Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No: PAD2025 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION PROJECT PAPER ON PROPOSED ADDITIONAL CREDITS TO THE REPUBLIC OF BENIN IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO EURO 18.3 MILLION (US$20 MILLION EQUIVALENT) REPUBLIC OF GUINEA IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO SDR 16.8 MILLION (US$23 MILLION EQUIVALENT) REPUBLIC OF NIGER IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO EURO 13.7 MILLION (US$15 MILLION EQUIVALENT) REPUBLIC OF TOGO IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO EURO 9.2 MILLION (US$10 MILLION EQUIVALENT) FOR THE WEST AFRICA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAM (WAAPP-1C) January 11, 2017 Agriculture Global Practice Africa Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Exchange Rate Effective: October 31, 2016 Currency Unit = United States dollars (US$) US$1 = SDR 0.73 US$1 = € 0.91287 FISCAL YEAR Benin : January 1-December 31 Guinea : January 1-December 31 Niger : January 1-December 31 Togo : January 1-December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AF Additional Financing AFOLU Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use Change ASDP Agricultural Sector Development Project ASECNA Agence pour la sécurité de la navigation aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar (Agency for the Safety of Aerial Navigation in Africa) CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program CARGS Competitive Agricultural Research Grant Schemes CAS Country Assistance Strategy CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CNGP Centre National de Gestion Planifiée (National Center for Planned Management) CNSP Centre National de Surveillance et de Protection des Pêches (National Center for the Supervision and Protection of Fisheries) CNOP-G Confédération Nationale des Organisations Paysannes de Guinée (National Farmers’ Organisation of Guinea-Conakry) CNRA Centre National de Recherche Agricole (National Center for Agriculture Research) CNS-EL Centre National de Spécialisation en Elevage (National Center of Specialization in Livestock) CORAF / Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Développement WECARD Agricole/West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development EAs Environmental Assessments ECOWAP Economic Community of West African Agricultural Policy ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EFA Economic and Financial Analysis EIRR Economic International Rate of Return EMPs Environmental Management Plans ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMPs Environmental and Social Management Plans ESOP Service et Organisation de Producteurs (Service and Producer Organisation i Enterprise) FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FASS Fond Agricole pour le Secteur Semencier (Seed Sector Funding) FIRCA Fonds Interprofessionnel pour la Recherche et le Conseil Agricole (Inter- professional Fund for Research and Agricultural Council) FISAN Fonds d’Investissement pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle (Investment Fund for Food and Nutrition Security) FM Financial Management FNAIA Fond National pour l’Investissement Agricole (National Fund for Agricultural Investment) FNDA Fond National Pour le Développement Agricole (National Fund for Agricultural Development) FORSEGUI Echos de la Fondation pour le progrès de la Recherche Scientifique en Guinée (Center for Scientific Research in Guinea) GDP Gross Domestic Product GHG Greenhouse Gas GIZ German Society for International Cooperation GNF Guinea Franc IAR4D Integrated Agricultural Research for Development IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICT Information and Communication Technology ICAT Institut de Conseil d’Appui Technique (Togo Institute for Agricultural Extension) IDA International Development Association IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IFC International Finance Corporation IFDC International Fertilizer Development Center IITA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IP Implementation Program IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IRAG Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (Agriculture Research Institute of Guinea) ISFM Integrated Soil Fertility Management ISM Implementation Support Mission ISR Implementation Status and Results Report ITRA Institut Togolais de Recherche Agronomique (Togolese Agricultural Research Institute) M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MOU Memorandum of Understanding NARS National Agriculture Research System NCoS National Centers of Specialization NGO Nongovernmental Organization NPV Net Present Value PAD Project Appraisal Document PADA Agricultural Productivity and Diversification Project (Benin) PASEC Projet d'Appui à l'Agriculture Sensible aux Risques Climatiques (Climate-Sensitive Agriculture Support Project) ii PDO Project Development Objectives PHRD Policy and Human Resources Development PIM Project Implementation Manual PMP Pest Management Plan PNAG/BL Programme National d'Amélioration Génétique, Bovins Locaux (National Genetic Improvement Program/Local Cattle) PRODEC Projet de Développement des Compétences pour la Croissance pour le Niger (Growth Skills Development Project for Niger) PRODEX Projet de Développement des Exportations des Marchés Agro-Sylvo-Pastoraux pour le Niger (Agro-sylvo-pastoral Exports and Markets Development Project for Niger) R&D Research and Development RAP Resettlement Action Plan RCoE Regional Centers of Excellence RPF Resettlement Policy Framework RSC Regional Steering Committee SDG Sustainable Development Goal SIPAG Système d'Information sur les Produits Agricoles en Guinée (Guinea Market Information System) SORT Systematic Operating Risk Tool TA Technical Assistance TTL Task Team Leader UN United Nations USAID U.S. Agency for International Development WAAPP West African Agricultural Productivity Program WAEMU West African Economic and Monetary Union WASIX West Africa Seed Information Exchange WASP West Africa Seed Program Regional Vice President: Makhtar Diop Country Directors: Rachid Benmessaoud – Regional Integration Paul Noumba Um (Guinea, Niger) Pierre Laporte (Benin, Togo) Senior Global Practice Director: Juergen Voegele Practice Manager: Simeon Kacou Ehui Task Team Leader: Abdoulaye Toure iii WEST AFRICA Additional Financing for West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP-1C) Table of Contents ADDITIONAL FINANCING DATA SHEET ........................................................................... v I. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 II. Background and Rationale for Additional Financing ..................................................... 2 III. Proposed changes ............................................................................................................ 7 IV. World Bank Grievance Redress .................................................................................... 18 Annex 1: Revised Results Framework and Monitoring Indicators ....................................... 20 Annex 2: Detailed Project Description ................................................................................. 38 Annex 3: Implementation Arrangements and Support ......................................................... 64 Annex 4: Estimated Costs of the Additional Financing........................................................ 74 Annex 6: Greenhouse Gas Accounting (GHG) .................................................................... 85 Annex 7. Risk Analysis and Assessment ............................................................................. 87 iv ADDITIONAL FINANCING DATA SHEET Western Africa Additional Financing for West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP- 1C) ( P158983 ) . Basic Information – Parent Parent Project ID: P122065 Original EA Category: B - Partial Assessment Current Closing Date: 31-March-2017 Basic Information – Additional Financing (AF) Additional Financing Project ID: P158983 Scale Up Type (from AUS): Regional Vice President: Makhtar Diop Proposed EA Category: B Expected Effectiveness Country Director: Rachid Benmessaoud 2-Jun-2017 Date: Senior Global Practice Juergen Voegele Expected Closing Date: 31-Dec-2019 Director: Practice Simeon Kacou Ehui Report No: PAD2025 Manager/Manager: Abdoulaye Toure,Amadou Team Leader(s): Alassane,Erick Herman Abiassi, Amadou Ba Borrower Organization Name Contact Title Telephone Email Ministry of Economy and secretariat.ministre@e Sani YAYA Minister (228)22213554 Finance of Togo conomie.gouv.tg Minister of Government of Liberia Boima Kamara 221226863 info@mfdp.gov.lr Finance KANE Aichatou aichatou.boulama.kan Planning Ministry of Niger Minister (227)20723617 Boulama e@gmail.com Financial ekoroma@mofed.gov. Government of Sierra Leone Edmund Koroma 222211 Secretary sl Ministry of Economy and Romuald Minister (229)21314781 sadjovi@yahoo.fr Finance of Benin WADAGNI Ministry of Finance of Abdou Kolley Minister 2204227529 info@mof.gov.gm Gambia Ministry of Economy and malado.kaba@mef.go Malado KABA Minister (224)621065937 Finance of Guinea v.gn v Project Financing Data - Parent ( West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program APL (WAAPP- 1C)-P122065 ) (in US$ Million) Key Dates Approval Effectiveness Original Revised Project Ln/Cr/TF Status Signing Date Date Date Closing Date Closing Date P122065 IDA-48770 Effective 24-Mar-2011 06-Jun-2011 11-Oct-2011 30-Jun-2016 31-Mar-2017 P122065 IDA-48830 Effective 24-Mar-2011 30-Jun-2011 15-Nov-2011 30-Jun-2016 31-Dec-2016 P122065 IDA-H6490 Effective 24-Mar-2011 18-Apr-2011 01-Aug-2011 30-Jun-2016 31-Dec-2016 P122065 IDA-H6510 Effective 24-Mar-2011 07-Jun-2011 11-Oct-2011 30-Jun-2016 31-Mar-2017 P122065 IDA-H6520 Effective 24-Mar-2011 26-May-2011 15-Dec-2011 30-Jun-2016 31-Mar-2017 P122065 IDA-H6540 Closed 24-Mar-2011 01-Jun-2011 21-Dec-2011 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 P122065 TF-10826 Effective 13-Jan-2012 13-Jan-2012 06-Apr-2012 30-Jun-2016 31-Dec-2016 P122065 TF-99510 Effective 01-Jun-2011 01-Jun-2011 21-Dec-2011 30-Jun-2016 31-Dec-2016 P122065 TF-99511 Effective 30-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2011 15-Nov-2011 30-Jun-2016 31-Dec-2016 P122065 TF-99557 Closed 18-Apr-2011 18-Apr-2011 01-Aug-2011 31-May-2015 31-Aug-2015 P122065 TF-99674 Effective 23-Nov-2011 23-Nov-2011 05-Jan-2012 30-Jun-2016 31-Mar-2017 Disbursements Disburse Undisbur % Project Ln/Cr/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled d sed Disbursed P122065 IDA-48770 Effective USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 26.60 1.74 88.66 P122065 IDA-48830 Effective USD 6.00 6.00 0.00 5.90 0.00 98.28 P122065 IDA-H6490 Effective USD 7.00 7.00 0.00 6.78 0.00 96.81 P122065 IDA-H6510 Effective USD 16.80 16.80 0.00 16.09 0.06 95.76 P122065 IDA-H6520 Effective USD 12.00 12.00 0.00 11.71 0.00 97.59 P122065 IDA-H6540 Closed USD 12.00 12.00 0.00 11.70 0.00 97.49 P122065 TF-10826 Effective USD 8.00 8.00 0.00 7.66 0.34 95.81 P122065 TF-99510 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 100.00 P122065 TF-99511 Effective USD 8.00 8.00 0.00 8.00 0.00 100.00 P122065 TF-99557 Closed USD 5.00 4.91 0.09 4.91 0.00 100.00 P122065 TF-99674 Effective USD 9.00 9.00 0.00 9.00 0.00 100.00 Project Financing Data - Additional Financing Additional Financing for West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP- 1C) ( P 158983 )(in USD Million) [ ] Loan [ ] Grant [ ] IDA Grant [X] Credit [ ] Guarantee [ ] Other Total Project Cost: 68.00 Total Bank Financing: 68.00 Financing Gap: 0.00 vi Financing Source – Additional Financing (AF) Amount International Development Association (IDA) 53.00 IDA Credit from CRW 15.00 Total 68.00 Policy Waivers Does the project depart from the CAS in