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GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT

(January 10, 2012)

Country

Financing Source ($ million)

Status Type of

Operation Activity Results to Date

FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

Board Approved (in the order of most recent)

1 Sudan 0.7 0.7

Board Approved on

6/29/2011

Disbursed $0.42 million

IL Inputs, safety

nets

The grant will finance labor intensive public works with payment in food or cash. The project will finance equipment, materials, technical assistance and wages for the participants.

2

Nepal

47.8 47.8

Board approved on 05/26/2010

Disbursed

$35.8 million

IL

Safety net program: access to

nutritious food; seed and fertilizer

The Additional Financing (AF) to the SSNP of US$ 47.8 million was effective on October 6, 2010. Overall the project has effectively delivered on its main objective of immediate and targeted response to food insecure populations. Agriculture related activities have also largely met their targeted population needs and have maintained or increased support for agriculture inputs to remote communities. Some highlight of the achievements in 2010-11 include:

176 Km. of roads. and 104 drinking water schemes were finalized

Irrigation work has reached 3,873 hectares. Other agriculture related work include: 16,083 compost pits, 2,272 ha of land have been covered with plantations; and 247 ha of land have been improved for agriculture purposes.

Production of 692 MTN of seeds has been completed. 390 MTNs of seeds and 7,410 MTNs of fertilizer were distributed to 23 districts.

Micronutrient Powder (MNP) sachets for children aged 6-59 months were distributed to 122,000 children.

Over 22,000 MT of food has been distributed and US$3.15 million has been distributed as cash.

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(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

5 31 36


Disbursed

$27.7 million

2 ILs Safety nets,

seeds, fertilizer and food

The grant under the Social Safety Nets Project has supported food/cash for work programs. A total of 180,758 HHs in FY 08/09, 226,028 HHs in FY 09/10 benefitted from project activities. All USD 5 million have been utilized, while IDA‟s USD 31 million is still under use. The project has made satisfactory progress towards these outcomes, particularly with regard to meeting the urgent needs of highly food insecure households in food insecure districts and Village Development Committees (VDCs). Since September 2008, the SSNP has helped address the urgent need for food and cash in remote and food insecure districts of Nepal. Some results include: A total of 675 Km of constructed and rehabilitated roads; irrigation channels covering 4,215 ha during 2008-09 and 301 drinking water schemes were finalized. These funds were complemented by additional financing for the implementation of a more comprehensive food security strategy. The additional financing has supported the government towards the creation of agriculture assets, thereby creating the potential to improve agriculture production in these food insecure districts as described in the previous row.

3

Nicaragua

10 10



IL Seeds

The grant will provide additional financing to the Nicaragua Second Agricultural Technology Project by helping finance the increase in sustainable supply of basic grain seed, thereby reducing the chance of future shortages and increasing future agricultural productivity.

7 7


IL School feeding,

seeds and fertilizers

The grant is supporting the provision of school lunches in the poorest regions of the country as well as the provision of certified seeds and fertilizer to poor farmers in the most affected


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total


areas. The project will distribute school lunches for an estimated month and a half of the school year. Regarding seeds distribution, 17% -20% of the planned distribution was completed for this planting season. Activities related to the Indigenous Plan started in October 2009.

4 Senegal

10 10


Disbursed

$9.5 million

IL Inputs,

irrigation, infrastructure

The grant will support the National Program for Rice Self-Sufficiency through support to increased rice production through rehabilitation of small scale irrigation schemes in the Senegal River Valley and promotion of intensive rice production in the Bignona Valley.

10 10


Disbursed

$6.97 million

IL Nutrition and cash transfer

The IDA credit will reduce nutrition insecurity of vulnerable populations, in particular children under five. The scaling up of the community nutrition program is in full swing and coverage had reached 48% by the end of the 3rd quarter of 2010 (from 22% in June 2009). At the same time, 19,280 women in the Regions of Sedhiou, Kaolack, Matam and Louga have received their cash transfer allocations as planned. The number of beneficiaries has reached 24,400 by the end of 2010. An impact evaluation is being conducted

5 Lao

2 2



IL Safety

Nets/Nutrition

The grant aims to improve coverage of essential maternal and child health services and improve mother and child caring practices among pregnant and lactating women and children less than 2 years old in the seven southern and central provinces by piloting a conditional cash transfer (CCT) scheme and a community-based health and nutrition program.

