Pakistan : Sustainable Livelihood in Barani Areas Project (formerly Barani Dev III)
The Project's objectives are to enhance access to land, water, markets, services, agricultural inputs, technologies, and employment among the population living in barani areas in order to increase incomes, improve the quality of life and, ultimately, reduce poverty among vulnerable groups within the project area. At the same time, the Project will strengthen governance structures, aid the process of devolution, and build capacity within local governments to plan and implement development activities. The Project will cover those districts and parts of districts in Punjab province that have much barani land but that have yet to
be covered by a barani or area development project.
Project Results
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125
kilometers of roads built or upgraded
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125
kilometers of roads built or upgraded
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125
kilometers of roads built or upgraded
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125
kilometers of roads built or upgraded
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125
kilometers of roads built or upgraded
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125
kilometers of roads built or upgraded
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125
kilometers of roads built or upgraded
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125
kilometers of roads built or upgraded
The results data reported above are limited to ADB's core sectors, as defined under Strategy 2020 and tracked through indicators in the ADB Results Framework. For definitions of results indicators, please see the ADB Results Framework Indicators Definition.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Raza, Ismat
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Pakistan -
Modality
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Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
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| Project Name | Sustainable Livelihood in Barani Areas Project (formerly Barani Dev III) | ||||
| Project Number | 34331-013 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Pakistan |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||
| Description | The Project's objectives are to enhance access to land, water, markets, services, agricultural inputs, technologies, and employment among the population living in barani areas in order to increase incomes, improve the quality of life and, ultimately, reduce poverty among vulnerable groups within the project area. At the same time, the Project will strengthen governance structures, aid the process of devolution, and build capacity within local governments to plan and implement development activities. The Project will cover those districts and parts of districts in Punjab province that have much barani land but that have yet to be covered by a barani or area development project. |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Barani areas are, almost by definition, areas with high levels of poverty. The primary problem facing barani areas is a lack of access to water for crop and livestock production and thus lower and uncertain crop yields and livestock productivity. However, many other factors also add to the high levels of poverty. These include impeded access to markets, inputs, and services due to inadequate or nonexistent transportation infrastructure; a lack of access to electricity, with negative consequences for the productive potential of both agriculture and off-farm sectors; health and productivity constraints arising from limited access to domestic drinking water; a limited range of alternative, high-value crops or crop varieties specially adapted to barani areas; inadequate and poorly managed rangelands for livestock; serious loss of productive land due to water and wind erosion; poor access to agriculture and livestock advisory and support services; and low levels of literacy, which impede access to new technologies or the adoption of alternative income-earning activities. Development activities in barani areas have been shown to be successful in tackling these problems when there have been high levels of beneficiary involvement in the design and implementation of project activities. As a result of the Punjab Local Government Ordinance of 2001, official institutional structures now exist at grassroots level in rural areas to allow elected representation and local management of development activities. In these conditions it is now possible to combine past experience and lessons learned in barani areas with the new, representative institutional structures in rural areas (union councils and zila councils) to implement a poverty-focused project that will reinforce the ongoing decentralization process and have a strong development impact on the ground. This will be achieved through the support of activities, selected and managed by the beneficiaries themselves, that enhance productivity of resources, improve the quality of life for the areas' population, and improve access to markets through better rural infrastructure. | ||||
| Impact | 1. Improved quality of life 2. Reduced Poverty 3. Better natural resources management |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Enhanced access to land, water, markets, services, agriculture inputs, technologies and employment for the population of the barani areas. |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | C. Components/Outputs 1. Village and Union Development Fund 1.1 Community-based medium-scale initiatives 1.2 District line agencies support 1.3 RSP support to union council 2. Targeted Poverty alleviation Fund 2.1 Group-based small-scale initiatives 2.2 Off-farm employment opportunities 3. Literacy Through Skillsbased Training 4. Institutional Support |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Bhakkar District, Chakwal District, Gujrat District, Jhelum, Khushab District, Leiah District, Mianwali, Narowal, Rawalpindi, Sialkot District |
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| 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 | Consulting services will be recruited following ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants. The Project will require support from 399 person-months of consulting services, comprising 42 personmonths of international consulting services and 357 months of domestic consulting services. In addition, ABAD will recruit the services of rural support programs, nongovernment organizations, or local consulting companies for the village and union organizers who will work directly in the field with the union administrations, villages, and district agencies to provide on-the-ground support to the VUDC. About 1,080 person-months of village and union organizers input will be required. With the exception of the international project management specialist who will be recruited early on as an individual consultant, international and local consultants and union and district supervisors will be recruited through a firm or an NGO/RSP. In addition, ABAD will recruit the services of RSPs, NGOs, or local consulting companies for the village and union organizers who will work directly in the field with the union administrations, villages, and district agencies to provide on the ground support for the village and union development component. About 1,080 person-months of village and union organizer input will be required. |
| Procurement | Procurement will be undertaken following ADB's Guidelines for Procurement. Civil works will be small to medium scale and scattered, and will thus not be suitable for or of interest to international contractors. Civil works will thus be undertaken through local competitive bidding for local companies or by direct selection for beneficiary user groups. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Raza, Ismat |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Pakistan Resident Mission |
| Executing Agencies |
Agency for Barani Area Development Mr. Waseem Ajmal [email protected] Murree Road, Rawalpindi Pakistan |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 08 Mar 2003 |
| Fact Finding | 17 Jul 2004 to 06 Aug 2004 |
| MRM | 17 Sep 2004 |
| Approval | 14 Dec 2004 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 21 Mar 2007 |
| Last PDS Update | 21 Mar 2007 |
Loan 2134-PAK
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 14 Dec 2004 | 10 Jan 2005 | 13 Apr 2005 | 30 Jun 2011 | 31 Mar 2012 | 25 Feb 2013 |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 58.60 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 41.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 28.12 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 17.60 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 28.12 | 0.00 | 100% |
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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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| Sustainable Livelihoods in Barani Areas Project | Project/Program Completion Reports | Nov 2012 |
| Sustainable Livelihoods in Barani Areas Project | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Nov 2004 |
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.
None currently available.
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Pakistan: Sustainable Livelihoods in Barani Areas Project | Validations of Project Completion Reports | Dec 2013 |
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