content or in other significant No respects? Explanation Does the project require any policy waiver(s)? Yes Explanation The team requested to continue to use the Bank’s Procurement and Consultant Guidelines of 2010 editions (as referred to in the Financing Agreement) for the proposed additional financing (just like for the parent project). Has the waiver(s) been endorsed or approved by Bank Management? Yes Explanation The request has been approved by the Chief Procurement Officer of OPCS (email dated December 7, 2016) pursuant to Section III, Paragraph 4 Table I(C) of the “Bank Procedure- Procurement in IPF and Other Operational Procurement Matters”. Team Composition Bank Staff Name Role Title Specialization Unit Abdoulaye Toure Team Leader Lead Agriculture GFA01 (ADM Economist Responsible) Amadou Alassane Team Leader Sr. Agricultural Co-TTL (Guinea) GFA01 Spec. Erick Herman Abiassi Team Leader Senior Agriculture Co-TTL (Togo, GFA01 Economist Benin) Maurice Adoni Procurement Senior Procurement GGO07 Specialist (ADM Specialist Responsible) Alpha Mamoudou Bah Procurement Senior Procurement GGO07 Specialist Specialist Ngor Sene Financial Financial GGO26 Management Management Specialist Specialist Abdoulaye Gadiere Safeguards Senior GEN07 Specialist Environmental Specialist vii Alexandra C. Sperling Team Member Legal Analyst LEGAM Amadou Ba Team Member Senior Agriculture Co-TTL (Niger) GFA01 Economist Cheikh A. T. Sagna Safeguards Senior Social GSU01 Specialist Development Specialist Emeran Serge M. Safeguards Senior GEN07 Menang Evouna Specialist Environmental Specialist Jose Ramon R. Team Member Senior Counsel LEGCF Pascual IV Juvenal Nzambimana Team Member Senior Operations GFA01 Officer Mariame Bamba Team Member Program Assistant AFCF2 Salam Hailou Team Member Program Assistant GFA01 Sossena Tassew Team Member Operations Analyst GFA01 Locations Country First Administrative Location Planned Actual Comments Division Benin - - X At national level Guinea - - X At national level Niger - - X At national level Togo - - X At national level Institutional Data Parent ( West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program APL (WAAPP-1C)-P122065 ) Practice Area (Lead) Agriculture Contributing Practice Areas Additional Financing Additional Financing for West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP- 1C) ( P158983 ) Practice Area (Lead) Agriculture Contributing Practice Areas Consultants (Will be disclosed in the Monthly Operational Summary) Consultants Required ?No consultants are required viii I. Introduction 1. This Project Paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide additional financings (AF) in the total amount of US$68 million to the Governments of Benin, Guinea, Niger and Togo, and to restructure the regional West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP 1C- P122065). This is in response to the letters received from the Ministries of Finance of Benin (dated 31 March 2016), Guinea (dated 24 October 2014), Niger (dated 31 March 2016), and Togo (dated 18 January 2016). The distribution of the additional financings, all coming from the national IDA allocations, is as follows: Euro 18,300,000 (US$20 million equivalent) for Benin, SDR 16,800,000 (US$23 million equivalent, including US$15 million from the IDA Crisis Response Window, CRW) for Guinea , Euro 13,700,000 (US$15 million equivalent) for Niger, and Euro 9,200,000 (US$10 million equivalent) for Togo. No regional allocation is expected. 2. The proposed AF will be used to support the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and each of the recipient countries, not only to consolidate and scale-up the achievements obtained so far under the original project, but also to focus on new priority areas including youth and women employment, private sector participation, climate change, nutrition, and citizens’ engagement. The project will thus finance activities that would continue to strengthen and expand the use of the tools developed by the parent project, which are mainly aimed at strengthening the regional integration dimension of the project and speeding up the adoption of improved technologies and innovations. These activities will include: (i) strengthening the National Centers of Specialization into Regional Centers of Excellence; (ii) consolidation and expansion of the regional exchange of agricultural technologies and innovations through the regional technology market for scaled-up dissemination and adoption; (iii) modernization of the agricultural extension services and technology transfer systems, including expanded use of innovative approaches, being piloted under the project in some countries— Innovation Platforms (IPs), and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)-based instruments such as E-extension and E-voucher; and (iv) strengthening of both the national seed production and distribution systems and the regional seed market to ensure the availability and use of certified quality seeds. 3. Moreover, building upon the WAAPP’s successful achievements so far (among others, the technologies and innovations released by the program), the project will try to address emerging issues such as nutrition, climate change, youth and women employment, and private sector involvement. The project will thus finance activities that would focus on the scaled-up adoption of those technologies and innovations, which are nutrition-sensitive, respond to climate change (e.g., drought resistant), have high potential for accelerating job creation for youth and women, and which could be commercialized to facilitate private sector investment in the participating countries and the ECOWAS zone. 4. Drawing on the experiences of WAAPP Burkina Faso and Benin, the AF will also finance activities related to citizens’ engagement in each of the four borrowing countries. 5. The development objective, the components’ structure, the institutional arrangements, and the safeguards category of the original project will remain the same for the AF. However, the proposed AF will necessitate restructuring of the original project for (a) a proposed extension of the project’s closing date from March 31, 2017 to December 31, 2019; (b) revision of the Results Framework to reflect the increase in the targets of the indicators; and (c) addition of new indicators 1 to take into account the new focus of the AF on nutrition, job creation/employment, private sector participation and citizens’ engagement. 6. So far, the original project has been restructured six times; all level-2 restructurings that consisted mainly of reallocation of resources between the different categories, alignment of the Results Framework to other series of WAAPP for better monitoring of all projects at the program level, and two extensions of the closing date (for a total period of 9 months). II. Background and Rationale for Additional Financing A. Regional and Country Context 7. Africa’s agricultural development acquired new momentum when, in January 2014, the African Union adopted the ‘Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation’ in which African heads of states and governments recommitted to the principles and value of the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) and agreed to uphold the 10 percent target for public spending on agriculture, to double agricultural productivity, and to sustain agricultural gross domestic product annual growth of at least 6 percent. 8. During the same period, there was a renewed commitment by the development partners to engage and invest in the agricultural sector. Several initiatives have been launched. The United Nations (UN) adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the second SDG, “to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture”. The African Development Bank launched “Feed Africa: Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa, 2016-2025,” which aims at ending hunger and rural poverty in Africa within the next decade. The World Bank has committed itself to the twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030, and boosting shared prosperity (measured as the income of the bottom 40 percent in any given country). B. Sector Context 9. One of the main challenges in West Africa is satisfying the demands of a rapidly growing population that is expected to increase from 300 million in 2011 to about 500 million by 2030. The 2008 food, fuel, and financial crisis has demonstrated that the best strategy to ensure food security in West Africa is to rely on the utilization of the region's huge agricultural potential, as this option would simultaneously contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction. Moreover, meta-analyses conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have shown that the benefits from productivity growth, attributed to agricultural research, exceed their costs by a factor of 10 or more while high rates of return (on the order of 40-60 percent) on investments in science for agriculture have also been proven consistently. 10. Gains from smart investments in agricultural research and development (R&D) were amply demonstrated by the WAAPP impact evaluation of the first phase. The findings of the impact evaluation studies conducted in Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire 1 show that the WAAPP has increased average beneficiaries’ revenues by 34 percent and average yields 1 In addition to the already completed impact evaluation studies for the WAAPP-A Series (first phase of WAAPP Senegal, Ghana and Mali), the impact evaluation studies for the WAAPP-B and C series are currently being conducted. So far, the first results have been obtained for Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire. The impact evaluations are undertaken by independent consultants, hired by the national WAAPP projects, while the overall methodology and process are being supported by CORAF/WECARD and the Bank. 2 by 30 percent, reduced the hunger period by half, and increased staple food availability and nutrition standards in the sub-region. In addition, findings in Cote d’Ivoire indicate that poverty has declined in the project intervention area by around 10 points. In Guinea, the impact evaluation study found that the US$9 million PHRD TF financing of the WAAPP for the rice sector has generated total returns estimated at US$14 million. C. Relationship to the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) 11. The proposed AF is aligned with the Country Assistance Strategies (CAS) 2 of Benin, Guinea and Niger as well as with the CPF for Togo. All of them prioritized agriculture as one of the key sectors to achieve the World Bank’s twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The AF will enhance opportunities for jobs/employment and improve food self- sufficiency, thereby contributing directly to the food security improvement and poverty alleviation in these countries in view of the fact that the majority of the poor are living in the rural areas, and their main activities are in the food crops sector. The AF is also aligned with the UN SDGs, especially with respect to climate change, malnutrition and hunger. D. Original Project Description and Performance 12. The original project, WAAPP-1C, is part of the series of projects under the first phase of the WAAPP program. It was approved by the Board on March 24, 2011, for a total amount of SDR 54.6 million (US$83.8 equivalent), and is currently under implementation with an expected closing date of March 31, 2017. Guinea joined the program through the Japan PHRD Trust Fund 3 financing for a total amount of US$9 million. 13. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the participating countries’ top agricultural commodity priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. 