RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING SMALLHOLDER TREE CROP REVITALIZATION SUPPORT PROJECT P BOARD APPROVAL DATE JUNE 5, 2012

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized Document of The World Bank Report No: Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF SMALLHOLDER TREE CROP REVITALIZATION SUPPORT PROJECT P BOARD APPROVAL DATE JUNE 5, 2012 TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA {April 06, 2016} Public Disclosure Authorized AGRICULTURE GLOBAL PRACTICE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE GROUP COUNTRY DEPARTMENT AFCW1 AFRICA REGION This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.

2 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CBL EPO EVD FA FFB FO GoL IDA IL ISDS LACRA LPMC MARCO MoA MFDP NGO PCU PDO PFI PMU SRC STCRSP VOSIEDA Central Bank of Liberia Equatorial Palm Oil Ebola Virus Disease Financing Agreement Fresh fruit Bunches Farmers Organization Government of Liberia International Development Association Investment Lending Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Agency Liberia Produce and Marketing Corporation Morris America Rubber Company Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Finance and Development Planning Non-Governmental Organization Project Coordination Unit Project Development Objectives Participating Financial Institutions Project Management Unit Salala Rubber Company Smallholder Tree Crop Revitalization Support Project Volunteers to Support International Efforts in Developing Africa Regional Vice President: Country Director: Senior Global Practice Director Country Manager: Practice Manager Task Team Leader Makhtar Diop Henry Kerali Juergen Voegele Inguna Dobraja Simeon Ehui Abimbola Adubi

3 LIBERIA SMALLHOLDER TREE CROP REVITALIZATION SUPPORT PROJECT P CONTENTS Page A. SUMMARY... 1 B. PROJECT STATUS... 2 C. PROPOSED CHANGES... 4 Financing Plan/Funds Allocation... 4 Results Framework... 4 Closing date... 4 Cost Reallocation... 5 Component Component Component ANNEX 1: REVISED FUND REALLOCATION TABLE ANNEX 2: REVISED FUND ALLOCATION BY CATEGORY ANNEX 3: REVISIONS TO RESULT FRAMEWORK ANNEX 4: REVISED RESULTS FRAMEWORK... 15

4 SMALLHOLDER TREE CROP REVITALIZATION SUPPORT PROJECT RESTRUCTURING PAPER A. SUMMARY 1. This Paper seeks the approval of the Country Director for a Level-2 restructuring of the Smallholder Tree Crop Revitalization Support Project (P113273) in Liberia. The proposed changes include: (i) the extension of the closing date of the project to November 30, 2018 from the current closing date of December 31, 2016 (ii) a fund reallocation within the project categories and components in order to accommodate the two year extension of the project, and also allow for the exchange rate differential between Dollars and the SDR and (iii) a revision to some project targets in the Results Framework to reflect financing adjustments made. 2. A request for an extension of the closing date of the project to December 2018 was received from Government of Liberia (GoL) on August 20, The request for extension is based on the delay in implementation due to three main reasons: (i) there was almost one year delay in project start-up due to need for ratification of the project by the Liberia legislature; (ii) the assumptions made during the project design, particularly with regard to the long term credit arrangements and the selection of implementation partners were not tenable as the project began implementation. Therefore time was taken to redesign and refocus the project; and (iii) the Ebola outbreak adversely affected field activities and stalled most of the sequenced activities planned during the period. The request for extension is therefore to cover additional two productive seasons of the tree crops. 3. The Board approved IDA credit of USD 15 million on June 5, 2012 to assist the Government of Liberia to increase the income of Smallholder Tree Crop Farmers in a sustainable manner throughout the country. The credit became effective on July 20, 2013 and is expected to close on December 31, The project is being implemented by a Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) established under the Ministry of Agriculture. After a long delayed start-up due to bureaucratic difficulties (the Credit was declared effective more than 11 months after Board approval), implementation of the main tree crops revitalization sub-component (cocoa/coffee) started in early 2014, but stalled for over one year due to the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in March Implementation of the rubber and oil palm revitalization sub-components was also blocked first by the inability to finalize the long-term credit arrangements, and then later by the EVD outbreak. With the first restructuring of the project and the reduction of Ebola outbreak by mid-2015, all the activities of the various sub-components commenced and field activities started fully on the project. Management arrangements required to implement the activities are largely in place and the institutional strengthening activities are progressing as planned. The project conducted its Mid Term Review (MTR) in November 2015, and set new agenda to ensure unhindered implementation of the activities of the various sub-components with agreement of all stakeholders on the project. 1

