Sustainable Fodder Production and Low Methane Livestock Development Program-for-Results

The development objective of the Sustainable Fodder Production and Low Methane Livestock Development Program-for-Results (PforR) for China is to improve productivity and lower methane emissions in selected livestock subsectors and enhance the governance system for greening the livestock sector in the Program Counties of Gansu Province. The program is anchored in the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) and fully aligned with the World Bank’s global commitments, World Bank Group (WBG’s) green, resilient and inclusive development framework, the WBG’s climate change action plan (2021-2025), and the World Bank’s gender strategy. The Program supports implementation of climate mitigation and adaptation actions identified under the CCDR, which highlights the use of low-emission practices and technologies in agriculture sector as key for emission reduction. It also follows the CCDR recommendation on the realignment of subsidies in the agriculture sector, which is coordinated with the targeted investment in measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems, to allow for the gradual shift in payments toward environmental outcomes. It will support institutional strengthening and capacity building to create the enabling environment for scaling up sustainable low-emission livestock production. The PforR is expected to contribute to the WB’s new scorecard and climate commitments by promoting productivity and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock sector. Responding to the WB’s Gender strategy, the Program aims to address the issues of women’s access to agricultural inputs and other productive resources, extension services, and trainings which will enable women to benefit from economic opportunities in livestock sector while increasing their representation in decision-making processes.