World Bank project in Bangladesh

The IIR has just signed an agreement with the World Bank to develop a cold chain, as sustainable as possible of course, in Bangladesh, in partnership with British and Bangladeshi universities.  

The project entitled “Technical Assistance on Clean and Energy Efficient cooling solutions for Livestock Supply Chain” will provide the analytical underpinning to inform the Livestock and Dairy Development Project (LDDP) in Bangladesh. This work will assess the cooling needs in the meat and dairy value chains and provide advice on technically and financially feasible cooling solutions that would help promote the adoption of efficient and more climate-friendly cold chains. It will also contribute to the development of an enabling environment for the uptake of sustainable cold chain solutions.  

The activity will directly inform actors of the livestock sector (poultry, large ruminant meat, small ruminant meat, and dairy) in Bangladesh to foster clean and efficient cooling systems as part of the investments supported by the LDDP:   

• Undertaking a comprehensive diagnosis of the needs for cold chain systems or elementsaccross the livestock value chains   
• Identifying climate-friendly solutions   

This work will assess and design options to help remove barriers to cold chain development in Bangladesh, including limited access to energy in rural areas, poor and congested transport infrastructure, lack of incentives for private sector investment, etc.  

 

You will be kept informed of the progress of this project.