Armenia : Climate-Adaptive Food Security Enhancement Project-
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 Details
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Project Officer
Palao, Leo Kris M.
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Armenia -
Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
| Project Name | Climate-Adaptive Food Security Enhancement Project- | ||||
| Project Number | 57088-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Armenia |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Technical Assistance |
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| Source of Funding / Amount |
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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 |
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| Gender | Gender equity theme | ||||
| 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 |
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| Impact | Impact of the Project is aligned with Sustainable agriculture productivity improved and rural poverty reduced (Agriculture Strategy 20202030). |
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| Outcome | Climate-adaptive capacity of selected rural municipalities and households increased. |
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| Outputs | Climate-resilient energy solutions established and further enabled |
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| 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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| 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 | |
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| 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. |
| 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 | |
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| Concept Clearance | 25 Aug 2025 |
| Fact Finding | 01 Sep 2023 to 05 Sep 2023 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 12 Oct 2023 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Climate-Adaptive Food Security Enhancement Project: Social Due Diligence Report | Safeguards Due Diligence Reports | Sep 2023 |
| Climate-Adaptive Food Security Enhancement Project: Environmental Due Diligence Report and Code of Construction Practice | Safeguards Due Diligence Reports | Sep 2023 |
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