5 4. Due to the long start-up delays and the EVD outbreak, project implementation is at least two years behind schedule, and the Project would need to be extended beyond the current closing date of December 31, 2016, to be able to achieve its development objectives. Fortunately, the GoL has written to the Bank to request a 2-year extension of the project period resulting from the delays indicated above. The task team critically reviewed the request of government and carried out a Mid-term Review (MTR) and assessment of the project components in November The MTR mission noted the continuing strong support of GoL and stakeholders for the Project and reconfirmed the relevance of project development objectives. The mission also noted the significant improvements in project implementation after the country was declared Ebola free and resolved to process the request of government based on progress of implementation over a few months. As at April 4, 2016, the project is 53.2% disbursed. Based on the current improvement of project implementation, the task team is confident that, subject to a 23 months extension of the closing date, together with the adjustment of the appraisal targets and cost reallocations, the Project should be able to achieve its project development objectives. This will cover the additional 2 production cycles of the project and allow for more expansion of tree crop rehabilitation and planting. 5. The main characteristics of the Liberia tree crop sector at present are the old age of plantations and their low productivity. There have been no significant replanting activities for the last twenty five years due to the war, and a large proportion of the country s rubber and oil palm plantations are now at the end of their productive life, necessitating replanting. The Smallholder Tree Crop Revitalization Support Project (STCRSP) aims at improving the income opportunities of poor farmers through a combination of rehabilitating unproductive farms; undertaking replanting and new planting programs; facilitating future replanting and development programs; and, improved financing mechanisms and institutional arrangements. B. PROJECT STATUS 6. As of April 4, 2016, all the components of the project are active and field work has progressed significantly. Disbursement has thus increased from 14% last December, 2014 to 53.23% as of April 4, The Cocoa/Coffee operator has mapped out a total of 2, ha for implementation in Due diligence on safeguard is already carried out and rehabilitation is on-going on 1, ha for 1,155 Cocoa farmers, and ha for 87 Coffee farmers. Following the completion of baseline on these farms, farm inputs such as files, knapsack sprayers, rain boots, nose masks, axes etc. were distributed to the farmers as part of matching grants and the under-brushing has been completed successfully. The control of pests and diseases is currently taking place using recommended pesticides and fungicides. These farms are also geo-referenced with their co-ordinates available on google map. The target farmers are spread within the 48 Farmer Field Schools (FFS) established by the project and cover the three counties of Nimba, Bong and Grand Gedeh where a total of 200 ha of new Cocoa seedlings will be planted next season. Arrangement is already made to purchase new variety of seeds and establish nursery sites before the end of the year. The training and capacity building activities have been rolled out through the FFS to strengthen the farmers groups, teach modern farming methods and the PCU is closely monitoring the progress of this 2

