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: 6 | ARCHIVED on 15-Sep-2016 | ISR25055 | 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 9/15/2016 Page 1 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) Implementation Status and Key Decisions Good 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 value chain building activities commenced too. 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 40 investment sub-loans to agribusinesses were issued. The first beneficiaries of the credit line report growth in sales already in the first year of their sub-project implementation. 9/15/2016 Page 2 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) 9/15/2016 Page 3 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) 9/15/2016 Page 4 of 10 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 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 15.00 20.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 31-Dec-2018 Comments The first 12 agribusiness sub-projects received sub-loans from the project credit line in 2015. 9 (or 75 percent) out of the first 12 beneficiaries report increase in sales (15 percent in average) already in the first year of their sub-project implementation. Average baseline value of sales in 40 agribusinesses funded by the project credit line as of Sep 1, 2016 is AZN 236,000. Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators 9/15/2016 Page 5 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) 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 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 31-Dec-2018 Comments Baseline data of prevalence of brucellosis disease in small ruminants established per results of countrywide serosurvey completed in January 2016. Mass vaccination for brucellosis commenced in may 2016 and expected to be completed by mid-December 2016. PHINDIRITBL  Volume of Bank Support: Lines of Credit - SME (Amount(USD), Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.83 6.68 12.96 Date 01-Sep-2014 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 31-Dec-2018 Comments 40 sub-loans have been disbursed to agribusinesses PHINDIRITBL  SPCS labs upgraded, pest diagnostic and pest risk analysis enhanced (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target SPCS lab Generic designs for equipped, staff Labs are not sufficiently New SPCS lab is being new SPCS lab and trained in equipped, limited pest built. Laboratory equipment list modern pest disease diagnostic equipment list prepared. Value prepared. Needs disease capacity, no modern pest Needs assessment assessment conducted diagnostic and risk analysis methods conducted for training on for training on pest pest risk applied. pest control. control. analysis methods Date 01-Sep-2014 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 31-Dec-2018 Comments New SPCS lab is currently built in the new location. Implementation schedule for the project activities aimed at upgrading of SPCS lab have been modified to adjust to the timing of construction of new laboratory building. Procurement of equipment will commence close to completion of civil works. Training program to lab personnel will be implemented after installation of lab equipment. 9/15/2016 Page 6 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) 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 01-Sep-2014 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 29-Jun-2018 Comments Service provider recruited. According to the implementation schedule, productive partnership are expected to be established by the end of Jan 2017. 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 01-Sep-2014 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 29-Jun-2018 Comments No direct activities with benefit of value chains have yet begun. Productive partnership are expected to be established by the end of Jan 2017. 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 01-Sep-2014 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 31-Dec-2018 Comments Procurement of new modern seed cleaning equipment for NRICH stations is underway. New equipment is expected to be installed by the end of Dec 2016. 9/15/2016 Page 7 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) 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 specs prepared, Procurement of provided to additional equipment and Value procurement will equipment for NRICH seed lab at training to become ISTA commence by the end lab is underway. NRICH. Labs compliant of March 2016. meet criteria for accreditation Date 01-Sep-2014 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Client days of training provided (number) (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 866.00 906.00 1000.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 30-Nov-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Client days of training provided - Female (number) (Number, Core Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 22.00 52.00 200.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 30-Nov-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Volume of Bank Support: Institutional Development - SME (Amount(USD), Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 71.80 565.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 31-Dec-2018 9/15/2016 Page 8 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) PHINDIRITBL  Number of sub-projects financed by the project credit line (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12.00 40.00 85.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 28-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 533.00 808.00 10000.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 10-Mar-2016 01-Sep-2016 31-Dec-2018 Comments Direct project beneficiaries include veterinarians (396) and students of Vet Faculty (22) benefited from the project training program on vaccination techniques and participating in the vaccination campaign, and number of new jobs (390) under the agribusiness sub-projects financed by the project credit line PHINDIRITBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.50 12.00 20.00 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 12.30 22.20 36% 9/15/2016 Page 9 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812) 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. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/15/2016 Page 10 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy