๐ Tender Overview
Project Name
Smallholder Resilient Economic Development Sector Project
Project Number
59010-001
Country / Economy
Cambodia
Project Status
Proposed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance
Grant
Loan
Source of Funding / Amount
Grant: Smallholder Resilient Economic Development Sector Project
Asian Development Fund US$ 16.00 million
Asian Development Fund US$ 10.00 million
Loan: Climate Resilient Smallholder Economic Development Project
Concessional ordinary capital resources lending US$ 45.00 million
Sector / Subsector
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development - Agricultural production - Irrigation - Rural flood protection
Transport / Road transport (non-urban)
Gender
Description
The project is aligned with the following impact: Income, food security, climate and disaster resilience of smallholders improved. Its outcome is livelihoods and resilience of smallholders improved in 7 target provinces. The proposed project will (i) roll-out technical services and green investment for nature-positive smallholder agriculture in targeted communes, (ii) rehabilitate or construct small-scale climate resilient infrastructure for improved productivity and better market access, (iii) strengthen the long-term resilience of poorer communities through Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), climate-risk management for selected cropping systems, insurance and financing; and (iv) promote gender-sensitive agriculture and nutritious food consumption.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
The proposed Smallholder Resilient Economic Development Sector Project will improve the income, food security, climate and disaster resilience of smallholder farmers, with a dedicated focus on women's empowerment building on lessons learned from past ADB projects. The project will target seven provinces that are vulnerable to climate hazards including heatwaves, droughts and flooding and where poverty incidence remains high: Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Thom, Prey Veng, Pursat and Siem Reap.
The proposed project will (i) roll-out inclusive technical services and green investment for nature-positive smallholder agriculture in targeted communes, (ii) rehabilitate or construct small-scale climate resilient infrastructure for improved productivity and better market access, (iii) strengthen the long-term resilience of poorer communities through disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate-risk management for selected cropping systems, insurance and financing; and (iv) promote women's empowerment in agriculture and food consumption.
The project is aligned with the following impact: rural economy expanded and made resilient. Its outcome is income, nutrition and resilience of smallholders improved in target provinces with enhanced women's empowerment.
Impact
Rural economy expanded and made resilient
Outcome
Income, nutrition and resilience of smallholders
