INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: ISDSA5002 Public Disclosure Copy Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 17-Jun-2013 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 19-Jun-2013 I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. Basic Project Data Country: Africa Project ID: P143367 Project Name: African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services Second Multi-Donor Trust Fund (P143367) Task Team David J. Nielson Leader: Estimated 18-Jun-2013 Estimated 29-Jun-2013 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: AFTA2 Lending Specific Investment Loan Instrument: Sector(s): Agricultural extension and research (100%) Theme(s): Rural policies and institutions (40%), Education for the knowledge economy (30%), Rural services and infrastructure (30%) Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) or OP No 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies)? Public Disclosure Copy Financing (In USD Million) Total Project Cost: 18.40 Total Bank Financing: 0.00 Total Cofinancing: Financing Gap: 10.90 Financing Source Amount Borrower 0.00 CAADP Pillar 4 institutions 6.50 International Fund for Agriculture Development 1.00 Total 7.50 Environmental C - Not Required Category: Is this a Yes Repeater project? 2. Project Development Objective(s) To reform and strengthen Agricultural Advisory Services (AAS) in accordance with FAAP principles towards increasing agricultural productivity and food security. Page 1 of 4 3. Project Description The project will support AFAAS, AASs and CFs to participate in implementation of CAADP Pillar IV and will support the emergence, in each member country, of a common umbrella body (called Public Disclosure Copy Country Fora) under which they will be able to share information, exchange information and innovate on how to improve AAS delivery. CF enable AAS actors to relate to each other within a framework of a set of agreed principles, rules and well defined roles and responsibilities. CF is also pre-requisite for the AASs to be embedded in the national agricultural innovation systems so that they are continuously aware of the factors in the system that influence their effectiveness. The CF would enable the stakeholders monitor the performance of the system and identify the issues that they need to respond to. Hence the general objectives of supporting CFs are (i) to strengthen the capacity of AAS stakeholders at country level to lead advisory service development, (ii) to proactively and responsively support the CF to mobilise, reflect and learn how to improve advisory service provision within an agricultural innovation system framework, (iii) to act as the arm of the country CAADP implementing organs linking with AAS stakeholders and, (iv) to be able to utilize (within and between countries) the human capacity that is being developed for undertaking reforms in AAS. The project will also strengthen AFAAS innovation, communication, information and knowledge management capacity. It will assist AFAAS to design and implement KIT management strategy that enables AAS stakeholders to network with each other and to access information from external sources. This component will also support establishment of infrastructure and mechanisms for enabling AAS actors to network for purposes of, among other things, sharing experiences, finding solutions to everyday problems that they face, accessing global knowledge hubs and facilitating collective innovation in AAS delivery. Moreover, the project shall strengthen AFAAS partnership capacity. It will achieve this by networking and forming linkages and partnerships with other organizations and initiatives that have similar mandates and interest in building AAS. It shall pursue partnership relationships in the context Public Disclosure Copy of CAADP with Sub-Regional Research Organizations, umbrella regional and continental organizations bringing together the various categories of actors in agricultural innovation including farmer organizations, non-government organizations, higher education institutions, information/ knowledge management organizations, continental advocacy organizations, and the private sector. Finally, the project will strengthen AFAAS governance and management systems. This will include: support for AFAAS internal Units; an updating of its governance manual, operational manual, internal systems, guidelines and constitution; establishment and strengthening of a human resource, finance and procurement units; and strengthening of the information and communications unit. The component would fund: (i) operational costs including staff salaries of the Secretariat; (ii) office equipment; (iii) convening of and participation in regional and international fora; (iv) capacity building in financial management, procurement, accounting, and human resource management; (v) rehabilitation and maintenance of the AFAAS Secretariat Headquarters; (vi) development and maintenance of an M&E system, and (vii) General Assembly and Board meeting expenses. 4. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) AFAAS headquarters is in Kampala, Uganda, however, AFAAS will support the emergence and strengthening of CF of AAS stakeholders at the country level. AFAAS’ membership includes North African and Sub-Saharan African countries, and existing Country Fora include Benin, Malawi, Page 2 of 4 Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Sierra Leone. The project does not involve activities with environmental and social impacts. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Public Disclosure Copy 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ No BP 4.01 Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No Forests OP/BP 4.36 No Pest Management OP 4.09 No Physical Cultural Resources OP/ No BP 4.11 Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP No 4.12 Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No Projects on International No Waterways OP/BP 7.50 Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No 7.60 Public Disclosure Copy II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the Restructured project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: N/A 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: N/A 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. N/A 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. N/A 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. Page 3 of 4 N/A B. Disclosure Requirements Public Disclosure Copy If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources policies, the respective issues are to be addressed and disclosed as part of the Environmental Assessment/ Audit/or EMP. If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why: C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level OP 7.60 - Projects in Disputed Areas Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] World Bank's Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] in the project cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures Public Disclosure Copy related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? III. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: David J. Nielson Approved By Regional Safeguards Name: Alexandra C. Bezeredi (RSA) Date: 19-Jun-2013 Advisor: Sector Manager: Name: Severin L. Kodderitzsch (SM) Date: 19-Jun-2013 Page 4 of 4