Amendment No. 12 to the Contribution Agreement between the International Fund for Agricultural Development, acting on behalf of the European Commission, and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as Trustee of the CGIAR Trust Fund (MTO No. 069033) WHEREAS, (A) The International Fund for Agricultural Development (the “IFAD”), acting on behalf of the European Commission (the “EC”), and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “World Bank”), as trustee of the CGIAR Trust Fund (MTO No. 069033) (the “Trust Fund”) (the “Trustee”, and together with the IFAD, the “Parties” and each a “Party”) entered into a Contribution Agreement effective as of October 2, 2017, as may be amended from time to time (the “Contribution Agreement”); (B) The IFAD has entered into contribution agreements with the EC, whereby the IFAD agreed to receive certain financial contributions from the EC for the purpose of making onward contributions to the Trust Fund on behalf of the EC; (C) In furtherance of the contribution agreements referred to in paragraph (B) above, the IFAD, acting on behalf of the EC, wishes to from time to time provide contributions to the Trust Fund in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Contribution Agreement with the understanding that the EC shall be deemed the funder to the Trust Fund, and the IFAD entered into the Contribution Agreement only on behalf of the EC; and (D) The IFAD, acting on behalf of the EC, now wishes to make a supplemental contribution to the Trust Fund. NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree to amend the Contribution Agreement as follows: 1. For the purpose of this Amendment (the “Amendment”), the EC shall be the funder (the “Funder”), except that any right and obligation of the Funder under this Amendment shall be exercised and borne solely and exclusively by the IFAD on behalf of the EC. 2. In reference to the Contribution Agreement, the Trustee acknowledges that the Funder agrees to provide a supplemental contribution in the sum of One Million, Four Hundred and Four Thousand, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Nine Euros and Thirty-Two Euro Cents (Euro 1,404,779.32) (the “Supplemental Contribution” or “Contribution”) for the Trust Fund in accordance with this Amendment. 3. The Trustee shall administer the Supplemental Contribution as set out in the Contribution Agreement. 4. The Funder shall make payments of the Supplemental Contribution as follows: 4.1. Contribution Currency: Euro (EUR) 4.2. Payment Method: (a) Deposit in cash through a bank transfer, into such bank account designated by the Trustee (each amount deposited hereinafter referred to as an “Installment”) upon submission of a payment request by the Trustee for each Installment. (b) When making any deposit of cash, the Funder will instruct its bank to include in its deposit details information (remittance advice) field of its SWIFT deposit message, information indicating: the amount deposited, that the payment is made by the Funder for the CGIAR Trust Fund (MTO No. 069033), and the date of the deposit (the “Deposit Instructions”). In addition, the Funder shall provide a copy of the Deposit Instructions to the Bank’s Accounting Trust Funds Division by e-mail sent to tfremitadvice@worldbank.org or by fax sent to (202) 614- 1315. 4.3. Payment Schedule: Installment Amount (EUR) Payment Date 1 1,404,779.32 upon full signature of this Amendment 4.4. Window Designation and Cost Sharing Portion: Instalment Amount Window Designation CSP Net allocation IFAD ref (EUR) (EUR) (EUR) 1 1,051,179.95 3 ILRI 21,023.60 1,030,156.35 2000002577 1 194,165.09 3 ICRAF 3,883.30 190,281.79 2000000976 1 66,138.24 3 ICRAF 1,322.76 64,815.48 2000001413 1 93,296.04 3 ILRI 1,865.92 91,430.12 2000000975 Total 1,404,779.32 28,095.58 1,376,683.74 4.5. Additional Provisions for Payments: Notwithstanding paragraph 4.3 (Payment Schedule) above, upon notice by the Funder in writing to the System Organization, with a copy to the Trustee, of its decision to withhold its payment following an event of suspension of Funder’s payment pursuant to the terms of the Funding Agreement between the IFAD and the System Organization, the Funder may withhold all or any portion of Supplemental Contribution payment that has not been made to the Trustee, until such time that the Funder notifies the System Organization in writing, with a copy to the Trustee, to resume any such payments. 5. With respect to contributions to Window 3, if any, by designating a Center under paragraph 4.4 above, the Funder shall be deemed to have requested and authorized the Trustee to transfer to the designated Center the Net Allocation Amount specified for it under the said paragraph. The Trustee may make such transfer, promptly after the receipt by the Trustee of the Supplemental Contribution funds (and upon conversion to the Holding Currency, if applicable), to a bank account notified by the concerned Center in its standing instruction letter provided to the Trustee, without any further instructions from the Funder, Center, System Organization or any other entity. This paragraph 5 shall be applicable only if any portion of the Contribution is provided to the Window 3. 6. Except with respect to the Deposit Instructions, any notice, request or other communication to be given or made under this Contribution Agreement, including this Amendment, shall be in writing and delivered by mail, fax or e-mail to the respective Party’s address specified below or at such other address as such Party notifies in writing to the other Party from time to time: For the Trustee (the “Trustee Contact”): Director Trust Funds and Partner Relations Development Finance The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW MSN G6-602 Washington, DC 20433, U.S.A. Tel: + 1 (202) 473-7414 E-mail: mtotrustee@worldbank.org For the Funder (the “Funder Contact”): Amine Belhamissi, Technical Specialist Strategy and Knowledge Department International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Via Paolo di Dono 44 Rome 00142, Italy Tel: +39 06 5459 2621 Email: a.belhamissi@ifad.org 7. The Trustee shall disclose this Amendment and related information on this Trust Fund in accordance with the World Bank’s Policy on Access to Information. By entering into this Amendment, the Funder consents to such disclosure of this Amendment and such related information. 8. All other terms of the Contribution Agreement shall remain the same. 9. Each of the Parties represents, by confirming its agreement below, that it is authorized to enter into this Amendment and act in accordance with these terms and conditions. The Parties are requested to sign and date this Amendment, and upon possession by the Trustee of this fully signed Amendment, this Amendment shall become effective as of the date of the last signature. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, as Trustee of the CGIAR Trust Fund By: ________________________ Brice Jean Marie Quesnel, Acting Director Trust Funds and Partner Relations 31-Jul-2022 Date: ______________________ INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, acting on behalf of the European Commission By: ________________________ Jyotsna Puri, Associate Vice-President Strategy and Knowledge Department 04-Aug-2022 Date: ______________________