6 intervention in the target counties. The FFS is being used to strengthen farmer s organizations and transform them into viable business oriented farmers cooperatives. The Project is finalizing the Contract Management with ACE Global for the provision of Collateral Management Services for the marketing of cocoa and coffee and already, four ware houses of farmer s cooperatives have been identified for initial renovation. 7. On Rubber, the project has started its out grower scheme with MARCO and a total of 150 farmers have planted 300 ha of new Rubber stumps. The Afriland First Bank Liberia, acting as Participating Financing Institution (PFI) under the scheme has assessed the 150 Rubber farmers for credit worthiness and they will benefit from the long term credit scheme of the project. A Concessionaire on Rubber production, Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC), has also joined the out grower scheme. A project sub-unit has been set up at SRC to work directly with the rubber smallholder farmers in Margibi County under the technical supervision of SRC in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture. Under the 2016 planting season, 100 smallholder farmers are expected to plant 200 hectares, adding 200 more hectares by next year. Activities mapped out include final selection of farmers, environmental assessments, underbrushing of farmland and preparation of rubber stumps for the revised target of 400 hectares for replanting. 8. On Oil Palm, the project is working with EPO- LIBINCO and VOSIEDA. The EPO-LIBINCO is the main Concessionaire for the out growers scheme in Grand Bassa County. It has worked with the PCU to identify farmers and farms and efforts are being made to finalize its Management Contract so that planting of oil palm seedlings and technical support can start during the next planting season. Already 54 farmers in Grand Bassa County have been assessed for credit worthiness by Afriland First Bank Liberia, assisted by the CDA to form a legally registered cooperative society and their farms have been geo-referenced and are to start under brushing of 108 hectares. Dube Plantation in Grand Gedeh County has also been assessed for initial operation through the Cooperatives under the supervision of VOSIEDA. Free, Prior, Informed, Consent (FPIC) to deed the 600 ha plantation to the Dube Multi-Purpose Farmers Cooperatives (DPMFC) was successfully conducted by the Land Commission (LC) and Statement of Declaration was made by the Community. LC is now processing the deeding of the plantation. The planned activities in Dube include: (i) the control of harvesting of fresh fruit bunches from the plantation and processing using four (4) motorized freedom mills purchased by the Project; (ii) rehabilitation of 300 ha by under brushing; (iii) the setting up of the nursery for the planting of the 300 ha. The processing of the Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) from the 600 ha will provide the startup capital for the DPMFC. 9. Due to the long period before tapping of rubber (seven years) and harvesting of fresh fruit bunches of oil palm (four years) after planting, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), and International Development Association (IDA) working with Concessionaires under the project, have agreed to set up a Long term credit facility to support smallholder farmers. The Liberian Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI) was identified as the Agent Bank to manage the Long term Credit Facility Account and the designated account has been opened accordingly. Afriland First Bank Liberia (AFB) is the Participating Financing Institution (PFI) to work with the Concessionaires to enhance farmers access the credit 3

7 facility on Rubber and Oil Palm. The identified and accredited farmers above will start benefiting from the long term credit facility early in The main constraint to the implementation of the project now is the time frame for implementation given that past production cycles of the tree crops was missed due to delays above. The request by GoL for an extension of the closing dates in order to cover two production cycles is appropriate and will enhance the achievement of the project objectives. The MTR mission considered this option and held several meetings with the stakeholders to ensure that no momentum is lost in the implementation of the project. The final agreement on the collaboration and the need to cover more production cycles of the tree crops necessitates the level 2 restructuring of the project. C. PROPOSED CHANGES Financing Plan/Funds Allocation 11. The project will continue to follow the same fund flow pattern. However, there will be funds re- allocation among the various components in order to account for increased cost of inputs and also reducing some activities and non-essential costs under components 2 and 3. The re-allocation is also done to provide for exchange rate differential between SDR and US$, and also to account for the real cost of activities of the sub components. Annex 1 provides the summary of the cost re-allocation and the rationale for the changes while Annex 2 indicates the Revised Project Cost and Financing. Results Framework 12. A detailed review of the Results Framework was conducted and some targets were revised given the realities of the implementation and financial constraints. Also the yield indicators were moved up to the Project Development Objective (PDO) level to give prominence while the PDO is still relevant and will be continued. Two indicators were dropped due to lack of relevance and ambiguity in measurement. These are Incremental yearly net cash flow in project area and Coaching of MoA & CDA staff (Person-days). The details of the Results Framework (RF) are indicated in Annex 2 of the paper. Closing date 13. It is proposed that the project closing date be extended by 2 years from December 31, 2016, to December 31, This will allow the new planting and rehabilitation of the tree crops to cover two production cycles and enhance the achievement of project objectives. The earlier positive results from the project implementation are indication that the extension will assist the project to give more results for the sector and the beneficiaries. 4

