| Project Name | High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement (HIMALI) Project | ||||||||||
| Project Number | 37292-012 | ||||||||||
| Country / Economy | Nepal |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | 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 Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural production |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||||||||
| Description | The project will seek to reduce poverty in highland areas, by improving income, employment opportunities and the nutritional status of poor farm families and women in particular; and by increasing the productivity of the livestock subsector, if found feasible. | ||||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Agriculture is a key sector in ADB's 2006 CSPU, the PPA between the Government and ADB, and the Government's Tenth Five-Year Plan and APP. The proposed project is consistent with the poverty reduction and gender strategies of the Government and ADB. | ||||||||||
| Impact | Improved incomes, livelihood security, and enhanced socio-ecological resilance of rural mountain population to future climatic impacts in three vulnerable districts | ||||||||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Highland Livelihood Development Project designed and agreed between Government of Nepal and ADB. |
| Progress Toward Outcome | PPTA activities completed as of December 2012. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | (i) Potential high mountain niche products and their value chain assessed, and livelihood security packages including climate-adaptive agribusiness and livelihood security-related infrastructure developed; (ii) Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for sustainable livelihoods ready to be replicated and included in investment project design (CCF). (iii) Project Management and implementation plan developed. |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | PPTA has prioritised five products for Jumla (sheep's wool, apples, off-season vegetables, MAPs, and potato and vegetable seeds), and four products for Mustang (goat's wool, off-season vegetables, apples, and MAPs). Agribusiness plans prepared for Lorpa, Jumla, and Pangling, Mustang. Nine thematic stakeholder workshops/training and two regional workshops and one national seminar completed. |
| Geographical Location | |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | B |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| During Project Implementation | Community members took part actively in the PAR demonstration activities. Awareness building on climate change provided to community members and local institutions. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | To be determined. |
| Procurement | tbd |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Rana, Arun S. |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Nepal Resident Mission |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Krishna Prasad Sankhi [email protected] Dept of Livestock Services , Harihar Bhawan, Lalitpur Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Singh Durbar, Kathmandu Nepal |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 27 Oct 2008 |
| Fact Finding | 11 Nov 2008 to 28 Nov 2008 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 08 Jun 2009 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 23 Feb 2006 |
| Last PDS Update | 20 Mar 2014 |
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 08 Jun 2009 | 23 Aug 2009 | 23 Aug 2009 | 30 Sep 2011 | 15 Mar 2013 | 30 Jun 2014 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,510,000.00 | 0.00 | 80,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 60,000.00 | 1,650,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 1,113,397.91 |
| Project Page | https://www.adb.org//projects/37292-012/main |
| Request for Information | http://www.adb.org/forms/request-information-form?subject=37292-012 |
| Date Generated | 05 June 2023 |