Armenia : Climate-Adaptive Food Security Enhancement Project-

Project Name

Climate-Adaptive Food Security Enhancement Project-

Project Number

57088-001

Country / Economy

• Armenia

Project Status

Active

Project Type / Modality of Assistance

• Grant
• Technical Assistance

Source of Funding / Amount

Grant 9241-ARM: Climate-Adaptive Food Security Enhancement Project

Source	Amount
Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific	US$ 3.00 million

TA 10300-ARM: Implementation Support for the Climate-Adaptive Food Security Enhancement Project

Source	Amount
Technical Assistance Special Fund	US$ 150,000.00

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

Sector / Subsector

• Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development

Gender

Effective gender mainstreaming

Description

The project will improve food security, enhance agricultural livelihoods, and improve income-generating activities and adaptive capacity of highly vulnerable communities in Armenia. The project will (i) implement climate-sensitive energy solutions in Shirak and Tavush provinces; (ii) increase opportunities to access logistics hubs in targeted project provinces; (iii) enhance capacities of the Ministry of Economy for climate-smart adaptation planning. The outcome of the project will be strengthened resilience of vulnerable smallholder farmers through climate-smart agriculture and livelihood diversification. The project will contribute to enhanced food security enhanced and sustainable rural development built on innovation and climate-resilient technologies.

Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy

1. Climate Change Vulnerability

2. Food insecurity

3. Agriculture's contribution to the economy

4. Government sector strategy, legal frameworks and development strategies

5. Alignment with Asian Development Bank (ADB) strategies

Impact

Impact of the Project is aligned with Sustainable agriculture productivity improved and rural poverty reduced (Agriculture Strategy 2020-2030).

Project Outcome

Description of Outcome

Climate-adaptive capacity of selected rural municipalities and households increased.

Progress Toward Outcome

Implementation Progress

Description of Project Outputs

Climate-resilient energy solutions established and further enabled

Climate-smart technologies for food security enhanced

Capacity of the Ministry of Economy for climate-smart agricultural planning enhanced.

Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)

Geographical Location

Nation-wide

Safeguard Categories

Environment

C

Involuntary Resettlement

C

Indigenous Peoples

C

Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects

Environmental Aspects

The project is environmental Category C. The project's environmental impacts are minor in accordance with national and international standards. Any sub-project with Category A or B environmental impacts should be excluded from the project scope.

Involuntary Resettlement

The JFPR grant project activities will not involve civil works nor trigger land acquisition or involuntary resettlement.

Indigenous Peoples

The JFPR grant project activities will not involve civil works nor trigger land acquisition or involuntary resettlement.

Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation

During Project Design

The project promotes inclusive participation of women and disadvantaged populations in vulnerable communities to climate change in Shirak and Tavush provinces by engaging rural agricultural households to support climate adaptation and food security.

During Project Implementation

The project will conduct training, mentoring, and coaching activities to ensure rural agricultural households adopt sustainable and climate-resilient livelihoods and promote market linkages to increase income. Capacity building on climate-smart agriculture investment planning will engage the Ministry of Economy, relevant government ministries, and private sectors to strengthen collective actions towards adaptation.

Business Opportunities

Consulting Services

FBS is applied to all consulting services, as (i) the TOR is precisely defined with no changes expected during implementation; (ii) the time and personnel inputs can be assessed accurately; and (iii) the budget is fixed and cannot be exceeded.

Procurement

Open competitive bidding (OCB) is the default procurement method for all procurement of goods and equipment packages, to ensure the wider competition and achieve value for money outcomes for packages above $0.1 million. Based on the capability of the local market, these packages will be procured through OCB with national advertising. The packages for 'Supply and installation of drip irrigation systems and other agricultural equipment, plants and seedlings for 200 rural households , and 'Supply of small-value agricultural equipment and products to support income generating projects for 30 rural households for small items with total lot cost below $0.1 million will be procured via RFQ to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement process.

Contact

Responsible ADB Officer

Palao, Leo Kris M.

Responsible ADB Department

Sectors Group

Responsible ADB Division

Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office (SG-AFNR)

Executing Agencies

Ministry of Economy (MOE)

Timetable

Concept Clearance

16 Oct 2023

Fact Finding

01 Sep 2023 to 05 Sep 2023

MRM

-

Approval

14 May 2024

Last Review Mission

-

Last PDS Update

02 Sep 2024

Funding

Grant 9241-ARM

TA 10300-ARM