China, People's Republic of : Strategic Research on Environmentally Sustainable Development of Paper Mulberry Ecological Agriculture and Pasturage in the Yellow River Basin
The TA will have the following outcome: high-quality green agricultural development opportunities through paper mulberry production in the Yellow River basin enhanced. The subproject will support the overall TA cluster outputs by (i) providing policy advice on supporting institutional, policy, and governance reforms to support paper mulberry production that has a potential to address sustainable and high-quality development issues in Yellow River basin (cluster output 1); (ii) developing innovative and nature-positive solution of promoting paper mulberry production that will address development constraints in the Yellow River basin (cluster output 2); and (iii) promoting knowledge generation and dissemination to build capacity of local government, farmers, private sector, and stakeholders to enable the nature-positive approach to be adopted and scaled-up (cluster output 3).
Project Details
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Project Officer
Le, Lan N.
Sectors Group
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Country/Economy
China, People's Republic of -
Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
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| Project Name | Strategic Research on Environmentally Sustainable Development of Paper Mulberry Ecological Agriculture and Pasturage in the Yellow River Basin | ||||
| Project Number | 54026-010 | ||||
| Country / Economy | China, People's Republic of |
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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 - Land-based natural resources management |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The TA will have the following outcome: high-quality green agricultural development opportunities through paper mulberry production in the Yellow River basin enhanced. The subproject will support the overall TA cluster outputs by (i) providing policy advice on supporting institutional, policy, and governance reforms to support paper mulberry production that has a potential to address sustainable and high-quality development issues in Yellow River basin (cluster output 1); (ii) developing innovative and nature-positive solution of promoting paper mulberry production that will address development constraints in the Yellow River basin (cluster output 2); and (iii) promoting knowledge generation and dissemination to build capacity of local government, farmers, private sector, and stakeholders to enable the nature-positive approach to be adopted and scaled-up (cluster output 3). When these elements are combined, it will support the preparation of a comprehensive strategy and action plan of promoting paper mulberry production to support environmentally sustainable development in the Yellow River basin. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Promotion of paper mulberry production can be a new technical model to promote environmentally sustainable development in the Yellow River basin. In fact, the potential of scaling up paper mulberry production to achieve ecological civilization has been highlighted by the government's strategic documents. Paper mulberry can be cultivated in different forms; multiple uses of leaf foliage and its positive impact on environment such as restoration of degraded lands, bioremediation of polluted sites, conservation of water, prevention of soil erosion, and improvement of air quality by carbon sequestration. It is also used to prepare various products in pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, and health care industries. The promotion of paper mulberry production can provide nature-positive solutions to address development constraints in Yellow River basin. | ||||
| Impact | Resilient ecological protection and security in the Yellow River basin achieved |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | High-quality green agricultural development opportunities through paper mulberry production in the Yellow River basin enhanced |
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| Description of Project Outputs | Opportunities and strategies to promote environmentally sustainable development through paper mulberry production identified Pilot models and an action plan to scale up environmentally sustainable development through paper mulberry production prepared Knowledge and skills on environmentally sustainable development through paper mulberry production enhanced |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | ADB has approved the final inception report on 17 February 2022. An interim meeting was held on 18 January 2023. The final interim report was approved by ADB on 2 February 2023. The TA completion date was extended to 31 December 2023. |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Consulting Services | A consulting firm will be recruited using the quality- and cost-based selection method, using a quality cost ratio of 90:10 and biodata technical proposal according to the Asian Development Bank''s (ADB) Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time). |
| Procurement | Procurement will follow the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and the Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Le, Lan N. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sectors Group |
| Responsible ADB Division | Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office (SG-AFNR) |
| Executing Agencies |
National Rural Revitalization Administration |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | 31 May 2021 to 31 May 2021 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 09 Oct 2021 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 18 Sep 2023 |
TA 6777-PRC
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 15 Sep 2021 | 09 Oct 2021 | 09 Oct 2021 | 30 Sep 2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 300,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 300,000.00 | 22 Sep 2023 | 104,040.00 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Strategic Research on Environmentally Sustainable Development of Paper Mulberry Ecological Agriculture and Pasturage in the Yellow River Basin: Technical Assistance Subproject Report | TA Subproject Proposal | Sep 2021 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Agricultural/Environmental Economist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Strategic Research on High-Quality Development of Poverty Alleviation Industry of Paper Mulberry Ecological Agriculture and Pasturage in the Yellow River Basin | Firm - Consulting | Closed |
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| Capacity Development Technical Assistance | Technical Assistance 6777 | 12 Nov 2021 | Energy and Environmental Development Research Center (P.R.C.) | 2504, Building T2, Dazu Square, Rong Jing Dong Jie Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, Beijing 100175 China | National Rural Revitalization Administration | 246,398.00 | — |
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