The World Bank AFCC2/RI-East Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (P112688)

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized AFRICA Africa Agriculture Global Practice IBRD/IDA Adaptable Program Loan FY 2009 Seq No: 11 ARCHIVED on 04-Feb-2016 ISR22299 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:11-Jun-2009 Planned Mid Term Review Date:24-Jan-2013 Original Closing Date:27-Feb-2015 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:16-Feb-2010 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:30-Nov-2012 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2015 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The PDO is to: (i) enhance regional specialization in agricultural research; (ii) enhance collaboration in agriculture training andtechnology dissemination; and (iii) facilitate increased transfer of agricultural technology, information, and knowledge across national boundaries. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Comp. 1: Strengthening Regional Centers of Excellence:(Cost $20.70 M) Public Disclosure Authorized Comp.2: Support to Technology Generation, Training and Dissemination:(Cost $41.00 M) Comp.3: Improved Availability of Seeds and Livestock Germplasm:(Cost $20.80 M) Comp. 4: Project Management and Coordination:(Cost $7.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 2/4/2016 Page 1 of 14

2 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Overall Implementation Progress of EAAPP phase I in all the program countries is satisfactory and well positioned to meet its development objective (PDO). The regional program, in general, has registered credible results in the areas of applied research on the four EAAPP commodities (wheat, rice, cassava and dairy), increase in and dissemination of improved technologies, investments in training and capacity building, facilitating and participating in regional activities, coordination among and between implementing institutions, efficiency in the research-extension-farmer-linkages, and in commercializing agriculture along the value chains of the four EAAPP commodities. Despite the highly decentralized implementation arrangement and management of the regional collaborative efforts, EAAPP has been effective in fiduciary management; gender mainstreaming and safeguard compliance. Moreover, the program has achieved exemplary results in the scaling up efforts of improved agricultural technologies to small holder households, supporting the livelihood security (in areas of food, nutrition and income) initiatives of the program countries. Disbursement rate at 100% and fund utilization rate at more than 98% are good indications that the program will close with satisfactory resource use. Moreover, EAAPP has been successful in: implementation of 33 regionally prioritized agricultural research projects; the development of 472 new technologies, innovations and management practices (TIMPs) by RCoEs; dissemination of 76 existing and new TIMPs to more than one EAAPP country; development and use of 69 technology uptake pathways to convey relevant information and knowledge product; some 43 cultivars of rice, pasture and wheat were either registered, or ready for registration in program countries; sale of 203,241 tons of commercial seeds of pasture, rice and wheat were sold by seed companies, farmers and farmer organizations; formation and strengthening of 270 agribusiness units; and training and capacity building investment were made for a total of 735,541 persons by research centers, extension service providers and seed multiplication companies. Implementation progress of EAAPP by country is briefly highlighted below: Ethiopia: EAAPP has made significant progress and registered considerable achievements over the last five years. Almost all physical and human capacity building activities are complete. Civil works at the WRCoE and collaborating research centers are substantially complete and ready to be operational, except few operational challenges such as power supply and installation and commissioning/testing of some laboratory equipment. Provision of farm machinery and transport vehicles have been successfully completed. The project provided full scholarship for 8 PhD candidates and 14 MSc students. The regional wheat center of excellence (WRCoE) has made significant contribution at the regional level by implementing ten regional projects and releasing twelve bread wheat and two durum wheat (national) varieties. Four new management practices (fertilizer, moldboard plough, raw planter and grass weed control practices) were developed and put in the dissemination pathways. In addition, 306 germplasm was distributed to EAAPP countries. Working closely with the Regional Rice Center of Excellence (RRCoE) in Tanzania and Regional Cassava Center of Excellence (RCCoE) in Uganda, EAAPP ET has released 3 rice and 2 cassava technologies that are in the dissemination pathways.the technologies generated