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ABBREVIATIONS 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
Introduction 7
Integrated Environmental and Social Assessment Study 8
Methodology and Approach 8
Policy, Acts and Institutions 8
Summary of Findings and recommendations 10
Stakeholder Consultations 11
Environmental and Social Management Framework 11
CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION 17
1.1 Introduction 17
1.2 About the project 17
1.3 Project components 18
1.4 Need for IESA 18
1.5 Objectives and scope of the study 18
1.6 Scope of Work 20
1.7 Study team 22
1.8 Reporting 22
CHAPTER II – APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 24
2.1 Introduction 24
2.2 Desk research and secondary data collection 24
2.3 Stakeholders’ consultation 24
2.4 Consultation with MACP project team 25
2.5 Field visit and interactions 26
2.6 Analysis of data 30
2.7 Limitations of the study 30
CHAPTER III - POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK 32
3.1 Introduction 32
3.2.1 Environmental Acts and policies: 32
3.2.2 Social Acts and policies: 34
3.2.3 Policies relevant to agriculture marketing: 36
3.3 World Bank Safeguard policies 37
3.4 Gaps in existing policy framework and strategies to address these 38
CHAPTER IV – ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT 40
4.1 Introduction 40
4.2 Stakeholder Analysis 40
4.3 Component wise stakeholders’ profile 43
4.4 Component wise impacts 45
CHAPTER V – ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES AND MITIGATION MEASURES 67
CHAPTER VI – ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 82
6.1 Screening process 84
6.2 Strategies developed for the project: 98
6.2.1 Pest, soil and nutrient management strategy: 98
6.2.2 R&R strategy: 99
6.2.3 Gender Development and Project Strategy: 101
6.2.4 Tribal Development and Project Strategy: 104
6.2.5 Training and Skill up-gradation: 105
6.2.6 Institutional analysis 106
6.2.7 Conflict resolution mechanism: 107
CHAPTER VII – ESMF IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT 108
7.1 Environmental and social cell 108
7.2 Monitoring and evaluation 109
7.3 Concluding remarks 109