Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Montenegro | Agriculture and Rural Development Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2009 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 01-May-2015 | ISR18880 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Key Dates Key Project Dates Board Approval date:21-Apr-2009 Effectiveness Date:23-Jul-2009 Planned Mid Term Review Date:17-Sep-2012 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:28-Nov-2012 Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2014 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2015 Project Development Objectives Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve delivery of government assistance for sustainable agriculture and rural development in a manner consistent with the EU's pre-accession requirements. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P110602) Global Environmental Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Global Environment Objective is to mainstream sustainable land use and natural resource management into MAFWM's policies, programs and investments. These efforts will be particularly critical for the north of Montenegro, where there are sensitive mountain ecosystems of global importance, and where poor rural residents are largely dependent on the natural resource base for their livelihoods. Has the Global Environmental Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Name Component 1: Strengthening MAFWM's rural development program:(Cost $12.14 M) Component 2: Strengthening MAFWM's administrative and management capacity in accordance with EU pre-accession requirements:(Cost $10.85 M) 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 1 of 12 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) Component 3: Project Management, Administration and Monitoring:(Cost $0.86 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Progress towards achievement of GEO  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  --  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions MIDAS implementation is continuing at a moderately satisfactory pace. In addition to the IPARD-like grants, which have been consistently implemented on a timely manner, the Paying Agency, Farm Registry, and cooperation with the EU have all improved significantly. However there are some implementation delays with the restructuring of the Paying Agency which do not allow completing project activities by the closing date of June 30, 2015. The Ministry of Finance asked for a 6 months extension of the project closing date to complete rehabilitation works for the future IPARD Paying Agency premises. This time will also allow for proper installation of hardware and software and testing of the electronic Farm Registry (see Key Issues and Actions for Management Attention). The project continues achieving the PDO “to improve delivery of government assistance for sustainable agriculture and rural development in a manner consistent with the EU's pre-accession requirements” and the Global Environment Objective “to mainstream sustainable land use and natural resource management into MARD's policies, programs and investments”. The main achievements since the last Implementation Supervision Report in reaching the project development objective are: 1. The design of the rehabilitation for the building to house the future IPARD Paying Agency have been completed, and procurement of related civil works is close to the contracting phase; 2. The Farm Registry (FR) has been established according to the legal decision and forms complying with IPARD requirements approved by the MARD in a paper-base form, and more than 700 farmers have already registered through the Extension Services. At the same time the first version of the FR software has been completed and is in a testing phase, while equipment is being procured so for the software to be installed as soon as the PA office will be ready; 3. Timely implementation of five rounds of the MIDAS grants program is continuing. Related capacity building activities of all MARD sectors involved in the design, preparation, implementation of the Sector for Rural Development, Sector for Payment and the Extension Service, and also the farmers’ learning process in applying for IPARD-like grants is proceeding without significant obstacles. Since the beginning, in five rounds of grants, 1,467 applications have been received, 794 have been approved, all funds available for grants (amounting to around EUR7 million) have been contracted and about EUR5.7 million have been transferred to beneficiaries; 4. Training to Veterinary Directorate and Inspectors on EU Food Safety requirements has been conducted; 5. The collaboration with the EU has been strengthened and led to signing an Administration Agreement for a €3.2 M Trust Fund to finance the EU/IPA Agriculture and Rural Development Institution Building Project (P144994) and advancing with the preparation of a second Trust Fund as additional finance. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  --  Low 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 2 of 12 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) Macroeconomic  --  --  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  --  --  Low Technical Design of Project or Program  --  --  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  --  Moderate Fiduciary  --  --  Low Environment and Social  --  --  Low Stakeholders  --  --  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  --  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  MAFWM capacity to disburse and track the use of rural development funds and to evaluate their impact in line with EU IPARD requirements. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Achieved. MARD Achieved. MARD developed a system and developed a system to capacity to disburse & disburse & track use of track use of rural rural development development funds, funds, procedures are procedures are improved in each improved in each forthcoming round, forthcoming round, capacity of people Fully compliant capacity of people involved enhanced. monitoring and involved enhanced. Limited coverage of Accreditation package evaluation Value Accreditation package monitoring and verification. drafted includes system, eligible drafted includes procedures fully for EU procedures fully aligned aligned with IPARD. accreditation. with IPARD M&E system requirements. M&E developed and system developed and operational for IPARD operational for IPARD like measures and like measures and programs for grant programs for grant support. Indicators support. Indicators developed. developed. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDPDOTBL  EU IPARD compatible rural development measures fully integrated in MAFWM support programs. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target No EU IPARD compatible Achieved. Rural Achieved. Rural Rural Value rural development development measures development measures development measures in MAFWM (101, 103, and 302) (101, 103, and 302) measures 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 12 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) support programs included in IPARD included in IPARD defined in EU program. Measure 101 program. Measure 101 IPARD program integrated in MARD integrated in MARD support through MIDAS support through MIDAS grants program round 1 grants program round 1 and 4. Agro- and 4. Agro- environmental environmental measures measures integrated in integrated in MARD MARD support support program through program through MIDAS grants program MIDAS grants program round 2, 3 and 5. round 2, 3 and5. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDPDOTBL  Food safety system upgraded in EU compliant manner. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Partially achieved. Veterinary Diagnositc Partially achieved. Lab equipped, 16 Veterinary Diagnositc methods accredited; Lab equipped, 16 Kotor Marine Biology methods accredited; Institute rehabilitated, Lab Kotor Marine Biology furnished and equipped. accreditation Institute rehabilitated, Bar Border Inspection completed, furnished and Post construction works supply of BIP equipped. Bar Border 75% completed; gap equipment, full Reference Labs lacking Inspection Post under analysis on monitoring of equipment and/or facilities, construction; gap legal/insitutional, water and BIPs and food processing analysis on adminsitrative and aquaculture Value establishments not legal/insitutional, technical aspects of food products, full meeting EU standards, adminsitrative and system completed, TA to disposal of animal by-products not technical aspects of create animal by- animal by- safely disposed of food system products legal and products, food completed, TA to regulatory framework, establishments create animal by- and increase meeting EU products legal and administrative and standards for regulatory framework, technical capacity under approval and increase implementation, administrative and trainings to veterinary technical capacity inspectors and under implementation. veterinary directorate carried out. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 Overall Comments Global Environmental Objective Indicators 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 12 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) PHINDGEOTBL  Agri-environmental measures integrated into MAFWM's development program. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Achieved. Agri- Achieved. Agri- environmental Rural Development Unit environmental measures has no staff assigned for Evaluation and measures integrated integrated into agri-environmental analysis of into MARD MIDAS MARD MIDAS issues applications for agri- grants program, MARD grants program, Limited integration of environmental staff involved in the MARD staff agri-environmental measures preparation and involved in the measures in support continuing. implementation of preparation and programs measures. implementation of measures. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDGEOTBL  Improved capacity of extension and advisory services to introduce agri-environmental measures (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Achieved. Code of Good Agriculture Practice developed and adopted, included as mandatory Achieved. Code of requirements for Good Agriculture the grants Practice developed and program. Capacity adopted, included as of extension mandatory service to advice All Extension Extension Service has no requirements for the and monitor on Officers delivering training program for or grants program. the comprehensive staff specialized in agri- Capacity of extension implementation of service for agri- environment. service to advice and the Code environmental monitor on the developed measures. implementation of the through study tour Code developed and on-the-job through study tour and practice. on-the-job practice. Extension officers deliver service on agroenvironmenta l measures and related matters to agriculture producers. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 12 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) PHINDIRITBL  Investments in agricultural and rural development in line with IPARD measures (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Number of commercial Overachieved. 452 orientated farmers availing 327 commercially 400 agro- Value commercially oriented of market driven support oriented agro-holdings holdings agro-holdings measures is 0 (zero) Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Adoption of agri-environmental measures among beneficiaries. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target No awareness and use of 130 agricultural Overachieved. 253 agri-environmental households adopted agricultural households 200 agricultural Value measures among farmers, agro-environmental adopted agro- households processors, and rural measures environmental measures communities. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Amount of IPARD-like grant funding awarded (Euros) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7300000.00 7700000.00 7000000.00 Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Amount of grant fund disbursed (Euros) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3900000.00 5700000.00 5925925.90 Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 -- 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 12 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) PHINDIRITBL  Client days of training provided (number) (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5492.00 5663.00 5330.00 Date 23-Mar-2011 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Client days of training provided - Female (number) (Number, Core Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 805.00 845.00 800.00 Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Clients who have adopted an improved agricultural technology promoted by the project (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1107.00 1430.00 1500.00 Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5717.00 5924.00 5500.00 Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 7 of 12 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) PHINDIRITBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 889.00 985.00 825.00 Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Land area where sustainable land mgt. practices were adopted as a result of proj (Hectare(Ha), Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1883.00 2142.00 2000.00 Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Supports toward Montenegro IPARD accreditation (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Partially achieved. Partially achieved. Bodies required to Bodies required to implement IPARD implement IPARD IPARD program program established, program established, i.e. II approved by i.e. Directorate for Directorate for IPARD EU, updated IPARD Payments/Paying accreditation Payments/Paying Agency, Department for package Agency, Department Rural according to for Rural Development/Managing IPARD program Development/Managin Authority; staff trained II and Value No structure in place g Authority; staff and implementing submitted for trained and IPARD like program. national implementing IPARD IPARD Program II in accreditation, like program. final draft for EU Paying Agency Accreditation package approval. Accreditation building, IT and submitted for national package submitted for Farm Registry accreditation, under national accreditation, system revison to address under revison to address functional. auditors findings, auditors findings. Farm Software for Farm Registry first software Registry in preparation. version in testing phase. