GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT 66466 (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* Board Approved (in the order of most recent) Board Approved on The grant will finance labor intensive public 6/29/2011 Inputs, safety works with payment in food or cash. The project 1 Sudan 0.7 0.7 IL nets will finance equipment, materials, technical Disbursed assistance and wages for the participants. $0.42 million The Additional Financing (AF) to the SSNP of US$ 47.8 million was effective on October 6, 2010. Overall the project has effectively delivered on its main objective of immediate and targeted response to food insecure populations. Agriculture related activities have also largely met their targeted population needs and have maintained or increased support for agriculture inputs to remote communities. Some highlight of the achievements in 2010-11 include:  176 Km. of roads. and 104 drinking water Board Safety net schemes were finalized approved on program:  Irrigation work has reached 3,873 hectares. 2 Nepal 05/26/2010 access to Other agriculture related work include: 47.8 47.8 IL nutritious food; 16,083 compost pits, 2,272 ha of land have Disbursed seed and been covered with plantations; and 247 ha of $35.8 million fertilizer land have been improved for agriculture purposes.  Production of 692 MTN of seeds has been completed. 390 MTNs of seeds and 7,410 MTNs of fertilizer were distributed to 23 districts.  Micronutrient Powder (MNP) sachets for children aged 6-59 months were distributed to 122,000 children. Over 22,000 MT of food has been distributed and US$3.15 million has been distributed as cash. GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* The grant under the Social Safety Nets Project has supported food/cash for work programs. A total of 180,758 HHs in FY 08/09, 226,028 HHs in FY 09/10 benefitted from project activities. All USD 5 million have been utilized, while IDA‟s USD 31 million is still under use. The project has made satisfactory progress towards these outcomes, particularly with regard to meeting the urgent needs of highly food insecure Board households in food insecure districts and Village approved on Development Committees (VDCs). Since 09/29/2008 September 2008, the SSNP has helped address Safety nets, the urgent need for food and cash in remote and 5 31 36 2 ILs seeds, fertilizer Disbursed food insecure districts of Nepal. Some results and food $27.7 million include: A total of 675 Km of constructed and rehabilitated roads; irrigation channels covering 4,215 ha during 2008-09 and 301 drinking water schemes were finalized. These funds were complemented by additional financing for the implementation of a more comprehensive food security strategy. The additional financing has supported the government towards the creation of agriculture assets, thereby creating the potential to improve agriculture production in these food insecure districts as described in the previous row. Board The grant will provide additional financing to the approved on Nicaragua Second Agricultural Technology 05/10/2010 Project by helping finance the increase in 10 10 IL Seeds sustainable supply of basic grain seed, thereby 3 Nicaragua Disbursed reducing the chance of future shortages and $1.0 million increasing future agricultural productivity. Board The grant is supporting the provision of school School feeding, approved on lunches in the poorest regions of the country as 7 7 IL seeds and 1/21/2009 well as the provision of certified seeds and fertilizers fertilizer to poor farmers in the most affected GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* Disbursed areas. The project will distribute school lunches $6.87 million for an estimated month and a half of the school year. Regarding seeds distribution, 17% -20% of the planned distribution was completed for this planting season. Activities related to the Indigenous Plan started in October 2009. Board The grant will support the National Program for approved on Rice Self-Sufficiency through support to Inputs, 05/10/2010 increased rice production through rehabilitation 10 10 IL irrigation, of small scale irrigation schemes in the Senegal infrastructure Disbursed River Valley and promotion of intensive rice $9.5 million production in the Bignona Valley. The IDA credit will reduce nutrition insecurity of vulnerable populations, in particular children under five. The scaling up of the community 4 Senegal Board nutrition program is in full swing and coverage approved on had reached 48% by the end of the 3rd quarter 05/06/2009 Nutrition and of 2010 (from 22% in June 2009). At the same 10 10 IL cash transfer time, 19,280 women in the Regions of Sedhiou, Disbursed Kaolack, Matam and Louga have received their $6.97 million cash transfer allocations as