Livestock value chain development project

Livestock value chain development project

Livestock value chain development

Narrative description of Project:

Livestock Value Chain Development Project is financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) through a $150 million loan approved in September 2019. The project is implemented nationwide from 2020 to 2024, with the Committee for Veterinary and Livestock Development under the Ministry of Agriculture serving as the executing agency, and six Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) acting as implementing partners. The project aims to enhance the livestock sector’s contribution to inclusive economic growth by (i) increasing access to finance for private livestock enterprises and (ii) improving veterinary and support services. Long-term credit is provided to eligible sub-borrowers for investments in production, processing, input supply, and service delivery across the livestock value chain. The project also supports the development of private veterinary practices, continuing education for veterinarians, and institutional capacity-building for PFIs in livestock sector lending, credit product design, and client outreach. These interventions are complemented by a robust framework for social and environmental compliance, monitored through a dedicated Project Implementation Unit.

Description of actual services provided in the assignment:

The assignment involved the end-to-end preparation of the Project Completion Report (PCR) for the ADB-financed Livestock Value Chain Development Project. Services included:

• Data collection and analysis across all project components (access to finance, veterinary services, and institutional capacity building), covering subproject-level results, PFI performance, safeguards compliance, and gender action plan implementation;
• Stakeholder consultations with the Project Implementation Unit, PFIs, and veterinary institutions to validate results and gather qualitative feedback;
• Compilation of quantitative results, including disbursement data, regional coverage, subborrower profiles, safeguards categorization, and training participation metrics;
• Assessment of project outcomes and outputs against the design and monitoring framework (DMF), including sustainability, efficiency, and relevance ratings;
• Documentation of good practices and lessons learned, with a specific focus on inclusive lending, gender mainstreaming, and veterinary sector development;
• Drafting of the full PCR narrative, annexes (including safeguards, gender, financial data), and the updated Design and Monitoring Framework (DMF) table;

The assignment ensured that the PCR adhered to ADB’s reporting standards and reflected verified field-level evidence and institutional insights.