Table 13: The suggested selection process for Korea's ARD grant allocation.

Steps Details
Choose indicators as selection criteria · Adopt and/or adjust international ARD indicators
[1] Rural economic structure, the status of agricultural development
[2] Food security status
[3] Additional consideration: conflict, state fragility, institutional environment
Set formula with indicators · Determine weightings among indicators
· Weightings of indicators provide a channel to reflect the Korean ARD policy direction.
· Example:
Food security index 1.25 * rural population 0.25 * agricultural GDP contribution * state fragility
Measure and rank ARD status
with formula
· Rank potential recipients based on severity and urgency in ARD based on the formula
· Consider unexpected political and social risks and local contexts
Select recipients and
allocate ARD budget
· Consider setting a minimum and ceiling in ARD allocation to balance other sectors
Monitor ARD spending and
evaluate among projects or countries
· Utilize evaluation results for the next funding cycle
· Share results to draw lessons learned for similar ODA grant allocation