compete in international markets improved |
Project Outcome | |
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Description of Outcome | Income increased income and poverty reduced for rural populations in the project areas. |
Progress Toward Outcome | Output indicators to be achieved |
Implementation Progress | |
Description of Project Outputs | Effective agricultural value chains in oilseeds, pulses, and horticultural crops developed Reliability of agricultural water supplies improved and irrigated area increased in subproject areas |
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | To be achieved To be achieved To be achieved To be achieved To be achieved To be achieved To be achieved To be achieved To be achieved |
Geographical Location | Magway District, Magway Region, Mandalay Region, Meiktila District, Sagaing Region, Shwebo District, Yamethin District |
Safeguard Categories | |
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Environment | B |
Involuntary Resettlement | B |
Indigenous Peoples | B |
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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Environmental Aspects | Environment impacts will not be significant since the project will only involve rehabilitation, tertiary and on-farm irrigation system development. Indigenous peoples concerns will be confirmed and addressed. The project team will conduct due diligence and prepare safeguard requirements compliant with ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). |
Involuntary Resettlement | There is a probability of land acquisition in irrigation infrastructure rehabilitation and development (including tertiary canals, land consolidation, rural roads and agricultural processing facilities, if any) in subprojects. The project team will identify the impacts of resettlement on civil works and prepare resettlement plan during implementation. |
Indigenous Peoples | The project team will identify whether indigenous people will be affected or not in each subproject during implementation. |
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
During Project Design | During implementation of the PPTA, consultation with the beneficiaries on the project design in participatory manner will be condulcted. |
During Project Implementation | Consultation with the beneficiaries in participatory manner will be conducted during implementation. |
Business Opportunities | |
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Consulting Services | All consulting services required for capacity development and project management support will be engaged in accordance with ADB''s Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2015, as amended from time to time). The consultant was recruited through a firm selected using QCBS method at a ratio of 80:20 based on full technical proposals. A total of 94.0 person-months (pm) of consulting services (consisting of 24.0 pm of international and 70.0 pm of national input) will be required for project preparation. The consulting services will be recruited from a firm selected using QCBS method at a ratio of 80:20 based on a full technical proposal. The consultants was recruited in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). Following termination of the project management unit (PMU) firm, a new PMU consisting of individual consultants is now in place. The Irrigation System Management Unit construction supervision firm was mobilized in March 2020. |
Procurement | All procurement to be financed under the loan will be carried out in accordance with ADB's' Procurement Guidelines (2013, as amended from time to time). Very few qualified local consultants and private contractors presently exist in Myanmar to design and implement irrigation facilities as MOALI and other government agencies traditionally construct civil works using force account procedures based on standard designs and technical specifications. The contract for rehabilitation of Chaung Magyi Irrigation System, signed in August 2019 is ongoing. Packages for accounting software, environmental baseline survey, computers, vehicles, office equipment, and office furniture have been awarded. |
Responsible ADB Officer | Takaku-Bessho, Ryutaro |
Responsible ADB Department | Sectors Group |
Responsible ADB Division | Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office (SG-AFNR) |
Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation |
Timetable | |
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Concept Clearance | 16 Dec 2013 |
Fact Finding | 07 Dec 2015 to 11 Dec 2015 |
MRM | 21 Jul 2016 |
Approval | 28 Nov 2016 |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 30 Sep 2020 |
Loan 3477-MYA
Milestones | |||||
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
28 Nov 2016 | 22 Mar 2017 | 21 Jun 2017 | 30 Jun 2024 | - | - |
Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
Project Cost | 78.44 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
ADB | 75.00 | 23 Jan 2024 | 7.20 | 0.00 | 10% |
Counterpart | 3.44 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
Cofinancing | 0.00 | 23 Jan 2024 | 2.19 | 0.00 | 3% |
Status of Covenants | ||||||
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Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
Rating | - | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
TA 9248-MYA
Milestones | |||||
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
28 Nov 2016 | 07 Apr 2017 | 07 Apr 2017 | 31 Mar 2022 | - | - |
Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
0.00 | 4,790,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4,790,000.00 | 23 Jan 2024 | 3,483,363.63 |
Status of Covenants | ||||||
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Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
Rating | - | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Jun 2018 |
Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Project Data Sheet (Myanmar Language Translation) | Translated PDS | Mar 2017 |
Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Project Data Sheet (Myanmar Language Translation) | Translated PDS | Mar 2017 |
Loan Agreement (Special Operations) for Loan 3477-MYA: Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project | Loan Agreement (Special Operations) | Mar 2017 |
Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Gender Action Plan | Gender Action Plans | Nov 2016 |
Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Report and Recommendation of the President | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Nov 2016 |
Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Project Administration Manual | Project/Program Administration Manual | Oct 2016 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.
Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Environmental Monitoring Report (February-June 2020) | Environmental Monitoring Reports | Jul 2020 |
Irrigated Agricultural Inclusive Development Project: Social Monitoring Report (January-June 2020) | Social Monitoring Reports | Jun 2020 |
Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Chaung Magyi Irrigation System Resettlement Plan | Resettlement Plans | Feb 2019 |
Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Resettlement and Ethnic Group Framework | Combined Resettlement Framework and Indigenous Peoples Planning Frameworks | Jul 2016 |
Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Environmental Assessment and Review Framework | Environmental Assessment and Review Framework | Jul 2016 |
Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Initial Environmental Examination | Initial Environmental Examination | Dec 2015 |
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
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ADB to Help Improve Irrigation, Agriculture Production in Myanmar
ADB has approved a $75 million loan to help strengthen Myanmar’s agriculture production and value chain development by improving and modernizing irrigation systems in three regions of the country’s central dry zone (CDZ).
Tenders
Contracts Awarded
Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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INTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST 2 - RUBEN SALGADO | Loan 3477 | 14 Jan 2021 | RUBEN SALGADO | 14 AGUSAN ST. NPC VILLAGE, TANDANG SORA QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES | Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation | 121,000.00 | 121,000.00 |
IRRIGATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT UNIT (ISMU2) KOREA RURAL COMMUNITY CORPORATION | Loan 3477 | 27 Feb 2020 | KOREA RURAL COMMUNITY CORPORATION (KRC) | NO. 3075, TAUNGGYI ST., OTTARA THIRI TOWNSHIP, NAY PYI TAW, MYANMAR REP.UNION OF MYANMAR | Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation | 2,865,193.36 | 2,865,193.36 |
Rehabilitation of Chaung Magyi Irrigation System | Loan 3477 | 28 Aug 2019 | Zhongmei Engineering Group Ltd | No. 1177, Jiulong AV, Hong Gutan New District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi, PRC CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation | 3,528,202.86 | 3,508,350.95 |
INTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST (PACKAGE 42) | Loan 3477 | 26 Apr 2019 | JESSIE B. ARNUCO | 3618 CAELIAN HILLS DRIVE, ITALIA-500, BF RV,TALON 2,LAS PINAS,MANILA,PHILIPPINES UNITED STATES | Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation | 104,690.00 | 104,690.00 |
Capacity Development | Technical Assistance 9248 | 26 Oct 2018 | NIPPON KOEI CO. LTD.(JAPAN) in association with Professional Research and Consultancy(MYANMAR) | 4TH FLOOR, PACIFIC STAR BUILDING MAKATI AVE. COR. SEN. GIL PUYAT AVE. MAKATI CITY, PHILIPPINES 1200 | Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation | 2,506,432.00 | — |
PMU CONSULTANTS | Loan 3477 | 12 Mar 2018 | VARIOUS | VARIOUS HONG KONG, CHINA | Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation | 2,270,157.00 | 2,270,015.00 |
Procurement Plan
Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project: Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Jun 2018 |