2012

Sustainable management of crop-based production system for raising agricultural productivity in rainfed areas
Grant number: 1363
Grant amount: US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: ICRISAT
Geographical region: Asia
Countries: India, Laos, Nepal, Viet Nam
Duration: 4 years
Approval date: 07/04/2012

Sending money home to Asia and the Pacific: Markets and regulatory framework
Grant number: 1356
Grant amount: US$150,000
Grant recipient: World Bank
Geographic region: Asia and the Pacific
Countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Korea D.P. R, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldvies, Mongolia, Mynamar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Viet Nam
Duration: 1 year
Approval date: 15/03/2012

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2011

Pro-poor policy approaches to address risk and vulnerability at the country level
Grant number: 1286
Grant amount: US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: FAO
Geographical region: Asia
Countries: Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Viet Nam
Duration: 4 years
Approval date: 05/05/2011

Supporting national research capacity and policy development to cope with dwingling water resources and intensifying land use in the transborder Altay Dzungarian region of Mongolia and China
Grant number: 1284
Grant amount: US$1,485,000
Grant recipient: University of Kassel
Geographic region: Asia
Countries: China and Mongolia
Duration: 4 years
Approval date: 04/05/2011

Strengthening knowledge sharing on innovative solutions using the learning routes methodology in Asia and the Pacific
Grant number: 1304
Grant amount: US$1,000,000
Grant recipient: PROCASUR
Geographic region: Asia
Countries: Laos, Mongolia, Viet Nam
Duration: 4 years
Approval date: 29/08/2011

Improved forage-based livestock feeding systems for smallholder livelihoods in the Cambodia-Laos-Viet Nam development triangle
Grant number: 1308
Grant amount: US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: CIAT
Geographic region: Asia
Countries: Cambodia, Laos, Viet Nam
Duration: 4 years
Approval date: 29/08/2011

Capacity building for women's leadership in farmer producers organizations in Asia and the Pacific region
Grant number: 1347
Grant amount: US$500,000
Grant recipient: WOCAN
Geographic region: Asia
Countries: Laos, Maldives, Sri Lanka with links to China, Nepal and Philippines
Duration: 3 years
Approval date: 26/11/2011

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2010

Programme for improving livelihoods and overcoming poverty in the drought prone lowlands of South East Asia
Grant number: 1227
Grant amount: US$1,200,000
Grant recipient: IRRI
Geographic region: Asia
Countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand
Duration: 4 years
Approval date: 08/10/2010

Root and tuber crops research and development programme for food security in Asia and the Pacific Region
Grant number: 1239
Grant amount: US$1,450,000
Grant recipient: CIP
Geographic region: Asia and the Pacific
Countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Maldives, Nepal, Philippines, Viet Nam, Pacific
Duration: 4 years
Approval date: 05/12/2010

Leveraging pro-poor public private partnership for rural development: Widening access to energy services for rural poor in Asia and the Pacific
Grant number: 1244
Grant amount: US$1,350,000
Grant recipient: ESCAP
Geographic region: Asia
Countries: Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal
Duration: 6 years
Approval date: 05/12/2010

Bhutan climate summit 2011
Grant number: 1265
Grant amount: US$200,000
Grant recipient: Ministry of Finance
Geographic region: Asia
Countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal
Duration: 2 years
Approval date: 21/12/2010

Implementing gender sensitive project management training: Laos, Cambodia, and Viet Nam
Grant number: 1010A
Grant amount: US$200,000
Grant recipient: AIT
Geographical region: Asia
Countries: Laos, Cambodia,Viet Nam
Duration: 3 years
Approval date: 18/03/2010

Dynamics of rural transformation in emergingeconomies – strategic support to a MICs-led international conference April 2010
Grant number: 1198
Grant amount: US$200,000
Grant recipient: IHD
Geographical region: Asia
Countries: Brazil, China, India, South Africa and 30% - other middle income countries and developing countries
Duration: 2 years
Approval date: 11/02/2010

