Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)

Building on lessons learned from this TA, and in response to strong requests from WGA and GMS Ministers of Agriculture, a follow-up TA (ADB TA 9916) entitled “GMS Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Program” was prepared to cover six priority themes: (i) promoting green, inclusive, and gender-responsive agri-food value chains; (ii) facilitating climate-smart agribusiness financing; (iii) enhancing food safety and quality standards, certification, and traceability; (iv) improving cross-border animal health and value chains; (v) managing water and soil for enhanced food security in a changing climate; and (vi) adapting agriculture to climate change in the context of the water–energy–food security nexus. The TA 9916 will be implemented from April 2020 to March 2025. The TA would require about $18–20 million but currently available resources are only $4.5 million. Efforts to mobilize additional financing are in progress.