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
Comoros: Family Farming Productivity and Resilience Support Project
Approved on Thursday 5 November 2020
Ecuador: Sustainable and Appropriate Development in Rural Territories Project – DESATAR
Approved on Wednesday 16 December 2020
Guatemala: Responding to COVID-19: Modern and Resilient Agrifood Value Chains Project (GUATEINNOVA)
Approved on Wednesday 13 January 2021
Bangladesh: Promoting Agricultural Commercialization and Enterprises (PACE) Project
Approved on Monday 28 December 2020
Djibouti: Integrated Water Resources Management Project (PGIRE)
Approved on Tuesday 1 September 2020
IITA: Strengthening the Supply of Improved Seeds and Improved Public-Private Partnerships in Central Africa Project
Approved on Thursday 3 December 2020
India: Maharashtra Rural Women’s Enterprise Development Project (Nav Tejaswini)
Approved on Thursday 3 December 2020
Republic of Moldova: Talent Retention for Rural Transformation Project
Approved on Wednesday 6 May 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Partnerships for Irrigation and Commercialization of Smallholder Agriculture
Approved on Tuesday 17 November 2020
CIFOR: Stepping up IFAD’s Gender-transformative Agenda – Women’s Land Rights Initiative
Approved on Wednesday 28 October 2020
LWI: Sparking Disability Inclusive Rural Transformation Programme
Approved on Wednesday 28 October 2020
ITCILO: Capacity-building for Procurement in IFAD’s Project Portfolio
Approved on Tuesday 29 September 2020
Disclaimer: The United States, in light of its policies for certain development projects in countries whose governments are not addressing trafficking in persons and do not meet other requirements, opposes the following project and therefore does not join a Board decision that would support the proposed grant to the International Training Center of the International Labor Organization for the Capacity-Building for Procurement in IFAD’s Project Portfolio project.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture: Agricultural Transformation in Nigerian Federal States and Togolese Regions Towards Achieving Zero Hunger
Approved on Tuesday 1 September 2020
ILRI: Inclusive Red Meat Value Chains for Women and Young Farmers in East and Southern Africa
Approved on Wednesday 12 August 2020
Malawi: Sustainable Agricultural Production Programme
Approved on Wednesday 5 August 2020
World Vision New Zealand: Melanesia Rural Market and Innovation-driven Development Programme
Approved on Friday 24 July 2020
University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Promoting the Sustainability and Resilience of Smallholder Irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa
Approved on Friday 24 July 2020
Disclaimer: The United States, in light of its policies for certain development projects in countries whose governments are not addressing trafficking in persons, votes against the proposed grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that would benefit Burundi and The Gambia and therefore votes “no” against a Board decision that would support the “Promoting the Sustainability and Resilience of Smallholder Irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa” project.
Jordan: Rural Economic Growth and Employment Project (REGEP)
Approved on Wednesday 17 June 2020
Mauritania: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Communal Equipment and Organization of Rural Producers Project
Approved on Tuesday 2 June 2020
Disclaimer: The United States, in light of its policies for certain development projects in countries whose governments are not addressing trafficking in persons, votes against the proposed project in Mauritania and therefore votes “no” against a Board decision that would support the “Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Communal Equipment and Organization of Rural Producers Project (PROGRES).
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry: Sustainable Farming in Tropical Asian Landscapes project
Approved on Wednesday 15 April 2020
Sao Tome and Principe: Commercialization, agricultural productivity and nutrition project (COMPRAN)
Approved on Thursday 23 January 2020
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