The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project (P156492) Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project (P156492) AFRICA EAST | Zambia | Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 26-May-2021 | ISR46584 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 16-Dec-2016 Effectiveness Date: 19-Jul-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 31-Aug-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 05-Oct-2020 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the proposed project is to contribute to increased market linkages and firm growth in agribusiness. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Market Linkages in Agribusiness.:(Cost $28.40 M) Component 2: Strengthening the Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Agribusiness and Trade.:(Cost $7.90 M) Component 3: Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $3.70 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project has achieved 45% disbursement. In terms of progress on the ground, several initiatives both at the Ministry level (component 2) and the beneficiary level (technical assistance through component 1) have progressed well. Progress on PDO indicators Nearly 64.5% of beneficiaries were able to meet the commercialization or business plan requirements as against target of 65%. The project enabled 89% of SMEs to meet the buyer requirements which is over and above the projected 70%. Component 1: Market Linkages in Agribusiness  The project benefitted 32,753 beneficiaries (SMEs and farmers) so far. Nearly 109% of project end target (30,000) has already been achieved. Of these, 52% are women beneficiaries.  USD 3,022,610 of private sector capital has been mobilized so far which is 60% of the total USD 5,000,000 that the project aims to mobilize 5/26/2021 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project (P156492)  On the Productive Alliances- A total of 4814 producer households benefit from alliances, with 63% buyers being able to fulfill commercial obligations. 69 POs have been approved so far.  136 SMEs received support from MarketConnect thus far out of total target of 250. Business Linkage Funds have been approved for 71 SMEs to support upgrade of Agribusiness and 39 of them have already received the grants. Component 2: Strengthening the Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Agribusiness and Trade  This comprises DLIs for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), the Business Regulatory Review Agency (BRRA), and the Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS). All DLIs and the associated performance targets had been achieved in 2019 and fully disbursed ahead of time. This is significant, given its contribution to enabling the institutional and regulatory reforms which are critical for private sector development. This enabling ecosystem will prove to be critical in the post COVID economic recovery phase. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic High Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Substantial Low Low Other Moderate Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Contribute to increased market linkages and firm growth in agribusiness IN00989639 ►Producer Groups that meet commercialization agreement/business plan specifications (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 58.30 64.50 65.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989640 5/26/2021 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project (P156492) ►SMEs that meet buyer requirements (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 94.00 89.00 70.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989641 ►Increase (additional) in average value of gross sales of producer groups (percentage) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 23.00 27.00 12.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989642 ►Increase (additional) in average value of gross sales of beneficiary SMEs (percentage) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 73.00 14.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Market Linkages in Agribusiness. IN00989643 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 21,828.00 32,753.00 30,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989647 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 40.00 52.00 43.00 IN00989648 ►Number of producer households that benefit from the alliances (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,305.00 4,814.00 4,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 5/26/2021 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project (P156492) IN00989650 ►Number of beneficiary SMEs that receive support from MarketConnect (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 115.00 136.00 250.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989652 ►Number of beneficiary SMEs that receive matching grants (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 18.00 39.00 140.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989653 ►Productive alliance subprojects implemented, (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 40.00 69.00 180.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989654 ►Number of public good infrastructure sub-projects implemented (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989655 ►Buyers who fulfill their obligations under the commercialization agreement or business plan (of PA) (Percentage) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 64.00 63.00 70.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989656 ►Increase in average output per worker among SME beneficiaries (Percentage) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19.00 63.70 7.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989657 ►Increase (additional) in agribusiness exports as a percentage of average sales value (Percentage, Custom) 5/26/2021 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project (P156492) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989658 ►Share of beneficiary SMEs that receive new commercial credit (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 21.00 22.00 30.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989659 ►Private Capital Mobilized (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 302,612.00 3,026,120.00 5,000,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989660 ►Annual Project Beneficiary Survey) among producer households and SMEs (citizen engagement) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 Component 2: Strengthening the Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Agribusiness and Trade. IN00989644 ►Staff trained in regulatory agencies (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 51.00 51.00 40.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989646 ►Number of NQI bills submitted for parliament approval (list) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989649 ►Share of SME beneficiaries to attain food safety standards (percentage) (Percentage, Custom) 5/26/2021 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project (P156492) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN00989651 ►Share of staff in regulatory agencies who confirm that the training effective (percentage) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 93.75 93.75 85.00 Date 01-Jan-2017 29-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 30-Jun-2022 Component 3: Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation IN00989645 ►Annual Work Plan and Budget Submitted (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-Jun-2017 02-Oct-2020 04-May-2021 28-Sep-2018 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P156492 IDA-59330 Effective USD 40.00 40.00 0.00 18.58 22.89 45% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P156492 IDA-59330 Effective 16-Dec-2016 29-May-2017 19-Jul-2017 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 5/26/2021 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project (P156492) 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 11-Oct-2019 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 5/26/2021 Page 7 of 7