3 3


IL Rice

Productivity

The grant will support increases in rice productivity and an increase in the overall volume of production among smallholders in selected provinces. The project aims to


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total


contribute to the improvement of food security of rural households in selected poor villages by demonstration and implementation of improved rice based farm systems. This would be achieved by developing longer term capacity to supply high quality inputs and better farmer organization for rice based upland farm systems improvement. The project will also facilitate coordination of government agencies involved in agriculture and poverty reduction.

6 Comoros 1 1


Disbursed

$0.99 million

IL Safety Nets

The grant finances a cash-for-work program to increase access to short-term employment in food-insecure areas, thus improving food consumption of vulnerable groups, including women. As of September, 2010, 24 cash-for-work projects have been completed benefiting 1,193 persons of whom 52% are women.

7 Haiti 5 5


Disbursed

$1.06 million

IL

Farmer extension, agriculture

sector reform

The grant will enable the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development to prioritize and target investments according to sector priorities and improve local agricultural support services, mainly extension services and incentives for farmers.

8 Tanzania 220 220


Disbursed

$146.1 million

IL Inputs,

irrigation, safety nets

The IDA credit fills part of the financing gap for rehabilitating small-scale irrigation schemes financed through the District Irrigation Development Fund (DIDF) and support the dissemination of integrated soil fertility management techniques. To date, the credit is providing support to 124 small-scale irrigation schemes, and 3 soil fertility management demonstrations. The project funds are financing half of the subsidy for agricultural inputs through the National Inputs Voucher Scheme (the other half is financed by the government). During the 2010/11 season input vouchers were


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

successfully distributed to 2 million farmers and distribution has started for the 2011/12 season to 1.8 million farmers. Annual training continues for more than 2,500 agro-dealers. This funding is also contributing to the strengthening of national seed production including 26 t of pre-basic seed and almost 2,000 t of foundation seed targeting onward multiplication. The IDA Credit also provides support to safety net interventions in targeted villages in 40 food insecure districts on the mainland and in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba Islands). To date 367 communities have been reached with support for various initiatives at a value of $6,976,324.9. Direct beneficiaries total 61726, of whom 48.7 percent are female.

9

Kenya

50 50

Board approved on

03/31/09


IL Social

Protection

The IDA credit supports an increase in social safety net access for households with extremely poor Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) through an expansion of the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children program. Following targeting and enrollment of the next cohort of beneficiaries, recent program disbursements are providing cash transfers for an additional 32,000 OVC.

10 Benin 9 9


Disbursed

$8.7 million

IL Fertilizer

About 7,894 tons representing 80% of the 9,800 tons of fertilizer procured have been distributed to producers. The stock procured represents 115 percent of the initial plan, which was to procure 8,500 tons of fertilizer. A first estimation by PMU shows that about 31,640 farmers benefited from the distribution of 80% of the stock of fertilizer. On average the area for cereals reached 2 to 5 ha, against 1 and less than 1 ha estimated in the project paper.

11 Togo 7 7 Board IL Ag. Production, The GFRP additional financing has disbursed


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

approved on 10/17/2008

Disbursed

$6.9 million

school feeding US $6.9 million of the total grant. 92 schools in poor rural areas prone to floods received funds to prepare meals during school year 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. The pilot has become very popular reaching more than 21,000 pupils. The pilot has been assessed and preliminary results shows that a) the program has been very popular; b) had positive impact on selected school indicators (enrollment, attendance); c) has contributed significantly to the local economy by providing an additional source of income to communities and by reducing the burden on families. An additional $4.4 million has been provided to the Government of Togo under the CRW to scale up the operation. Almost 40,000 children in 180 schools will benefit from daily meals during school years 2010-2012 though this additional funding. The second component on procurement and distribution of fertilizers and seeds has distributed 4,275 tons of fertilizers to 13,774 farmers. 325 tons of improved seeds have been distributed (311 tons of commercial seeds and 15 tons of foundation seeds) Technical assistance has also been provided to the Ministry of Agriculture. The credits given to farmers to buy agricultural inputs have been almost totally recovered. A plan to use the recovered funds has been prepared by the Government and discussed with the Bank, and will be used to support the new agricultural project the Bank is preparing in Togo.