planned. The number of beneficiaries has reached 24,400 by the end of 2010. An impact evaluation is being conducted Board The grant aims to improve coverage of essential approved on maternal and child health services and improve 8/25/2009 mother and child caring practices among Safety pregnant and lactating women and children less 2 2 IL Nets/Nutrition than 2 years old in the seven southern and Disbursed central provinces by piloting a conditional cash 5 Lao $0.28 million transfer (CCT) scheme and a community-based health and nutrition program. Board The grant will support increases in rice approved on Rice productivity and an increase in the overall 3 3 IL 1/12/2009 Productivity volume of production among smallholders in selected provinces. The project aims to GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* Disbursed contribute to the improvement of food security of $1.5 million rural households in selected poor villages by demonstration and implementation of improved rice based farm systems. This would be achieved by developing longer term capacity to supply high quality inputs and better farmer organization for rice based upland farm systems improvement. The project will also facilitate coordination of government agencies involved in agriculture and poverty reduction. Board The grant finances a cash-for-work program to approved on increase access to short-term employment in 07/10/2009 food-insecure areas, thus improving food 6 Comoros 1 1 IL Safety Nets consumption of vulnerable groups, including Disbursed women. As of September, 2010, 24 cash-for- $0.99 million work projects have been completed benefiting 1,193 persons of whom 52% are women. Board The grant will enable the Ministry of Agriculture, approved on Farmer Natural Resources and Rural Development to 06/25/2009 extension, prioritize and target investments according to 7 Haiti 5 5 IL agriculture sector priorities and improve local agricultural Disbursed sector reform support services, mainly extension services and $1.06 million incentives for farmers. The IDA credit fills part of the financing gap for rehabilitating small-scale irrigation schemes Board financed through the District Irrigation approved on Development Fund (DIDF) and support the 06/09/2009 dissemination of integrated soil fertility Inputs, management techniques. To date, the credit is 8 Tanzania 220 220 Disbursed IL irrigation, providing support to 124 small-scale irrigation $146.1 safety nets schemes, and 3 soil fertility management million demonstrations. The project funds are financing half of the subsidy for agricultural inputs through the National Inputs Voucher Scheme (the other half is financed by the government). During the 2010/11 season input vouchers were GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* successfully distributed to 2 million farmers and distribution has started for the 2011/12 season to 1.8 million farmers. Annual training continues for more than 2,500 agro-dealers. This funding is also contributing to the strengthening of national seed production including 26 t of pre- basic seed and almost 2,000 t of foundation seed targeting onward multiplication. The IDA Credit also provides support to safety net interventions in targeted villages in 40 food insecure districts on the mainland and in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba Islands). To date 367 communities have been reached with support for various initiatives at a value of $6,976,324.9. Direct beneficiaries total 61726, of whom 48.7 percent are female. The IDA credit supports an increase in social Board safety net access for households with extremely approved on poor Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) 03/31/09 through an expansion of the Cash Transfer for 9 Kenya Social 50 50 IL Orphans and Vulnerable Children program. Protection Disbursed Following targeting and enrollment of the next $25.70 cohort of beneficiaries, recent program million disbursements are providing cash transfers for an additional 32,000 OVC. About 7,894 tons representing 80% of the 9,800 tons of fertilizer procured have been distributed Board to producers. The stock procured represents approved on 115 percent of the initial plan, which was to 10/25/2008 procure 8,500 tons of fertilizer. A first 10 Benin 9 9 IL Fertilizer estimation by PMU shows that about 31,640 Disbursed farmers benefited from the distribution of 80% of $8.7 million the stock of fertilizer. On average the area for cereals reached 2 to 5 ha, against 1 and less than 1 ha estimated in the project paper. 11 Togo 7 7 Board IL Ag. Production, The GFRP additional financing has disbursed GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* approved on school feeding US $6.9 million of the total grant. 