by the RWCoE and collaborating research centers are disseminated to farmers using different extension pathways such as Farmer Research Extension Groups (FREGs), demonstrations and trainings at Farmers/Pastoralists Trainings Centers (F/PTCs), experience sharing visits, and through support to farmers/ pastoralists innovation grant (F/PIG). In the past five years, the number of F/PREGs established has reached 2,919; including 1,449 in wheat; 493 in dairy; 370 in rice and 607 in cassava. A total of 59,052 individuals were trained on various topics during the life of the project, of which 9,611 were women. Out of the total people trained, 55,724 (94.36%) were farmers, while the rest (5.64%) were development agents and experts. A total of 122 women and youth agri-business groups or cooperatives with a membership of 3,476 have also been established in wheat, rice, dairy and cassava value chains. The technologies generated and disseminated and trainings provided to farmers have significantly improved the production and productivity of EAAPP commodities. For instance, wheat yield on farmers fields has increased on average from 1.5 t/ha (baseline 2009) to 4.4 t/ha in Similarly, rice yield increased from 2.45 t/ha to 3.4 t/ha; cassava from 2.5 t/ha to 40.0 t/ha and milk from 1.5 lt/cow/day to 8 lt/cow/day in 2015 compared to the base year of The number of households who have directly benefited from the technologies generated and disseminated is estimated at 398,360, which is about 2 million people, assuming an average family size of about 5. Although it is hard to estimate, there will be large number of households who had benefited indirectly from EAAPP interventions and the total number of beneficiaries would easily go up by one third or half. This is a significant achievement and the farmers income has also increased substantially as a result of the project interventions. However, to ensure sustainability of achievements registered under EAAPP ET, it is important to focus on broadening and deepening partnerships with sub-regional research organizations (SROs), RCoEs, universities, schools, international research organizations such as CGIAR, private sector and NGOs. Tanzania: The project has mostly met or surpassed end-of-project (EoP) targets for the key performance indicators. The level of stakeholder satisfaction with the technologies, innovations and uptake pathways stands at 75 percent for rice, 76 percent for wheat, 65 percent for cassava, and 73 percent for dairy. Moreover, over the implementation period, the project funded physical infrastructure at ARI KATRIN, ARI Dakawa and ARI Ukiriguru. In addition, the project funded the purchase of field vehicles, farm machinery, computers and many more furniture and equipment to facilitate the research and development activities. The project also funded PhD studies for 6 students (all men) and MSc level studies for 16 students (7 of whom are women). As part of the research capacity strengthening efforts, the project supported in-service short courses and training for 636 technical staff. This included training in computing, leadership, gender mainstreaming, safeguards, value chain development, M&E and fiduciary management among others. For the purposes of effective knowledge management, the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) in coordination with all relevant parties would ensure that all knowledge generated from the training is collated, secured in a repository and made accessible to all stakeholders including those in research, higher education and the World Bank. Moreover, to ensure that the human resource capacity built through the project support continues to be of utility in Tanzania, it was agreed that the PCU will put in place arrangements to ensure that the students who complete their studies are properly integrated into the research and development streams of the relevant ARIs. Kenya: Overall, EAAPP-KE has achieved impressive results during the past five years. Implementation progress of the project is satisfactory as most of the targets of the key performance indicator (KPIs) are achieved or surpassed. Over the last five years EAAPP KE has registered the following key achievements: (i) about 1.6 Million (1,000,094 males and 587,944 females) beneficiary households have been reached both direct and indirectly with various improved Technologies, Innovations and Management Practices (TIMPs) along the four commodity value chains; (ii) about 978,000 (616,500 males and 362,000 females) beneficiary farm households who adopted the TIMPs have realized increase in productivity and income; (iii) Adoption of routine dairy management practices recorded high results for the targeted groups with an average adoption rate of 53.1 percent. High levels of adoption of improved dairy nutrition TIMPs was recorded at 80 percent for the target beneficiaries, which is the main reason for increased milk production; (iv) an 2/4/2016 Page 2 of 14

