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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.

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2026

For Approval

For Approval

EB 2026/LOT/G.4 New

Proposed global/regional grant to the International Labour Organization (ILO) for the Accelerating Decent Employment for Rural Youth: Scaling Up Phase of the Integrated Agribusiness Hubs Programme (ABH) in Sri Lanka and Zambia

EB 2026/LOT/G.2 New

Proposed regional grant to the Southeast Asia One Health University Network for the Livestock and Communities for One Health in the Mekong Region (LIVECOM)

EB 2026/LOT/G.3 New

Proposed regional grant to the German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation for Scale Up Agtech and Fintech Solutions within IFAD’s portfolio (Innovatech NEN)

EB 2026/LOT/P.8 New

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Linking Enterprises, Agriculture and Development for Green Growth (LEAD) Project

PDR

EB 2026/LOT/P.6

Senegal: Support to Food Sovereignty Project (SFSP)

EB 2026/LOT/P.7

Mozambique: Inclusive Agrifood Value Chain Development Programme (PROCAVA)

Approved

Approved

EB 2026/LOT/P.5

Benin: Vocational Training, Employment and Rural Entrepreneurship Promotion Project (ProPEA)

Approved on Thursday 4 June 2026

EB 2026/LOT/P.4

Guinea-Bissau: Economic Development Project for the Southern Regions (PADES)

Approved on Thursday 4 June 2026
EB 2026/LOT/P.3

Senegal: Rural Youth Agripreneur Support Project (Agrijeunes Tekki Ndawñi)

Approved on Thursday 7 May 2026

Security EB 2026/LOT/NS.1
+ Add.1

United Republic of Tanzania: Farmers’ Organization Financing Programme – Tanzania (FOFP-T)

Approved on Thursday 7 May 2026

EB 2026/LOT/P.2

Tajikistan: Access to Markets and Adaptation for Livestock (AMAL)

Approved on Thursday 30 April 2026

EB 2026/LOT/P.1

Jordan: Small Ruminants Investment and Graduating Households in Transition Project II (SIGHT-II)

Approved on Thursday 9 April 2026

EB 2026/LOT/G.1

Light for the World International for the Scaling Up Disability Inclusion Transformation in East and Southern Africa (SPARK II–ESA)

Approved on Friday 6 February 2026