92 schools in 10/17/2008 poor rural areas prone to floods received funds to prepare meals during school year 2008-2009 Disbursed and 2009-2010. The pilot has become very $6.9 million popular reaching more than 21,000 pupils. The pilot has been assessed and preliminary results shows that a) the program has been very popular; b) had positive impact on selected school indicators (enrollment, attendance); c) has contributed significantly to the local economy by providing an additional source of income to communities and by reducing the burden on families. An additional $4.4 million has been provided to the Government of Togo under the CRW to scale up the operation. Almost 40,000 children in 180 schools will benefit from daily meals during school years 2010-2012 though this additional funding. The second component on procurement and distribution of fertilizers and seeds has distributed 4,275 tons of fertilizers to 13,774 farmers. 325 tons of improved seeds have been distributed (311 tons of commercial seeds and 15 tons of foundation seeds) Technical assistance has also been provided to the Ministry of Agriculture. The credits given to farmers to buy agricultural inputs have been almost totally recovered. A plan to use the recovered funds has been prepared by the Government and discussed with the Bank, and will be used to support the new agricultural project the Bank is preparing in Togo. Board A total of 186,845 farmers (37 percent women) Southern approved on Inputs, safety have to date received at least one improved 12 5 5 IL Sudan 10/03/2008 nets technology for food production, post harvest practices and processing in the six counties. A GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* Disbursed total of 130 extension workers from the six $4.95 million counties were trained on agronomic practices and post-harvest management. In total, 7,593 feddans (1 feddan =1.038 acres) have been opened and planted with staple food crops. In terms of safety nets, 24,462 individuals or 4,327 HHs, have received cash transfers from public works. The major activities under safety nets include: opening and rehabilitation of roads and bridges, construction of community storage facilities (stores), and HHs storage facilities (granaries). In total, six stores of capacity of 180-500 metric tons have been constructed in three of the six counties. There is an additional store with capacity of 500 metric tons has been completed. The project has also constructed 380 granaries at household levels in at least 3 counties with capacities ranging between 1-5 metric tons. The project has also supported installation of a maize mill and huller in Morobo County, the first of its kind in the region, with capacity of 96 metric tons of flour per month, producing high quality maize flour. Additionally, some 250 beneficiaries (200 male, 50 female) participated in public works on Aboroto-Yugufe access road and overall, 21 kms have been constructed using cash for work programs to date. Another 10 meter bridge was constructed in Raja County, linking two productive areas to markets. Board The last supervision mission assessment of the approved on progress towards achieving the outcome School feeding, 09/22/2008 indicators is satisfactory. This is due to the 13 Guinea-Bissau 5 5 IL safety nets, successful implementation of the school feeding inputs Disbursed program, rehabilitation of land and rice $4.4 production in 2009 and 2010. It is expected that GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* million the project will further contribute to rice production in 2011 since more support will be provided through micro-projects. Three outcome indicators were assessed and the results show that: (i) the number of student receiving one meal a day was on average 14,102 and about 49 percent were girls; (ii) the project generated 285,000 work days against 160,000 workdays planned for the duration of the project; and (iii) about 9,100 tons of paddy rice are estimated to have been produced on the rehabilitated rice land under the project. This exceeds the project target of 7,500 tons of paddy rice. The $2.5 million disbursed for budget support provided the authorities with needed fiscal space to compensate for the lost revenues resulting from temporary customs duty reductions for rice imports. An additional $2.47 million has been disbursed to an emergency labor intensive urban public works program that is expected to provide approximately 5,300 jobs Board to unskilled workers and direct and indirect approved on benefits to a total population of around 300,000 09/19/2008 Import tariffs people in 40 of the poorest neighborhoods in 2 ILs & 14 Guinea 10 10 red., safety Conakry. A further $4.3 9 million was disbursed DPO Disbursed $ nets, inputs for the Emergency Agricultural Productivity $9.3 million Support project