The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Climate Smart Agriculture Support Project (P153420) Climate Smart Agriculture Support Project (P153420) AFRICA WEST | Niger | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 29-Oct-2021 | ISR48666 | Implementing Agencies: Government of Niger, Ministry of Agriculture Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 26-May-2016 Effectiveness Date: 30-Nov-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 18-Nov-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 14-Feb-2020 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objectives of the Project are: (i) to enhance adaptation to climate risks, (ii) to improve agricultural productivity among the Targeted Communities and (iii) in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) The objectives of the Project are: (i) to enhance adaptation to climate risks, (ii) to improve agricultural productivity among the Targeted Communities and (iii) in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Components Table Name Investments for Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture:(Cost $72.90 M) Innovative practices and improved service delivery for mainstreaming CSA:(Cost $23.70 M) Contingency Emergency Response Project Coordination and Management:(Cost $14.40 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions This ISR is based on the implementation support mission conducted from September 20 to 30, 2021. The mission was carried out entirely virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. 10/29/2021 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Climate Smart Agriculture Support Project (P153420) The project disbursement rate is currently as 81 %, and most remaining funds are already being committed for the last year of the project implementation. As of September 15, 2021, the project has reached 454,066 (out of 500,000 end of project target) direct beneficiaries (of which 41 % women) mainly through activities related to sustainable land management activities, sub-project funding through matching grants and extension services including the e-extension system, communities’ radios and farmers field schools. The project brought 107,000 hectares under sustainable land management and 1,375 ha under irrigation. A summary of technical implementation is provided below. 1. Component 1: Investments for Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture: Under this component, the project has reached 331,185 beneficiaries, and has disbursed 80.75 % of the planned amount for the component. The project has financed 44 sub-projects in 44 targeted communes, which have resulted in 107,000 hectares under sustainable land management and 685 ha of community irrigation schemes. The project also funded 246 matching grants sub-projects, benefiting 5,920 beneficiaries of which 3,688 women, which allowed 411 jobs creations. 2. Component 2: Innovative practices and improved service delivery for mainstreaming CSA: Under this component the project has reached 122,881 beneficiaries and has disbursed 73.25 % of the planned amount for the component. Under this component, the project has supported 180 farmers field schools, which reached 5,561 farmers, of which 60 percent are women; supported an e-extension system; piloted an e-voucher system; and is supporting the production of improved seeds, linking community producers, beneficiaries of matching grants and research institutions. The project is also supporting the climate services information systems through 30 automated weather stations in different communes and 300 rain gauges in 60 communes. The next implementation support mission is planned for February - March 2022, while monthly technical follow up meetings will continue for close monitoring of activities’ implementation. An implementation action plan has been agreed upon during the mission. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Low Low Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Low Low Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Results 10/29/2021 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Climate Smart Agriculture Support Project (P153420) PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve agriculture productivity IN01051393 ►Increase in agriculture productivity in project areas for key crops - millet, sorghum, cowpea (Metric ton) (Metric ton, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.42 0.58 0.58 0.67 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 Data from the 2020 survey. Data for the 2021 season will be available in November 2021. Comments: IN01051394 millet (Metric ton, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.52 0.60 0.60 0.78 IN01051395 cowpea (Metric ton, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.33 0.52 0.52 0.55 IN01051452 Sorghum (Metric ton, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.45 0.61 0.61 0.68 Enhance adaptation to climate risk IN01051451 ►Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 108,356.00 195,420.00 200,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN01051453 Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 44,621.00 64,489.00 80,000.00 IN01051454 ►Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 10/29/2021 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Climate Smart Agriculture Support Project (P153420) Value 0.00 64,038.00 64,038.00 120,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 This is data from 2020 survey. The data for 2021 will be available in november 2021, after the annual Comments: season survey IN01051455 Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 26,256.00 26,256.00 48,000.00 IN01051456 Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology - male (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 37,782.00 37,782.00 72,000.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 4 : Project Coordination and Management IN01051459 ►Number of annual audit reports submitted on time with no major qualifications (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN01051461 ►A national M&E system is established and operational (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 The Project has an M&E manual. The M&E system is operational and has been computerized. The project M&E team (M&E specialist, an M&E assistant at the UCN and M&E assistants at regional level) are in Comments: place and project data and reports are produced on regular basis. IN01051465 ►Grievance Redress Mechanism established and operational (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: At the time of the mission, the project has recorded 17 complaints, which were all resolved 10/29/2021 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Climate Smart Agriculture Support Project (P153420) Component 1 : Investments for Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture IN01051458 ►Number of communes that have developed Integrated Climate-Smart Investment Plans (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 44.00 44.00 44.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN01051460 ►Number of communal sub-projected granted with environmental and social management plan that have been implemented (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 44.00 44.00 44.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 All targeted communes have started implementation of the communal sub-projects after environmental Comments: safeguard clearance. IN01051467 ►Area provided with new/improved irrigation or drainage services (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 746.00 1,375.00 2,700.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 There was an error in the previous data for the indicator "Area provided with improved irrigation or Comments: drainage services (Hectare(Ha)," which should read as "498 " instead of "746" IN01051468 Area provided with new irrigation or drainage services (Hectare(Ha), Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 248.00 636.00 540.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN01051469 Area provided with improved irrigation or drainage services (Hectare(Ha), Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 746.00 739.00 2,160.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN01051470 ►Land area under sustainable landscape management practices (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) 10/29/2021 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Climate Smart Agriculture Support Project (P153420) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 74,055.00 107,083.00 100,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN01051471 ►Increase in revenue for beneficiaries of project matching grants funding (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 35.50 39.50 50.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN01051472 ►Farmers satisfied with services provided by public institution supported by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 97.60 97.60 95.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 Data from 2020. The data for 2021 will be available in november 2021 Comments: Component 3 : Contingency Emergency Response IN01051457 ►Time taken to make funds available as requested by GoN for an eligible crisis or emergency (Weeks, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 The CERC has not yet been activated so far. Comments: Component 2 : Innovative practices and improved service delivery for mainstreaming CSA IN01051462 ►An e-voucher agricultural input subsidy platform is established and operational (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN01051463 ►Number of vulnerable farmers receiving subsidies from the e-voucher agricultural input subsidy platform (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 10/29/2021 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Climate Smart Agriculture Support Project (P153420) Value 0.00 25,517.00 25,517.00 20,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 End of project reached for this indicator Comments: IN01051464 ►Percentage of farmers using information through information systems promoted by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 65.00 60.40 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 Data based on the 2020 survey. Data for 2021 will be available in November 2021 Comments: IN01051466 ►CSA technologies , innovations or management practices tested by the project scaled up in the project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 10.00 10.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Dec-2022 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P153420 IDA-58300 Effective USD 111.00 111.00 0.00 89.92 20.75 81% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P153420 IDA-58300 Effective 26-May-2016 21-Jun-2016 30-Nov-2016 31-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 10/29/2021 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Climate Smart Agriculture Support Project (P153420) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 21-May-2021 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 10/29/2021 Page 8 of 8