12 Southern

Sudan 5 5


IL Inputs, safety

nets

A total of 186,845 farmers (37 percent women) have to date received at least one improved technology for food production, post harvest practices and processing in the six counties. A


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total


total of 130 extension workers from the six counties were trained on agronomic practices and post-harvest management. In total, 7,593 feddans (1 feddan =1.038 acres) have been opened and planted with staple food crops. In terms of safety nets, 24,462 individuals or 4,327 HHs, have received cash transfers from public works. The major activities under safety nets include: opening and rehabilitation of roads and bridges, construction of community storage facilities (stores), and HHs storage facilities (granaries). In total, six stores of capacity of 180-500 metric tons have been constructed in three of the six counties. There is an additional store with capacity of 500 metric tons has been completed. The project has also constructed 380 granaries at household levels in at least 3 counties with capacities ranging between 1-5 metric tons. The project has also supported installation of a maize mill and huller in Morobo County, the first of its kind in the region, with capacity of 96 metric tons of flour per month, producing high quality maize flour. Additionally, some 250 beneficiaries (200 male, 50 female) participated in public works on Aboroto-Yugufe access road and overall, 21 kms have been constructed using cash for work programs to date. Another 10 meter bridge was constructed in Raja County, linking two productive areas to markets.

13 Guinea-Bissau 5 5


Disbursed

$4.4

IL School feeding,

safety nets, inputs

The last supervision mission assessment of the progress towards achieving the outcome indicators is satisfactory. This is due to the successful implementation of the school feeding program, rehabilitation of land and rice production in 2009 and 2010. It is expected that


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

million

the project will further contribute to rice production in 2011 since more support will be provided through micro-projects. Three outcome indicators were assessed and the results show that: (i) the number of student receiving one meal a day was on average 14,102 and about 49 percent were girls; (ii) the project generated 285,000 work days against 160,000 workdays planned for the duration of the project; and (iii) about 9,100 tons of paddy rice are estimated to have been produced on the rehabilitated rice land under the project. This exceeds the project target of 7,500 tons of paddy rice.

14 Guinea 10 10


Disbursed $ $9.3 million

2 ILs & DPO

Import tariffs red., safety nets, inputs

The $2.5 million disbursed for budget support provided the authorities with needed fiscal space to compensate for the lost revenues resulting from temporary customs duty reductions for rice imports. An additional $2.47 million has been disbursed to an emergency labor intensive urban public works program that is expected to provide approximately 5,300 jobs to unskilled workers and direct and indirect benefits to a total population of around 300,000 people in 40 of the poorest neighborhoods in Conakry. A further $4.3 9 million was disbursed for the Emergency Agricultural Productivity Support project to expand a successful farmer seed multiplication network. The following achievements have been realized till date: 45 tons of improved variety „base seed‟ produced on the research station for distribution to the existing network of seed replication farmers in preparation for the 2010 rainy season; support provided (inputs, technical services) for the production of dry-season paddy rice on 214 irrigated hectares; collection storage, treatment


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

and packaging of 500 tons of improved seed purchased from seed replication farmers at the end of the 2008 rainy season for distribution to 16,000 smallholders for the 2009 rainy season production; 400 tons of fertilizer, and about 3500 liters of pesticides, purchased for distribution to smallholders (along with improved seeds) for the 2009 rainy season; civil works completed to repair the water control structures affecting the productivity of 700 hectares of smallholder rice fields in Koba.

15 Niger 7 7


Disbursed

$6.74 million

IL Fertilizers, safety nets

4,000 metric tons of fertilizers has been procured and distributed at subsidized prices and used by 33 rice producer cooperatives in the 2009 cropping seasons. Overall the project has reached 20,784 households. Findings of a farm survey carried out in the project intervention areas indicate that yields in paddy rice increased by 27% during the 2009 off-season and 14% during the rainy season, and total additional production increased by 17,346 tons, or 33%. The Government, through the Food Crisis Unit (CCA) and the Executive Secretariat of the Rural Development Strategy completed the safety nets related studies along with an action plan. The safety nets programs will be piloted using part of the net revenues from the sales of fertilizers ($2 million transferred to CCA accounts). The project closed on December 31, 2009 as initially planned. The Implementation Completion Report was submitted on June 28, 2010.