8 14. The proposed changes require the following amendments to the Financing Agreement (FA): (i) revision of the table specifying cost allocation to the components in Section IV A2 of Schedule 2; (ii) revision of the Results Framework; and (iii) revision of the closing date in Section IV B.2 of Schedule 2. All other provisions of the Agreements remain unchanged. The proposed changes would be effective from The approval date of the project restructuring. 15. The Project Implementation Manual (PIM) will also be adjusted to reflect the new changes in the implementation arrangements and the revision above. Cost Reallocation The main principles to make activity and costs adjustments were as follows: (i) (ii) Expanding the scope of rehabilitation and replanting of the cocoa/coffee subcomponent and of the MARCO scheme & Dube subprojects, but reducing the SRC & EPO sub-projects scope, while accounting for increased costs of farm tools, inputs and implementation partner units; accounting for real costs met under components 2 and 3 so far; and (iii) reducing some activities and non-essential costs under components 2 and 3 until project end. More details concerning changes made in the detailed costs table are indicated below: Component 1 Sub-comp 1.1 (cocoa/coffee): o Increase coverage areas for Cocoa to: 2,500 farmers targeted by next cropping season starting June. 2016; cocoa rehabilitation: 3,700 ha medium input + 1,200 ha high input; and coffee rehabilitation: 371 ha medium input. 5

9 o Possible extension of contract of SOCODEVI until 2018 for expansion of cocoa areas. o Substantial reduction of provision for road rehabilitation (to about USD 100,000) for only urgent rehabilitation (small bridges and culverts) on very critical points. Sub-comp 1.2 (oil palm) o Dube sub-project Scope kept at 300 ha rehabilitation ha replanting under medium input model. Costs of VOSIEDA contract taken into consideration as it stands (USD 246,000 over 24 months); however it is assumed that it could be revised downward and/or the costs could be spanned over a longer implementation period without cost increase. Costs to be borne by PCU (vehicle, nursery, mini-mills, etc.) as shown in the VOSIEDA contract negotiation minutes taken into account but still need clarification. Elimination of provision for roads as there is no need for road rehabilitation for this sub-project. o EPO sub-project Plan is to increase target to about 75 farmers (most of them already identified and hold more than 2 ha each) who will be supported to rehabilitate 150 ha in 2016, then progressively replant the same 150 ha the next two seasons under high input model e.g. using LT credit. EPO costs and farm development (grant + credit + farmer labour) recalculated as per information provided by EPO. Road rehabilitation provision reduced to USD 68,000 (including studies and supervision of work); to be used for some critical points only. Sub-comp 1.3 (rubber) o MARCO sub-project 300 ha already planted. Plan to increase new planting in 2016 to 300 ha and tripled by

10 Component 2 MARCO costs reduced as compared to signed contract (e.g. less staff and Operation & Maintenance) to account for the fact that (a) farmers are pretty well organized through the Todi cooperative; (b) they are in close locations; (c) average farm size is at least 2 ha/participant, thus 2 technical staff are probably enough to monitor 300 farmers. Road rehabilitation provision reduced to USD 59,000 (incl. studies and supervision of work) for some critical points only. o SRC sub-project Reduction of scope to 150 farmers/300 ha replanting or planting (starting in 2016); SRC costs reduced as compared to estimated costs at appraisal (e.g. less staff and O&M) to account for reduced scope : 2 technical staff are far enough to monitor about 150 farmers that might be scattered in different clans/localities. Road rehabilitation provision reduced to USD 65,000 (incl. studies and supervision of work) for some critical points only. Sub-comp 2.1 (institutional building): o Scope/amount unchanged for capacity building of Moa/CDA. o Support to MoA/CAO: includes the effective amount spent so far for equipment + an agreed provision for recurrent costs support, as discussed/agreed with the PCU. o Support to PMU: includes the contribution to the PMU Director salary (until Sept. 15) and the STCRSP contribution to the PMU operating expenses based on current yearly expenses. o Support to CDA: includes actual and planned expenses for equipment, vehicles, development of national FO/coop policy/bills, allowances for field visits and running costs (total USD 213,000). o Securing of smallholders land use rights: Ehud Foundation contract accounted for under this activity (and not any more under component 1); 7

