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: 7 | ARCHIVED on 08-Sep-2020 | ISR43211 | 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: 31-Dec-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 Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Low Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project has not witnessed any substantive implementation progress relating either to: (a) the construction and rehabilitation of the grain silos, which was delayed due to procurement-related issues; or (b) an operationalized and functional institutional arrangement, agreed to be a state- owned corporation, for which the charter has not yet been reviewed by the Ministry of Justice or the Cabinet. Resulting from the discussions between the Bank and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan relating to the refocusing and repurposing of the Bank’s current portfolio of projects to respond to COVID-19 pandemic impacts, it was mutually agreed to close the project on August 31, 2020, ahead of the original project closing date of July 1, 2022. As such, all project activities and related procurements have been dropped. 9/8/2020 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High Low Macroeconomic Moderate Substantial Low Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Substantial Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Low Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Low Environment and Social Moderate Substantial Low Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Low Other Moderate Moderate Low Overall Substantial Substantial Low Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To establish a wheat strategic reserve to be available to Afghan households to meet needs following IN00884542 ►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-Apr-2020 19-Aug-2020 31-Aug-2020 Due to massive delays in procurement, construction of silos and warehouse was cancelled. No data has Comments: been recorded on the ground so far to inform this activity. IN00884543 ►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-Apr-2020 19-Aug-2020 31-Aug-2020 9/8/2020 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) Due to massive delays in procurement, construction of silos and warehouse for grain reserve was Comments: cancelled. No data has been recorded on the ground so far to inform this activity. IN00884544 ►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-Apr-2020 19-Aug-2020 31-Aug-2020 No data has been recorded. It was not possible to measure percentage of losses in wheat stored before Comments: the silos and warehouses are constructed and operational. Overall Comments PDO The data collection tools have been developed for capturing project primary data during implementation though no data has been recorded on the ground due to massive implementation delays. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component A: Institutional Infrastructure and Capacity Building IN00884545 ►Component A: Subcomponent A1: SGR Corporation Established (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The Strategic Grain The Charter of the grain Reserve Corporation reserve managing (SGRC) charter has corporation is being been prepared and finalized in line with the submitted to Ministry new State-Owned of Justice for review SGR Corporation Value N.A. Corporation law, and is and will be submitted established and sent to the Ministry of for the approval of the operational Justice for final review cabinet thereafter. and submission to the With the project Ministerial Cabinet. closure on August 31, 2020, this activity was dropped. Date 03-Jul-2017 20-Apr-2020 19-Aug-2020 31-Aug-2020 The Strategic Grain Reserve Corporation (SGRC) charter has been prepared and submitted to Ministry of Justice for review and would be submitted for the approval of the cabinet thereafter. This activity has Comments: been cancelled in line with the early closure of the project on August 31, 2020. IN00884588 ►Component A : Subcomponent A2: Wheat Crop Estimation GIS System (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The project is in the This activity was Value N.A. process of selecting the removed from the GIS operational best option by exploring project by the 9/8/2020 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) various GIS systems to government who estimate the crop transferred it to systems. This should be National Statistics and completed in the coming Information Authority. months. Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Apr-2020 19-Aug-2020 31-Aug-2020 Wheat crop estimation GIS System is in progress with the National Statistics and Information Authority. Comments: IN00884590 ►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-Apr-2020 20-Apr-2020 31-Aug-2020 The GIS system for wheat crop estimation was transferred to the National Statistics and Information Comments: Authority. IN00884592 ►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-Apr-2020 20-Apr-2020 31-Aug-2020 This activity was removed from the project by the government. The government decided to shift all information gathering duties to a single organization, called National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA). To implement the activity in line with government decision, a memorandum of understanding Comments: (MoU) was signed between MAIL and NSIA on September 03, 2018 and wheat production assessment report is yet to be prepared by the Authority. IN00884594 ►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-Apr-2020 20-Apr-2020 31-Aug-2020 This activity has been cancelled in line with the project early closure on August 31, 2020. Comments: IN00884595 ►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 Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Apr-2020 20-Apr-2020 31-Aug-2020 This activity has been cancelled following cancellation of silo construction. Comments: 9/8/2020 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) Component B: Physical Infrastructure IN00884586 ►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-Apr-2020 20-Apr-2020 31-Aug-2020 This activity has been cancelled in line with the project early closure on August 31, 2020. Comments: IN00884589 ►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-Apr-2020 20-Apr-2020 31-Aug-2020 This activity has been cancelled in line with the project early closure on August 31, 2020. Comments: IN00884591 ►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-Apr-2020 20-Apr-2020 31-Aug-2020 This activity has been cancelled in line with the project early closure on August 31, 2020. Comments: IN00884593 ►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-Apr-2020 20-Apr-2020 31-Aug-2020 No data has been recorded on the ground so far and this activity has been cancelled in line with the Comments: project early closure on August 31, 2020. Component C: Project Management: IN00884587 ►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 9/8/2020 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) Date 01-Jul-2017 20-Apr-2020 20-Apr-2020 31-Aug-2020 Training was provided and the FM unit was able to utilize and achieved the ultimate target of budget execution, which was set by MAIL and MOF. The FM unit processed salaries and advances along with Comments: operational expenses. Overall Comments IR The data collection tools have been developed for capturing project primary data during implementation though no data has been recorded on the ground due to massive implementation delays. Performance-Based Conditions 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 1.30 19.00 1.33 0.24 85% 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 9/8/2020 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve ( SGR Project ) (P160606) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/8/2020 Page 7 of 7