General

The Bio Carbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes (BioCF ISFL) is a multilateral fund supported by donor countries and managed by the World Bank. It was established as a new multilateral institution in November 2013 and supports and rewards the reduction of CO2 emissions in the land sector. Related areas are REDD+, sustainable agriculture, land use planning and land use policies. The aim is to create incentives for the development of alternative land use models for sustainable and at the same time economically viable development. The BMU supports the BioCF plus sub-fund with 35 million euro. This is intended to support transformation processes in developing countries, leading to the implementation of REDD+ strategies and the preparation of energy-based payments for the reduction of emissions. A further sub-fund is the BioCF tranche.

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The Climate Resilient Rice Commercialization Sector Development Program (SDP) is proposed to support and accelerate the efficient and effective implementation of the Strategy on Agriculture and Water (SAW) and the "Policy on the Promotion of Paddy Production and Rice Export" (the Rice Policy). It will address food security and rice commercialization by prioritizing: (i) strengthening the rice value chain; (ii) improving the legal and regulatory framework in agricultural land management; (iii) improving access to credit by paddy producers and rice millers/exporters; and (iv) enhancing paddy production and productivity through improved irrigation water use efficiency, establishment of paddy post-harvesting facilities, and paddy crop insurance pilots. The SDP will (i) address major strategic thrusts of the 2011-2013 Country Partnership Strategy, and sector strategies and roadmap; and (ii) complement the on-going sector initiatives by emphasizing the commercialization aspects of rice.