14. Achievements of the overall WAAPP Program and those specific to the original project (WAAPP-1C). The overall progress of the WAAPP towards achievement of the PDO is rated Satisfactory 4. As of October 2016, the project had reached around 8.0 million direct beneficiaries, 43 percent of whom are women, and more than 70 million indirect beneficiaries in the 13 countries. Around 188 improved technologies have been released as regional goods, and adopted by about 4.0 million producers/processors while about 4.6 million hectares are covered by these new technologies. More than 1,000 young scientists have received WAAPP scholarships for higher academic/scientific training. Several of them have returned to their home countries and have re- integrated the national or regional research system, thereby contributing to the replacement of the retiring scientists in agricultural research and extension services. 15. Steady progress has also been made in upgrading the national seed systems and in increasing producers’ access to certified seed. As of October 2016, more than 140,000 tons of certified 2 Except for Togo, the preparation of the next Country Partnership Framework (CPF) of the countries is not due until Fiscal Year 2018, but even then it is likely that agriculture will remain one of the key priority areas. 3 The Japan PHRD TF is co-financing activities under WAAPP-1C to support the development of the rice sector in the four Mano River Union countries (i.e., Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone). 4 The rating of the Implementation Completion Report and Results Report (ICR) for the first phase—Mali, Senegal and Ghana—was upgraded by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) to Highly Satisfactory (from the team’s own assessment of Satisfactory) 3 improved seeds of cereals had been produced with WAAPP support, and the farmers using these seeds have experienced a yield increase ranging from 30 to 150 percent. Moreover, as many of the participating countries do not have enough in-country capacity for certified seed production, the WAAPP, in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded West Africa Seed Project (WASP), has initiated a regional seed market. This market has become popular and is widely used by ECOWAS countries to meet their needs for improved seeds. It was also through this regional market that during the Ebola Outbreak, WAAPP was able to quickly mobilize around 8,500 tons of certified seeds that were distributed among the Ebola-hit countries in a record time as part of the emergency recovery program. 16. The WAAPP has also been providing comprehensive support (infrastructure, training, financing of research activities and regional networking) to establish and upgrade nine commodity- based national centers of specialization (NCoS) 5, engaged in unlocking the potential of priority value chains. The program is also successfully supporting the implementation of a road map to transform these NCoS into Regional Centers of Excellence (RCoE). In addition, WAAPP has supported the modernization of the technology transfer systems through the introduction of innovative approaches such as the E-extension, the E-voucher, the innovation platforms, the adopted schools and villages, the regional technology market which resulted in the adoption of released technologies by about 4.0 million producers/processors, and the use of these technologies on more than 4.5 million hectares. 17. When evaluating the achievements specific to WAAPP-1C, in addition to the achievements described in earlier paragraphs for the overall program, WAAPP-1C is also rated satisfactory both for the Development Objective and Implementation Progress. With regard to the achievements specific to WAAPP-1C, as of November 2016, the project has reached more than two million direct beneficiaries, about 40 technologies have been generated by the NCOS, close to 1.4 million hectares have been covered by the new technologies and more than one million producers/processors have adopted at least one new technology. Table 1 below summarizes the achievements of the PDO-level indicators specific to the AF beneficiary countries. 18. The disbursement performance of the original project is also satisfactory, with more than 96 percent of the funds disbursed, and currently an action plan is being implemented which will ensure full disbursement of the current resources by the closing date of March 31, 2017. The recently conducted safeguards and fiduciary assessments (procurement and financial management) in May/June 2016 gave moderately satisfactory/satisfactory ratings in implementing World Bank guidelines and policies on fiduciary, environmental and social safeguards. 5 The nine NCoS supported by WAAPP are: Roots and tubers (Ghana), Dry land cereals (Senegal), Rice (Mali), Fruits and vegetables (Burkina Faso), Bananas and plantains (Cote d’Ivoire), Aquaculture (Nigeria), Livestock (Niger), Maize (Benin) and Mangrove rice (Sierra Leone). 4 Table 1: Achievement of PDO Indicators for the AF Beneficiary Countries Direct project % Number of Area under Number of Producers beneficiaries Women Technologies Improved and Processors who have Generated Technologies Adopted Improved (ha) Technologies Benin Target 250,000 40 8 300,000 210,000 Actual 432,849 39.5 14 290,040 219,023 % 173% 98% 175% 97% 104% achieved Guinea Target 100,000 40 6 65,000 25,000 Actual 123,929 41.6 6 69,150 26,487 % 124% 104 100 106 106 achieved Niger Target 370,000 40 6 560,000 250,000 Actual 383,670 43 6 578,655 257,052 % 104% 108% 100% 103% 103% achieved Togo Target 250,000 40 NA 120,000 150,000 Actual 238,461 37 NA 114,483 148,638 % 95% 93% NA 95% 99% achieved All 4 Target 970,000 40 20 1,045,000 635,000 countries Actual 1,178,909 40.15 26 1,052,328 651,200 % 121% 100.8% 130% 100.7% 102.5% achieved E. Rationale for Additional Financing 19. The main reasons for the World Bank to support the proposed AF are as follows : (i) To respond to the growing demand from ECOWAS and the recipient countries to consolidate and expand project activities. The WAAPP has achieved tremendous positive results in the beneficiary countries and in the sub region and was designated as the flagship regional program of ECOWAS in the agriculture sector during the Economic Community of West African Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP) +10 6 event, held in Dakar in December 2015. During that gathering, delegates of all 15 ECOWAS countries made an appeal to the World Bank to continue funding the Program as it could be the launch pad for a green revolution in West Africa; (ii) The governments of four countries (Benin, Guinea, Niger and Togo) have agreed that part of their national IDA resources be allocated to the AF with or without the corresponding regional allocation to consolidate and scale-up the program’s promising achievements. They are also committed to fulfil the unfinished agenda by supporting the continuation of the project’s activities for the next three years, given achievements of the program and the need to maintain the momentum. 6 ECOWAP+10 was the review process initiated by ECOWAS (in November 2015) to take stock of the achievement of its Common Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP) ten years after the official launch of the policy in order to reshape and strengthen it to meet the new challenges facing West Africa and its population 5 (iii) To consolidate and strengthen the regional dimension of the project in a sustainable manner. The AF will be used to consolidate and expand the use of the tools developed under the original project to strengthen the regional integration dimension of the project, and speed up the adoption of improved technologies and innovations. These tools include: (a) the regional commodity-based centers of excellence that bring scientists together to produce common goods; (b) the regional technology market that facilitates the exchange of technologies between countries; (c) the regional seed market, which has proven to be an excellent tool to speed up the adoption of certified seeds; and (d) the regional regulations and common strategies, which create an enabling environment for cooperation and benchmarking among the countries. (iv) To maintain the momentum, and build upon WAAPP’s overall successful achievements to address emerging issues. Impact, results and successes so far achieved by WAAPP demonstrate that strengthening of the agricultural sector is indeed possible in West Africa. If the numerous lessons and successes in the recipient countries are replicated and scaled up, they can create more jobs for hundreds of thousands of young entrepreneurs, improve the nutrition standards and mitigate the impact of climate change. They can also accelerate agricultural growth, poverty reduction and food self- sufficiency in the recipient countries. F. Consideration of Alternative Funding 20. Alternative funding options for the proposed activities have been considered and rejected. They included financing from the government budget, other development partners, and the private sector. The governments in the four countries have not been able to fully mobilize their expected financial contributions as anticipated under the original project, and even when these contributions were made, they were often not substantial and/or not provided on time. In addition to the limited government resources in these countries, the investments of other financial and technical partners in the food crops sector are also limited, except that for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which is active in this sector in all four countries. 21. Despite these fiscal shortcomings, the countries have agreed to make some contribution towards financing of the AF although it will cover only 5 to 10 percent of the project cost. In addition, the project is developing a technology mass adoption strategy in each country in close collaboration with other donor-funded projects and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). One of the key challenges of the AF will, therefore, be to put necessary mechanisms in place to actively involve the private sector and mobilize some of their resources for the development of the targeted value chains. G. Consistency with the IDA Crisis Response Window Objectives 22. The IDA Crisis Response Window (CRW), approved by the Board of Directors on December 10, 2009, assists countries to develop, implement and monitor programs to manage the poverty, social, and economic impact of the global economic crisis, and to provide financial assistance to protect core spending on health, education, social safety nets, infrastructure, and agriculture. As indicated above, Guinea’s share will be funded by a US$15 million credit from the CRW. The 2015 Ebola virus outbreak has negatively impacted the vulnerable poor rural households in Guinea, and as the country is still recovering from this crisis, these resources from CRW, to be combined with an IDA credit of US$8 million, will be used to continue the restoration of lost 6 productive capacity of small-scale producers in a gender-sensitive manner through various measures including strengthening of the seed systems. III. Proposed changes Summary of Proposed Changes The AF does not entail any change in the project development objective, component structure, implementation arrangements or safeguards categories. It will rather consolidate and scale-up the achievements obtained so far under the original project and also focus on new priority areas including employment, private sector participation, nutrition, and citizens’ engagements. Consequently, the changes resulting from the AF consist of: (i) an increase in the costs of the components, (ii) an update of the results framework (to not only increase the targets of the indicators but also to add new indicators); and (iii) an extension of the closing date of the original project. Change in Implementing Agency Yes [ ] No [ X ] Change in Project's Development Objectives Yes [ ] No [ X ] Change in Results Framework Yes [ X ] No [ ] Change in Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes [ ] No [ X ] Change of EA Category Yes [ ] No [ X ] Other Changes to Safeguards Yes [ ] No [ X ] Change in Legal Covenants Yes [ ] No [ X ] Change in Loan Closing Date(s) Yes [ X ] No [ ] Cancellations Proposed Yes [ ] No [ X ] Change in Disbursement Arrangements Yes [ ] No [ X ] Reallocation between Disbursement Categories Yes [ ] No [ X ] Change in Disbursement Estimates Yes [ X ] No [ ] Change to Components and Cost Yes [ X ] No [ ] Change in Institutional Arrangements Yes [ ] No [ X ] Change in Financial Management Yes [ ] No [ X ] Change in Procurement Yes [ ] No [ X ] Change in Implementation Schedule Yes [ X ] No [ ] Other Change(s) Yes [ ] No [ X ] Development Objective/Results PHHHDO Project’s Development Objective Original PDO To generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the participating countries' top agricultural commodity priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region's top agricultural commodity priorities, as outlined in the ECOWAP. 