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                       RECOMMENDATION OF STATUTORY COMMITTEE


TO:        The President, International Development Association


          Recommendation of the Committee under Section 1 (d) of Article V of the Articles of
          Agreement on the proposed Financing for the Emergency Food Security and Social
          Protection Project to the Republic of Madagascar


The undersigned Committee constituted under Section 1 (d) of Article V of the Articles of Agreement of the

International Development Association (the Association) hereby submits its recommendation pursuant to

said Section in respect of the proposal that the Association extend to the Republic of Madagascar a credit in

an amount equivalent to SDR 42,300,000. The purpose of said credit is to strengthen the Recipient's

immediate capacity to respond effectively to the food security and locust crises, by: (i) increasing

agricultural production capacity in Project Areas, while enabling extremely poor households, in

the Project Areas, to access cash transfers and cash for work activities; and (ii) improving the

Recipient's capacity to respond promptly and efficiently to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency.

1.      The Committee has carefully studied the merits of the proposal to extend such a financing, and of

the purpose to which the proceeds of the financing are to be applied.

2. The Committee is of the opinion that the project toward the financing of which the proceeds of such

financing are to be applied comes within the purposes of the Association as set forth in Article I of said

Articles of Agreement, and that said project is designed to promote the economic development of the

Republic of Madagascar and is of high developmental priority in the light of the needs of the Republic of

Madagascar.

3.      Accordingly, the Committee finds that said project merits financial assistance from the Association,

and hereby recommends said project for such assistance.
Republic of Madagascar         -2 -                     Emergency Food Security and
                                                             Social Protection Project


                                COMMITTEE




                                      Senior Vice President and Group Gineral Counsel




                                                             Nominee selected by the
                                                             Republic of Madagascar




                                                              Regional Vice President
                                                                               Africa




Dated at Washington, D.C.

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                               RECOMMENDATION OF STATUTORY COMMITTEE


 TO:        The President, International Development Association

 Recommendation of the Committee under Section 1 (d) of Article
                                                                V of the Articles of Agreement on the proposed
         Financingfor the Emergency Food Security and Social Protection
                                                                         Project to the Republic of Madagascar


 The undersigned Committee constituted under Section 1 (d) of Article
                                                                         V of the Articles of Agreement of the International
 Development Association (the Association) hereby submits its recommendation
                                                                                   pursuant to said Section in respect of the
 proposal that the Association extend to the Republic of Madagascar
                                                                      a credit in an amount equivalent to SDR 42,300,000.
 The purpose of said credit is to strengthen the Recipient's immediate
                                                                        capacity to respond effectively to the food security
 and locust crises, by: (i) increasing agricultural production capacity
                                                                         in Project Areas, while enabling extremely poor
 households, in the Project Areas, to access cash transfers and
                                                                       cash for work activities; and (ii) improving the
 Recipient's capacity to respond promptly and efficiently to an Eligible
                                                                          Crisis or Emergency.
 1. The Committee has carefully studied the merits of the proposal to
                                                                      extend such a financing, and of the purpose to which
the proceeds of the financing are to be applied.

2. The Committee is of the opinion that the project toward the financing
                                                                         of which the proceeds of such financing are to be
applied comes within the purposes of the Association as set forth in Article
                                                                             I of said Articles of Agreement, and that said
project is designed to promote the economic development of the Republic
                                                                             of Madagascar and is of high developmental
priority in the light of the needs of the Republic of Madagascar.

3. Accordingly, the Committee finds that said project merits financial
                                                                       assistance from the Association, and hereby
recommends said project for such assistance.


Republic of Madagascar
                                                                               Emergency Food Security and
                                                                                               Social Protection Project


                                                      COMMITTEE




                                                                         Senior Vice P                          r        sel




                                                                                                       '' e selectdd by the
                                                                                                   Republic of Madagascar




                                                                                                   Regional Vice President
                                                                                                                    Africa
Dated at Washington, D.C.