11 Provision for a review of land use rights validation and securing activities in 2017 is kept, as per design; and, Provision for land demarcation eliminated (this was only envisaged for new planting) as it is too costly and complicated to organize; in any case only initial steps to issue a proper tribal certificate (plus off course land use rights validated at family/community level) are required to proceed with new planting, as per PIM. o Support to tree crop adaptive research: reduced to USD 30,000. o Support to LPMC/LACRA: USD 70,000, as per ongoing MoU signed with them. o Preparation of LT large scale tree crop development programme: Reduced amount for contribution to elaborating the tree crop master plans and tree crop database (USD 200,000); and, Preparation of large scale project: reduced to USD 25,000 (as a provision to hire several national consultants to contribute to drafting lessons learnt and proposals for larger scale project); the bulk of funding for preparing the large scale project should however come from a PPA/PPF under the STCRSP2. o Reimbursement of PPA: adjusted to actual amount (USD 1,063,000) Component 3 o Sub-comp. 3.1 (PCU) Adjustment of duration per staff position; no hire of the Value Chain Development Officer (VDO) neither of the tree crop agronomist; hire of Procurement Assistant and Safeguards Officer in 2016 to continue the procurement and safeguards s until project end (in Nov ); Reduction of vehicles to keep up with reduced number of staff; Implementation support: adjustment of accounting and Management Information System (MIS) software costs (shared with other projects); reduced provision for short term (ST) National and International Consultants to support implementation according to felt needs by PCU o Sub-comp 3.2 ( and communication) 8

12 EGIS contract reduced to USD 400,000 (instead of USD 503,000 which seems excessive); this is possible as is a time-based contract; Reduced amount for communication & knowledge sharing activities: however we kept them as it will become more and more important as long as the project achieves substantial results in coming years; and, Kept provision for participatory planning and evaluation workshops at district and national level as it is good practice, not costly and envisaged in both the Project Appraisal Document & Project Implementation Manuel (although it has unfortunately not been implemented so far) 9

13 Page 10 of 21 Annex 1: Revised Fund Allocation Table Amount (original costab) (USD) Amount (Revised costab) (USD) Amount (original costab) (XDR) Amount (Revised costab) (XDR) COMPONENT - 1 (Smallholder Tree Crops Revitalization) 9,467,000 9,435,396 6,123,545 6,103, Cocoa & Coffee Revitalization 6,462,000 7,850,047 4,179,819 5,077, Smallholder Oil Palm Revitalization 1,013, , , , Smallholder Rubber Revitalization 1,992, ,242 1,288, ,347 COMPONENT - 2 (Institution Building and 3,055,000 2,277,774 1,976,067 1,473,334 Preparation of Future Large Scale Tree Crop Development Program 1. Institutional Capacity Building 1,327, , , , Preparation of Large Scale Smallholder 503, , , ,578 Tree Crop Development Program 3. STCRSP Project Preparation Advance 1,225,000 1,164, , ,321 COMPONENT - 3 (Project Coordination and Management) 1. Strategic Planning, Coordination and Implementation Support 2. Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Production & Sharing TOTAL PROJECT COST - 2,477,000 3,286,831 1,600,388 2,123,564 1,844,000 2,679,863 1,190,944 1,730, , , , ,605 15,000,000 15,000,000 9,700,000 9,700,000 10

14 Page 11 of 21 Table 2: Revised Fund Allocation by Categories CATEGORY Category - 1 (Civil Works) Category - 2 (Goods) Origninal Allocation (US$) Revised Allocation (US$) Origninal Allocation (XDR) Revised Allocation (XDR) 1,550, ,830 1,000, , , , , ,474 Category - 3 (Consultant's Services and Training) 6,800,000 9,235,320 4,400,000 Category - 4 (Smallholder Subgrants) 2,950,000 2,390,447 1,900,000 5,971,229 1,546,214 Category - 5 (Smallholder - credits) 300, , , ,911 Category - 6 (Incremental Operating Costs) 600, , , ,292 Category - 7 (Refund PPF) Unallocated TOTAL 1,255,000 1,164, , , , ,000-15,000,000 15,000,000 9,700,000 9,700,000 11

