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Project design has to be robust, with built-in mechanisms to adapt to changes during implementation.

Project Number: 38301-013
Project Name: Dryland Sustainable Agriculture Project
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The dragon-head contract farming model of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has a significant potential to raise the income of farming households and lift them out of poverty.

Project Number: 38301-013
Project Name: Dryland Sustainable Agriculture Project
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An ineffective project performance monitoring system (PPMS) can undermine project success.

Project Number: 38301-013
Project Name: Dryland Sustainable Agriculture Project
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Potential barriers to women’s participation and employment in jobs that will be created should be addressed in the design of projects.

Project Number: 38174-013
Project Name: Southern Gansu Roads Development Project
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Careful consideration of all the factors that can affect the implementation of road projects in complex terrains supports the formulation of realistic timetables..

Project Number: 38174-013
Project Name: Southern Gansu Roads Development Project
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Adapting to the fast-changing transport technology and consumer demands will help ensure the relevance of government transport projects.

Project Number: 38174-013
Project Name: Southern Gansu Roads Development Project
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Strong leadership and ownership by local governments are crucial to the success of urban infrastructure and environmental improvement projects.

Project Number: 40641-013
Project Name: Hebei Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Effective use of advance action contributes to the timely completion of projects.

Project Number: 40641-013
Project Name: Hebei Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Engineering designs for wastewater and water supply subprojects in small cities and towns have to consider the limited size and small population of these cities and towns to avoid overcapacity.

Project Number: 40641-013
Project Name: Hebei Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Well-designed core subprojects, including their demonstration impact on subsequent subprojects, are essential to the success of sector loan projects.

Project Number: 42382-013
Project Name: Liaoning Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Strong government commitment and timely provision of counterpart funding are critically important to the efficient implementation of projects.

Project Number: 42382-013
Project Name: Liaoning Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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The timing of project midterm reviews has to give allowance to the implementation of measures to improve performance and/or ensure optimal utilization of committed project funds.

Project Number: 42382-013
Project Name: Liaoning Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Combination of major expressway construction and link roads improvement, including national and provincial highways and rural roads, contributes to inclusive economic growth. On financing, ADB financed 13.2% of the project cost with the balance provided by the national and provincial governments including loans from the Bank of China and the China Construction Bank. Leveraging funds was a key aspect of ADB financing under the project.

Project Number: 40626-013
Project Name: Yunnan Integrated Road Network Development Project
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The presence of ADB in such a consortium gives added credence to the project’s viability. Project-level lessons. The validation views that community-based routine rural road maintenance by women proved successful resulting in lower costs and improved work. The approach, using performance-based contracting, addressed the funding shortage to maintain rural roads and assisted poor women in rural communities. This approach to routine rural road maintenance should prove to be a model for similar activities in other provinces not only in PRC but also in other countries.

Project Number: 40626-013
Project Name: Yunnan Integrated Road Network Development Project
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There is a need for ADB projects to further strengthen the quality of economic analysis, particularly in the areas of quantification and valuation of economic benefits, and shadow pricing, to strengthen reporting on project performance. The methodology needs to be better understood by all, and more consistency is required by ADB staff, consultants, and the government in such analyses. Perhaps better and more explicit guidelines are called for.

Project Number: 40626-013
Project Name: Yunnan Integrated Road Network Development Project
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