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
Approved
Approved
Tunisia: Siliana Territorial Development Value Chain Promotion Project
Approved on 3 December 2016
Cabo Verde: President's memorandum: Rural Socio-economic Opportunities Programme
Approved on 3 December 2016
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Northern Smallholder Livestock Commercialization Project: Rural Financial Services Programme
Approved on 10 December 2016
Argentina: Goat Value Chain Development Programme
Approved on 10 December 2016
Cuba: Livestock Cooperatives Development Project in the Central-Eastern Region
Approved on 3 December 2016
Disclaimer: The United States, in light of its policies for certain development projects, abstains from participating in the decision on the Livestock Cooperatives Development Project in the Central-Eastern Region in Cuba
Guyana: Hinterland Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural Development Project
Approved on 26 November 2016
Philippines: President's memorandum - Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project - Additional financing
Approved on 29 December 2016
Center for Development Data through the World Bank: Improving the Availability and Quality of Individual-level Data on Women and Youth in Living Standards Measurement Study Surveys through Methodological Research and Capacity Building
Approved on 21 December 2016
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) (CGIAR): Strengthening Landscape-level Baseline Assessment and Impact-Monitoring in East and Southern Africa Project
Approved on 21 December 2016
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): Enhancing the Impact of Policies and Rural Investments on Poverty, Food Security and Employment in the Near East and North Africa: The Arab Investment for Development Analyser Programme
Approved on 21 December 2016
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT): Climate-smart Dairy Systems in East Africa through Improved Forage and Feeding Strategies: Enhancing Productivity and Adaptive Capacity while Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Approved on 21 December 2016
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA): Improved Delivery of Seed and Soil Fertility Technologies to Smallholder Farmers Project
Approved on 21 December 2016
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) (CGIAR): Aquaculture Assessments and Value Chain Pilots Project to Improve Fish Supply, Employment and Nutrition in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Approved on 21 December 2016
Africa Rice Center (CGIAR): Capitalizing on the Potential of Inland Valleys for Food and Nutrition Security in West Africa
Approved on 21 December 2016
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) (CGIAR) to fight cassava brown streak disease and cassava mosaic disease through the deployment of new resistant germplasm and clean seed in Burundi and Rwanda
Approved on 21 December 2016
Rainforest Alliance: Programme for Using the tool of certification to integrate smallholder farmers into value added supply chains
Approved on 10 December 2016
Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) : “Improving Rural Financial Inclusion through Financial Cooperatives”
Approved on 10 December 2016
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) for Youth Researching Youth: Competitive Fellowships for Young African Scholars Researching Youth Engagement in Rural Economic Activities in Africa
Approved on 3 December 2016
Disclaimer: The United States, in light of its policy and legislative mandates, opposes the proposed grant to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture for Youth Researching Youth for the Competitive Fellowships for Young African Scholars Researching Youth Engagement in Rural Economic Activities in Africa project.
Bioversity International (CGIAR): Linking Research to Impact: Increasing the Effectiveness of Agriculture and Food Systems in Improving Nutrition Project
Approved on 3 December 2016
Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) for Integrating ICT Tools into Plantwise to Support More Effective Data Capture and Use
Approved on 3 December 2016
Institute for Development Studies (IDS) for Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Mixed-Methods Study to Inform Policy and Programs
Approved on 3 December 2016
Eritrea: Fisheries Resources Management Programme (FReMP)
Approved on 26 November 2016
Disclaimer: The United States, in light of its policy and legislative mandate on Trafficking in Persons, opposes the proposed grant for the Fisheries Resources Management Project in Eritrea.
Oxfam Italia for the project Engaging diaspora communities in Italy in collaborative efforts to support rural development and youth employment in Morocco and Senegal
Approved on 26 November 2016
Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) - Scaling-up rural youth access to inclusive financial services for entrepreneurship and employment
Approved on 26 November 2016
Fundación Capital (Fundak): Promoting the Financial Inclusion of Young Rural Women Project
Approved on 18 November 2016
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT): A common journey: Capacity Development on Climate Smart Agriculture in Central America to Strengthen Policies and Decision Making for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Actions
Approved on 18 November 2016
Nicaragua: Nicaraguan Dry Corridor Rural Family Sustainable Development Project (NICAVIDA)
Approved on 3 September 2016
Sudan: President's memorandum - Butana Integrated Rural Development Project - additional financing
Approved on 17 September 2016
Disclaimer: The United States, in light of its policy and legislative mandates, opposes the proposed additional financing for the Butana Integrated Rural Development Project in the Republic of Sudan.
Latin American Center for Rural Development for Rural Youth, Territories and Opportunities: A Policy Engagement Strategy
Approved on 11 September 2016
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture for Building Capacities for Results-based Management and Scaling up of Innovations in Public Policies to Combat Rural Poverty in North-east Brazil
Approved on 11 September 2016
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for the Harnessing Knowledge and Networks for Capacity- Building in Inclusive Rural Finance (CABFIN) for IFAD’s Investment Portfolio
Approved on 11 September 2016
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas A.C. for the Training and Global Certification Framework for Monitoring and Evaluation and Impact Assessment in Rural Development
Approved on 11 September 2016
El Salvador: National Programme of Rural Economic Transformation for Living Well — Rural Adelante II (expansion)
Approved on 7 September 2016
Mongolia: President’s memorandum - Project for Market and Pasture Management Development (PMPMD) – Additional financing
Approved on 3 September 2016
Sao Tome and Principe: President's memorandum - Smallholder Commercial Agriculture Project - additional grant
Approved on 9 April 2016
Niger: President's memorandum - Family Farming Development Programme (ProDAF) in the regions of Maradi, Tahoua and Zinder - supplementary loan and grant
Approved on 9 April 2016
Madagascar: President's memorandum -Support to Farmers’ Professional Organizations and Agricultural Services Project (AROPA) – additional financing
Approved on 9 April 2016
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