Project

Agriculture for Nutrition (AFN II)

Sector

Agricultural development

Country

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Financing chart
Financing Gap (USD)
6,714,455
Target group
28,000
Households
Project target area

6 Provinces: Oudomxay, Xiengkhuang, Phongsaly, Saravane, Sekong and Attapeu (500 villages in 20 Districts)

 
Summary
The Agriculture for Nutrition (AFN II) project aims to enable 28,000 vulnerable households living in the project area to improve their food and nutrition security, enhance their climate resilience, and increase smallholder income by 20% by 2030. It will specifically empower women to sustainably achieve better household nutrition outcomes, particularly for pregnant women and lactating mothers and children up to the age of 5 years, through implementation of nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions and sustainable management of the available natural resources in the communities.
Components and Objectives
AFN II has three main components:
Component 1: Community-driven agriculture and natural resources-based nutrition interventions establishment. It aims to improve the nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of the targeted poor and near-poor smallholder farmer households most at risk of food and nutrition insecurity, which has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Component 2: Business partnerships and market access improvement. It aims to improve physical access to markets, processing and storage.
Component 3: Enabling environment and partnerships. It aims to improve multisectoral planning in support of achieving the target set in the National Plan of Action for Nutrition 2021-2025 as well as improving service delivery to rural communities by involving civil society organizations.
Financing

Total project cost

48,296,236

IFAD financing
 

27.4 %
13,235,000
13,235,000
IFAD

International cofinancing

41.4 %
19,993,388
19,993,388
Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme

National cofinancing

17.3 %
8,353,393
4,776,743
National Government
1,444,585
Private Sector and CSO
2,132,065
Beneficiaries

Financing
gap

13.9 %
6,714,455

Approval date

December 13, 2022

Expected duration

2023 –
2030

Lending terms

Blend

Income level

Lower-middle Income

Replenishment cycle

IFAD 12

Implementing agency

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Contact information

Country Director: 
Ambrosio 
Barros 
Email: a.nsinguibarros@ifad.org