The project will support Le Gaga to establish and expand a series of modern greenhouse operation in Guangdong and Fujian Provinces, providing off-season vegetable supply mainly in the winter to the entire PRC and some neighboring countries. The operation will incorporate the best practices in agricultural production in terms of efficient water and energy use and pollution-free farming techniques.
| Project Name | PRC: Greenhouse Agricultural Development Project | ||||||||||
| Project Number | 47335-001 | ||||||||||
| Borrower/Company | Le Gaga Holdings Limited |
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| Country | China, People's Republic of |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural production |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||||||||
| Responsible ADB Department | Private Sector Operations Department | ||||||||||
| Responsible ADB Division | Portfolio Management Division, PSOD | ||||||||||
| Responsible ADB Officer | Hoshi, Hayato | ||||||||||
| Project Sponsor(s) | Le Gaga Holdings Limited |
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| Description | The project will support Le Gaga to establish and expand a series of modern greenhouse operation in Guangdong and Fujian Provinces, providing off-season vegetable supply mainly in the winter to the entire PRC and some neighboring countries. The operation will incorporate the best practices in agricultural production in terms of efficient water and energy use and pollution-free farming techniques. | ||||||||||
| Objectives and Scope | The development impact of the project is the increased availability of quality, fresh and nutritious food all year round, which helps increase the awareness about and satisfy the demand for high-quality and safe products in the PRC. The project is expected to serve as a catalyst for private sector development and participation, which is still limited to upstream productivity enhancement in the agricultural sector. The project's expected outcome is demonstrated viability and productivity gains in greenhouse farming. The project will contribute to the transformation to and growth of competitive and dynamic greenhouse farming that achieves higher productivity and integration of industry and markets, increases farm and nonfarm employment, and improves rural livelihoods of farmers. The project is designed to be a least-cost solution to financing agricultural development. ADB and Le Gaga aim to expand the operations under a portfolio approach to reduce transaction costs and diversify the risk of adverse natural conditions. | ||||||||||
| Status of Development Objectives | Not yet due. | ||||||||||
| Status of Operation/Construction | As of June 30, 2019, Le Gaga operated 16 farms with an aggregate area of 23,051 mu (1,537 hectares) in Fujian and Guangdong Provinces. It sells approximately 50 varieties of vegetables primarily to wholesalers and to institutional customers (agents of supermarket chains and online platforms). | ||||||||||
| Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | ADB's PRC country partnership strategy, 2011-2015 identifies agriculture and natural resources as one of four priority sectors of ADB support for inclusive growth and environmentally sustainable development. Private sector development remains a key driver of change. The Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) of the PRC shares this development agenda and places national priority on agriculture and rural development with specific emphasis on agricultural modernization and improvement of farmers' living standards. ADB's operational plan for sustainable food security supports its intervention in agriculture and rural development, particularly the aim to boost primary production, strengthen links along food and agricultural value chains, ensure food security for the poor and vulnerable, and increase their participation in economic activities. The project fully meets the sector strategy by seeking to upgrade inclusive food and agricultural values chain, which enhance agricultural productivity, broaden the rural economy with expanded income channels, promote sector integration and efficiency, and improve food security for the urban and rural poor. |
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | Le Gaga established an environmental and social management system compliant with ADB SPS requirements prior to first disbursement. Initial environmental examination reports for new production bases and Environmental and social audit reports for existing production bases were prepared after identification of use of ADB's proceeds. Annual environmental and social monitoring reports have been submitted to ADB and confirmed compliance with local environmental regulations and ADB SPS. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | Le Gaga's business activities dot not involve any permanent land acquisition since land is leased from the farmers or villagers on a willing lessee-willing lessor basis. The social compliance audit report also confirmed that existing production bases do entail any involuntary resettlement impact. |
| Indigenous Peoples | The social compliance audit report also confirmed that Le Gaga's business activities and operations of existing production bases do not have any adverse impact to ethnic minorities. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | Le Gaga's ESMS includes arrangements for stakeholder consultations and disclosure during project preparation, construction, and operation, as well as hierarchical grievance redress mechanisms at corporate and production-base levels. An effective documentation system was established to capture the discussions during consultations to fully track and manage issues and concerns raised by stakeholders. |
| Timetable for assistance design, processing and implementation | |
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| Concept Clearance | 02 Dec 2013 |
| Credit Committee Meeting | 20 Oct 2014 |
| Approval | 05 Dec 2014 |
| Last PDS Update | 21 Nov 2019 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| 中国：温室农业发展项目 : 项目数据表 | Translated PDS | Apr 2015 |
| Greenhouse Agricultural Development Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Dec 2014 |
| Greenhouse Agricultural Development Project: Report and Recommendation of the President | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Nov 2014 |
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