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2009

Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme (Pacific)
Grant number: G-1180
Grant amount:US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: FAO
Geographical region: Pacific
Duration: 6 years
Approval date: 17/12/2009
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Programme for Development of Knowledge Sharing Skills
Grant number: G-1179
Grant amount: US$950,000
Grant recipient: FAO
Geographical region: Asia and Pacific
Duration: 2010-2011
Approval date:15/12/2009
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Asia and the Pacific Region Asian Project Management Support (APMAS) programme
Grant number: G-998A
Grant amount: US$1,400,000
Grant recipient: AIT
Geographical region: Camdodia, Laos, India, Viet Nam
Duration: 4 years
Approval date: 15/9/09
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Improving Livelihoods of Small Farmers and Rural Women through Value-Added Processing and Export of Cashmere, Wool and Mohair
Grant number: G-1107
Grant amount: US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: ICARDA
Geographic region: Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran
Approval date: 30/4/09
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Programme on Livelihoods and Ecosystem Services in the Himalayas: Enhancing Adaptation Capacity and Resilience of the Poor to Climate and Socio-Economic Changes 
Grant number: G-1113
Grant amount: US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: ICIMOD
Geographic region: Bhutan, India, Nepal
Approval date: 30/04/2009
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Enabling Poor Rice Farmers to improve Livelihoods and Overcome Poverty in South and South-East Asia through the Consortium for Unfavourable Rice Environments (CURE)
Grant number: G-1108
Grant amount: US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: IRRI
Geographic region: Nepal, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Loa, Cambodia
Approval date: 30/04/2009
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2008

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/Self Employed Women's Association (FAO/SEWA): Medium-term Cooperation Programme with Farmers' Organizations in Asia and the Pacific Region
Grant number: G-1034
Grant amount: US$ 1,420,000
Grant recipient: FAO/SEWA
Geographic region: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Viet Nam, China
Approval date: 25/04/08
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World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF): Programme on Rewards for Use of and Shared Investment in Pro-poor Environmental Services (RUPES II)
Grant number: G-1032
Grant amount: US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: ICRAF
Geographic region: China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Viet Nam
Approval date: 25/04/08
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT): Programme for Linking Smallholder Livelihoods of Poor Smallholder Farmers to Emerging Environmentally Progressive Agro-industrial Markets
Grant number: G-1031
Grant amount: US$ 1,500,000
Grant recipient: CIAT
Geographic region: Cambodia, Laos, Viet Nam
Approval date: 25/04/08
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2007

Programme for Linking the Poor to Global Markets: Pro-poor Development of Biofuel Supply Chains
Grant number: G-974
Grant amount: US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: ICRISAT
Geographical region: China, India, Philippines, Vietnam
Approval date: 12/09/07
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Programme for Knowledge Networking for Rural Development
in Asia/Pacific Region (ENRAP) – Phase III
Grant number: G-956
Grant amount: US$1,085,000
Grant recipient: IDRC
Geographical region: Regional
Duration: 2007-2011
Approval date: 18/04/2007
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Programme for Harnessing the True Potential of Legumes: Economic and Knowledge Empowerment of Poor Farmers in Rainfed Areas in Asia
Grant number: G-954
Grant amount: US$1,400,000
Grant recipient: ICRISAT
Geographical region: India, Nepal, Viet Nam
Approval date: 18/04/2007
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2006

Enhancing Agricultural Competitiveness of Rural Households in Greater Mekong Sub-region
Grant number: G-902
Grant amount: US$609,000
Grant recipient: FAO
Geographical region: Cambodia, China, Lao, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Duration: 2007-2013
Approval date: 14/12/2006
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Programme for accelerating the financial empowerment of poor rural communities in Asia and the Pacific through rural finance innovations
Grant number: G-875
Grant amount: US$1,200,000
Grant recipient: APRACA
Geographical region: Regional
Duration: 2007-2012
Approval date: 14/09/2006
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Programme for enhancing livelihoods of poor Livestock keepers through increased use of fodder
Grant number: G-853
Grant amount: US$1,600,000
Grant recipient: ILRI
Geographical region: Ethiopia, Syria, Viet Nam
Duration: 2006-2011
Approval date: 20/04/06
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Rehabilitation of agricultural livelihoods of women in marginal and post-conflict areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan: Participatory Research, dissemination and adoption of improved dairy goat production systems
Grant number: G-851
Grant amount: US$1,080,000
Grant recipient: ICARDA
Geographical region: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Duration: 2006-2009
Approval date: 20/4/2006
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2005

Pro-poor policy formulation, dialogue and implementation at the country level
Grant number: G-821
Grant amount: US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: FAO
Geographical region: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Duration: 2007-2010
Approval date: 13/12/2005
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Community action in integrated and market oriented feed-livestock production in the Central and South Asia
Grant number: G-816
Grant amount: US$1,200,000
Grant recipient: ICARDA
Geographical region: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan
Duration: 2006-2009
Approval date: 13/12/2005
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Programme for enhanced bamboo rattan based small holder livelihoods opportunities
Grant number: G-774
Grant amount: US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: INBAR
Geographical region: China, India, Philippines
Duration: 2005-2009
Approval date: 19/04/05
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Programme for securing livelihoods in the Uplands and Mountains of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas - Phase II
Grant number: G-773
Grant amount: US$1,200,000
Grant recipient: ICIMOD
Geographical region: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan
Duration: 2005-2010
Approval date: 19/04/2005
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Programme for enhancing Mekong region water governance
Grant number: G-772
Grant amount: US$900,000
Grant recipient: IWMI
Geographical region: Cambodia,China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Duration: 2006-2010
Approval date: 19/04/05
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2004

