The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Second Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening Project (P164424) Montenegro Second Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening Project (P164424) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Montenegro | Agriculture Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 14-Jun-2019 | ISR36412 | Implementing Agencies: MONTENEGRO, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-Jan-2018 Effectiveness Date: 05-Jun-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 07-Dec-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: -- Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2023 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve the competitiveness of agriculture and fisheries in Montenegro through enhanced delivery of government support in alignment with EU accession requirements. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Strengthening MARD agriculture, rural development and fisheries program:(Cost $23030000.00 M) Support for the Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Services:(Cost $3490000.00 M) Modernization of the Fisheries Sector:(Cost $6980000.00 M) Project Management:(Cost $1390000.00 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 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project has made good progress. Some key achievements include: under Component 1 (i) launch of the 2019 pilot measures for direct support for fruit production, organic production and for aromatic and medical herbs, implemented through a transparent system including the fully developed Land Parcel Information System (LPIS) and introducing the main new module of the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS); (ii) contract the civil works for rehabilitation of the Paying Agency regional offices in Bijelo Polje; (iii) draft of the grant operational manual for diversification measure; under Component 2 (i) contracting of consultancy for design and supervision of the new premises of the Phytosanitary National Reference Laboratory as well as launching of recruitment of the consultancy for preparation of business plan, cooperation and accreditation for the above-mentioned laboratory; (ii) establishment of the working groups for the design of the rural development 6/14/2019 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Second Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening Project (P164424) measures, collection centers support and close follow-up on the action plan for safe disposal of animal by-products (ABP) , and under Component 3 (i) equip fishery inspection to improve their capacity. Notable progress has also been made regarding the documentation required for the construction of port infrastructure in Ulcinj . Several ToRs and technical specifications are at the final stage, including supporting the development of a Veterinary Information System, and activities are scheduled to be launched in the coming months. Citizen Engagement: It is noteworthy to mention citizen engagement activities have been undertaken by the Directorate or Fisheries (DfF) in the past several months. Specifically, the DfF staff arranged four meetings with all fishermen and updated them on project development on upcoming fisheries grants program and fisheries equipment to be procured for the landing sites. Impressively, following these meetings, 20 new fishermen got registered in Ulcinj increasing the total number of fishermen. Finally, following the survey carried out among the fishermen, the DfF has identified 47 landing sites. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Low Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Low Low Low Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Low Low Low Other -- -- -- Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve competetiveness of agriculture and fisheries in Montenegro IN00683503 ►Percentage increase in sales per productive unit supported by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 19-Nov-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 To enhance delivery of Government support in alignment with EU accession requirements 6/14/2019 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Second Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening Project (P164424) IN00683504 ►Share of direct payments processed in alignment with EU accession requirements (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.90 0.90 0.90 30.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 19-Nov-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 IN00683505 ►Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,500.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 19-Nov-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 IN00683516 Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 150.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening MARD agriculture, rural development and fisheries program IN00683517 ►Share of grant funding awarded of total available grants under the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Apr-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 IN00683521 ►Share of grant funding disbursed from total grants awarded from the project financing (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Apr-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 IN00683524 ►Number of commercial relations established and maintained for at least two production cycles (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Apr-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 IN00683527 ►Volume of fish produced within Montenegro quotas (Metric tons/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/14/2019 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Second Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening Project (P164424) Value 830.00 830.00 830.00 1,330.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Apr-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 Support for the Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Services IN00683518 ►Number of methods accredited as per ISO 17025 (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Apr-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 IN00683522 ►Phytosanitary NRL accredited according to ISO 17025:2011 by the National Accreditation Body (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Apr-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 IN00683525 ►Percentage increase of tests performed by the National Reference Lab in the framework of food safety requirements (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Apr-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 Modernization of the Fisheries Sector IN00683519 ►Number of registered fishermen in Montenegro (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 140.00 140.00 160.00 200.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Apr-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 Impressively, following citizen engagements events carried out by the Directorate for Fisheries to inform Comments: the fishermen about the project, its objective and activities, 20 new fishermen got registered in Ulcinj. Project Management IN00683520 ►Number of days of training provided (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 59.00 5,000.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Apr-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 6/14/2019 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Second Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening Project (P164424) Trainings provided related to: i) improving the experience and knowledge of the Information System of Market Prices (MPIS) for the MARD staff; ii) visit to International Agricultural Fair Novi Sad in scope of gaining information about relevant equipment and mechanization eligible for support through EU Comments: measures; iiii) Study tour for farmers dealing with pig breeding in Montenegro, with the topic pig farming on the way to EU IN00683523 Number of training days provided for women (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 46.00 1,000.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Apr-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 IN00683526 ►Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits addressed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Apr-2018 04-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2023 The project is effective since July 2018, no complaints have been received for the several activities that Comments: have been launched so far. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P164424 IBRD-88200 Effective USD 34.89 34.89 0.00 2.41 32.48 6.9% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P164424 IBRD-88200 Effective 30-Jan-2018 08-Mar-2018 05-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 6/14/2019 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Second Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening Project (P164424) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/14/2019 Page 6 of 6