7 Change in Results Framework PHHCRF Explanation: The Results Framework has been revised to: (i) increase the end targets of the indicators; (ii) add two new PDO level indicators to better capture the regional integration and technology dissemination activities; and (iii) add four new intermediate level indicators on employment, private sector participation, nutrition, and citizens’ engagement, to cover the additional/new priorities under the AF (see Annex 1 for the updated results framework). Compliance PHHHCompl Covenants - Additional Financing ( Additional Financing for West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP- 1C) - P158983 ) Source of Finance Description of Date Funds Agreement Recurrent Frequency Action Covenants Due Reference Conditions PHCondTbl Source Of Fund Name Type IDA Execution of the Subsidiary Effectiveness Grant Agreement with each participating country Description of Condition The Subsidiary Grant Agreement has been: (i) executed on behalf of each Recipient and CORAF; and (ii) duly authorized by each Recipient and CORAF and is legally binding upon the Recipient and CORAF in accordance with its terms. PHCondTbl Source Of Fund Name Type IDA CRW Execution of the Subsidiary Effectiveness Grant Agreement with each participating country Description of Condition The Subsidiary Grant Agreement has been: (i) executed on behalf of each Recipient and CORAF; and (ii) duly authorized by each Recipient and CORAF and is legally binding upon the Recipient and CORAF in accordance with its terms. Risk PHHHRISKS Risk Category Rating (H, S, M, L) 1. Political and Governance Moderate 2. Macroeconomic Moderate 3. Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate 4. Technical Design of Project or Program Low 5. Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Moderate 8 6. Fiduciary Moderate 7. Environment and Social Low 8. Stakeholders Moderate 9. Other OVERALL Moderate Finance PHHHFin Loan Closing Date - Additional Financing (Additional Financing for West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP- 1C) - P158983) Source of Funds Proposed Additional Financing Loan Closing Date IDA recommitted as a Credit 31-Dec-2019 IDA Credit from CRW 31-Dec-2019 Loan Closing Date(s) - Parent (West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program PHHCLCD APL (WAAPP-1C) - P122065) Explanation: The closing date of the original project will be extended from March 31, 2017 to December 31, 2019 in order to allow implementation of the AF activities. Original Current Closing Proposed Previous Closing Date(s) Ln/Cr/TF Status Closing Date Date Closing Date 31-Dec- IDA-48770 Effective 30-Jun-2016 31-Mar-2017 31-Dec-2016, 31-Mar-2017 2019 IDA-48830 Effective 30-Jun-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2016, 31-Dec-2016 IDA-H6490 Effective 30-Jun-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2016, 31-Dec-2016 31-Dec- 30-Jun-2016, 31-Dec-2016, IDA-H6510 Effective 30-Jun-2016 31-Mar-2017 2019 31-Mar-2017 31-Dec- 30-Jun-2016, 31-Dec-2016, IDA-H6520 Effective 30-Jun-2016 31-Mar-2017 2019 31-Mar-2017 IDA-H6540 Closed 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 TF-10826 Effective 30-Jun-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2016, 31-Dec-2016 TF-99510 Effective 30-Jun-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2016, 31-Dec-2016 TF-99511 Effective 30-Jun-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2016, 31-Dec-2016 31-May-2015, 31-Aug-2015, TF-99557 Closed 31-May-2015 31-Aug-2015 05-Feb-2016 30-Jun-2016, 31-Dec-2016, TF-99674 Effective 30-Jun-2016 31-Mar-2017 31-Mar-2017 Change in Disbursement (including all sources of Financing)PHHCDE Estimates 9 Explanation: The change in the disbursement estimates results from the additional resources from the AF. The estimates are for the duration of the AF. Expected Disbursements (in USD Millions)(including all Sources of Financing) Fiscal Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 Annual 8.00 25.00 25.00 10.00 Cumulative 8.00 33.00 58.00 68.00 Benin Annual 2.20 7.40 7.40 3.00 Cumulative 2.20 9.60 17.00 20.00 Guinea Annual 2.53 8.51 8.51 3.45 Cumulative 2.53 11.04 19.55 23.00 Niger Annual 1.65 5.55 5.55 2.25 Cumulative 1.65 7.20 12.75 15.00 Togo Annual 1.10 3.70 3.70 1.50 Cumulative 1.10 4.80 8.50 10.00 Allocations - Additional Financing (Additional Financing for West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP- 1C) - P158983) Source of Category of Allocation Disbursement (%) Currency Fund Expenditure Proposed Proposed BJ Works under Parts 2.3 and IDA USD 1,200,000.00 100.00 3.3(ii) of the Project BJ Gds, cons. serv., training, study tours, IDA USD workshops and 600,000.00 27.00 Op. Costs under (a) Parts 1.2, 1.5 & 4 (i) BJ Gds, cons. serv., training, IDA USD study tours, 16,000,000.00 100.00 workshops and Op. Costs under 10 (b) Parts 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2, 3.2, 3.3 & 4 (ii) BJ Small Grants under Part 2.1 of the Project and IDA USD 1,500,000.00 100.00 Grants under Part 3.1(b) of the Project BJ Grants under IDA USD Part 3.1(a) of the 700,000.00 29.00 Project NE Works under Parts 2.3 and IDA USD 1,000,000.00 100.00 3.3(ii) of the Project NE Gds, cons. serv., training, study tours, IDA USD workshops and 500,000.00 23.00 Op. Costs under (a) Parts 1.2, 1.5 & 4 (i) NE Gds, cons. serv., training, study tours, workshops and IDA USD 11,400,000.00 100.00 Op. Costs under (b) Parts 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2, 3.2, 3.3 & 4 (ii) NE Small Grants under Part 2.1 of the Project and IDA USD 1,600,000.00 100.00 Grants under Part 3.1(b) of the Project NE Grants under IDA USD Part 3.1(a) of the 500,000.00 21.00 Project TG Works under Parts 2.3 and IDA USD 1,300,000.00 100.00 3.3(ii) of the Project TG Gds, cons. IDA USD 300,000.00 18.00 serv., training, 11 study tours, workshops and Op. Costs under (a) Parts 1.2, 1.5 & 4 (i) TG Gds, cons. serv., training, study tours, workshops and IDA USD 6,800,000.00 100.00 Op. Costs under (b) Parts 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2, 3.2, 3.3 & 4 (ii) TG Small Grants under Part 2.1 of the Project and IDA USD 1,200,000.00 100.00 Grants under Part 3.1(b) of the Project TG Grants under IDA USD Part 3.1(a) of the 400,000.00 17.00 Project GN Works under Parts 2.3 and IDA USD 1,078,260.87 100.00 3.3(ii) of the Project GN Gds, cons. serv., training, study tours, IDA USD workshops and 243,478.26 32.00 Op. Costs under (a) Parts 1.2, 1.5 & 4 (i) GN Gds, cons. serv., training, study tours, workshops and IDA USD 5,913,043.48 100.00 Op. Costs under (b) Parts 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2, 3.2, 3.3 & 4 (ii) GN Small Grants under Part 2.1 of the Project and IDA USD 486,956.52 100.00 Grants under Part 3.1(b) of the Project 12 GN Grants under Part 3.1(a) of the 278,260.87 33.00 IDA USD Project Total: 53,000,000.00 GN Works under Parts 2.3 and IDAW USD 2,021,739.00 100.00 3.3(ii) of the Project GN Gds, cons. serv., training, study tours, IDAW USD workshops and 456,522.00 32.00 Op. Costs under (a) Parts 1.2, 1.5 & 4 (i) GN Gds, cons. serv., training, study tours, workshops and IDAW USD 11,086,957.00 100.00 Op. Costs under (b) Parts 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2, 3.2, 3.3 & 4 (ii) GN Small Grants under Part 2.1 of the Project and IDAW USD 913,043.00 100.00 Grants under Part 3.1(b) of the Project GN Grants under Part 3.1(a) of the 521,739.00 33.00 IDAW USD Project Total: 15,000,000.00 Components PHHHCompo Change to Components and Cost PHHCCC Explanation: The components of the original project are still relevant for the proposed AF. Additional resources will be added to each component to finance the new activities under the AF (detailed description of the AF activities is attached as Annex 2). Main activities under the AF will be as follows: Component 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies (US$4.3 million equivalent). The AF will: (i) scale-up the 13 dissemination of sub-regional regulations on genetic materials, fertilizers and agrochemicals, started under the parent project; (ii) continue to strengthen CORAF’s knowledge management, information and communication systems; (iii) continue to support CORAF/WECARD’s effort to update the strategy to mainstream climate change considerations in research and development programs carried out by the participating countries; and (iv) assist the countries in finalizing the setting up of their sustainable funding mechanism for technology generation and dissemination. Component 2: Strengthening National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System (US$13.8 million equivalent) The component will finance: (i) implementation of the action plans of Benin and Niger to transform their National Centers of Specialization (NCoS) into Regional Centers of Excellence (RCoE) for agricultural research on maize and livestock respectively; and (ii) upgrading of the adaptive research systems of Togo and Guinea as they do not have NCoS, to enable them to participate more actively in the network of the RCoE with the aim of bringing and adapting maximum number of technologies and innovations from the sub- region. Component 3: Funding of Demand-Driven Technology Generation and Adoption (US$42.1 million equivalent). The component will finance: (i) both the regional and national competitive grant schemes (including completion of the ongoing research project under the competitive agriculture grant schemes, and a limited number of new on-demand projects that may be commissioned); (ii) scaling up the adoption of released technologies in order to bridge the yield gap between producers and research centers, and reinforcing the dissemination of technologies, generated under the project; (iii) expanding the availability to, and access of producers to genetically improved seeds, planting materials, fingerlings, breed stock and other such materials. Component 4: Project Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (US$7.8 million equivalent). The project will continue to finance the existing PCUs in Togo, Niger, Benin and Guinea, each of which will be reinforced with additional staff including a Technologies Marketing Specialist and an Environmental/Social Safeguard Specialist. Moreover, the AF will also finance independent supervision missions and reporting by civil society institutions. Current Proposed Current Component Proposed Cost Cost Action Name Component Name (US$M) (US$M) Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, No change 9.26 