The project titled “Building Resilient Commercial Smallholder Agriculture (BRECSA)” was formally launched on 28th August 2023 by Hon’ble Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL). The project is financed by Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP) with a grant financing of USD 13 million and co-financed by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) with a highly concessional loan of USD 8.934 million. IFAD is the overall Supervising entity, while WFP is the supervising entity for Technical Assistance and Implementation Support. BRECSA is being implemented in four Central and South-Central Dzongkhags of Sarpang, Trongsa, Tsirang and Zhemgang comprising of 37 Gewogs and 539 villages. The project costs breakdown by components and financiers are as shown in table below.