15 Page 12 of 21 Annex 3: Revisions to Results Framework Original Revisions Rationale PDO: to increase access to finance, inputs, technologies and markets PDO remains relevant and achievable. for smallholder tree crop farmers in Liberia, and to develop a long term development program for the tree crops sector. PDO indicators Area of smallholder tree crop farms rehabilitated, replanted or Revised targets revised Targets have been revised to reflect decrease in project funding planted under the project, disaggregated - Rehabilitation - Replanting - New Planting (ha) Incremental yearly net cash flow in project area: - High input rehabilitated cocoa - Medium input rehabilitated cocoa - Rehabilitated coffee - Rehabilitated oil palm (farmers run plantation) - Rehabilitated oil palm (out growers scheme) (Mt/ha) Dropped The indicator has been dropped due to potential attribution problems related to using the farm gate price in calculation of net cash flow. This price is determined by demand-supply dynamics outside of the sphere of project interventions. Long term credit delivered to oil palm and rubber out growers under the project (Yes/No) Revised and moved to intermediate level Out grower schemes with long-term credit to participating smallholders farmers supported by the project (number) The indicator has been revised to better reflect project interventions (to establish out-grower schemes with credit component) rather than setting an absolute target for credit delivered. Farm access roads rehabilitated (km) and moved to intermediate level The indicator has been moved to intermediate level because it is an output. Direct project beneficiaries (number), (of which are female) (%) Revised targets revised Target for female participation have been revised to reflect experience from first year of implementation. Long term large scale tree crop development program formulated and approved by Ministry of Agriculture (Yes/No) New Smallholder tree crops farmers with access to finance, input, markets and technologies as a result of the project (number) 12

16 Page 13 of 21 Intermediate indicators Component One: Tree Crop Revitalization Yield of high input rehabilitated cocoa (Mt/ha) Revised and moved to PDO level - Yield of major tree crops: high input cocoa, medium input cocoa, rehabilitated coffee, rehabilitated oil palm (tons/ha) Yield of medium input rehabilitated cocoa (Mt/ha) Revised as yield indicators are merged into one indicator and moved to PDO level Yield of major tree crops: high input cocoa, medium input cocoa, rehabilitated coffee, rehabilitated oil palm (tons/ha) Yield of rehabilitated coffee (Mt/ha) Revised as yield indicators are merged into one indicator and moved to PDO level Yield of major tree crops: high input cocoa, medium input cocoa, rehabilitated coffee, rehabilitated oil palm (tons/ha) Yield of rehabilitated oil palm (Mt/ha) Revised as yield indicators are merged into one indicator and moved to PDO level Yield of major tree crops: high input cocoa, medium input cocoa, rehabilitated coffee, rehabilitated oil palm (tons/ha) Cocoa Farmer Organizations (FOs) strengthened (Number) Farmers run Oil Palm Plantation Cooperative strengthened (Number) FOs strengthened in out grower schemes Volume of cocoa bulked by project supported FOs (Mt) This indicator has been revised as yield indicators are merged into one indicator and moved to PDO level. Yield is considered a medium-term outcome in this project and hence more appropriate at the PDO level. This indicator has been revised as yield indicators are merged into one indicator and moved to PDO level. Yield is considered a medium-term outcome in this project and hence more appropriate at the PDO level. This indicator has been revised as yield indicators are merged into one indicator and moved to PDO level. Yield is considered a medium-term outcome in this project and hence more appropriate at the PDO level. This indicator has been revised as yield indicators are merged into one indicator and moved to PDO level. Yield is considered a medium-term outcome in this project and hence more appropriate at the PDO level. Component Two: Institutional Building and Preparation of Future Large Scale Tree Crop Development Program Capacity building plan for MoA & CDA developed (Yes/No) Persons trained (Number) Coaching of MoA & CDA staff (Person-days) Dropped The indicator has been dropped as coaching of senior staff is no longer relevant. County Agricultural Offices equipped (Number) CDA field offices equipped (Number) 13