13.56 Revised Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies Strengthening National Centers of Specializations No change 38.40 52.20 Revised (NCoS)/Strengthening of the Research System Funding of Demand- Driven Technology No change 50.33 92.43 Revised Generation and Adoption Project Coordination, Management, Monitoring No change 15.00 22.80 Revised and Evaluation 14 Total: 112.99 180.99 Other Change(s) PHHHOthC PHImplemeDel Implementing Agency Name Type Action Change in Implementation Schedule PHHCISch Explanation: There will be change in the implementation schedule as the closing date of the original project is being extended for the purpose of the AF. Appraisal Summary PHHHAppS Economic and Financial Analysis PHHASEFA Explanation: The Economic and Financial Analysis shows that the Additional Financing is economically viable at the regional level. The Net Present Value (NPV), consolidated at the regional level, is approximately US$104.8 million against a projected cost allocation of US$68 million. The Economic Internal Rate of Return (EIRR) for the entire project is estimated at 29 percent. A sensitivity analysis was performed using some of the main variables affecting the model. The results are encouraging even when one considers raising the cost by 50 percent, decrease benefits by 50 percent and a two-year delay in the generation of benefits. The corresponding EIRR with these three scenarios are 15.9 percent, 12.4 percent and 16.6 percent respectively, while the corresponding NPVs are US$57.1 million, US$21.8 million and US$52.0 million (see Annex 5 for detailed Economic and Financial Analysis). Technical Analysis PHHASTA Explanation: No major changes Social Analysis PHHASSA Explanation: During the five years of implementation of WAAPP-1C, the participating countries have received extensive support from both the World Bank and CORAF/WECARD’s Social and Environmental Safeguards specialists. Series of successful regional training workshops, both on Safeguards and Gender and Social Assessment, were held in addition to hands-on training activities in the field. Each country and CORAF now have dedicated social and environmental safeguards Focal Points who oversee the implementation of the social and environmental safeguards and also identify mitigation measures. A recent assessment study has shown that these country- level Focal Points have the required knowledge as well as a good grasp and control of safeguards handling, and that they are regularly monitoring project activities to ensure the identification of problems and implementation of mitigation measures. The implementation of the safeguard measures aspect has been rated as satisfactory by the World Bank’s social and environmental safeguards specialists during the last Implementation Support Mission (ISM) of September/November 2016. Overall, The project has retained its rating B for the safeguards category due to its limited, low to negligible impact and manageability, and as such has continued following the same safeguard policies, which were followed by the parent project, namely OP/BP 4.01 (Environmental 15 Assessment), OP 4.09 (Pest Management) for all the four countries, and OP/BP 4.12 (Involuntary Resettlement), only in case of Guinea. To that extent, this AF has respectively updated the parent project’s safeguard instruments in light of the lessons learned and the opportunities missed. These safeguard documents were cleared by the Bank and publicly disclosed on November 18, 2016 both in-country and at the InfoShop prior to appraisal. However, if any of the three countries (Benin, Togo and Niger) encounters, during project implementation, issues of land acquisition resulting in the loss of land or asset and/or restriction of access to sources of livelihood due to physical resettlement of people, then the project must undertake a Level 1 restructuring and prepare a resettlement action plan (RAP), commensurate to the level of impact, satisfactory to the Bank in terms of compliance. Regarding safeguards’ implementation and performance monitoring and reporting, WAAPP has been implemented by a regional agency (CORAF-WECARD) with the assistance of a Social and Environmental Safeguards Team that oversees safeguards compliance. In addition, each country team comprises a dedicated group of safeguards specialists/social and environment specialists to ensure due diligence. Both CORAF and project safeguard teams were trained by the World Bank safeguard specialists, and are working in tandem to ensure proper management of safeguards’ performance. This tri-partite relationship will be continued throughout the implementation of this AF. For this particular purpose, a provision has been included in the AF for each participating country to facilitate the recruitment of environmental and/or social safeguard specialists as additional project staff, as needed. Additional safeguards training workshops are being planned to enhance the technical knowledge of different country safeguards specialists. Today, WAAPP is a well-known program and highly appreciated by many farmers and stakeholders in all ECOWAS countries, but particularly in the four target countries (Niger, Benin, Togo and Guinea). The adoption of hundreds of new agricultural technologies, developed by WAAPP over the past decade (2007-present), has led to an increasing and far-lasting positive cultural impact on the livelihoods of beneficiary communities. The AF will, therefore, be built on these achievements. The overall activities of the AF are expected to provide huge positive socio-economic benefits to hundreds of thousands of Guineans, Togolese, Beninese and Nigeriens whose main livelihoods depend largely on agricultural research and development. The scaling up of dissemination of the new released technologies under the AF will greatly benefit the producers as well as agricultural cooperatives and/or the private sector. A variety of income generation activities and new technologies, developed by the WAAPP, are already being used by individual women, youth and vulnerable persons as well as by groups/associations for their socio-economic development. This is further strengthened by the strong capacity building program supported under WAAPP whereby hundreds of young men and women are being offered scholarships to pursue Master’s and/or Doctoral studies in various disciplines of agricultural development. Consequently, a gradual renewal of interest towards the agriculture sector has been observed among women and youth during the past few years. The outcome of the rounds of participatory consultation and engagement with the citizens has been taken into account in the design of the AF sub-activities with the aim of encouraging both the ownership and social accountability (full determination to ensuring that project is successfully implemented) by the beneficiaries. The objective of all this is to ensure that the project promotes sustainable development among the beneficiary communities in the project areas in particular, and in each of the participating countries as a whole. Environmental Analysis PHHASEnvA Explanation: As stated earlier, the implementation of the safeguard measures under the parent project has been rated satisfactory by the social and environmental safeguards specialists of the Bank during the last safeguards teams’ mission of June 2016. Each country and CORAF have dedicated social and environmental safeguards Focal Points who oversee the implementation of the social and environmental safeguards, identify problems, and take 16 mitigation measures. A capacity building plan was also implemented. Two regional training workshops, included in a capacity building plan, were organized in Dakar (April 2011) and Freetown (April 2013) for all safeguard Focal Points. Additional training sessions were conducted in each country by the Bank’s local offices. A recent assessment study reveals that the safeguard Focal Points have the required knowledge and are regularly monitoring project activities to ensure that problems are identified and mitigation measures implemented. Therefore, the safeguards rating of category B and the type of policies, initiated under the original project, will be maintained under the AF. The WAAPP-1C safeguard instruments, namely Environmental and Social Management Framework-(ESMF) and the Pest Management Plan (PMP), have been updated separately for each country and presented on the regional website, managed by CORAF in each country. In Guinea, where the parent project was supporting the rice sector only, the AF will expand project activities to cover additional agricultural sub-sectors including roots and tuber, cereals, livestock and aquaculture. For this purpose, a new set of safeguard documents has been prepared, i.e. ESMF, PMP, and a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF). The AF is expected to have a positive environmental impact through its support for agricultural technologies that promote better use of land and water resources and mitigate climate change risks. As stated in earlier paragraphs, a provision has been made in the AF to recruit environmental/social safeguard specialists as additional project staff in each country to address the problem of high turn-over of the Focal Points. Moreover, the ESMF includes further provisions for capacity building at all levels for successful implementation of the project safeguards measures, in compliance with national and Bank safeguard policies. The PMP sets forth the basic principles that each member-country would follow for proper handling of possible use of pesticides keeping in view that the AF focuses mostly on the dissemination of agricultural technologies. Risk PHHASRisk Explanation: The risk ratings for the original project have been maintained for the AF, including the overall risk rating of Moderate. (i) Political and Governance risks are considered to be Moderate in the four countries in light of the political stability, the clear commitment demonstrated by the recipient governments to the project and the well performing implementing agencies of the project. (ii) In terms of macro-economic and sector strategies and policies, the risks are also rated as Moderate. (iii) Technical Design of Project and Institutional Capacity for Implementation risks are both considered Low. (iv) Environmental and Social Risks are considered to be Moderate. The project has already demonstrated that its impact on the environment is low while on the social side, it will most likely be positive. (v) Stakeholder risks are considered to be Low. The project is in high demand by the stakeholders, who are committed to the implementation of the proposed AF as well as to sustainable development of the targeted value chains. The expansion of the innovation platforms will scale up the involvement of all value chain actors in the project activities as they will be empowered to plan and implement activities for the development of the value chains. 23. Lessons learned and reflected in the AF design. Lessons learned from the implementation of the first phase reinforce the need for the AF, and can be summarized as follows: (i) A regional approach is essential to quickly achieve the positive results of a “green revolution” in Africa. The WAAPP developed several tools to facilitate regional integration including the regional seed market, the regional technology and innovation market, the centers of specialization and the common rating process. These tools have proven to be efficient in helping the participating countries to access easily and benefit from the exchange of technologies, innovations, expertise and knowledge generated in the sub-region. The AF 17 will, therefore, continue to strengthen and expand the use of these tools. The latter should also be sustained in the longer term and included in the ECOWAS regional agricultural strategy and the national agricultural policies of the participating countries. (ii) A large stock of technologies has been developed by the WAAPP and made available to the participating countries. The challenge is now how to accelerate their adoption by the stakeholders, and how to attract the private sector investments, and how to develop more small scale enterprises. In view of the fact that meeting these challenges goes beyond the agriculture sector, and obviously requires new skills, a provision has been kept in the AF to reinforce the PCU staff through the recruitment of a private sector specialist. (iii) The adoption and dissemination of ECOWAS regulations on seeds, fertilizers and pesticides have facilitated the exchange of technologies and innovation but road blocks, harassment at the borders, and certain rules applied by the customs are increasing the cost of technologies. The AF will finance training, in-depth dialogue and other activities with the customs offices at national and regional level to reduce the transaction cost for exchange of technologies. 24. Geographic scope and beneficiaries. The AF will continue to be implemented at the national level in each of the recipient countries. But it will scale-up project activities to cover additional beneficiaries with a focus on small scale farmers, young entrepreneurs, women and agro-processors. The project will also develop a mechanism to encourage the private sector to invest in project activities and in the innovation platforms, mainly in the domain of commercial seeds and tissue culture for vegetative crops, agro-processing, fabrication of mechanical tools and processing equipment. 25. Links with other initiatives. The AF will establish close linkages with ongoing projects and organizations, which are supporting WAAPP targeted value chains. More specifically, it will develop Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to strengthen the synergies between the WAAPP and the relevant Bank projects in the agricultural sector in the sub-region and agricultural sector in each of the recipient countries including: (i) the Agricultural Development Support Projects in Togo, Benin and Guinea; (ii) the Climate Smart Agriculture Project, and the National Agro-pastoral Market Development Project in Niger; (iii) the Sahel Pastoralism Project and (iv) the Sahel Irrigation Project. It will also support CORAF/WECARD, collaborate at the regional level with the USAID funded WASP Project, and extend this collaboration to the Islamic Development Bank’s regional project and the African Development Bank’s new initiative known as “Africa Feeding Africa”, or the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program. The AF will also strengthen the linkage with the relevant CGIAR centers to ensure that the technologies released by these centers are transferred to producers in the participating countries to improve their livelihood and to promote entrepreneurship mainly among the youth. The project will scale up the implementation of the concept of collaboration for mass adoption, developed under the parent project, through the organization of technology fairs and the signing of MOUs with relevant projects and programs of dissemination of improved technologies to expedite the transformation of agricultural sector in West Africa. IV. World Bank Grievance Redress 26. Communities and individuals who believe that they are adversely affected by a World Bank (WB) supported project may submit complaints to existing project-level grievance redress mechanisms or the WB’s Grievance Redress Service (GRS). The GRS ensures that complaints 18 received are promptly reviewed in order to address project-related concerns. Project-affected communities and individuals may submit their complaints to the WB’s independent Inspection Panel which determines whether harm occurred, or could occur, as a result of WB non-compliance with its policies and procedures. Complaints may be submitted at any time after concerns have been brought directly to the World Bank's attention, and the Bank Management has been given an opportunity to respond. For information on how to submit complaints to the World Bank’s corporate Grievance Redress Service (GRS), please visit http://www.worldbank.org/GRS. For information on how to submit complaints to the World Bank Inspection Panel, please visit www.inspectionpanel.org. 19 Annex 1: Revised Results Framework and Monitoring Indicators Annex 1A: Summary of the Revisions of the Monitoring Indicators PDO Current Proposed Comments/ Rationale for Change The PDO is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved No change N/A technologies in the participating countries’ top agricultural commodity priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities, as outlined in the ECOWAP Revisions to the PDO indicators Current Proposed change Comments/ Rationale for Change Direct project beneficiaries 40 Increase in the end-target from 1.42 Taking into account the percent of whom are female million to 3.9 million direct achievements to date and beneficiaries adding the expected additional results under the additional financing (AF) Technologies generated by the Increase in the end-target from 28 to Taking into account the project with at least 15 percent 59 technologies. achievements to date and productivity increase over the adding the expected control technology additional results under the AF Guinea is a non-NCoS country, but it hosts Mali NCoS’ sub-station for upland Rice. Area under improved technologies Increase in the end-target from 1.23 Taking into account the disseminated under the project million ha to 2.92 million ha achievements to date and adding the expected additional results under the AF Processors/producers who have Increase in the end-target from Taking into account the adopted at least one new improved 820,000 to 2.39 million achievements to date and technology, made available by the processors/producers adding the expected project additional results under the AF Beneficiaries who are using NEW INDICATOR technology generated/released by (applicable only to the other countries’ NCOS (at least 3) four countries under the (by country, cumulative) AF). To better capture the regional integration 20 and technology dissemination activities Producers with knowledge of NEW INDICATOR technologies generated/released by (applicable only to the the project (by country) (percent) four countries under the AF). To better capture the technology dissemination activities Revisions to the Intermediate Results Indicators Current (PAD) Proposed change Comments/ Rationale for Change National regulations on genetic No change materials, fertilizer, and pesticides aligned with regional (ECOWAS) regulations and adopted Regulations for fertilizer at No change ECOWAS level developed and adopted A system for data collection, No change Indicator will continue to analysis and reporting on be used for monitoring agricultural technologies, research the project activities skills, and agricultural productivity under the AF established/operational at national and regional (CORAF/WECARD) levels Hits for the national/regional web- Increase in the end-target from Taking into account the based information system of 118,200 to 552,270 hits achievements to date and agricultural technologies and adding the expected research skills additional results under the AF National/regional action plan on No change Indicator will continue to gender, communication, and be used for project climate change developed activities monitoring under the AF Technologies generated/adapted by Increase in the end-target from 33 to Taking into account the NCoS, and demonstrated by the 60 achievements to date and project in the project area (for adding the expected NCoS countries) additional results under the AF Technologies generated outside the Increase in the end-target from 16 to Taking into account the country and tested by a non-NCoS 57 technologies achievements to date and country (for non-NCoS countries) adding the expected additional results under the additional financing Technologies generated/adapted by Increase in the end-target from 11 to Taking into account the NCoS and demonstrated in at least 29 technologies achievements to date and 3 ECOWAS countries outside the adding the expected 21 country of origin (for non-NCoS additional results under countries) the AF Guinea is a non-NCoS country but it has generated some technologies of upland rice acting as a sub- station for the Mali NCoS Training provided to clients Increase in the end-target from Taking into account the (includes scientists, extension 39,434 to 126,941 days of trainings achievements to date and agents, agro-dealers, farmers, to clients adding the expected community members, etc.) additional results under the AF Scientific exchange visits Increase in the end-target from 72 to Taking into account the 126 exchange visits/study tours achievements to date and adding the expected additional results under the AF Scholarships (disaggregated by Increase in the end-target from 322 to Taking into account the M.Sc. and Ph.D.) 447 scholarships achievements to date and adding the expected additional results under the AF. Multi-country research proposals Increase in the end-target from 10 to Taking into account the financed by the regional 15 proposals achievements to date and Competitive Agricultural Research adding the expected Grant Scheme (CARGS) additional results under maintained by CORAF/WECARD) the AF National Demand-Driven Research Increase in the end-target from 104 to Taking into account the Proposals Projects Financed by the 110 research proposals achievements to date and National CARGS adding the expected additional results under the AF Technologies generated under the Increase in the end-target from 33 to Taking into account the CARGS and demonstrated by the 129 technologies achievements to date and project in the project areas adding the expected additional results under the AF. Guinea is a non-NCoS country, but it hosts Mali NCoS’ sub-station for upland Rice. Demonstration plots established Increase in the end-target from 1,270 Taking into account the to 5,561 demonstration plots achievements to date and adding the expected additional results under the AF 22 Genetic material (foundation seed Increase in the end-targets: Taking into account the and breeder stock) produced with -Rice: from 350 to 8,568 tons achievements to date and the project support - Cassava: from 25 to 412 ha adding the expected - Maize: from 500 to 1,040 tons additional results under - Improved breed - Straw: from 8,000 the AF to 20,000 Publications released in regional / Increase in the end-target from 37 to Taking into account the national magazines 137 publications achievements to date and adding the expected additional results under the AF Nutritive sensitive (fortified) NEW INDICATOR technologies adopted by processors (applicable only to the (number) four countries under the AF). For the new activities under the AF targeting nutrition Investment proposals prepared and NEW INDICATOR presented to private investors (who (applicable only to the should have at least 10 full-time and four countries under the seasonal employees) AF). For the new activities under the AF, targeting private sector participation Beneficiaries in jobs created as a NEW INDICATOR result of project interventions (full- (applicable only to the time all year, full-time in season) four countries under the AF). For the new activities under the AF targeting job creation Procurement and FM activities are No Change Indicator will continue to executed in conformity with the be used for monitoring timing of the procurement plan, the project activities under implementation manual, IDA the AF procedures Project reports are presented within No Change Indicator will continue to 45 days of the end of the relevant be used for monitoring period project activities under the AF A harmonized M & E system is No Change Indicator will continue to established and operational for data be used for monitoring collection, analysis and reporting project activities under the AF Sub-project granted with No Change Indicator will continue to environmental management plan be used for monitoring implemented effectively project activities under the AF Disbursement rate of funds New disbursement estimates for the Indicator will continue to AF be used for monitoring 23 project activities under the AF. Supervision missions by civil society NEW INDICATOR (applicable only to the four countries under the AF). For the new activities under the AF concerning citizens’ engagement 24 Annex 1B: WAAPP-1C Additional Financing – Revised Results Framework D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 PDO level indicators BJ 432,849 500,000 600,000 900,000 GN 123,929 200,000 300,000 800,000 1.Direct project LI 241,040 241,040 241,040 241,040 Supervision beneficiaries 40% of NE 383,670 450,000 550,000 700,000 missions and PCU and whom are female R Number Annual Annual CORAF/ (cumulative, SL 288,083 288,083 288,083 288,083 assessments/ WECARD disaggregated by TG 238,461 350,000 450,000 500,000 survey country) CI 301,200 301,200 301,200 301,200 GA 136,494 136,494 136,494 136,494 TOTAL 2,145,726 2,466,817 2,866,817 3,866,817 2. Technologies BJ 14 14 16 20 generated by the GN 6 10 15 15 project with at least LI N/A N/A N/A N/A Supervision 15% productivity NE 6 8 10 10 missions and PCU and increase over the R Number SL 14 14 14 14 Annual annual CORAF/ control technology TG N/A N/A N/A N/A assessments/ WECARD (for NCoS countries) CI N/A N/A N/A N/A survey (cumulative, disaggregated by GA N/A N/A N/A N/A country) TOTAL 40 46 55 59 3. Area under BJ 290,040 400,000 500,000 600,000 Supervision PCU and improved R Hectare GN 69,150 300,000 450,000 600,000 Annual missions and CORAF/ technologies LI 102,749 102,749 102,749 102,749 annual WECARD 25 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 disseminated under NE 578,655 650,000 800,000 1,000,000 assessments/ the project SL 113,881 113,881 113,881 113,881 survey (cumulative, TG 114,483 200,000 300,000 350,000 disaggregated by CI 98,120 98,120 98,120 98,120 country) GA 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 TOTAL 1,423,078 1,920,750 2,420,750 2,920,750 4. BJ 219,023 300,000 400,000 500,000 Processors/producers GN 26,487 200,000 300,000 500,000 who have adopted at LI 103,604 103,604 103,604 103,604 Supervision least one new missions and PCU and improved NE 257,052 350,000 450,000 500,000 R Number Annual annual CORAF/ technology, made SL 249,164 249,164 249,164 249,164 assessments/ WECARD available by the TG 148 638 200 000 300,000 350,000 survey project (cumulative, disaggregated by CI 123,680 123,680 123,680 123,680 country) GA 69,139 69,139 69,139 69,139 TOTAL 1,196,787 1,595,587 1,995,587 2,395,587 BJ 1,500 50,000 100,000 150,000 5. Beneficiaries who GN 5,000 50,000 100,000 200,000 are using technology LI N/A N/A N/A N/A Supervision generated/released by missions and PCU and other countries’ NE 11,500 50,000 100,000 150,000 New Number Annual annual CORAF/ NCoS (at least 3) SL N/A N/A N/A N/A assessments/ WECARD (cumulative, TG 6,000 10,000 50,000 100,000 survey disaggregated by country) CI N/A N/A N/A N/A GA N/A N/A N/A N/A TOTAL 24,000 160,000 350,000 600,000 New Percent BJ 0 60 70 75 Annual 26 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 GN 0 60 70 75 6. Producers with LI N/A N/A N/A N/A knowledge of NE 0 60 70 75 Annual PCU and technologies SL N/A N/A N/A N/A assessment/ CORAF/ generated/released by TG 0 60 70 75 survey WECARD the project CI N/A N/A N/A N/A GA N/A N/A N/A N/A Intermediate Results Indicators Component 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-Regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies 1.1 National BJ 3 3 3 3 regulations on genetic materials, GN 3 3 3 3 fertilizer and LI 3 3 3 3 Supervision pesticides aligned NE 3 3 3 3 missions and PCU and with regional C Number Annual annual CORAF/ (ECOWAS) SL 3 3 3 3 assessments/ WECARD regulations and TG 2 3 3 3 survey adopted (cumulative, CI N/A N/A N/A N/A disaggregated by country) GA 2 2 2 2 PCU and 1.2 Regulations for Supervision CORAF/ fertilizer at missions and WECARD ECOWAS level C Yes/No CORAF Y Y Y Y Annual annual developed and assessments/ adopted survey 1.3 A system for data BJ Y Y Y Y Supervision PCU and collection, analysis GN Y Y Y Y C Yes/No Annual missions and CORAF/ and reporting on LI Y Y Y Y annual WECARD agricultural NE Y Y Y Y 27 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 technologies, SL Y Y Y Y assessments/ research skills, and TG Y Y Y Y survey agricultural GA Y Y Y Y productivity is established at national and regional CORAF Y Y Y Y (CORAF/WECARD) levels 1.4 Hits for the BJ 15,248 17,000 18,500 20,000 national/regional GN 2,000 5,000 7,000 10,000 web-based LI 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Supervision information system NE 4,200 6,000 8,000 10,000 missions and PCU and of agricultural R Number SL 2,270 2,270 2,270 2,270 Annual annual CORAF/ technologies and TG 1,100 5,000 10,000 10,000 assessments/ WECARD research skills CI N/A N/A N/A N/A survey (cumulative, GA 0 0 0 0 disaggregated by country) CORAF 234,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 TOTAL 258,818 335,270 445,770 552,270 1.5 National/regional BJ 3 3 3 3 action plan on GN 3 3 3 3 gender, LI 2 2 2 2 Supervision communication, and NE 3 3 3 3 missions and PCU and climate change Number SL 3 3 3 3 Annual annual CORAF/ C developed TG 3 3 3 3 assessments/ WECARD (cumulative, CI N/A N/A N/A N/A survey disaggregated by GA 2 2 2 2 country) CORAF 3 3 3 3 Component 2: National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System 2.1 Technologies R Number BJ 8 14 15 16 Annual Supervision generated/adapted by GN 6 8 10 10 missions and 28 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 NCoS and LI NA NA NA NA annual demonstrated by the NE 6 8 10 10 assessments/ project in the project SL 14 14 14 14 survey area (for NCoS TG N/A N/A N/A N/A PCU and countries) CI N/A N/A N/A N/A CORAF/ (cumulative, WECARD disaggregated by country) GA N/A N/A N/A N/A TOTAL 34 46 54 60 2.2 Technologies BJ N/A N/A N/A N/A Annual Supervision PCU and generated outside the GN 5 7 10 15 missions and CORAF/ country and tested by LI 2 2 2 2 annual WECARD a non-NCoS country NE N/A N/A N/A N/A assessments/ (for non-NCoS survey R Number SL N/A N/A N/A N/A countries) TG 8 12 14 16 (cumulative, CI N/A N/A N/A N/A disaggregated by country) GA 12 12 12 12 TOTAL 36 38 48 57 2.3 Technologies BJ 7 8 9 9 Annual Supervision PCU and generated/adopted by GN 5 8 10 10 missions and CORAF/ NCoS and LI N/A N/A N/A N/A annual WECARD demonstrated in at NE 3 5 7 7 assessments/ least three ECOWAS R Number SL 3 3 3 3 survey countries outside the TG N/A N/A N/A N/A country of origin (for CI N/A N/A N/A N/A non-NCoS countries) (cumulative, GA N/A N/A N/A N/A 29 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 disaggregated by country) TOTAL 18 24 29 29 BJ 2,071 10,000 20,000 30,000 2.4 Training provided to clients (including GN 14,127 20,000 25,000 30,000 scientists, extension, LI 12,225 12,225 12,225 12,225 Supervision agro-dealers, farmers, missions and PCU and community members, Number NE 7,086 15,000 30,000 30,000 Annual annual CORAF/ etc.) (cumulative, SL 11,695 11,695 11,695 11,695 assessments/ WECARD disaggregated by TG 7,076 8,000 9,000 10,000 survey country) CI 1,637 1,637 1,637 1,637 GA 1,384 1,384 1,384 1,384 TOTAL 57,301 79,941 110,941 126,941 BJ 35 39 43 45 GN 15 15 20 25 LI 2 2 2 2 Supervision 2.5 Scientific NE 15 18 20 21 missions and PCU and exchange visits Annual annual CORAF/ (cumulative, Number SL 3 3 3 3 R assessments/ WECARD disaggregated by TG 10 14 18 20 survey country) CI 4 4 4 4 GA 6 6 6 6 TOTAL 90 101 116 126 BJ 64 104 104 104 Supervision R M.Sc. 38 78 78 78 missions and 30 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 Ph.D. 26 26 26 26 annual assessments/ GN 0 35 35 35 survey M.Sc. 0 35 35 35 Ph.D. 0 0 0 0 LI 37 37 37 37 M.Sc. 32 32 32 32 Ph.D. 5 5 5 5 NE 96 140 140 140 2.6 Scholarships 102 102 M.Sc. 58 102 (disaggregated by Number Ph.D. 38 38 38 38 PCU and M.Sc. and Ph.D.) of MSc CORAF/ (cumulative, & PhD SL 41 41 41 41 WECARD disaggregated by M.Sc. 32 32 32 32 country) Ph.D. 9 9 9 9 TG 70 72 72 72 M.Sc. 36 38 38 38 Ph.D. 34 34 34 34 CI N/A N/A N/A N/A GA 18 18 18 18 M.Sc. 16 16 16 16 Ph.D. 2 2 2 2 Total M.Sc. 212 333 333 333 Total Ph.D. 114 114 114 114 TOTAL 326 447 447 447 Component 3: Funding of Demand-driven Technology Generation and Adoption 31 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 3.1 National demand- BJ 26 33 33 33 driven research GN 8 12 15 15 proposals projects LI 0 0 0 0 financed by the NE 16 24 24 24 Supervision national Competitive SL 3 3 3 3 missions and PCU and Agricultural R Number TG 15 22 24 24 Annual annual CORAF/ Research Grant assessments WECARD CI 10 10 10 10 System (CARGS) /survey (cumulative, disaggregated by GA 1 1 1 1 country) TOTAL 79 105 110 110 3.2 Multi-country research proposals financed by the regional Competitive Supervision Agricultural missions and CORAF/ Research Grant R Number CORAF 10 15 15 15 Annual annual WECARD Scheme (CARGS) assessments maintained by /survey CORAF/WECARD (and country involvement) BJ 54 55 60 60 3.3 Technologies GN 8 10 15 15 Supervision generated under the LI 0 0 0 0 missions and PCU and CARGS and R Number Annual annual CORAF/ demonstrated by the NE 3 14 14 14 assessments/ WECARD project in the project SL 0 0 0 0 survey areas (cumulative, TG 6 11 11 11 32 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 disaggregated by CI 16 16 16 16 country) GA 1 1 1 1 CORAF 7 10 12 12 TOTAL 85 117 129 129 3.4 Demonstration BJ 422 995 1,095 1,500 Annual Supervision PCU and plots established missions and CORAF/ GN 35 500 1,000 1,500 (cumulative, annual WECARD disaggregated by LI 12 12 12 12 assessments/ country) NE 285 385 600 750 survey SL 192 192 192 192 R Number TG 650 900 1,200 1,200 CI N/A N/A N/A N/A GA 407 407 407 407 TOTAL 2,003 3,391 4,506 5,561 3.5 Genetic Material BJ (rice) 189 240 250 300 Annual Supervision PCU and (foundation seed and BJ missions and CORAF/ breeder stock) 615 640 750 800 annual WECARD (Maize) produced with the assessments/ project support Tons for GN 156 300 400 500 survey Maize (rice) (cumulative, and Rice GN disaggregated by R & Ha 0 50 75 100 (Maize) country) for LI (rice) 1,015 1,015 1,015 1,015 Cassava LI 112 112 112 112 (cassava) NE 6,800 10,000 15,000 20,000 (straw) 33 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 NE 780 850 1,000 1,200 (cowpea) SL (rice) 93 93 93 93 SL (bundles 300 300 300 300 cassava) TG 70 84 112 140 (maize) TG( 30 36 48 60 rice) CI (rice) 6,600 6,600 6,600 6,600 GA (millet & 263 263 263 263 sorghum) Rice 8,083 8,284 8,406 8,568 Cassava 412 412 412 412 TOTAL Maize 685 774 937 1,040 Cowpea 780 850 1,000 1,200 Straw 6,800 10,000 15,000 20,000 BJ 35 40 45 50 3.6 Publications GN 8 10 15 15 released in LI 0 0 0 0 Supervision regional/national missions and PCU and NE 14 15 25 25 magazines C Number annual CORAF/ (cumulative, SL 11 11 11 11 Annual assessments/ WECARD disaggregated by TG 10 15 25 30 survey country) CI 1 1 1 1 GA 5 5 5 5 TOTAL 84 97 127 137 34 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 3.7 Nutritive BJ 5 5 10 10 sensitive (fortified) GN 1 3 6 6 LI N/A N/A N/A N/A Supervision technologies adopted missions and by processors NE 3 5 8 8 N Number Annual annual (cumulative, SL N/A N/A N/A N/A assessments/ disaggregated