Nepal : High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement (HIMALI) Project
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 Details
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Project Officer
Rana, Arun S.
South Asia Department
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Country/Economy
Nepal -
Modality
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Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Nepal's Highland Areas Jump to New Highs with Agribusiness Support
The High Mountain and Livelihood Improvement Project, known as HIMALI, has financed 648 agribusinesses and created more than 8,600 jobs in some of Nepal's poorest highland areas.
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