The World Bank Report No: ISR7148 Implementation Status & Results Burkina Faso Burkina Faso - Bagre Growth Pole Project (P119662) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Burkina Faso - Bagre Growth Pole Project (P119662) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 2 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 09-Jul-2012 Country: Burkina Faso Approval FY: 2011 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: AFRICA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Maison de l'Entreprise du Burkina Faso, Maitrise d'ouvrage de Bagre, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Finance and Budget Key Dates Board Approval Date 21-Jun-2011 Original Closing Date 30-Sep-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date 08-Oct-2011 Effectiveness Date 01-Nov-2011 Revised Closing Date 30-Sep-2017 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to contribute to increased economic activity in the Project Area, resulting in an increase in private investment, employment generation, and agricultural production. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Improvement of institutional capacity for better zone management and investment climate in the 20.50 Project Area Development of Critical Infrastructure 78.50 Development of Critical Services and direct support to smallholders and SMEs 12.50 Overall Ratings Public Disclosure Copy Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High Implementation Status Overview Project approved by the Board of Directors on June 21, 2011. The project has been effective since December 2011. The project was officially launched in April 2012. As the Government will hold investors conference in July 2012, public perception of risk on land allocation will be high. Locations Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR7148 Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Burkina-Faso Centre-Sud Centre-Sud ✔ Public Disclosure Copy Burkina-Faso Not Entered Bagre Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Volume of cereals and horticulture production Metric ton Value 157867.00 450000.00 (rice, maize, sorghum, millet beans, fruits & Date 27-May-2011 30-Sep-2017 vegetables, etc.) Comments Value of investment flows Amount(USD) Value 0.00 20000000.00 Date 27-May-2011 30-Sep-2017 Comments Number of jobs created Number Value 0.00 30000.00 Date 27-May-2011 30-Sep-2017 Comments Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 20000.00 Date 27-May-2011 30-Sep-2017 Comments Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 30.00 Sub Type Supplemental Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Number of Agribusiness firms investing in more Number Value 0.00 3.00 than 500 hectares Date 27-May-2011 30-Sep-2017 Comments Volume of Bank Support: Institutional Amount(USD) Value 0.00 6000000.00 Development - SME Date 27-May-2011 30-Sep-2017 Comments Number of enterprises established Number Value 3.00 40.00 Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR7148 Date 27-May-2011 30-Sep-2017 Comments Irrigated hectares developed and under Hectare(Ha) Value 3000.00 15000.00 Public Disclosure Copy production Date 27-May-2011 30-Sep-2017 Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 11-Jun-2012) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P119662 IDA-H7270 Effective 21-Jun-2011 04-Jul-2011 01-Nov-2011 30-Sep-2017 30-Sep-2017 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P119662 IDA-H7270 Effective XDR 71.00 71.00 0.00 1.15 69.85 2.00 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation All project activities are implemented as agreed in the sequencing plan discussed during project preparation. The Gov needs to make decisions on the following: Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR7148 1. The project financed the preparation of a Zone Development Plan (ZDP) that embodies a shared vision for the development of the Project Area and includes the following: (i) identification of the areas to be developed (ii) a land allocation map and full details of the compensation and resettlement decisions to me made an assessment of land allocation issues i in collaboration with the commune and CVDs and includes the number of current land owners, the people that will be affected, the cost of investment, and the criteria for these areas to be developed; (iii) the main strategic planning guidelines for the project sites in the Project Area; and (iv) the RAPs and and ESIAs that need to be prepared. The Gov Public Disclosure Copy now needs to validate the ZDP and the land allocation process. 2. The project prepared also a study for the restructuring of MOB to manage the Project Area, including a business plan (the implementation of which will require downsizing of MOB current workforce to a level that is cost effective), the identification of needed provision of TA for developing technical, financial, and marketing models for an efficient development of the Project Area. Gov will need now to take action by adopting all required legal and administrative decisions. The most critical one are (i) the decision on downsizing the staff and (ii) reaching an agreement with SONABEL (the electricity company) on water charges it will have to pay to the Bagre authority for using water resources for electricity generation. 3. Zone promotion and investor conference. The preparation promotion events weer organized. (i) Bagre was showcased to investors in Paris in on Feb 2 as the first and concrete growth pole initiative, as part of a consultative group on the financing Burkina Growth and sustainable development strategy (ii) The project launch was organized as scheduled in April 2012 (ii) in November 2011, Burkina Bagre team participated in an investor conference as part of the growth Africa initiative led by the task force put force put together by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the African Union and NEPAD (iii) Bagre was also showcased at the Grow Africa intitiative and WEF AFrica conference in Addis Ababda oin May 2012. All these events should lead a Bagre specific investor conference in September 2012. A firm hired to assist the Gov and MOB for the promotion of the Bagre in order to attract potential investors and facilitate linkages between the private sector, smallholders, and the local population, in consultation with the Bank team made has is now a critical stage where Gov decision is required on (i) the date of the Investor conference (ii) the land allocation process before the conference. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 4