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

16 Central African

Republic 7 7


Disbursed

$6.43 million

IL

School feeding, inputs,

extension, infrastructure

The grant supported the purchase of 2,775 metric tons of food in order to support the school feeding program implemented by WFP. All food rations have now been distributed by WFP, and the project is closed. 120,000 students in 397 primary schools and pre-schools benefited from two meals daily in 2008 and 2009. Component 2 of the grant is supporting activities to increase in agricultural production and productivity in targeted zones through two field operators ($1.5 million each). Subsidiary agreements were signed on March 25, 2010 between the Government and two international NGOs based in CAR. Distribution of seeds, tools, breeding stock and day-old-chicks and agricultural training is still on-going. As of October 2011, 3,704 beneficiaries have received improved seeds or cuttings; 1,500 have received tools and 2,523 have received training. Additional progress on these aspects is being assessed. Four out of five planned agricultural have been delivered and reviewed by the Bank. A fifth study is being launched. The closing date is February 17, 2012 for components 2 and 3.

17 Kyrgyz

Republic 10 10


Disbursed

$9.5 million

2ILs Safety nets,

seeds, nutrition

147 community seed funds (CSF) were established through the National Federation of Community Seed Funds (CSF). They received 990 t wheat seed, 300 t barley seed, 700 t potato seed, 670,5 t of ammophos and 1110 t of ammonium nitrate. Total number of beneficiaries is about 5,000. Through 442 training sessions the farmers – CSFs members were trained on various topics of crops cultivation agro techniques. Establishment of a further 24 food crop CSFs is ongoing this winter


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

to procure seeds of spring wheat and barley, potato and mineral fertilizer for 2012 spring planting. Additionally, 200 tons of high quality potato seeds with booklets of agro techniques distributed to 5,000 poor families through Village Health Committees (40 kg per family). In 2010, 51 groups of 301 vulnerable women received seeds of six vegetable crops and received 60 theoretical and 74 practical trainings on various subjects. This program, jointly with UN Women, supports the vulnerable women in villages to increase their livelihood, to collect savings, to make mutual credit funds, etc. In 2011 1,490 poor migrant families in 43 villages were formed into 235 self-help groups around the country. The project procured seeds of tomato and cucumber for these beneficiaries and provided practical and theoretical trainings together with agro-consulting visits to sites. Totally beneficiaries gained good harvest of 929 t of tomato and cucumber from 99 ha amounting to about USD 320 247. Premises of the State Material Reserve Fund have been upgraded to put in a grain testing laboratory. Procurement of equipment for the laboratory is ongoing.

18 Liberia 10 10


Disbursed $7 million

3 ILs

Infrastructure, seeds, school

feeding, nutrition

Of the total disbursements, $2 million has supported school feeding programs targeted to pre-school and primary school children and provided supplemental feeding (rations for pregnant and lactating women). Since the start of the school year in October 2008, 300 – 400 tons of food was distributed each month targeting more than 60,000 school children in five counties in South East Liberia. An additional $3 million has been fully disbursed to support a cash-for-work program. The Liberia Agency for


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

Community Development (LACE) has provided temporary employment to the target of 17,000 vulnerable Liberians. This includes 9,230 men and 7,770 women from all 15 counties. Based in part from positive results of two assessments of the Project, the team has secured $7.5 million from the Africa Catalytic Growth Fund and the IDA Crisis Response Window to scale-up this intervention to reach 45,000 Liberians between 2010 and 2013. The two assessments showed very good results in terms of targeting (80% of participants in the first three quintiles); significant impact in terms of increase of net income on a yearly basis (+90%); long lasting impact on households in terms of use of these resources by investing beyond living expenditures and on fixed assets, farming and non-farming activities. The Liberian TF (TF092332) is due to close in December 2011. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has requested an extension until October 2013. This will be processed as soon as the Ministry of Finance confirms the request from MoA.

TOTAL 78.7 393.8 472.5

Fully Disbursed

1 Moldova 7 7


Disbursed

$7.0 million

IL Safety nets,

Nutrition

Grant support has been used to provide cash transfers to over 1,645 institutions (orphanages, poor children in boarding schools and special education schools, prisons, kindergartens, health facilities or social service institutions) that target vulnerable groups. The provision of the first batch of 17,069 food and nutritional supplement packages for around 3,149 pregnant women, 2,792 lactating women and 8,434 children 6-24 months of age has been


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

completed. Standardized packages include wheat flour, rice, buckwheat, sunflower oil and canned meat. Realized cost savings has increased the amount of food and supplements to be distributed. The second round was completed by September 2009. Around 7,000 pregnant and lactating women and 12,000 children received food packages. The last (third) distribution was completed in December 2009.

