Project Data Sheet
Project 48218-012
Project Data Sheet
Project 48218-012
| Project Name | Implementation Support for the Nuts and Fruits in Hilly Areas Project | ||||||||
| Project Number | 48218-012 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Nepal |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability OP5: Promoting rural development and food security OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development - Agriculture research and application - Land-based natural resources management |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | The transaction TA will enhance the capacity of the executing and implementing agencies to implement the ensuing project and bring in expertise that is not available locally. The TA will have three outputs: (i) Output 1. Disease-free nursery management and certification system improved; (ii) Output 2. Agriculture input support system digitized; (iii) Output 3. Carbon capture of fruit and nut orchard explored; and (iv) Output 4. Climate resilience of orchard management improved. 10. The TA adds value to the project implementation by enabling the implementing agencies to explore innovative ideas and approaches, such as carbon capture measurement and financing through revegetation of barren land, planting fruit and nut trees, digital payment for agricultural subsidies and other financial support, nursery management, and certification system development for nut and fruit farming which are new to Nepal. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The implementation of donor-financed horticulture sector project through the three-tier government system is the first time to be done in Nepal since the promulgation of the new constitution in 2015. The TA is proposed to be approved before approval of the ensuing loan to build institutional and technical capacities of central, provincial and local governments given the new federal structure and ADB's new engagement with the National Center for Fruit Development (NCFD), provincial Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperative (MOLMAC) and local governments. Also, the TA will also support the project implementation at farmer level by engaging national farmer group facilitators (see output 4). These facilitators will support local governments which are lacking human resources to effectively reach out to approximately 40,000 households under the ensuing project | ||||||||
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| Geographical Location | Bagmati Province, Gandaki Pradesh, Karnali Pradesh, Karnali Pradesh, Province 1, Sudurpashchim Pradesh |
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| Consulting Services | ADB will engage individual consultants for outputs 1-3 and a firm for output 4 following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated staff instructions. |
| Procurement | none |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Kim, Sunae |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Department of Agriculture |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 07 Jun 2021 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 07 Jul 2022 |
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 07 Jun 2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 31 Dec 2025 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,000,000.00 | 400,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,400,000.00 | 01 Mar 2023 | 37,288.13 |