IFAD in Bhutan

Since 1981 IFAD has approved a total of US$42.4 million for investments in six programmes and projects in Bhutan. One programme is ongoing. IFAD has concentrated its operations in the eastern part of the country, which has a relatively dense population. It is also the area where food insecurity is highest. The programmes and projects are part of IFAD’s long-term effort to support the government in empowering poor rural people to achieve greater food security and higher incomes, while ensuring environmental sustainability. Support focuses on the development of economic capital, especially rural infrastructure.

IFAD’s strategy in Bhutan

Building on previous experience, IFAD ensures that operations include attention to:

• participatory planning
• gender
• marketing and enterprise development
• rural financial services
• rural infrastructure
• management and coordination

To improve poor rural people’s livelihoods, operations include activities designed to:

• develop skills
• build the capacity of support services
• strengthen decentralized institutions at the local and grass-roots level

initiate pilot activities that can be replicated on a nationwide scale, such as development of district transport master plans and establishment of an effective marketing information service

Source: IFAD

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Ongoing IFAD operations Agriculture, Marketing and Enterprise Promotion Programme Statistics Projects:6 Total cost: US$63.8 million Total loan amount: US$42.4 million Directly benefiting: 86,770 households Contact information Ms Kati Manner Country programme manager IFAD Via Paolo Di Dono, 44 00142 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 0654592790 Fax: +39 0654593790 k.manner@ifad.org