The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (P119432) Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (P119432) AFRICA | Lesotho | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2012 | Seq No: 15 | ARCHIVED on 02-Oct-2019 | ISR37344 | Implementing Agencies: IFAD, Government of Lesotho, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 10-Nov-2011 Effectiveness Date: 09-Mar-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 09-Mar-2015 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 23-May-2014 Original Closing Date: 31-Mar-2018 Revised Closing Date: 28-Feb-2020 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To increase marketed output among project beneficiaries in Lesotho's smallholder agriculture sector. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) Increase in marketed output among project beneficiaries in Lesotho s smallholder agriculture sector and, to improve the Recipient s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Components Table Name Increasing Agricultural Market Opportunities:(Cost $5.00 M) Increasing Market Oriented Smallholder Production:(Cost $3.30 M) Project Management:(Cost $1.70 M) Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC):(Cost $0.01 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The following outcomes have been achieved since the beginning of the project, as also reported in the Results Framework:  167 sub-projects under the rounds 8 and 9 of CGP activities received the first milestone payments with a total disbursement of $US 1.66 million (23,228,938 Maloti). 10/2/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (P119432)  Seventy beneficiary field days have been conducted since the last supervision mission, which was attended by 7,425 people – of whom 3,829 were women.  The South Africa Business Resource Institute (SABRI) was contracted for the Social Capital training. Sixty-three extension officers and project staff were trained, who are now training other extension staff. An associated study tour to Western Cape was also conducted for 73 participants.  Development of the Market Information System is complete for the four districts under the original project. A full schedule of price information is published weekly in the main national newspaper, and the system will soon be available online, at no cost to users.  A contract with WAPCOS (engineering firm) was signed in April 2019 and preparation of the Irrigation Master Plan (IMP) started soon after the inception workshop on May 03, 2019.  The PMU also hired an individual Irrigation Engineer consultant to initiate technical feasibility surveys, field assessments, and preparation of design works on selected irrigation schemes. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- High High Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Low Low Other -- Substantial Substantial Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increase marketed output of smallholder farms IN00709120 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 74,224.00 78,505.00 66,000.00 Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709181 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) 10/2/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (P119432) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 59.00 42.00 50.00 IN00709182 ►Household commercialization level in project areas (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 15.00 76.00 76.00 40.00 Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709183 ►Change in total cash crop production (Tones/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.50 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 30-Sep-2016 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709184 ►Change in yields of major cash crops in the target area (Tones/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.75 1.75 1.75 5.00 Date 30-Sep-2016 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709185 ►Average change in smallholder livestock production in the target area (disaggregated by type). (Tones/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 34.23 34.23 34.23 50.00 Date 30-Sep-2016 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 Overall Comments PDO The final values for yield indicators will be available by mid-January 2020 following the results of the ongoing project impact assessments. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Increasing Agricultural Market Opportunities IN00709186 ►Number of CGP projects completed that are commercially viable. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 42.00 42.00 120.00 10/2/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (P119432) Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709189 ►Client days of training provided under the Competitive Grants Program Component (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 39,369.00 78,999.00 60,000.00 Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709192 Client days of training provided : Female clients (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 17,481.00 47,628.00 30,000.00 Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709194 Client days of training provided : Male Clients (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 21,888.00 31,378.00 30,000.00 Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709195 ►Targeted beneficiaries who have adopted improved production technologies / farming practices in targeted areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 234.00 338.00 338.00 3,000.00 Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709197 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 30.00 30.00 50.00 IN00709199 ►Farmers and traders in project districts who use public market information (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 53.00 53.00 80.00 Date 30-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 Increasing Market Oriented Smallholder Production IN00709187 ►Number of new business contracts between farmer groups and the private sector as a result of the projects market facilitation activities. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20.00 1,025.00 2,000.00 10/2/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (P119432) Date 28-Oct-2016 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709190 ►Targeted beneficiaries recording better access to markets (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 56.00 56.00 50.00 Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709191 ►Targeted beneficiaries satisfied with improved performance of agricultural service providers (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 15.00 89.00 89.00 50.00 Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709193 ►Client days of training provided under the Agriculture Investment Plan (Days, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 35,360.00 35,360.00 60,000.00 Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709196 Client days of training provided: Male clients (Days, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19,390.00 19,390.00 30,000.00 Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 IN00709198 Client days of training provided: Female clients (Days, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15,970.00 15,970.00 30,000.00 Date 10-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) IN00709188 ►If the CERC is triggered: number of beneficiaries benefiting from emergency response and recovery activities. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 23,168.00 23,168.00 5,000.00 Date 28-Oct-2016 30-Nov-2018 30-Sep-2019 28-Feb-2020 10/2/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (P119432) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P119432 IDA-50170 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 8.87 0.11 99% P119432 IDA-61440 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 4.26 5.67 43% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P119432 IDA-50170 Effective 10-Nov-2011 16-Nov-2011 09-Mar-2012 31-Mar-2018 28-Feb-2020 P119432 IDA-61440 Effective 29-Sep-2017 11-Oct-2017 20-Nov-2017 28-Feb-2020 28-Feb-2020 Cumulative Disbursements 10/2/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (P119432) Restructuring History Level 1 Approved on 26-Jul-2016 Related Project(s) P162397-Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project Additional Financing 10/2/2019 Page 7 of 7