Work between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Investment Centre is carried out through Project Preparation Technical Assistance (PPTA) agreements which give full responsibility to the Investment Centre for the design of a project to the appraisal stage.

Regular tripartite reviews - involving the member country, ADB and FAO - are a feature of our collaboration and ensure that the projects formulated are smoothly appraised, financed and implemented.

Poverty reduction is the overarching objective of the Bank's mission. The three pillars underlying ADB's Poverty Reduction Strategy are pro-poor, sustainable economic growth, social development, and good governance.

Since 1968 to 2007, the ADB has approved 51 projects prepared by the Investment Centre for a total value of over USD2.6 billion.

Recent and on-going projects between the Investment Centre and the ADB include:

• Indonesia - Sustainable Management Systems for Tree Crops Development technical assistance project and the follow-up Productivity Enhancement for Tree Crops Project
• Viet Nam - Tea and Fruit Development Project
• Viet Nam - Rural Infrastructure Sector Development
• Bangladesh - Crop Diversification Project
• Mongolia - Crop Production Project
• Lao - Shifting Cultivation Stabilization