ID: GEF-2430 Completed

Conservation and sustainable use of Cultivated and Wild Tropical Fruit diversity: Promoting…

Timeline

100% Complete

Start Date:

2 February 2009

End Date:

31 December 2020

Objective

The overall development goal of the project is to strengthen sustainable livelihoods through improved management and utilization of tropical fruit genetic diversity. The project objective is to improve the conservation and use of tropical fruit genetic diversity in Asia by strengthening the capacity of farmers, local communities and institutions.

Co-financing:

$ 8,751,331

Project Grant:

$ 3,661,674

Total Value:

$ 12,413,005

Portfolio:

Biodiversity

Country:

Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Thailand

Partners:

International Plant Genetic Resources Inst. (IPGRI), Italy; Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India; Research Inst.for Fruits (IFRURI), Indonesia; Malaysian Agricultural Research & Devt. Inst. (MARDI), Malaysia; Dept. of Agri (DOA), Thailan

Implementing Agencies:

UNEP

Project Contact:

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Project Documents:

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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral fund dedicated to confronting biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and strains on land and ocean health. Over the past three decades, the GEF has provided more than $22 billion in financing and mobilized another $120 billion for more than 5,000 national and regional projects.