Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Azerbaijan | Agriculture Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 23-Mar-2016 | ISR22949 | Implementing Agencies: State Agency on Management of Agricultural Projects and Credits under the Ministry of Agriculture Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:30-Sep-2013 Effectiveness Date:27-Aug-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date:30-May-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:-- Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2018 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2018 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to facilitate the access of agricultural producers to markets by strengthening sanitary and phytosantiary services, enhancing selected value chains and providing financial services to agribusiness enterprises. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Support for sanitary and phytosanitary services:(Cost $19.06 M) Agribusiness value chain development:(Cost $11.94 M) Financial services to agribusiness:(Cost $19.18 M) Project management:(Cost $2.98 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate 3/23/2016 Page 1 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) Implementation Status and Key Decisions Reasonable progress has been made in a number of project activities, especially in the areas that built on the previous agricultural project (credit line to agribusiness, animal health and veterinary services). The project aims to achieve the following result: increase in marketed output in at least 60 percent of the targeted value chains and agribusinesses funded under the project credit line and grant facilities. Credit line has already been established and 12 investment sub-loans to agribusinesses were issued. Beneficiaries of the credit line expect growth in their sales already by the end of 2016. 3/23/2016 Page 2 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Substantial  Substantial Macroeconomic  --  Moderate  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Substantial  Substantial 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  --  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators 3/23/2016 Page 3 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) PHINDPDOTBL  Increase in marketed output in at least of 60% of the targeted value chains and agribusinesses funded by the project grant facility and credit line. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 20.00 Date -- 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- Comments The first 12 sub-projects have been approved and sub-loans disbursed to agribusinesses during Sep- Dec 2015. Beneficiary agribusinesses expect growth in sales already in the first year of their sub-project implementation. i.e. by the end of 2016. Average baseline value of sales in 12 agribusinesses funded by the project credit line is AZN 368,000. No value chain activities have yet begun. Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Decreasing of prevalence of brucellosis disease in animals (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.79 0.00 0.00 35.00 Date 10-Mar-2016 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- Comments Baseline value of prevalence of brucellosis disease in small ruminants established per results of countrywide serosurvey completed in January 2016. PHINDIRITBL  Volume of Bank Support: Lines of Credit - SME (Amount(USD), Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.34 2.83 12.96 Date -- 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- Comments 12 sub-loans have been disbursed to agribsuinesses 3/23/2016 Page 4 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) PHINDIRITBL  SPCS labs upgraded, pest diagnostic and pest risk analysis enhanced (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target SPCS Labs equipped, staff Labs are not sufficiently Generic designs for new trained in equipped, limited pest SPCS lab and TA team for upgrading modern pest disease diagnostic equipment list prepared. Value the SPCS labs disease capacity, no modern pest Needs assessment recruited diagnostic and risk analysis methods conducted for training on pest risk applied. pest control. analysis methods Date -- 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- Comments SPCS Labs have been moved to a new temporary location. The new location for building of new lab and SPCS office has now been determined. These changes necessitated modifications to the implementation schedule for SPCS laboratory upgrading, which needs to be adjusted to the timing of construction of new laboratories. PHINDIRITBL  New productive partnerships established and supported by the project . (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date -- 28-Apr-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- Comments No value chain development activities have yet begun. Service Provider for establishing partnerships is expected to be recruited by April 15, 2016 PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of women participating in sub-projects funded by the project grant facility. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date -- 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- Comments No direct activities with benefit of value chains have yet begun 3/23/2016 Page 5 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) PHINDIRITBL  Volume of quality seeds increased in total production of seeds using modern seed cleaning equipment in the seed farms supported by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date -- 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- Comments PMU is currently updating the list of the licensed private seed growers per regions. Implementation of the program in support of private seed growers is expected to be initiated in April 2016. PHINDIRITBL  NRICH seed lab upgraded and meet criteria for accreditation (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Equipment and Equipment list and tech training Targeted lab require TOR for lab upgrading specs prepared, provided to additional equipment and Value specialist has been procurement will seed lab at training to become ISTA prepared commence by the end of NRICH. Labs compliant March 2016. meet criteria for accreditation Date -- 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- PHINDIRITBL  Client days of training provided (number) (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 866.00 866.00 1000.00 Date -- 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- PHINDIRITBL  Client days of training provided - Female (number) (Number, Core Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 22.00 22.00 200.00 Date -- 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- 3/23/2016 Page 6 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) PHINDIRITBL  Volume of Bank Support: Institutional Development - SME (Amount(USD), Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 565.00 Date -- 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- PHINDIRITBL  Number of sub-projects financed by the project credit line (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 12.00 85.00 Date -- 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- Comments Twelve sub-projects have been financed by the project credit line PHINDIRITBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 418.00 533.00 10000.00 Date -- 28-Sep-2015 10-Mar-2016 -- Comments Number of veterinarians (396) and students of ASAU (22) benefited from the project training program on vaccination techniques; number of new jobs (115) created under the sub-project financed by the project credit line. PHINDIRITBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.20 2.50 20.00 3/23/2016 Page 7 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P122812 IBRD-82860 Effective USD 34.50 34.50 0.00 6.92 27.58 20% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P122812 IBRD-82860 Effective 30-Sep-2013 12-Jun-2014 27-Aug-2014 31-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2018 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. 3/23/2016 Page 8 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 3/23/2016 Page 9 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy