Timor-Leste : COVID-19 Food Security Emergency Response
The APDRF grant will be used to purchase and distribute nutritious food to the most vulnerable households. Food will be purchased directly from local shops and from farmers who have not been able to sell their products at the markets because of COVID-19 restrictions. The grant will also cover logistics and monitoring costs related to food purchase and distribution. This grant will contribute to ensuring food and nutrition security for the most vulnerable households, boost their immune systems, and prevent social tensions and the further spread of COVID-19. Recognizing the unpredictable nature of the situation, flexibility is required in the design of any support along with close coordination with various sources and partners providing assistance. The government will contract partners such as UN agencies or nongovernment organizations to implement the grant in accordance with the APDRF guidelines
Project Details
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Project Officer
Dina, Stefania
Southeast Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Timor-Leste
| Project Name | COVID-19 Food Security Emergency Response | ||||
| Project Number | 54310-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Timor-Leste |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP5: Promoting rural development and food security |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||
| Description | The APDRF grant will be used to purchase and distribute nutritious food to the most vulnerable households. Food will be purchased directly from local shops and from farmers who have not been able to sell their products at the markets because of COVID-19 restrictions. The grant will also cover logistics and monitoring costs related to food purchase and distribution. This grant will contribute to ensuring food and nutrition security for the most vulnerable households, boost their immune systems, and prevent social tensions and the further spread of COVID-19. Recognizing the unpredictable nature of the situation, flexibility is required in the design of any support along with close coordination with various sources and partners providing assistance. The government will contract partners such as UN agencies or nongovernment organizations to implement the grant in accordance with the APDRF guidelines | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Timor-Leste, a fragile and conflict affected situation country, is highly dependent on food imports. The country buys most of its main staple (rice) from Viet Nam and Thailand. The Global Hunger Index places Timor-Leste at the bottom, ranking it 110th out of 117 countries. Seventy five percent of the population is food insecure, with about 50% of children under 5 years old stunted. The country has experienced reduced availability of imported commodities owed to the significant slowdown of international shipping due to COVID-19. The suspension of public transportation, disrupted local food supply chains, travel and movement restrictions, all consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, have resulted in the loss of income as well as food unavailability and inaccessibility, all of which having a negative impact especially on the poor and most vulnerable population of the country. | ||||
| Impact | Not applicable |
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| Description of Outcome | Not applicable |
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| Description of Project Outputs | Not applicable |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Dina, Stefania |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | 16 Jun 2020 to 16 Jun 2020 |
| MRM | 29 Jul 2020 |
| Approval | 18 Jun 2020 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 30 Sep 2020 |
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| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 18 Jun 2020 | 09 Jul 2020 | 09 Jul 2020 | 09 Jan 2021 | 28 Feb 2021 | 13 Jul 2021 |
| Financing Plan | Grant Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 1.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 1.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | - | - | - | Partly satisfactory | - | Satisfactory |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| COVID-19 Food Security Emergency Response: Audited Project Financial Statements (9 July 2020-28 February 2021) | Audited Project Financial Statements | Sep 2022 |
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