AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (ANR) OPERATIONS IN SOUTH ASIA

ADB Business Opportunities Fair

March 2012 Ahsan Tayyab
Principal Portfolio Management Specialist South Asia Department

Key Operating Areas

Irrigation Water resources management Agribusiness development Coastal management Flood and river bank protection Rural reconstruction Climate change adaptation

Lending & Grant Assistance

Volume/Share of ANR Operations 2009-2011 Sector Distribution of ANR Assistance 2009-2011
Water-based natural resources, Agriculture & $52M, 10% rural sector development, Irrigation, $133M, 27% drainage, and flood protection, Agricultural $138M, 28% production & markets, $172M, 35%

Nepal $85M, 17%

Bangladesh $210M, 42%

India $200M, 41%

Opportunities: Loans & Grants

2011
Bangladesh Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development, $55 million loan India Agribusiness Infra Devt Investment Program, $24.3 million MFF Tranche 2 Nepal Highland Mountain Agribusiness & Livelihood Improvement Project, $20 million grant Decentralized Rural Infrastructure & Livelihood, $18 million additional financing

2012 Pipeline
Bangladesh Climate Resilient Rural Infra Improvement in Coastal Zone, $20 million loan India Orissa Integrated Irrigated Agriculture & Water Management Project, $80 million MFF Tranche 2
Nepal Water Resources Project Preparatory Facility $11 million grant

Opportunities: Technical Assistance

2011
Bangladesh

Climate Change Capacity Building and Knowledge Mgt ($500,000) Climate Resilient Infra Improvement in Coastal Zone ($600,000)

India

Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Res Mgt ($1.1M)

Nepal

Building Climate Resilience of Watersheds in Mountain Eco-Regions ($900,000) Mainstreaming Climate Change Risk Management in Development ($7.2M)

Opportunities: Technical Assistance

2012
Bangladesh

Main River Flood and Bank Erosion Risk Management ($1.2 million) Piloting Improved Management of Muhuri Irrigation ($800,000) Climate Adaptation through Sub-Basin Development ($1 million) Agribusiness Infrastructure Development Project II ($700,000) Livelihoods Improvement through River Basin Sustainability ($700,000) Strategy for Water Use Efficiency ($500,000) Bagmati River Basin Improvement (approved; $800,000) Food Security Improvement ($700,000) Sustainable Rural Ecology for Green Growth ($550,000)

India

Nepal

Contact Us
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division (SAER) South Asia Department
Tel (63-2) 632-6834 / Fax 636-2391 http://www.adb.org

Takashi Matsuo

Director Email: tmatsuo@adb.org

Ahsan Tayyab

Principal Portfolio Mgt Specialist Email: atayyab@adb.org