to expand a successful farmer seed multiplication network. The following achievements have been realized till date: 45 tons of improved variety „base seed‟ produced on the research station for distribution to the existing network of seed replication farmers in preparation for the 2010 rainy season; support provided (inputs, technical services) for the production of dry-season paddy rice on 214 irrigated hectares; collection storage, treatment GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* and packaging of 500 tons of improved seed purchased from seed replication farmers at the end of the 2008 rainy season for distribution to 16,000 smallholders for the 2009 rainy season production; 400 tons of fertilizer, and about 3500 liters of pesticides, purchased for distribution to smallholders (along with improved seeds) for the 2009 rainy season; civil works completed to repair the water control structures affecting the productivity of 700 hectares of smallholder rice fields in Koba. 4,000 metric tons of fertilizers has been procured and distributed at subsidized prices and used by 33 rice producer cooperatives in the 2009 cropping seasons. Overall the project has reached 20,784 households. Findings of a farm survey carried out in the project intervention areas indicate that yields in paddy rice increased by 27% during the 2009 off- Board season and 14% during the rainy season, and approved on total additional production increased by 17,346 08/26/2008 Fertilizers, 15 Niger 7 7 IL tons, or 33%. The Government, through the safety nets Food Crisis Unit (CCA) and the Executive Disbursed Secretariat of the Rural Development Strategy $6.74 million completed the safety nets related studies along with an action plan. The safety nets programs will be piloted using part of the net revenues from the sales of fertilizers ($2 million transferred to CCA accounts). The project closed on December 31, 2009 as initially planned. The Implementation Completion Report was submitted on June 28, 2010. GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* The grant supported the purchase of 2,775 metric tons of food in order to support the school feeding program implemented by WFP. All food rations have now been distributed by WFP, and the project is closed. 120,000 students in 397 primary schools and pre- schools benefited from two meals daily in 2008 and 2009. Component 2 of the grant is supporting activities to increase in agricultural production and productivity in targeted zones Board through two field operators ($1.5 million each). approved on School feeding, Central Subsidiary agreements were signed on March 08/13/2008 inputs, 16 African 7 7 IL 25, 2010 between the Government and two extension, Republic international NGOs based in CAR. Distribution Disbursed infrastructure of seeds, tools, breeding stock and day-old- $6.43 million chicks and agricultural training is still on-going. As of October 2011, 3,704 beneficiaries have received improved seeds or cuttings; 1,500 have received tools and 2,523 have received training. Additional progress on these aspects is being assessed. Four out of five planned agricultural have been delivered and reviewed by the Bank. A fifth study is being launched. The closing date is February 17, 2012 for components 2 and 3. 147 community seed funds (CSF) were Board established through the National Federation of approved on Community Seed Funds (CSF). They received 06/12/2008 990 t wheat seed, 300 t barley seed, 700 t potato seed, 670,5 t of ammophos and 1110 t of Kyrgyz Safety nets, 17 10 10 Disbursed 2ILs ammonium nitrate. Total number of Republic seeds, nutrition $9.5 million beneficiaries is about 5,000. Through 442 training sessions the farmers – CSFs members were trained on various topics of crops cultivation agro techniques. Establishment of a further 24 food crop CSFs is ongoing this winter GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* to procure seeds of spring wheat and barley, potato and mineral fertilizer for 2012 spring planting. Additionally, 200 tons of high quality potato seeds with booklets of agro techniques distributed to 5,000 poor families through Village Health Committees (40 kg per family). In 2010, 51 groups of 301 vulnerable women received seeds of six vegetable crops and received 60 theoretical and 74 practical trainings on various subjects. This program, jointly with UN Women, supports the vulnerable women in villages to increase their livelihood, to collect savings, to make mutual credit funds, etc. In 2011 1,490 poor migrant families in 43 villages were formed into 235 self-help groups around the country. The project procured seeds of tomato and cucumber for these beneficiaries and provided practical and theoretical trainings together with agro-consulting visits to sites. Totally