The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) SOUTH ASIA | Afghanistan | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 10-Oct-2019 | ISR38530 | Implementing Agencies: MAIL, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Ministry of Finance Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 13-Jun-2017 Effectiveness Date: 16-Nov-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Jun-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 01-Jul-2022 Revised Closing Date: 01-Jul-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the project is “To establish a wheat strategic reserve to be available to Afghan households to meet their needs following emergency situations and improve the efficiency of the grain storage management.” Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component A: Institutional Infrastructure and Capacity Building:(Cost $3.90 M) Component B: Physical Infrastructure:(Cost $23.66 M) Component C: Project Management::(Cost $2.43 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO ►Moderately Satisfactory ►Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) ►Moderately Satisfactory ►Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating ►Moderate ►Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Overall, Institutional Infrastructure and Capacity Building is in progress. With respect to Developing Legal Framework, the draft SGRC has been prepared and submitted for further processing along with three guidelines procedures on procurement of grain, on storage of grain and on release of grain have been prepared. An initial draft of a 10/10/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) capacity building plan has been prepared that includes themes as aeration, fumigation, loading and unloading, etc. Construction of physical infrastructures is significantly delayed as procurement procedures are yet to complete more than two years after approval. Now the project is making progress with procurement procedures for construction of steel silos. To date, the pre-bid meeting for Kabul steel silo has been completed and the minutes reviewed by the WB and the bid evaluation report is expected by end of October 2019. The technical documents for Herat and Kandahar silos are under review with the WB and the procurement process will commence when the review is complete. The mission appreciates the effective cooperation between the United Nations (UN) World Food Program (WFP) and Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) within the project, and the technical assistance the UN agency is providing to the PMU on the construction of the physical infrastructures and on the Wheat Fortification activity to be implemented when the entity and silos are up and running. To accelerate implementation, it was confirmed with the PMU and MAIL to hold semi-monthly implementation progress monitoring meetings between the PMU and the Task Team to asses implementation and identify bottlenecks and recommend required measures to address them. In addition, it was agreed to: 1. Set up a detailed action plan for the preparation of the Operational Guidelines, by October 15, 2019. The action plan should include a timebound consultations plan with relevant government agencies and key stakeholders including private sector, farmer associations, consumers. 2. Develop a concept note based on the anti-harassment law of the country on ensuring the PMU environment is free of harassment and discrimination, by October 31, 2019. 3. Conduct Environmental and Social Management, Grievance Redress Mechanism and Occupational Health and Safety training to all relevant staff and stakeholders, by December 31, 2019. 4. Conduct the environmental and social survey for Baghlan and Balkh Silos and update the existing Environmental and Social Management Plans accordingly, by March 31, 2020. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance ►High ►High ►High Macroeconomic ►Moderate ►Moderate ►Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies ►Moderate ►Moderate ►Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program ►Moderate ►Moderate ►Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability ►Substantial ►Substantial ►Substantial Fiduciary ►Substantial ►Substantial ►Substantial Environment and Social ►Moderate ►Moderate ►Moderate Stakeholders ►Moderate ►Moderate ►Moderate Other ►Moderate ►Moderate ►Moderate Overall ►Substantial ►Moderate ►Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes 10/10/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) To establish a wheat strategic reserve to be available to Afghan households to meet needs following IN00743235 ►Total storage capacity (Silos & Warehouse) (Metric ton, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 200,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 This activity has yet to begin as the project has not built the silos. Design works are almost complete and the project will Comments: begin the procurement process of constructing in January 2019. IN00743246 ►Number of households with access to wheat in case of emergency (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,000,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 This activity has yet to begin as there was a slight delay in selecting the sites for the silos for in Kabul, Kandahar and Herat. Comments: IN00743247 ►Percentage of losses of wheat stored (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 18.00 18.00 18.00 5.00 Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 Once the silos are built and in operation this activity will be re-visited to provide the percentage of losses in wheat stored. Comments: Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component A: Institutional Infrastructure and Capacity Building IN00743248 ►Component A: Subcomponent A1: SGR Corporation Established (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The Charter of the grain The Charter of the grain reserve managing corporation reserve managing is being finalized in line with corporation is being the new State-Owned SGR Corporation finalized in line with the Value N.A. Corporation law, and is sent established and new State-Owned to the Ministry of Justice for operational Corporation law, and is final review and submission sent to the Ministry of to the Ministerial Cabinet. Justice for final review and 10/10/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) submission to the Ministerial Cabinet. Date 03-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 IN00743251 ►Component A : Subcomponent A2: Wheat Crop Estimation GIS System (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The project is in the process The project is in the of selecting the best option by process of selecting the exploring various GIS best option by exploring Value N.A. systems to estimate the crop various GIS systems to GIS operational systems. This should be estimate the crop systems. completed in the coming This should be completed months. in the coming months. Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 IN00743253 ►Component A: Subcomponent A2: Staff Trained on The GIS system (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 Training staff on GIS system will take place around April 2019. The project is in the process in selecting the best option. Comments: IN00743255 ►Component A: Subcomponent A2: Wheat Crop Estimation Accuracy (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.00 Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 IN00743257 ►Component A: Subcomponent A3: Wheat fortification - quantity (Metric ton, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 200,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 This activity is yet to begin. Comments: IN00743258 ►Component A: Subcomponent A3: Operational Staff Trained on The Fortification Program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 10/10/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 Different training programs are being explored to be administered to the operational staff to fits this project. Comments: Component B: Physical Infrastructure IN00743249 ►Component B: Greenfield Silos Built ( Kabul, Kandahar and Herat) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 The locations of the sites for the silos in Kabul, Kandahar and Herat have selected and the social and environmental Comments: safeguard assessments have been completed. Design of the silos are almost complete. IN00743252 ►Component B: Silos Rehabilitated (Mazar-e-Sharif and Pul-e-Khumri) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 Land allocation for Badakhshan will commence in March 2019 and process will begin for the rehabilitation. Comments: IN00743254 ►Component B: Subcomponet B6: New Warehouse Established (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 The project will give attention into establishing a new warehouse in the 2nd year of the project as priority is now on the Comments: construction of the Kabul, Kandhar and Heart silos. IN00743256 ►Component B: Subcomponent B6: Additional Storage Capacity (Badakhshan warehouse) (Metric ton, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 The project will give attention into establishing a new warehouse in the 2nd year of the project as priority is now on the Comments: construction of the Kabul, Kandhar and Heart silos. Component C: Project Management: IN00743250 10/10/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) ►Component C: Staff Trained on Management, Fiduciary, and Techncial Areas (PIU & new SGR managemnt entity) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 5.00 50.00 Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Aug-2019 05-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2022 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P160606 IDA-D2070 Effective USD 20.30 20.30 0.00 1.33 19.11 6.5% P160606 TF-A6345 Effective USD 9.69 9.69 0.00 0.00 9.69 0% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P160606 IDA-D2070 Effective 13-Jun-2017 12-Jul-2017 16-Nov-2017 01-Jul-2022 01-Jul-2022 P160606 TF-A6345 Effective 13-Jun-2017 15-May-2018 15-May-2018 01-Jul-2022 01-Jul-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 10/10/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 10/10/2019 Page 7 of 7