Yangtze River Green Ecological Corridor Comprehensive Agriculture Development Project (ADB-51116-002)

Countries
  • China
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Chongqing, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Nov 16, 2018
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
People's Republic of China
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Climate and Environment
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 300.00 million
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 300.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 506.80 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Jul 21, 2020

Disclosed by Bank Aug 13, 2018

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Project Description
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According to the bank document, the proposed project will strengthen rural livelihoods, especially the rural poor who rely most on natural resources as the basis for their primary source of income, to modernize their agriculture production systems and minimize environmental degradation and nonpoint source (NPS) pollution.

The proposed project will be implemented in five provinces and one municipality in the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, notably Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Hunan, and Hubei. The project area consists of 48 counties, which are characterized by the prevalence of low and medium agriculture productivity; high risk and occurrence of soil erosion; high levels of agriculture NPS pollution; lack of irrigation systems; limited farm access roads; and are in need for modernization and were selected for inclusion in the project based on geographical, financial, environmental and social criteria.

The project will have three outputs: (i) Modern farming systems applied; (ii) agriculture nonpoint source pollution reduced; and (iii) institutional capacity and coordination strengthened. These outputs will result in the following outcome: sustainable and modern agriculture production systems established in the participating project provinces. The project will be aligned with the following impact: improved environmental protection, rehabilitation, and management of the Yangtze River.

Investment Description
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Loan 3740-PRC: Yangtze River Green Ecological Corridor Comprehensive Agriculture Development (ADB) US$ 300.00 million

Counterpart         US$ 206.80 million


Contact Information
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Responsible ADB Division       Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, EARD

Executing Agencies

Farmland Construction and Management Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
No.11 Nongzhanguan Nanli, Chaoyang
District, Beijing

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

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