beneficiaries gained good harvest of 929 t of tomato and cucumber from 99 ha amounting to about USD 320 247. Premises of the State Material Reserve Fund have been upgraded to put in a grain testing laboratory. Procurement of equipment for the laboratory is ongoing. Of the total disbursements, $2 million has supported school feeding programs targeted to Board pre-school and primary school children and approved on provided supplemental feeding (rations for Infrastructure, 05/29/2008 pregnant and lactating women). Since the start seeds, school 18 Liberia 10 10 3 ILs of the school year in October 2008, 300 – 400 feeding, Disbursed tons of food was distributed each month nutrition $7 million targeting more than 60,000 school children in five counties in South East Liberia. An additional $3 million has been fully disbursed to support a cash-for-work program. The Liberia Agency for GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* Community Development (LACE) has provided temporary employment to the target of 17,000 vulnerable Liberians. This includes 9,230 men and 7,770 women from all 15 counties. Based in part from positive results of two assessments of the Project, the team has secured $7.5 million from the Africa Catalytic Growth Fund and the IDA Crisis Response Window to scale-up this intervention to reach 45,000 Liberians between 2010 and 2013. The two assessments showed very good results in terms of targeting (80% of participants in the first three quintiles); significant impact in terms of increase of net income on a yearly basis (+90%); long lasting impact on households in terms of use of these resources by investing beyond living expenditures and on fixed assets, farming and non-farming activities. The Liberian TF (TF092332) is due to close in December 2011. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has requested an extension until October 2013. This will be processed as soon as the Ministry of Finance confirms the request from MoA. TOTAL 78.7 393.8 472.5 Fully Disbursed Grant support has been used to provide cash transfers to over 1,645 institutions (orphanages, Board poor children in boarding schools and special approved on education schools, prisons, kindergartens, 08/08/2008 Safety nets, health facilities or social service institutions) that 1 Moldova 7 7 IL Nutrition target vulnerable groups. The provision of the Disbursed first batch of 17,069 food and nutritional $7.0 million supplement packages for around 3,149 pregnant women, 2,792 lactating women and 8,434 children 6-24 months of age has been GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* completed. Standardized packages include wheat flour, rice, buckwheat, sunflower oil and canned meat. Realized cost savings has increased the amount of food and supplements to be distributed. The second round was completed by September 2009. Around 7,000 pregnant and lactating women and 12,000 children received food packages. The last (third) distribution was completed in December 2009. Board approved on The grant financed the costs associated with the IL 3 3 11/12/2009 Safety nets continuation and expansion of the cash-for-work Disbursed program responding to high food prices. $3 million Grant support has partially compensated for the lost revenues resulting from reduced tariffs on Board food and fuel imports. The fiscal space created approved on has helped provide food to more than 20,000 08/06/2008 Import tariffs 3 3 DPO people, which includes school children and reduced patients (lactating mothers and children under Disbursed $3 2 Sierra Leone the age of five) in district hospitals and million community health centers that receive government-provided meals. The program is fully disbursed with all the 361 cash-for-works projects completed or under Board implementation. To date a total of 15,930 approved on vulnerable people have been employed in the 08/13/2008 IL 4 4 Safety nets seven operational districts. In terms of physical accomplishments, 474.9 km of roads were Disbursed $4 rehabilitated and 655.8 acres of arable swamps million and woodlands developed and 20,000 seedlings nursed. GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* Board The grant has been fully disbursed and closed approved on on April 30, 2011. The interim audit report has 03/26/2010 3.4 3.4 IL Safety Nets been submitted with an overall satisfactory finding. A final audit report is due within six Disbursed months of project closing. $3.4 million The $5 million grant was fully disbursed in December 2009. It financed cash transfers to about 25,439 of the poorest households. Each household received a one-time payment of $200. Overall, the grant was implemented satisfactorily, especially given the circumstances in Gaza during the early part of 2009 when grant implementation