17 Page 14 of 21 National Policy and Strategy for FO and Cooperative development formulated and validated with all national stakeholders (Yes/No) Methodology for community land use rights validation agreed with stakeholders (Yes/No) Tree crop master plans formulated in a participatory process under MoA leadership - Cocoa - Coffee - Oil Palm - Rubber (Yes/No) 14

18 Core Annex 4: Revised Results Framework Project Development Objective (PDO): to increase access to finance, inputs, technologies and markets for smallholder tree crop farmers in Liberia, and to develop a long term development program for the tree crops sector PDO Level Indicators PDO Indicator 1: Area of smallholder tree crop farms rehabilitated, replanted or planted under the project, disaggregated - Rehabilitation - Replanting - New Planting PDO Indicator 2: Yield of major tree crops: - High input cocoa - Medium input cocoa - Rehabilitated coffee - Rehabilitated oil palm UoM Baseli ne Status (Nov 2015) Ha 0 2,261 Mt/ha 0 1, Frequen cy 4, ,506 1, ,506 1, Annual Biannual Data sources and methodology Review of contracted concessionaires and service providers reports and count of area rehabilitated, replanted and newly planted Producer and value chain surveys data Responsibili ty for data collection Description / comments PDO Indicator 3: Smallholder tree crops farmers with access to finance, input, markets and technologies as a result of the project PDO Indicator 4: Long term large scale tree crop development program formulated and approved Numb er Yes/N o 0 1,392 2,925 3,025 3,025 Annual Review of contracted concessionaires and service providers reports and count of smallholder farmers with access No No No No Yes Annual Review of program document 15

19 Page 16 of 21 by Ministry of Agriculture PDO Indicator 5: Direct project beneficiaries (of which female) Numb er (%) 0 1,392 (15) 3,000 (15) 3,100 (15) 3,100 (15) Annual Intermediate results Review of service providers reports and CAO supervision and count of direct project beneficiaries Component 1: Tree Crop Revitalization IR Indicator 1.1: Cocoa Farmer Organizations (FOs) strengthened IR Indicator 1.2: Farmers run Oil Palm Plantation Cooperative strengthened IR Indicator 1.3: FOs strengthened in out grower schemes IR Indicator 1.4: Volume of cocoa bulked by project supported FOs IR Indicator 1.5: Out grower schemes with long-term Numb er Numb er Numb er Review of service providers reports and CAO supervision reports and count of FOs strengthened Review of service providers reports and CAO supervision reports and count of cooperatives strengthened Review of service providers reports and CAO supervision reports and FOs strengthened Mt ,000 Review of service providers reports and CAO supervision reports and estimate of cocoa bulked by supported FOs Numb er Review of contracted concessionaires 16

20 Page 17 of 21 credit to participating smallholders farmers supported by the (number) IR Indicator 1.6: Farm access roads rehabilitated (km) and service providers reports and count of out grower schemes Km Review of contracted concessionaires and service providers reports and count of km farm access roads rehabilitated Component 2: Institutional Building and Preparation of Future Large Scale Tree Crop Development Program IR Indicator 2.1: Capacity building plan for MoA & CDA developed IR Indicator 2.2: Persons trained IR Indicator 2.3: County Agricultural Offices equipped IR Indicator 2.4: CDA field offices equipped IR Indicator 2.5: National Policy and Strategy for FO and Cooperative development formulated and validated with all national stakeholders IR Indicator 2.6: Methodology for Yes/N o Numb er Numb er Numb er Yes/N o Yes/N o No No Yes Review of capacity building plan Review of training service provider reports and count of number of number of trainees Review of CAO reports and count of CAO equipped Review of CDA reports and count of CDA offices equipped No No Yes Review of regional and national validation workshops reports and participatory evaluations reports No No Yes Review of validation 17

21 Page 18 of 21 community land use rights validation agreed with stakeholders IR Indicator 2.7: Tree crop master plans formulated in a participatory process under MoA leadership: - Cocoa - Coffee - Oil Palm - Rubber Yes/N o No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes workshops reports Review of Master plans documents and reports of consultants on the processes of preparation & validation 18