Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Project

About this project

The development objectives of the Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Project (CRESAP) for Belize are to: (i) increase agricultural productivity and the adoption of climate-smart agricultural approaches among project beneficiaries; and (ii) respond effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency event. The project comprises of five components. The first component, institutional strengthening focuses on strengthening the capacity of key public institutions (government agencies and academic organizations) to support a more productive and sustainable agricultural sector. The second component, investments in climate-smart agriculture will finance three subcomponents: (i) strengthening the capacity of participating financial institution and intermediary (PFIs), individual farmers and farmer organizations participating in the CRESAP matching grants program in support of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) investments; (ii) promotion of CSA technologies and practices via matching grants and leveraging of private capital; and (iii) provision of selected strategic collective assets to strengthen resilience. The third component, project management, monitoring and evaluation will finance incremental and operating costs, goods and equipment for the Project Implementation Unit (PIU). The fourth component, contingent emergency response component (CERC) is a contingent financing mechanism which will permit Belize rapid access to World Bank support in the event of an eligible crisis or…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Belize

Sectors

Agricultural extensionAgricultural developmentAgricultural financial servicesMulti-hazard response preparedness

Places

Orange Walk District, Corozal District, Cayo District, Belize District

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and New Growth Industries (MAFS-NGI)

Accountable

BELIZE

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P172592.

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