began. Two eligibility reviews were carried out in April and November 2009 and confirmed that the selected West Bank poor households were eligible to receive cash 3 benefits in accordance with the provisions of the and Gaza Board Social Safety Net Reform Project (SSNRP) approved on Operations Manual. The final audit report of the 11/12/2008 GFRP grant was deemed satisfactory. The 5 5 IL Safety nets support of the GFRP grant enabled the Disbursed $5 Palestinian Authority to prove its ability to million manage an effective and well targeted project that can be scaled up during crisis situations. An impact evaluation was carried out to assess the outcomes of the $5 million disbursement, in particular whether the funds were utilized by poor households to buy foodstuffs. This impact evaluation used a statistical analysis based on the Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD). It was based on the design of a household survey that was developed to collect information from beneficiary and non-beneficiary households after the program intervention. Main findings show evidence that grant beneficiaries are GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* poorer than non-beneficiaries, and that they need more help to cover their financial needs according to the RDD estimator. With regard to quality and quantity of food, these households are consuming the same levels of food than non beneficiaries‟ households. Board approved on The grant was disbursed in June 2008 as a 05/29/2008 Tax on food response to the impact of the imminent food Disbursed $5 reduced, crisis in Djibouti. The grant supported the 4 Djibouti 5 5 million DPO improved social elimination of taxes on selected food staples protection and the preparation of a food security action Project targeting plan. The ICR review meeting was held on closed on March 24, 2010. 06/30/2009 Board The grant helped maintain macroeconomic and approved on social stability by ensuring availability of 05/29/2008 resources for the Govt. to continue to provide critical social and infrastructure services, especi- Disbursed Budget ally for the poor. In addition, the Bank has suppo- 5 Haiti 10 10 DPO $10 million support rted extension of a school feeding program under the on-going Education for All Project. 15,000 Project children benefited from the school feeding closed on program during the school year which started in 12/31/2008 September ‟08. Grant support has been used for procurement of micronutrient supplements, food packages and Board growth monitoring equipment for pregnant and approved on breastfeeding women attending primary health 06/13/2008 care facilities in the regions of Khatlon and 6 Tajikistan 9 9 2 ILs Nutrition, seeds Soghd. Delivery of food packages to primary Disbursed $9 health care (PHC) facilities for distribution to million approximately 50,000 women attending these facilities for prenatal care, delivery or child vaccinations has been completed. Nutrition training has been delivered to 432 doctors and GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* nurses in November 2008 and since December 2008, 70,562 pregnant and breastfeeding women have participated in nutrition education sessions, exceeding the set target of 60,000. Growth monitoring equipment was distributed to 1,195 PHC facilities. The $5 m grant for the Emergency Food Security and Seeds Imports project has fully disbursed. Distribution of 1,265 tons of high quality winter wheat planting seed to 71,500 households has been completed. Approximately 2,100 tons of fertilizer has been distributed. An additional 7,000 households in the mountainous regions have been provided with 12.6t of fodder crop seeds and 350t of fertilizer. Realized cost savings have allowed maize seeds to be procured for an additional 10,000 households. Board The grant supported the implementation of approved on community-based labor-intensive public works 06/26/2008 projects that will benefit 8,000–10,000 Disbursed households. The project closed on December 7 Yemen 10 10 IL Safety nets $10 million 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, 38,889 Project people have worked 6,224,903 hours benefiting closed on 16,820 households, and $6.67 million has been 12/31/2009 paid as wages. The grant is expected to finance approx. 