Strategic Focuses and Complementarity of IFAD and ADB ADB-IFAD Annual Retreat 5-6 December 2012, Manila

Reducing Poverty – Our Common Goal ABD – Strategy 2020IFAD Strategic Framework ( ) GOALReduce poverty and improve living conditions and quality of life in Asia and the Pacific Enabling poor rural people to improve food security, raise incomes and strength resilience FOCUS AREAS 1)Infrastructure 2)Environment & Climate Change 3)Regional Cooperation & Integration 4)Financial Sector Development 5)Education 1.Natural resources – Land, water, energy and biodiversity 2.Climate Change adaptation & mitigation 3.Improved Agricultural technologies and production 4.Inclusive financial services 5.Value chains 6.Rural Enterprise development & non-farm employment 7.Skills development 8.Support to rural organizations

IFAD aims to lift 80 million out of poverty – 26 million in Asia and Pacific

IFAD Reduces Poverty by Achieving its 5 Strategic Objectives 1.A natural resource and economic asset base that is more resilient to climate change, environmental degradation and market transformation 2.Access to services to reduce poverty, improve nutrition, raise incomes and build resilience in a changing environment; 3.Profitable, sustainable and resilient farm and non-farm enterprises or take advantage of decent work opportunities; 4.Influencing policies and institutions that effect their livelihoods; 5.Enabling institutional and policy environments to support agricultural production and the full range of related non-farm activities

Based on IFAD’s Principles of Engagement 1.Differentiated approach based on country context 2.Targeting 3.Supporting the empowerment of poor rural people 4.Promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment 5.Creating viable opportunities for rural youth 6.Innovation, learning and scaling up 7.Effective partnerships and resource mobilization 8.Sustainability

Key areas for IFAD and ADB collaboration in Rural Areas Gender Financial Services Technology Development Climate Change Private Sector

Congruence between ADB’s ARD outputs and IFAD’s strategic thrusts ADB ARD OutputsIFAD Strategic Framework Thrusts Improved access to rural infrastructure and its improved services Opportunities for rural, off-farm employment and enterprise development Increased access to supply chain market infrastructure Access to transparent and competitive agricultural input and produce market Increased access to financial products and services Access to a broader range of financial services Increased capacity/knowledge for enhanced farm production, processing and marketing Access to improved agricultural technologies and effective production services Promote capabilities of rural women, men & youth Improved resilience against negative impacts of climate change Expanded coverage of improved water and land management Expanded adoption of improved environmental management practices Enhancing environmental sustainability and resilience in small-scale agriculture

Synergies between ADB and IFAD’s work in ARD ADBIFAD Infrastructure Development Rural infrastructure at national, provincial levels (rural electrification, rural roads, large irrigation systems, rural growth centres) Village level infrastructure (farm to market roads, small irrigation schemes, small agro- processing) Natural Resources Management Regional cooperation in improved management of shared natural resources and environment; integrated water resource management Improving access to productive natural resources at local level (tenure security, land title distribution) Agricultural Technology Development Knowledge development through partnership with specialist agencies; Crop management and crop diversification; policy/institutional reforms Support to CG centres and NARES in developing pro-poor agricultural technologies; Empowering smallholders to articulate demand for appropriate technologies; Promoting the use of IK in technology development

Synergies between ADB and IFAD’s work in ARD ADBIFAD Improving Access to Markets Creation of market infrastructure (agro-industrial processing zones, IT connectivity) Strengthen farmers’ organizations for improved access to markets, and for improving flow of information Regional IntegrationDeveloping framework for regional agricultural trade facilitation and investments; global/regional markets Promoting contract farming and other new marketing arrangements to benefit smallholders Scaling UpPilot testing and developing new agricultural technologies and rural poverty reduction approaches Replication and scaling up on a larger geographic area; Joint policy dialogue in influencing government policies and programmes

Examples of Good Practices: Improving Access to Productive Natural Resources Bangladesh: Leasing of ponds for poor fisher groups Nepal: Leasing of forest for landless and marginal farmers Gambia: Land for labour programme India: Land titling in areas inhabited by indigenous peoples

Examples of Good Practices: Pro-poor Agricultural Technology Development India: Technology development for disadvantaged areas (co-financing a World Bank loan funded project though grant facility to bring inputs from CG centres in areas where the national research systems are weak; participatory project design; consortia approach) [IRRI, ILRI, IWMI, CIMMYT, IFPRI, ICRISAT] Nepal: Piloting medicinal plants domestication, cultivation and marketing through public-private partnership in mountainous region [ICIMOD] Laos, Vietnam: Developing rice varieties for sloping uplands; landscape approach in technology development [IRRI] Hindu Kush Himalayas: Participatory 3-D mapping in shifting cultivation areas

Examples of Good Practices: Empowerment of Indigenous Peoples India: Enhancing access to land (e.g. Land titling in Andhra Pradesh, Orissa) India: Sustainable natural resource management (North-east India) Philippines: Enhancing indigenous knowledge systems and protecting intellectual property rights

Thank you. Any questions? Chitra Deshpande Portfolio Advisor, APR