2 Sierra Leone

3 3

Board approved on 11/12/2009 Disbursed $3 million

IL

Safety nets The grant financed the costs associated with the continuation and expansion of the cash-for-work program responding to high food prices.

3 3


Disbursed $3

million

DPO Import tariffs

reduced

Grant support has partially compensated for the lost revenues resulting from reduced tariffs on food and fuel imports. The fiscal space created has helped provide food to more than 20,000 people, which includes school children and patients (lactating mothers and children under the age of five) in district hospitals and community health centers that receive government-provided meals.

4 4


Disbursed $4

million

IL

Safety nets

The program is fully disbursed with all the 361 cash-for-works projects completed or under implementation. To date a total of 15,930 vulnerable people have been employed in the seven operational districts. In terms of physical accomplishments, 474.9 km of roads were rehabilitated and 655.8 acres of arable swamps and woodlands developed and 20,000 seedlings nursed.


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

3

West Bank and Gaza

3.4 3.4


Disbursed

$3.4 million

IL Safety Nets

The grant has been fully disbursed and closed on April 30, 2011. The interim audit report has been submitted with an overall satisfactory finding. A final audit report is due within six months of project closing.

5 5


Disbursed $5

million

IL Safety nets

The $5 million grant was fully disbursed in December 2009. It financed cash transfers to about 25,439 of the poorest households. Each household received a one-time payment of $200. Overall, the grant was implemented satisfactorily, especially given the circumstances in Gaza during the early part of 2009 when grant implementation began. Two eligibility reviews were carried out in April and November 2009 and confirmed that the selected poor households were eligible to receive cash benefits in accordance with the provisions of the Social Safety Net Reform Project (SSNRP) Operations Manual. The final audit report of the GFRP grant was deemed satisfactory. The support of the GFRP grant enabled the Palestinian Authority to prove its ability to manage an effective and well targeted project that can be scaled up during crisis situations. An impact evaluation was carried out to assess the outcomes of the $5 million disbursement, in particular whether the funds were utilized by poor households to buy foodstuffs. This impact evaluation used a statistical analysis based on the Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD). It was based on the design of a household survey that was developed to collect information from beneficiary and non-beneficiary households after the program intervention. Main findings show evidence that grant beneficiaries are


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

poorer than non-beneficiaries, and that they need more help to cover their financial needs according to the RDD estimator. With regard to quality and quantity of food, these households are consuming the same levels of food than non beneficiaries‟ households.

4 Djibouti 5 5



Project

closed on 06/30/2009

DPO

Tax on food reduced,

improved social protection targeting

The grant was disbursed in June 2008 as a response to the impact of the imminent food crisis in Djibouti. The grant supported the elimination of taxes on selected food staples and the preparation of a food security action plan. The ICR review meeting was held on March 24, 2010.

5 Haiti 10 10



Project


DPO Budget support

The grant helped maintain macroeconomic and social stability by ensuring availability of resources for the Govt. to continue to provide critical social and infrastructure services, especi-ally for the poor. In addition, the Bank has suppo-rted extension of a school feeding program under the on-going Education for All Project. 15,000 children benefited from the school feeding program during the school year which started in September ‟08.

6 Tajikistan 9 9


Disbursed $9

million

2 ILs Nutrition, seeds

Grant support has been used for procurement of micronutrient supplements, food packages and growth monitoring equipment for pregnant and breastfeeding women attending primary health care facilities in the regions of Khatlon and Soghd. Delivery of food packages to primary health care (PHC) facilities for distribution to approximately 50,000 women attending these facilities for prenatal care, delivery or child vaccinations has been completed. Nutrition training has been delivered to 432 doctors and


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

nurses in November 2008 and since December 2008, 70,562 pregnant and breastfeeding women have participated in nutrition education sessions, exceeding the set target of 60,000. Growth monitoring equipment was distributed to 1,195 PHC facilities. The $5 m grant for the Emergency Food Security and Seeds Imports project has fully disbursed. Distribution of 1,265 tons of high quality winter wheat planting seed to 71,500 households has been completed. Approximately 2,100 tons of fertilizer has been distributed. An additional 7,000 households in the mountainous regions have been provided with 12.6t of fodder crop seeds and 350t of fertilizer. Realized cost savings have allowed maize seeds to be procured for an additional 10,000 households.