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 8 of 12 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) PHINDIRITBL  EU IPARD compatible Rural Development Plan, including agri-environmental measures, submitted to EU. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target In progress. The final In progress. The final Final IPARD No EU IPARD compatible IPARD Program I and IPARD Program I and Program II Value Rural Development Unit or draft IPARD Program II final draft IPARD submitted to Plan. submitted to EC DG Program II submitted to EU Agri EC waiting for approval. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2014 PHINDIRITBL All agricultural and rural development investments executed through an EU IPARD compatible Proto-Paying Agency (as approved by the World Bank). (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Achieved. MARD and Achieved. MARD and its its Directorate for Directorate for IPARD IPARD Payments Payments approved by approved by the Bank Proto-Paying the Bank to be fully in to be fully in charge for Agency Value Non-compliant system. charge for execution of execution of payments remains payments as detailed in as detailed in the operational. the grants fourth and grants fourth and fifth fifth round operational round operational manual. manual. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Agricultural Census is implemented and results disseminated. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Main agricultural Achieved. Census Achieved. Census census No agricultural census Value implemented and implemented and results implemented. data available. results disseminated. disseminated. Statistical register established Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2014 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 9 of 12 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) PHINDIRITBL  Integrated farm register operational (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target In progress. Regulation on register of agricultural holdings and register of entities Farm Register adopted. Hired Partially achieved. software and company to develop Paper-base Farm hardware Farm Register Registry established and system in Value No farm register in place. software. Farm more than 700 farmers place, registration process registered. Electronic registration of awareness campaign Farm Registry software farms initiated conducted and in testing phase. and ongoing. registration requirement introduced in fifth round of MIDAS grants program. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Number of analysis methods of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Podgorica ISO 17025 accredited. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Achieved. Vet Diagnostic Achieved. Vet Achieved. Vet No accreditation at Laboratory in Diagnostic Laboratory Diagnostic Laboratory in present, overlapping Podgorica has Value in Podgorica has 16 Podgorica has 16 competence in food safety 16 analysis analysis methods analysis methods system. methods ISO17025 accredited ISO17025 accredited ISO17025 accredited Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2014 PHINDIRITBL  Marine Biology Institute in Kotor functioning as NRL in adequate facilities. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Full monitoring Partially achieved. No suitable facilities in Partially achieved. of sea waters Marine Biology Institute place. No clearly defined Marine Biology Institute and rehabilitated, provided Value role in food safety system, rehabilitated, provided aquaculture with lab furniture and no routine testing with lab furniture and products in line equipment, regular performed. equipment. with national testing ongoing. legislation. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 10 of 12 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) PHINDIRITBL  Veterinary and phyto-sanitary border controls performed in EU-compliant facility in Bar. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target In progress. All In progress. 75% of Bar Building necessary approvals Border Inspection Post completed, Value No suitable facility in place obtained, Bar Border construction works equipment Inspection Post completed, lab procured and construction started. equipment contracted. installed. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Feasibility Study on safe disposal of animal by-products prepared and legal framework improved. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Legal framework on safe Legal disposal of animal by- Legal framework on framework on National, non-EU products under safe disposal of animal safe disposal of Value compliant system of safe preparation, training to by-products under animal by- disposal of ABPs in place Veterinary Directorate preparation. products and Inspectors drafted. conducted. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Food establishments classified and annual control plans prepared. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Procedures for classification of Preliminary classification food Preliminary and annual control plans establishments classification and completed. Training to Value No system in place and annual annual control plans Veterinary Directorate control plans completed. and Inspectors completed conducted. according to EU standards. Date 23-Mar-2009 02-Aug-2014 15-Apr-2015 30-Jun-2015 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 11 of 12 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) (P107473) P107473 IBRD-77160 Effective USD 15.70 15.70 0.00 11.66 3.12 74% P110602 TF-93405 Effective USD 15.70 4.00 0.00 2.89 1.11 72% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P107473 IBRD-77160 Effective 21-Apr-2009 27-May-2009 23-Jul-2009 30-Jun-2014 30-Jun-2015 P110602 TF-93405 Effective 27-May-2009 27-May-2009 23-Jul-2009 30-Jun-2014 30-Jun-2015 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 20-May-2014 Related Project(s) P110602-Montenegro Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS) 5/1/2015 Public Disclosure Copy Page 12 of 12