Adaptation of Small-Scale Agriculture for Improved Food Security of Resilient Communities in Papua New Guinea (ASSA)

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Papua New Guinea: Five-Year Project for Climate Adaptation in Small-Scale Agriculture

This project, titled "Adaptation of Small-Scale Agriculture for improved food security of resilient communities in Papua New Guinea (ASSA)", aims to enhance the sustainability of main agricultural value chains in Papua New Guinea, specifically targeting Enga, Milne Bay, and New Ireland provinces. The core purpose is to improve the quality of agricultural produce, increase access to markets, and create green jobs, particularly for women and youth in vulnerable communities, through the adoption of climate-smart and climate-resilient practices. Key objectives include integrating climate-resilient agriculture into standard farming techniques to boost productivity, resilience, and food security for vulnerable smallholder farmers (especially women and youth); enhancing the ability of vulnerable smallholder farming communities (particularly women) to access postharvest processing, storage technologies, and profitable markets; and fostering the development of climate-resilient practices through capacity building and knowledge management. The project is implemented by The Pacific Community (SPC) as the Regional Implementing Entity, with the Government of Papua New Guinea as the Executing Entity. It is requesting USD 10,000,000 in financing and has a Letter of Endorsement signed by the Designated Authority. The project is planned for implementation over a five-year period. This duration is considered necessary to implement structural changes in food crop systems, account for different crop cycles, build institutional capacity in the sector, and significantly improve women's participation and leadership in agriculture. The project addresses climate change impacts on key food crops like sweet potato and swamp taro, considering climate drivers such as increasing temperature and changes in rainfall.

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FULLY DEVELOPED PROPOSAL FOR SINGLE COUNTRY
PART I: PROJECT/PROGRAMME INFORMATION
Title of Project/Programme: Adaptation of Small-Scale Agriculture for
improved food security of resilient communities in Papua New Guinea (ASSA)
Country: Papua New Guinea (Enga, Milne Bay, and New
Ireland)
Thematic Focal Area: Agriculture
Type of Implementing Entity: Regional Implementing Entity
Implementing Entity: The Pacific Community (SPC)
Executing Entities: Government of Papua New Guinea
Amount of Financing Requested: 10,000,000 (in U.S Dollars Equivalent)
Letter of Endorsement (LOE) signed: Yes ☒ No ☐
NOTE: The LOE should be signed by the Designated Authority (DA). The signatory DA must be on
file with the Adaptation Fund. To find the DA currently on file check this
page: https://www.adaptation-fund.org/apply-funding/designated-authorities
Stage of Submission:
☒ This proposal has been submitted before including at a different stage (concept,
fully-developed proposal)
☐ This is the first submission ever of the proposal at any stage
In case of a resubmission, please indicate the last submission date: Click or tap to enter a
date.
Please note that fully developed proposal documents should not exceed 100
pages for the main document, and 100 pages for the annexes.

Project/Programme Background and Context: .......................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Context of Papua New Guinea .................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 PNG’ Climate context ................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3 Context specific to the project areas (Enga, New Ireland, and Milne Bay) ............................................................ 9
1.4 Climate change considerations for agriculture in the project areas ...................................................................... 10
1.4.1 Climate drivers .................................................................................................................................................... 11
 1.4.1.1. Increasing temperature ....................................................................................................................... 11
 1.4.1.2. Changes in rainfall ............................................................................................................................... 12
1.4.2 Climate risks and impact on selected key food crops ..................................................................................... 15
 1.4.2.1. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) .................................................................................................... 15
 1.4.2.2. Swamp taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott) ....................................................................... 16
 1.4.2.3. Yams (Dioscorea spp.) ......................................................................................................................... 16
 1.4.2.4. Banana (Musa spp.) ............................................................................................................................. 16
 1.4.2.5. Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) ................................................................................................. 17
 1.4.2.6. Rice (Oryza sp.) ..................................................................................................................................... 17
1.5 Food system vulnerability to climate change and threats to food security ......................................................... 18
1.6 Adaptation solutions .................................................................................................................................................. 19
1.7 Barriers to the agricultural sector in PNG ................................................................................................................ 23
1.7.1 Limited agricultural advisory services .............................................................................................................. 24
1.7.2 Lack of agricultural statistics and Information ............................................................................................... 24
1.7.3 Ecosystem degradation affecting agriculture productivity ............................................................................ 24
1.7.4 Agricultural marketing issues and processing ................................................................................................. 25
1.7.5 Inadequate infrastructure ................................................................................................................................. 26
1.8 Gender assessment ..................................................................................................................................................... 26
1.8.1 Gender and social inclusion intertwining with climate risks in agriculture .................................................. 27
Project/Programme Objectives: ................................................................................................................................................. 29

Tags: Adaptation, Agriculture, Climate Change, Climate Finance, Development, Food, Food Security, Funding, Gender, Grant, Jobs, Youth

Sector: Food Security

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