500 small scale community implemented and maintained irrigation schemes in provinces most Board affected by the food price increase. The approved on completed irrigation schemes will enable 08/05/2008 8 Afghanistan 8 8 IL Irrigation expansion in the area planted with wheat and other cereals. $6.8m has been disbursed Disbursed $8 directly to the communities for implementation million and construction work. To date, 476 irrigation schemes have been financed, of which 379 have been completed. Ninety seven GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* subprojects are ongoing. The TF closing date has passed on September 30, 2010. It was decided not to seek an extension of the project given that undisbursed balance is very low. The disbursement deadline has also recently passed on January 31, 2011. Board The SDR 6.2 million ($10 million equivalent) approved on credit is supporting the Government to maintain 08/07/2008 Budget macroeconomic stability and persevere in the 9 Honduras 10 10 DPO Support Financial Sector Development Policy Credit‟s Disbursed development objectives while implementing its $10 million food crisis response program. Board The grant supported suspension of custom approved on duties and domestic transaction taxes on 13 08/13/2008 basic food items. This helped create fiscal space for strengthening food security and Import tariffs Disbursed school feeding programs. About 60 additional 10 Burundi 10 10 DPO reduced, $10 million primary schools benefitted from the school school feeding feeding programs and an estimated 120,000 Project additional hot meals were distributed. The closed project closed in July 31, 2009 and ICR was 07/31/2009 submitted on January 31, 2010. Board approved on The grant has supported temporary elimination 08/13/2008 Budget of the VAT on rice. Rice price increases slowed 10 10 DPO support down in part due to the temporary elimination of Disbursed the VAT on rice. $10 million The project became effective on March 9, 2009. 11 Madagascar Board Due to the political situation, OP/BP 7.30 was approved on triggered on March 17, 2009 and disbursements 12/16/2008 were suspended. Disbursement for the cash-for- 12 12 IL Safety nets work component (which is financed from GFRP) Disbursed was allowed to resume in early November 2009. $12 million Despite a challenging political environment, as of May 31, 2010, 359 cash-for-work sub projects GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* have been implemented benefitting about 92,000 individuals of whom 60 percent are women. Board Grant support helped fill a financing gap for bulk approved on fertilizer purchase and supported development 08/13/2008 of private sector-friendly auction and voucher distribution schemes. 18,825 vouchers for Disbursed purchasing fertilizers were distributed to around 12 Rwanda 10 10 DPO Fertilizers $10 million 46,000 farmers ahead of the fall planting season. Around 230,000 people benefitted from Project the increase in productivity and production of closed on their wheat and/or maize harvest at a time of 12/31/2008 high prices for farmers and consumers. The grant is fully disbursed. The project has successfully implemented most of the planned activities well in advance of the project closing date. Till date, the project has:  Delivered improved agricultural packages and training to some 35,000 households (HHs) in different agro-ecological zones of Somalia (results: average yield increase 300% within targeted communities and an Board increase in overall production at HH level of approved on Inputs, 450%). 09/05/2008 13 Somalia 7 7 IL irrigation,  190 Km of canals were rehabilitated in the livestock main cereal productive areas of Somalia Disbursed $7 (18,700 ha newly/properly irrigated, thus million increasing the overall cereal production of 218% in targeted areas).Training sessions on sustainable use of water and canal maintenance were also delivered.  63 water catchments were rehabilitated with a total improvement of 356,350 cubic meters of water holding capacity, thus benefitting some 6,300 HHs and increasing availability (quantity and time) of water in GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* support of some 350,000 heads of animals. Training sessions on sustainable use of water and water catchment maintenance were also delivered.  Infrastructures (30 water catchments and 50 km of secondary canals) were rehabilitated through cash-for-work programs injecting a total of 380,881 USD cash into local economy and benefitting some additional 8,000 HHs by creating productive and compensated work opportunities.  