Cambodia : Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Development Project
The ensuing Project will contribute to reduction of rural poverty, improvement in the socio-economic condition, and enhance quality of life of the poor by enhancing the productivity and income growth of rural households, and supporting diversification of agriculture through improved access to technology and markets in the three Tonle Sap provinces namely, Siem Reap, Kampong Thom and Kampong Cham. The TA prepare an agreed-upon design for the Project that will result in (i) increased use and non-use value of natural resources through improved environment management in utilization of agricultural, flooded-forest and fishery resources in the Tonle Sap basin; (ii) accelerated growth of income of the rural poor through improved productivity and diversification; (iii) increased participation of the rural poor in the domestic and international product and labor market; and (iv) integration of the rural poor into tourism and ecotourism development through production for and supply to the tourist market.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Makin, Ian WIlliam
Southeast Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Cambodia -
Modality
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Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
| Project Name | Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Development Project | ||||||
| Project Number | 41435-022 | ||||||
| Country / Economy | Cambodia |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development |
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| Gender | Gender equity theme | ||||||
| Description | The ensuing Project will contribute to reduction of rural poverty, improvement in the socio-economic condition, and enhance quality of life of the poor by enhancing the productivity and income growth of rural households, and supporting diversification of agriculture through improved access to technology and markets in the three Tonle Sap provinces namely, Siem Reap, Kampong Thom and Kampong Cham. The TA prepare an agreed-upon design for the Project that will result in (i) increased use and non-use value of natural resources through improved environment management in utilization of agricultural, flooded-forest and fishery resources in the Tonle Sap basin; (ii) accelerated growth of income of the rural poor through improved productivity and diversification; (iii) increased participation of the rural poor in the domestic and international product and labor market; and (iv) integration of the rural poor into tourism and ecotourism development through production for and supply to the tourist market. | ||||||
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | B |
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| Consulting Services | The TA will require about 48 person-months (pm) of consulting services comprising 20 pm of international and 28 pm of national consultants with the following expertise (i) Agricultural and Natural Resource Economist (Team Leader); (ii) Institutional and Social Development Specialist; (iii) Agricultural Marketing Specialist; (iv) Biosecurity, Environmental and Public Health Assessment Specialist Specialist; (v) ICT for Rural Development Specialist; and (iv) Financial and Economic Analyses Specialist. The consultants will be recruited according to ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Makin, Ian WIlliam |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Supreme National Economic Council |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 05 Oct 2007 |
| Fact Finding | 18 Oct 2007 to 27 Oct 2007 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 14 Dec 2007 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 26 Nov 2007 |
| Last PDS Update | 02 Aug 2010 |
TA 7037-CAM
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 14 Dec 2007 | 29 Jan 2008 | 29 Jan 2008 | 30 Sep 2008 | 30 Jun 2010 | 13 Sep 2010 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 200,000.00 | 300,000.00 | 75,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 575,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 417,781.68 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing the Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Development Project (Cofinanced by the Government of Finland) | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2007 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Development Project | Environmental Assessment and Review Framework | Aug 2009 |
| Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Development Project | Resettlement Planning Documents | Feb 2009 |
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