7 Yemen 10 10

Board approved on 06/26/2008 Disbursed $10 million

Project closed on

12/31/2009

IL Safety nets

The grant supported the implementation of community-based labor-intensive public works projects that will benefit 8,000–10,000 households. The project closed on December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, 38,889 people have worked 6,224,903 hours benefiting 16,820 households, and $6.67 million has been paid as wages.

8 Afghanistan 8 8


Disbursed $8

million

IL Irrigation

The grant is expected to finance approx. 500 small scale community implemented and maintained irrigation schemes in provinces most affected by the food price increase. The completed irrigation schemes will enable expansion in the area planted with wheat and other cereals. $6.8m has been disbursed directly to the communities for implementation and construction work. To date, 476 irrigation schemes have been financed, of which 379 have been completed. Ninety seven


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

subprojects are ongoing. The TF closing date has passed on September 30, 2010. It was decided not to seek an extension of the project given that undisbursed balance is very low. The disbursement deadline has also recently passed on January 31, 2011.

9 Honduras 10 10



DPO Budget Support

The SDR 6.2 million ($10 million equivalent) credit is supporting the Government to maintain macroeconomic stability and persevere in the Financial Sector Development Policy Credit‟s development objectives while implementing its food crisis response program.

10 Burundi 10 10



Project closed

07/31/2009

DPO Import tariffs

reduced, school feeding

The grant supported suspension of custom duties and domestic transaction taxes on 13 basic food items. This helped create fiscal space for strengthening food security and school feeding programs. About 60 additional primary schools benefitted from the school feeding programs and an estimated 120,000 additional hot meals were distributed. The project closed in July 31, 2009 and ICR was submitted on January 31, 2010.

11 Madagascar

10 10



DPO Budget support

The grant has supported temporary elimination of the VAT on rice. Rice price increases slowed down in part due to the temporary elimination of the VAT on rice.

12 12

Board

approved on 12/16/2008


IL Safety nets

The project became effective on March 9, 2009. Due to the political situation, OP/BP 7.30 was triggered on March 17, 2009 and disbursements were suspended. Disbursement for the cash-for-work component (which is financed from GFRP) was allowed to resume in early November 2009. Despite a challenging political environment, as of May 31, 2010, 359 cash-for-work sub projects


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

have been implemented benefitting about 92,000 individuals of whom 60 percent are women.

12 Rwanda 10 10



Project


DPO Fertilizers

Grant support helped fill a financing gap for bulk fertilizer purchase and supported development of private sector-friendly auction and voucher distribution schemes. 18,825 vouchers for purchasing fertilizers were distributed to around 46,000 farmers ahead of the fall planting season. Around 230,000 people benefitted from the increase in productivity and production of their wheat and/or maize harvest at a time of high prices for farmers and consumers.

13 Somalia 7 7


Disbursed $7

million

IL Inputs,

irrigation, livestock

The grant is fully disbursed. The project has successfully implemented most of the planned activities well in advance of the project closing date. Till date, the project has:

Delivered improved agricultural packages and training to some 35,000 households (HHs) in different agro-ecological zones of Somalia (results: average yield increase 300% within targeted communities and an increase in overall production at HH level of 450%).

190 Km of canals were rehabilitated in the main cereal productive areas of Somalia (18,700 ha newly/properly irrigated, thus increasing the overall cereal production of 218% in targeted areas).Training sessions on sustainable use of water and canal maintenance were also delivered.

63 water catchments were rehabilitated with a total improvement of 356,350 cubic meters of water holding capacity, thus benefitting some 6,300 HHs and increasing availability (quantity and time) of water in


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

support of some 350,000 heads of animals. Training sessions on sustainable use of water and water catchment maintenance were also delivered.

Infrastructures (30 water catchments and 50 km of secondary canals) were rehabilitated through cash-for-work programs injecting a total of 380,881 USD cash into local economy and benefitting some additional 8,000 HHs by creating productive and compensated work opportunities.

