PROPOSALS ELIGIBLE FOR APPROVAL UNDER THE LAPSE-OF-TIME PROCEDURE

These proposals are posted for Executive Board representatives' review in accordance with rule 24 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, which sets out the lapse-of-time (LOT) procedure for the approval of IFAD-funded projects and programmes, approved by the Executive Board in December 2009 (EB 2009/98/R.15/Rev.1) and further revised in September 2010 (EB 2010/100/R.41/Rev.1), September 2012 (EB 2012/106/R.9), May 2019 (EB 2019/126/R.48/Rev.2), and September 2023 (EB 2023/139/R.16/Rev.1).

IFAD-financed project/programme proposals, eligible for approval through the LOT procedure, shall:

·        Not exceed a financing ceiling of US$50 million;

·        Not be classified as "track 1" (high-risk operations).

IFAD-financed non-sovereign private sector operations, eligible for approval through the LOT procedure, shall:

·        Not exceed a financing ceiling of US$25 million

In accordance with the Policy for IFAD Grant Financing, IFAD-financed grant proposals up to and including US$500,000 may be approved by the President of IFAD, while those in excess of US$500,000 are approved by the Executive Board through the LOT procedure.

Any Executive Board member may request that a proposal submitted for approval through the LOT procedure be submitted to a formal Board session for consideration. In accordance with rule 24 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, in the absence of a request from an Executive Board representative for a proposal to be discussed at a formal session of the Board, the proposal is considered approved after the lapse of a period of 21 calendar days from the date of posting of the document and transmission of the communication announcing its posting.

Resource coverage would be ensured for these proposals as attested in the Resources Available for Commitment (RAC) document presented at each December session.

For Approval

For Approval

Cambodia: Agriculture Services Programme for an Inclusive Rural Economy and Agricultural Trade


Brazil: Cresol Baser: Rural Financial Inclusion in Brazil


Pakistan: Sindh Coastal Resilience Project


Lao People's Democratic Republic: Agriculture for Nutrition Project – Phase II (AFN-II)


Zambia: Financial Inclusion for Resilience and Innovation Project (FIRIP)


United Republic of Tanzania: Climate Smart Dairy Transformation Project (C-SDTP)


Kyrgyzstan: Livestock and Market Development Programme III (LMDP-III)


EB 2025/LOT/P.16
Sup.1 (French only)

Sao Tome and Principe: Transition towards Sustainable and Nutritious Food Systems (SIAS)


Côte d'Ivoire: Agricultural Value Chains Development Programme (PADFA)


Nigeria: Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Programme (SAPZ)


FAO and the World Rural Forum to strengthen the role of family farmers’ organizations in the United Nations Decade on Family Farming policy engagement processes – Second phase


Approved

Approved

Brazil: Planting Climate Resilience in Rural Communities of the North-East Project

Approved on Tuesday 25 November 2025


Türkiye: Uplands Rural Development Programme

Approved on Tuesday 25 November 2025


Jordan: Rural Economic Growth and Employment Programme Upscaling (REGEP-UP)

Approved on Friday 21 November 2025


Tebtebba Foundation and Foro Internacional de Mujeres Indígenas for the seventh cycle of the Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility (2025–2028) in Latin America and the Caribbean, and in Asia and the Pacific

Approved on Friday 21 November 2025


UN-Nutrition Secretariat

Approved on Friday 21 November 2025


Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for IFAD’s contribution to the Committee on World Food Security 2025–2027

Approved on Friday 21 November 2025


India: Fostering Climate-Resilient Upland Farming Systems in the North-East (FOCUS 2.0)

Approved on Thursday 20 November 2025


Malawi: Sustainable Agricultural Production Programme - Phase II

Approved on Thursday 20 November 2025


Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) for the Mainstreaming Nutrition: Improving the Impact of IFAD Investments on the Nutritional Quality of Diets Project

Approved on Thursday 20  November 2025


International Land Coalition: People-centered governance of land and other natural resources for a food-secure and climate-resilient future initiative

Approved on Thursday 6 November 2025


Mozambique: Inclusive Agrifood Value Chain Development Programme

Approved on Friday 24 October 2025


Tonga: Tonga Rural Innovation Project - Phase III

Approved on Friday 24 October 2025


Somalia: Rural Livelihoods Resilience Programme

Approved on Thursday 25 September 2025


United Republic of Tanzania: Tanzania Food Systems Resilience Programme – Horticulture (TFSRP-H)

Approved on Thursday 4 September 2025


Haiti: Inclusive-Blue Economy Project (I-BE)

Approved on Thursday 4 September 2025


Rwanda: Partnership for Resilient and Inclusive Small Livestock Markets Programme (PRISM)

Approved on Monday 21 July 2025