Rural Livelihoods Productivity and Resilience Project

The development objective of the Rural Livelihoods Productivity and Resilience Project for Madagascar is to increase productivity and strengthen resilience of rural livelihoods in targeted areas in Madagascar. The project comprises of five components. The first component, promoting community-led restoration and management of watersheds aims to ensure the conservation and sustainable development of watersheds combating erosion and restoring ecological services that preserve and support the sustainability of agricultural investments. It consists of following sub-components: (i) development and or update of localized land use planning schemes; (ii) reforestation and erosion control in watersheds; and (iii) promoting agroecological practice. The second component, sustainable intensification and management of irrigation infrastructure and services aim to improve water management capacity among communities and water use efficiency. It consists of following sub-components: (i) rehabilitation of hydro-agricultural infrastructure; and (ii) management, maintenance, and preservation (MMP) of hydro-agricultural infrastructure. The third component, strengthening livelihood resilience and value chains aim to mitigate climate risks and catalyze needed adaptation of food systems. It consists of following sub-components: (i) promoting climate-smart and nutrition-sensitive agriculture technologies, practices, and interventions; (ii) strengthening value chains via matching grants; and (iii) development of climate-resilient rural road infrastructure. The fourth component, project management and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) will support all aspects of project management and M and E. The fifth component, contingent emergency response component with zero allocation may be used to contribute to an emergency response through the timely implementation of activities in response to an eligible national emergency.