Mainstreaming Rural Development Innovations Programme in the Pacific (MORDI)
Grant number: G-731
Grant amount: US$2,000,000
Grant recipient: FSPI
Geographical region: Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga
Duration: 5 year (grant extended)
Approval date: 2/12/2004
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Programme for managing rice landscapes in the marginal uplands for household food security and environmental sustainability
Grant number: G-706
Grant amount: US$1,190,000
Grant recipient: IRRI
Geographical region: India, Laos, Nepal and Vietnam
Duration: 2005-2009
Approval date: 09/09/04
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Programme for overcoming poverty in coconut growing communities
Grant number: G-705
Grant amount: US$1,000,000
Grant recipient: IPGRI
Geographical region: China, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, The Philippines, the United Republic of Tanzania, Vietnam and Thailand
Duration: 2004-2009
Approval date: 09/09/04
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2003

Upscaling and linking Organizations of the poor: learning from experiences of civil societies organizations and IFAD proejcts in Asia
Grant number: G-665
Grant amount: US$450,000
Grant recipient: CIRDAP-ANGOC
Geographical region: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Philippines
Duration: 2004-2008
Approval date: 11/09/03
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Organic Production of Underutilized Medicinal, Aromatic and Natural Dye Plants (MADP) Programme for sustainable rural livelihoods in Southern Asia
Grant number: G-655
Grant amount: US$1,400,000
Grant recipient: FAO
Geographical region: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Duration: 2006-2009
Approval date: 10/04/03
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Participatory Evaluation, adaptation and adoption of environmentally friendly nutrient management technologies for resource poor farmers (ANMAT Programme Phase II)
Grant number: G-654
Grant amount: US$1,000,000
Grant recipient: IFDC
Geographical region: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam
Duration: 2004-2007
Approval date: 10/04/03
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Programme For Improving Income-Generation for Forest Communities through IFAD's loan portfolio in the Asia and the Pacific region
Grant number: G-651
Grant amount: US$900,000
Grant recipient: CIFOR
Geographical region: China, India, Nepal
Duration: 2004-2008
Approval date: 10/04/03
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2002

Multistakeholder Programme to Accelerate Technology Adoption to Improve Rural Livelihoods in the Rainfed Gangetic Plains
Grant number: G-634
Grant amount: US$1,500,000
Grant recipient: IRRI/CIMMYT
Geographical region: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan,
Duration: 2003-2007
Approval date: 2002
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Programme for Integrated Upland Agriculture Development Using Participatory Approaches in China, Laos and Vietnam (PRDU)
Grant number: G-607
Grant amount: US$1,450,000
Grant recipient: CIAT/CIP
Geographical region: China, Laos and Viet Nam
Duration: 203-2008
Approval date: 2002
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Programme for Electronic Networking for Rural Asia/Pacific (ENRAP) Projects - Phase II
Grant number: G-582
Grant amount: US$1,000,000
Grant recipient: IDRC
Geographical region: China, India, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan,Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka
Duration: 2003-2006
Approval date: April 2002
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2001

Programme for developing mechanisms to reward the upland poor of Asia for Environment services they provide (RUPES)
Grant number: G-534
Grant amount: US$1,400,000
Grant recipient: ICRAF
Geographical region: Indonesia, Philippines, Nepal
Duration: 2001-2007
Approval date: April 2001
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Programme for enhancing the contribution of neglected and underutilized crops to food security and to incomes of rural poor
Grant number: G-533
Grant amount: US$1,410,000
Grant recipient: IPGRI
Geographical region: India and Bolivia
Duration: 2001-2006
Approval date: 2001
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Programme For Farmer-Participatory Improvement Of Grain Legumes in Rainfed Asia
Grant number: G-532
Grant amount: US$1,300,000
Grant recipient: ICRISAT
Geographical region: China, India, Nepal, Vietnam
Duration: 2002-2007
Approval date: 2001
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Community-based Fisheries Management (CBFM) Programme In South and Southeast Asia
Grant number: G-531
Grant amount: US$650,000
Grant recipient: ICLARM/WFC
Geographical region: Bangladesh and Viet Nam
Duration: 2001-2008
Approval date: April 2001
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