Economic Transformation Initiative
Gilgit-Baltistan
Transforming Agriculture and Uplifting Rural Communities
The Economic Transformation Initiative Gilgit-Baltistan (ETI-GB) is a $133.72 million development program led by the Planning and Development Department, Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). The programme was initiated in 2015 initially for seven years till 2022, to combat poverty and malnutrition in the rural areas of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The programme was extended till 2029 following the ECNEC approval in 2025. Operating across all ten districts, ETI-GB aims to uplift 100,000 rural households by integrating economic infrastructure, value chain support, program management, and policy development.
$133.72M
Programme value
100,000
Rural households
10
Districts of GB
2015–2029
Programme duration
A decade of impact — extended to 2029
The Economic Transformation Initiative was launched in 2015 with a development goal of improving incomes and reducing poverty and malnutrition in rural Gilgit-Baltistan. Following ECNEC approval in 2025, the programme is extended through 2029, working across all ten districts with the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, IFAD and AICS.
Economic Infrastructure
Irrigation & Land Development and Farm-to-Market Roads connecting remote valleys to economic opportunity.
Value Chain Development
Support for apricot, potato and dairy producers, social mobilization, extension, research and Value Chain Support Fund.
Policy & Management
Water Policy, Roads O&M Policy, Land Titling, Gender & Poverty mainstreaming, and programme coordination.
Latest news from the field
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MoU signing with the community of Taus Yasin, Ghizer
‘Daily Bad-eShumal, Sada-e-Gilgit, Gilgit Baltistan: September 18, 2018 On 17th of September 2018, RCUG Signed MoU with SMT Taus Yasin under Component 1 – Economic Infrastructure Development.
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Mamu Dairy Training for Women Farmers
‘Daily Gilgit Baltistan Express:September 12, 2018 ETI-GB has arranged a training for women farmers on the best practices of taking care of animals and they were also trained on how to milk a cow.
Our Partners & Financiers
Where we work
ETI-GB operates across all ten districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. Click or hover a district marker for details.
From the Field
Latest updates, achievements and stories from across Gilgit-Baltistan.
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MoU signing with the community of Taus Yasin, Ghizer
‘Daily Bad-eShumal, Sada-e-Gilgit, Gilgit Baltistan: September 18, 2018 On 17th of September 2018, RCUG Signed MoU with SMT Taus Yasin under Component…
Mamu Dairy Training for Women Farmers
‘Daily Gilgit Baltistan Express:September 12, 2018 ETI-GB has arranged a training for women farmers on the best practices of taking care of…
Voices from the Programme
“Before the channel reached our village, half the season was spent carrying water. Today my orchard yields three times what it did, and my daughter goes to school.”
Stories collected from beneficiaries across the 10 districts of Gilgit-Baltistan.