Fodder production, crop residues improvements, rangeland rehabilitation and sustainable use activities were also implemented. As a result: (i) some 5,000 ha of fodder production and some 100 ha of fodder bulking sites were established, benefitting some 4,000 HHs; (ii) some 550 ha of crop residues improvements were supported, benefitting some 550 HHs; (iii) 650 ha of range were rehabilitated; (iiii) 60 HH were supported with provision of improved beekeeping equipment. All the mentioned activities were complemented with several technical training sessions  The two ongoing activities namely, the construction of two slaughterhouses (SHs) in Borama and Bosasso are proceeding, albeit after initial delays. The SHs will be used for the production of high quality meat, with special focus on the recovery of offal, in order to ensure availability of cheap proteins for the market. Some 265,000 people will benefit from the construction of these facilities. In order to ensure sustainability in the management of the GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* newly constructed SHs the project implemented and successfully established a Public Private Partnership structure. The IDA credit is providing the Government with Board needed fiscal space to absorb the pressure from approved on the expansion of food-based safety nets and 10/28/2008 Budget 14 Bangladesh 130 130 DPO building up of food stocks. It is also helping support mitigate the impact of food price increases, and Disbursed contributing to maintaining core service delivery $130 million to vulnerable groups. Board The grant contributed to financing the approved on implementation of the Government's Food 11/04/2008 Production Action Plan (FPAP), approved in 15 Mozambique 10 10 20 DPO Budget support June 2008, a 3-year plan to increase food Disbursed production through a variety of policy $20 million interventions. The IDA grant and credit for the Fertilizer Support Project has provided the Government with the needed foreign exchange resources to facilitate the import of fertilizer (urea and di- ammonium phosphate (DAP)) for the 2009 production seasons. A total of 510,000 tons of fertilizer with a total value of US$244 million was procured with IDA-funding for the 2009 Board production season. Additional fertilizer was approved on Fertilizer, procured with AfDB and Japanese funding, 16 Ethiopia 275 275 2 ILs 12/10/2008 Safety nets bringing the total fertilizer procurement for Ethiopia‟s 2009 season to 626,700 tons, the Disbursed highest ever. Sales to farmers for both the early $275 million small rains (belg) season and the large rain (meher) season were reported to have amounted to about 426,676 tons. Farmers seem to have received fertilizers timelier than in previous years and at prices comparable to 2008 in most areas. The project closed on July 31, 2010 and the ICR has been completed and GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* submitted on January 28, 2011. Outcomes have been rated “Satisfactory� (S) and Risks to Development Outcome “Moderate�. An additional $25 million was disbursed for the Ethiopia Productive Safety Net Program to provide cash and in-kind transfers to food insecure households. Households with sufficient labor undertook public works while those without received direct support. 550,000 people benefitted from the funds disbursed in 2009. Board The IBRD loan provided needed fiscal space for approved on strengthening social protection and safety nets Social 17 Philippines 200 200 12/10/2008 DPO to protect poor and vulnerable households. The protection Disbursed budget support also helped to finance higher $200 million than foreseen food-crisis-related expenditures. The grant supported the Government to maintain macroeconomic stability and provide Board the authorities with additional fiscal space to approved on protect key interventions of the Growth and 12/30/2008 Poverty Reduction Strategy Program, while 18 Mali 5 5 DPO Budget support responding to pressing needs emerging from Disbursed $5 the food crisis. The ICR was completed and million submitted on Dec 29, 2009. The ICR covers PRSC 1 and 2, plus the Supplemental to PRSC 2 financed by the GFRP FPCR Trust Fund. The grant is supporting the provision of seed and fertilizer to 43,000 small farmers in five districts in the high potential maize zone, aimed Board at increasing farmers‟ cereal production during approved on the long rains planting season which started in 04/21/2009 19 Kenya 5 5 IL Inputs late March 2009. The GOK team has trained farmers and local level staff. All 43,000 Disbursed beneficiary farmers were issued input vouchers $5 million and have received inputs from 48 participating agro-dealers. Commitments totaling US$4.72 million have been made. GFRP SUMMARY PROJECT STATUS REPORT (January 10, 2012) Financing Source ($ million) Type of Country Status Activity Results to Date FPCR Operation IDA IBRD Total TF* Board The IDA credit is supporting the government approved on address the weaknesses in smallholder 07/09/2009 20 Cambodia 5 5 DPO Budget support agricultural production and social protection systems identified in the context of the food and Disbursed $5 financial crisis. million TOTAL 124.4 442 200 766.4 Grand Total 203.1 835.8 200 1238.9 GFRP *FPCR TF refers to Food Price Crisis Response Trust Fund (funded from Bank surplus) Prepared by GFRP Secretariat [Marie-Claude Haxaire (32847), Saswati Bora (88657), Iride Ceccacci (87904), Chris Delgado (89455)]