Fodder production, crop residues improvements, rangeland rehabilitation and sustainable use activities were also implemented. As a result: (i) some 5,000 ha of fodder production and some 100 ha of fodder bulking sites were established, benefitting some 4,000 HHs; (ii) some 550 ha of crop residues improvements were supported, benefitting some 550 HHs; (iii) 650 ha of range were rehabilitated; (iiii) 60 HH were supported with provision of improved beekeeping equipment. All the mentioned activities were complemented with several technical training sessions

The two ongoing activities namely, the construction of two slaughterhouses (SHs) in Borama and Bosasso are proceeding, albeit after initial delays. The SHs will be used for the production of high quality meat, with special focus on the recovery of offal, in order to ensure availability of cheap proteins for the market. Some 265,000 people will benefit from the construction of these facilities. In order to ensure sustainability in the management of the


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

newly constructed SHs the project implemented and successfully established a Public Private Partnership structure.

14 Bangladesh 130 130


Disbursed

$130 million

DPO Budget support

The IDA credit is providing the Government with needed fiscal space to absorb the pressure from the expansion of food-based safety nets and building up of food stocks. It is also helping mitigate the impact of food price increases, and contributing to maintaining core service delivery to vulnerable groups.

15 Mozambique 10 10 20



DPO Budget support

The grant contributed to financing the implementation of the Government's Food Production Action Plan (FPAP), approved in June 2008, a 3-year plan to increase food production through a variety of policy interventions.

16 Ethiopia 275 275


Disbursed

$275 million

2 ILs Fertilizer,

Safety nets

The IDA grant and credit for the Fertilizer Support Project has provided the Government with the needed foreign exchange resources to facilitate the import of fertilizer (urea and di-ammonium phosphate (DAP)) for the 2009 production seasons. A total of 510,000 tons of fertilizer with a total value of US$244 million was procured with IDA-funding for the 2009 production season. Additional fertilizer was procured with AfDB and Japanese funding, bringing the total fertilizer procurement for Ethiopia‟s 2009 season to 626,700 tons, the highest ever. Sales to farmers for both the early small rains (belg) season and the large rain (meher) season were reported to have amounted to about 426,676 tons. Farmers seem to have received fertilizers timelier than in previous years and at prices comparable to 2008 in most areas. The project closed on July 31, 2010 and the ICR has been completed and


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

submitted on January 28, 2011. Outcomes have been rated “Satisfactory” (S) and Risks to Development Outcome “Moderate”. An additional $25 million was disbursed for the Ethiopia Productive Safety Net Program to provide cash and in-kind transfers to food insecure households. Households with sufficient labor undertook public works while those without received direct support. 550,000 people benefitted from the funds disbursed in 2009.

17 Philippines 200 200

Board approved on 12/10/2008 Disbursed

$200 million

DPO Social

protection

The IBRD loan provided needed fiscal space for strengthening social protection and safety nets to protect poor and vulnerable households. The budget support also helped to finance higher than foreseen food-crisis-related expenditures.

18 Mali 5 5


Disbursed $5

million

DPO Budget support

The grant supported the Government to maintain macroeconomic stability and provide the authorities with additional fiscal space to protect key interventions of the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Program, while responding to pressing needs emerging from the food crisis. The ICR was completed and submitted on Dec 29, 2009. The ICR covers PRSC 1 and 2, plus the Supplemental to PRSC 2 financed by the GFRP FPCR Trust Fund.

19 Kenya 5 5



IL Inputs

The grant is supporting the provision of seed and fertilizer to 43,000 small farmers in five districts in the high potential maize zone, aimed at increasing farmers‟ cereal production during the long rains planting season which started in late March 2009. The GOK team has trained farmers and local level staff. All 43,000 beneficiary farmers were issued input vouchers and have received inputs from 48 participating agro-dealers. Commitments totaling US$4.72 million have been made.


(January 10, 2012)

Country


Status Type of


FPCR TF*

IDA IBRD Total

20 Cambodia 5 5


Disbursed $5

million

DPO Budget support

The IDA credit is supporting the government address the weaknesses in smallholder agricultural production and social protection systems identified in the context of the food and financial crisis.

TOTAL 124.4 442 200 766.4

Grand Total

GFRP 203.1 835.8 200 1238.9

*FPCR TF refers to Food Price Crisis Response Trust Fund (funded from Bank surplus)

Prepared by GFRP Secretariat [Marie-Claude Haxaire (32847), Saswati Bora (88657), Iride Ceccacci (87904), Chris Delgado (89455)]

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