3 increasing trend in milk productivity, from 3.8 litres/cow/day against a baseline to 7.1 litres per cow per day. This is attributed to feeding on leguminous fodders and disease resistant Napier grass that is promoted by the project to circumvent the nutritional limitations at the smallholder level. Some individual farmers recorded over 25 litres per cow per day through adoption of Total Mixed Ration (TMR) technology. Productivity of improved cassava varieties has registered an increase of 24 t/ha over the last five years. Moreover, the civil works at the RDCoE, including the Resource Center, Milk Processing and Product Development Facility, Pivot Irrigation System, electric perimeter fencing and trench, motor vehicle workshop/garage and the main access road are substantially complete, except for few finishing works. The renovation and rehabilitation of office blocks and residential quarters, equipping of laboratories and provision of farm machinery and transport vehicles have been successfully completed. The project provided full scholarships for 15 PhD (5 female) candidates and 37 MSc (11 female) students. While 5 PhD and 14 MSc students have completed their studies, the project has made arrangement to help those still in school finish their studies. In support of a sustainable dairy industry in Kenya, the project has made commendable contributions in training, capacity building and provision of critical equipment. In this regard, the procurement and delivery of three liquid nitrogen plants (LNPs), training and equipping of 50 farmer groups with artificial insemination (AI) kits, support to scaling up of superior dairy germplasm, support to a cutting-edge embryo transfer technology, and provision of improved fodder technology are few of the flagship activities the project undertook in the last five years. Uganda: Despite the initial considerable delays arising from delayed project approval, and the challenges of decentralized implementation arrangements and regional operations, EAAPP UG has registered impressive progress and achievement during the last five years. Most of the targets of the key performance indicators (KPIs) are achieved/ over achieved.the civil works at the RCCoE, including the Resource Center, Nutrition Laboratory, landscaping, and delivery and installation of furniture and equipment are substantially complete. Renovation and rehabilitation of laboratories and office blocks in implementing institutes, procurement and delivery of assorted farm machineries, vehicles and laboratory equipment have also been successfully completed. The project provided full scholarship for 7 PhD (1 female) candidates and for 9 MSc (3 female) students on open and competitive basis. The research and development efforts in cassava, rice and wheat have achieved their targets, and efforts to disseminate the TIMPs to farm households is generating tangible results. To enhance this, considerable efforts have been made to establish systems for effective and sustainable multiplication of seeds and planting materials. The dairy sub-component has developed and disseminated a number of forage and feed technologies and published two books which include the regional Napier stunt and smut disease project research outputs. The book on "Feed resource management, genetic improvement and disease control in smallholder dairy production systems" is on high demand by University students studying animal production. In support of a sustainable dairy industry in Uganda, the project has made tangible contributions to the Nakyesasa Dairy Business Incubation Center. In addition to the rehabilitation of two laboratories engaged in Animal Nutrition Analysis and Breeding/Animal Health areas, the project has supplied a number of farm machinery and equipment to modernize the hay and silage making processes. The establishment of capacity for multiplication and production of pasture seeds and planting materials, and fabrication and testing of small scale motorized fodder chopper is an exemplary effort. In addition, the procurement and delivery of a liquid nitrogen plant with a production capacity of 90 liters/day, and the rehabilitation of the Embryo Transfer Laboratory and development of that capacity, are notable contributions of the EAAPP to modernize the dairy industry in Uganda. During the last five years over 40 TIMPS developed in Uganda were regionally shared, and in total 337,000 beneficiaries were reached by EAAPP. 2/4/2016 Page 3 of 14

4 Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Low Low Macroeconomic -- Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies -- Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Moderate Moderate Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Low Low Other Overall -- Moderate Moderate 2/4/2016 Page 4 of 14

