| Project Name | Addressing the Pre- and Postharvest Challenges of the Rice Supply Chain | ||||
| Project Number | 43188-012 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Regional |
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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 | Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural production |
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| Description | The proposed RDTA will continue the work initiated under the first component of the ongoing RETA XIII on ANRR for the International Agriculture Research Centers (RETA 6489). Approved on September 2008 RETA 6489 was one of the major responses of ADB in addressing the 2008 global food crisis in a sustainable manner. It has 2 components: the first dealt with reducing preventable pre and post harvest losses in Asia with the IRRI as its implementing agency while second subproject looked at agricultureal policies that can ensure both short and long term food security with the IFPRI as its implementing agency. | ||||
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| Impact | Increased rice availability in project sites of participating developing member countries (DMCs): Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Increased capacity of rice farmers to reduce pre-harvest and postharvest losses in the project sites |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Subproject 1: Preharvest 1. New field resistance screening method and germplasm with durable field resistance to plant hoppers and virus diseases developed and disseminated to DMCs 2. Strategies to manage the spread of viruses in rice fields developed and implemented in project sites. 3. Ecologically based management of pest outbreaks implemented on a pilot basis. 4. Country specific strategies to manage viruses implemented. 5. National Agriculture Research and Extension Systems (NARES) partners' research and extension capacities enhanced. Subproject 2: Postharvest 1. Appropriate postharvest technologies and management options developed, and locally produced and distributed. 2. Agricultural extension andor advisory services for postharvest technology and practices suited to country environments developed. 3. Business models for improved postharvest technologies developed and verified on a pilot basis. 4. A national postharvest network with many stakeholders strengthened. |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Regional |
| 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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| Consulting Services | RDTA will engaged 108 person months of international experts and 91 person months of national experts |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Katagami, Michiko |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | SDCC-AR* |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 26 Oct 2009 |
| Fact Finding | 11 Mar 2009 to 25 Mar 2009 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 12 Jan 2010 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 16 Apr 2010 |
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 12 Jan 2010 | - | 12 Jan 2010 | 31 Dec 2011 | 15 May 2014 | 31 Dec 2014 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 2,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 1,985,217.67 |