EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Rural Economic and Enterprise Development (REED) Project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) aims to stimulate the development of rural enterprises by strengthening market linkages among smallholder producers and players in the agricultural
commodity value chain; and by strengthening the enabling environment for the development of enterprises in key economic corridors of the country. The project will, among others, provide funding for the productive partnership's start-up business plans and small-scale "last mile"
infrastructure such as feeder roads, bridges, ropeways and small water impounding and irrigation schemes to support the partnerships and their communities. The project will also construct market and export promotion infrastructure in the form of regional market centers and agriculture centers of excellence. The project has been considered for World Bank funding. This Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) sets out the policies and procedures for managing the environmental and social risks and impacts of the project activities when specific interventions and locations under the project are not identified and their specific impacts are not known during
project design and preparation. This report has been prepared in accordance with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) including ten Environmental and Social Standards (ESS). All ESSs, with the exception of ESS 9, are relevant to the project. All investments to be financed by this Project will apply national environmental laws and regulations as well as the relevant World Bank environmental and social standards.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF)
Agriculture