Kerala Climate Resilient Agri- Value Chain Modernization (KERA) Project

About this project

The project aims to address the main challenges hindering Kerala's agriculture food system transition as part of the State's continued structural transformation. It will focus on addressing three main themes: (i) promoting resilience to climate change and contributing to India's mitigation targets; (ii) enhancing smallholder commercialization for value addition; and (iii) strengthening the private sector's role within the food system, especially MSMEs. Project interventions in these three main areas will focus on: (i) supporting resilience and adaptation through strengthening the extension system to promote an improved package of practices of climate smart agricultural technologies relevant to specific agroecological conditions (including integrated pest management to respond to changing disease vectors), and delivering climate change mitigation results by focusing on reducing emissions in paddy production, primarily through the adoption of alternative wet and dry (AWD) production techniques, as well as measures to improve fertilizer efficiency and other opportunities to promote the decarbonization of value chains including energy efficient storage facilities; (ii) facilitating productive alliances between small-holder farmers (individually or more likely via farmer producer companies [FPCs] to promote value addition and diversification into higher-value crop production, providing on-farm or community-level value chain infrastructure such as storage facilities and equipment…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

India

Sectors

Agro-industriesAgricultural extensionMulti-hazard response preparedness

Places

New Delhi

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of Kerala

Accountable

India

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P178254.

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