5 Results Project Development Objective Indicators Level of stakeholder satisfaction with the technologie, innovations and uptake pathways. (Percentage, Custom) Value Rate of change in adoption of new technologies, innovations and management practices (aggrigated by type) (Percentage, Custom) Value New handling and processing methods (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Value New varieties, breeds and management practices (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Value /4/2016 Page 5 of 14

6 Improved dairy genetic materials (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Value Rate of increase in information and knowledge transfer across national boundaries. (Percentage, Custom) Value Rate of Change in regional specialization and collaboration in agricultural research (Percentage, Custom) Value Increase in productivity at farm level over control technology for all disseminated new technologies (Percentage, Custom) Value Increase in land area with seeds of improved cultivars (Percentage, Custom) Value /4/2016 Page 6 of 14

7 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators Level of compliance with the environmental and social safeguards (Percentage, Custom) Value Number of projects screened for ESS issues (Number, Custom Supplement) Value Harmonized M&E system for RCoEs in cooperation with ASARECA developed, adopted and implemented (Percentage, Custom) Value /4/2016 Page 7 of 14

8 Number of relevant policies, laws, regualations and/or procedures reviewed for harmonization (Number, Custom) Value Number of agribusiness units established or strengthened (Number, Custom) Value Number of staff trained (short and long term) and applying skills aquired in conducting EAAPP research for development (Number, Custom) Value Number of staff undergoing training (Number, Custom Supplement) Value /4/2016 Page 8 of 14

9 Number of stakeholders whose priority capacity building needs have been addressed. (Number, Custom) Value Number of demand driven gende responsive technologies made available to uptake pathways (Number, Custom) Value Staffing of research effort on regional research projects according to plan (Number, Custom) Value Date 30-Jun May Dec Dec-2015 Number of doses of livestock seme sold in targeted countries as well as other ASARECA member countries (Number, Custom) Value Date 30-Jun May Dec Dec /4/2016 Page 9 of 14

10 Number of doses of livestock semen produced in targeted and other ASARECA member countries (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value Number of embryos produced in targeted and other ASARECA member countries (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value Number of breeding stock produced in targeted and other ASARECA member countries (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value Amount of breeder seed and planting materials of selected commodities (in tons) produced by reserach institutions and private seed companies. (Number, Custom) Value Date 30-Jun May Dec Dec /4/2016 Page 10 of 14

11 Number of cassava and other cuttings produced by research institutions and private seed companies (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value Tons of commercial seed of the selected commodities sold by seed companies, farmer organizations, etc. (Number, Custom) Value Date 30-Jun May Dec Dec-2015 NUmber of cassava and other cuttings sold by research institutions and private seed companies (Number, Custom Supplement) Value Increase of cultivars for selected commodities registered in more than one EAAPP country (number per selected commodity) (Number, Custom) Value /4/2016 Page 11 of 14

12 Increase in regional technology uptake pathways (Number, Custom) Value Increase in existing and new technologies disseminated in more than one EAAPP country per selected commodity (Number, Custom) Value Increase of new technologies developed by RCoEs (Number, Custom) Value Increase of regional agricultural research projects (percent of total research projects of each RCoE (Percentage, Custom) Value /4/2016 Page 12 of 14

13 Acquisition of research infrastructure and equipment according to plan (Percentage, Custom) Value Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P IDA Closed XDR % P IDA Closed XDR % P IDA Closed XDR % P IDA Closed XDR % Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P IDA Closed 11-Jun Sep Mar Feb Dec-2015 P IDA Closed 11-Jun Aug Feb Feb Dec-2015 P IDA Closed 11-Jun Jul Mar Feb Dec-2015 P IDA Closed 12-Nov Feb Nov Jun Dec-2015 Cumulative Disbursements 2/4/2016 Page 13 of 14

14 Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 18-Dec-2014 Related Project(s) P UGANDA- EASTERN AFRICA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY PROJECT APL1A 2/4/2016 Page 14 of 14