The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shaanxi Poor Rural Areas Community Development Project (P153541) Shaanxi Poor Rural Areas Community Development Project (P153541) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | China | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 6 | ARCHIVED on 15-Oct-2019 | ISR38703 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, Shaanxi Provincial Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 09-Feb-2017 Effectiveness Date: 17-Aug-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 03-May-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to increase incomes of targeted beneficiaries in selected poor counties of Shaanxi. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component A: Farmer Cooperative and Value Chain Development.:(Cost $93.41 M) Component B: Economic Infrastructure and Services Support:(Cost $35.84 M) Component C: Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Support:(Cost $4.17 M) Component D: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).:(Cost $4.39 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 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Good progress has been made since the last ISM held in April 2019. Total completed investments were about US$28 million or about 30 percent of the project budget, up from 23 percent at the end of April 2019. To date, a total of 35 cooperatives have had their investment plans approved representing a total investment of US$24 million from the IBRD loan. The project has completed 43 percent of the approved cooperative investment plans. Significant progress has also been made in the construction of economic infrastructure, including rural roads, irrigation schemes, and wells. Total completed investment has reached about US$17 million, accounting for 47 percent of the total project budget. As of September 5, 2019, the cumulative disbursement of the IBRD loan reached US$34 million, accounting for 34 percent of the total loan. We commend the provincial and county governments departments for their strong leadership without which these achievement would not have been possible. We also recognize the good work done by the provincial and county project management teams in implementing the project. 10/15/2019 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shaanxi Poor Rural Areas Community Development Project (P153541) However, the above aggregate data masks the uneven implementation progress among counties. Four counties -- Changwu, Linyou, Fuping and Yanchuan – stand particularly out for their poor project implementation progress and would require close attention from the provincial and county authorities. The implementation of activities under the Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (Component C) and the Competitive Grant for Enterprises (under Component A) are also lagging the rest. These components are critical to the success and sustainability of the cooperative investments. The next Bank implementation support mission is tentatively scheduled for April 2020. Short technical implementation support missions may be undertaken by the WB as needed and with exact dates to be decided. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Low Low Low Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To increase incomes of targeted beneficiaries in selected poor counities of Shaanxi IN00748398 ►Share of project cooperatives making profit (Percentage) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8.00 17.00 60.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 26-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 A formal survey is conducted by the external M&E team. The 17 percent is based on the findings that Comments: of the 24 cooperatives that received project fund, there are 4 cooperatives are reported to make profit. IN00748399 ►Number of cooperative members lifted out of poverty (Number, Custom) 10/15/2019 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shaanxi Poor Rural Areas Community Development Project (P153541) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,740.00 9,940.00 40,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 The data is from the county achieved poor household system. Comments: IN00748400 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 21,853.00 37,899.00 160,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 IN00748441 Female beneficiaries (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6,216.00 12,660.00 72,000.00 IN00748442 Poor Beneficiaries (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7,473.00 12,574.00 44,000.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component A: Farmer Cooperative and Value Chain Development. IN00748443 ►Number of cooperatives supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 45.00 35.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 The number of cooperatives supported by the project was 45 which was wrong calculation as it was Comments: believed that a total of 45 proposals were submitted, but not approved. IN00748447 ►Number of enterprises which received competitive grant for enterprises (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 The sub-component activity is still not implemented yet. Comments: IN00748449 10/15/2019 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shaanxi Poor Rural Areas Community Development Project (P153541) ►Percentage of poor households participating in the farmer cooperatives (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 63.00 44.00 70.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 The data collected for this indicator might reflect the different understanding of the definition of this Comments: indicator, which needs to be further check with the client, as last time the percentage is 63. IN00748450 ►Number of agro-products certificates and brand names obtained under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 19.00 25.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 IN00748451 ►Number of cooperative management stafftrained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 460.00 603.00 3,800.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 IN00748452 ►Cooperative management effectiveness (METT) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 29.00 50.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 Based on a survey of 24 cooperatives conducted by the third-party M&E team recently. Comments: Component B: Economic Infrastructure and Services Support IN00748444 ►Percentage of direct project beneficiaries satisfied with access to economic infrastructure and services provision, disaggregated by gender (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 76.40 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 Based on the survey conducted by the third-party M&E team recently. Comments: Component C: Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Support IN00748445 ►Person months of advisory or facilitation services provided to cooperatives under the project (cumulative) (Number, Custom) 10/15/2019 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shaanxi Poor Rural Areas Community Development Project (P153541) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 740.00 830.00 1,800.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 IN00748448 ►Number of analytical studies completed and disseminated (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 Component D: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). IN00748446 ►Training (person-days) in project management completed by PMO staff at all levels (cumulative). (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 900.00 1,050.00 7,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 28-Apr-2019 30-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2022 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P153541 IBRD-86840 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 33.91 66.09 34% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P153541 IBRD-86840 Effective 09-Feb-2017 13-Apr-2017 17-Aug-2017 31-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 10/15/2019 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Shaanxi Poor Rural Areas Community Development Project (P153541) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 10/15/2019 Page 6 of 6