by TG 3 5 8 8 survey country) CI N/A N/A N/A N/A GA N/A N/A N/A N/A TOTAL 12 15 30 30 BJ 0 5 10 10 Annual Supervision PCU and 3.8 Investment GN 0 5 10 10 missions and CORAF/ proposals prepared LI N/A N/A N/A N/A annual WECARD and presented to assessments/ NE 0 5 10 10 private investors N Number survey SL N/A N/A N/A N/A (who should have at least 10 full time and TG 0 4 8 8 seasonal employers) CI N/A N/A N/A N/A GA N/A N/A N/A N/A TOTAL 0 19 38 38 BJ 0 1,000 2,500 5,000 3.9. Beneficiaries in GN 200 1,000 2,500 5,000 LI N/A N/A N/A N/A Supervision jobs created as a missions and PCU and result of project NE 1,265 2,500 3,500 5,000 N Number Annual annual CORAF/ interventions (full- SL N/A N/A N/A N/A assessments/ WECARD time all year, full- TG 1,000 1,500 2,000 3,000 survey time in season) CI N/A N/A N/A N/A GA N/A N/A N/A N/A TOTAL 2,465 6,000 10,500 18,000 Component 4: Project Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation C Yes/No BJ Y Y Y Y Annual 35 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 4.1 Procurement and GN Y Y Y Y FM activities are LI Y Y Y Y Supervision executed in NE Y Y Y Y missions and PCU and conformity with the SL Y Y Y Y annual CORAF/ procurement plan, the TG Y Y Y Y assessments/ WECARD implementation CI Y Y Y Y survey manual, and IDA GA Y Y Y Y procedures. BJ Y Y Y Y GN Y Y Y Y LI Y Y Y Y Supervision 4.2 Project reports missions and PU and presented within 45 NE Y Y Y Y C Yes/No Annual annual CORAF/ days of the end of the SL Y Y Y Y assessments/ WECARD relevant period TG Y Y Y Y survey CI Y Y Y Y GA Y Y Y Y 4.3 A harmonized BJ Y Y Y Y monitoring and GN Y Y Y Y LI Y Y Y Y Supervision evaluation (M&E) missions and PCU and system is established NE Y Y Y Y C Yes/No Annual annual CORAF/ and operational for SL Y Y Y Y assessments/ WECARD data collection, TG Y Y Y Y survey analysis and CI Y Y Y Y reporting GA Y Y Y Y 4.4 Sub-project BJ 100 100 100 100 GN 100 100 100 100 Supervision granted with missions and PCU and environmental LI N/A N/A N/A N/A C Percent Annual annual CORAF/ management plan NE 100 100 100 100 assessments/ WECARD implemented SL 100 100 100 100 survey effectively TG 100 100 100 100 36 D=Dropped Baseline Country Measure C=Continue Responsibili Unit of (Achievem Cumulative Target Values** Freque Data Source/ N=New ty for Data R=Revised ents as of ncy Methodology Nov. 2016) Collection YR 1 YR 2 YR3 CI 100 100 100 100 GA 100 100 100 100 BJ 42 60 80 100 GN 28 60 80 100 LI 100 100 100 100 Supervision 4.5 Disbursement NE 66 80 90 100 missions and PCU and rate of funds * R Percent Annual annual CORAF/ (PHRD/IDA) SL 100 100 100 100 assessments/ WECARD TG 55 70 90 100 survey CI 100 100 100 100 GA 100 100 100 100 BJ 9 11 13 15 GN 0 2 4 6 4.6 Supervision N/A N/A N/A LI N/A Supervision missions by Civil NE 0 2 4 6 missions and PCU and Society N Number Annual annual CORAF (cumulative, SL N/A N/A N/A N/A assessments/ /WECARD disaggregated by TG 0 2 4 6 survey country) CI N/A N/A N/A N/A GA N/A N/A N/A N/A TOTAL 9 17 25 33 Note: BJ= Benin; GN= Guinea; LI =Liberia; NE = Niger; SL = Sierra Leone; TG = Togo; GA = The Gambia * Disbursement estimates for the countries benefiting from the AF computed on the basis of the total amount of the project (i.e. amount of original project plus the amount of additional financing) 37 Annex 2: Detailed Project Description Introduction 1. The original project, WAAPP-1C, is a part of the series of projects under the first phase of the WAAPP program. It was approved by the Board on March 24, 2011, for a total amount of SDR 54.6 million (or US$83.8 equivalent), and is currently under implementation with an expected closing date of March 31, 2017. Guinea joined the WAAPP program through a Japanese PHRD Trust Fund 7 financing for a total amount of US$9 million. The PDO is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the participating countries’ top agricultural commodity priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities as outlined in the ECOWAP. The Additional Financing (AF) 2. The AF does not entail any change in the PDO, component structure, implementation arrangements or safeguards categories. It will rather consolidate and scale-up the achievements obtained so far under the original project and will also focus on new priority areas including employment, private sector participation, nutrition and citizens’ engagements. Consequently, the changes resulting from the AF consist of: (i) an update of the results framework; (ii) an increase in the costs of the components; and (iii) an extension of the closing date of the original project. A. Results framework 3. The results framework of the original project will be revised to increase the targets of the indicators and to add new indicators. 4. The PDO-level indicators of the original project, namely (i) Number of direct project beneficiaries 40% of whom are female; (ii) Technologies generated by the project with at least 15% productivity increase over the control technology (for NCoS countries) 8; (iii) Area under improved technologies disseminated under the project (in hectares); and (iv) Number of processors/producers who have adopted at least one new improved technology, made available by the project, are maintained by the AF with an upward revision of the end targets to reflect expected outcome of the increased resources. Also, two new PDO-level indicators have been added to better capture the regional integration and technology dissemination activities; these are number of beneficiaries who are using the technology generated/released by other countries NCoS (at least 3), and number of producers with knowledge of technologies generated/released by the project. Moreover, four new intermediate level indicators on employment, private sector participation, nutrition, and citizens’ engagement, have been added to cover the additional/new priorities under the AF (see Annex 1: Results Framework for the details). 7 The Japan PHRD TF is co-financing under the WAAPP-1C, that is aimed at the support for the development of the rice sector in the four Mano River Union countries (i.e. Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone) 8 Guinea is non-NCoS country but hosts Mali NCoS’ substation for upland rice. 38 B. Components’ activities (see annex 2A for the activities at country level) 5. The components of the original project are still relevant for the proposed additional financing. However, additional resources will be added to each component to finance the new activities under the AF. The details of the components’ activities under the AF are described below. 6. Component 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies (US$4.3 million equivalent). This component aims at strengthening the institutional mechanisms and procedures and creating an enabling environment for generating, disseminating, and adopting improved agricultural technologies and tools at the national level to allow ECOWAS member countries to benefit from those technologies within a regional framework for technical and scientific cooperation. 7. The AF will finance studies, workshops, study tours and consultant services to: (i) scale up dissemination and implementation of ECOWAS common regulations (seeds, fertilizer, pesticides) including organizing workshops for border customs officers; (ii) facilitate the operationalization of the regional seed council, the regional seed catalogue, and in each country the national seed council and the national seed fund; (iii) Support CORAF/WECARD update and upscale the implementation of the regional strategies and each country implement the national action plans to mainstream gender, climate-smart agriculture, youth employment and communication for development; (iv) support CORAF/WECARD develop a regional strategy on nutrition and food safety under the leadership of ECOWAS and each country to implement national action plans to disseminate nutrition sensitive and food safety innovations and technologies; and (v) assist each country in the processing of the setup of its sustainable funding mechanism for technology generation and dissemination. 8. Component 2: National Centers of Specialization /Strengthening of the Research System (US$13.8 million equivalent). In the case of Benin and Niger, the AF will support their action plans to transform the National Centers of Specialization (NCoS) into Regional Centers of Excellence (RCoE) for agricultural research on maize, livestock and upland rice respectively. For Togo and Guinea, which do not have an NCoS, the AF will continue to support the strengthening of the adaptive research system for rice, cereals, roots and tubers, small ruminants and aquaculture, as well as research activities. 9. This component will, therefore, finance: (i) construction and/or rehabilitation of core facilities, such as laboratories, buildings, and experimental fields, and also the provision of equipment; (ii) capacity-building for researchers, along with the facilitation of regional and international partnerships including backstopping from CGIAR centers, support for research exchange programs, on-the-job-training of young researchers, and implementation of annual capacity-building plans; (iii) supply chain analyses, benchmarking, and monitoring and impact analysis for commissioned or strategic research; and (iv) small grants to implement research activities for assessing available technologies from within or outside the territory of each participating country. 10. Component 3: Funding of Demand-driven Technology Generation and Adoption (US$42.1 million equivalent). This component aims at scaling up the adoption of technologies, innovations and best practices, generated under the overall WAAPP in the sub-region in the targeted value chains, and helping each country tap into the regional stock of knowledge in order to accelerate the improvement of poor households’ livelihoods. 39 11. Sub-component 3.1: Competitive Agricultural Schemes for Technology Generation and Dissemination: Under this sub-component, the project will provide: (i) technical assistance and resources to continue the operations of the regional CARGS, managed by CORAF/WECARD and the national CARGS in each country; (ii) financing, through small grants, for adaptive research teams and private or public extension agencies for the completion of the ongoing research and dissemination activities; and (iii) financing of a limited number of new on-demand projects that may be commissioned. 12. Sub-component 3.2: Accelerated Adoption of Released Technologies. To bridge the gap between farmers’ yields and the yields obtained by researchers, this sub-component will scale up the dissemination and adoption of the 188 technologies that have already been released by the program, particularly for the strategic value chains (rice, maize, cassava, meat/livestock and milk, fruits and vegetables, aquaculture, banana plantain, and roots and tuber). 13. This sub-component will support: (i) strengthening of the regional technology market, and scaling-up the adoption of existing technologies and innovations (through the organization of technology fairs and implementation of technology dissemination plans) with a much greater emphasis on nutrition-sensitive and climate smart agriculture technologies that have high potential for accelerating job creation for youth and women; (ii) implementation of an action plan to scale- up commercialization of promising technologies in close partnership with the private sector; (iii) the upgrading of the private and public extension services through participatory training in released technologies for extension service providers, including national extension services, non- governmental organizations (NGOs), input providers, farmers’ organizations; and (iv) introduction of information technology (E-extension) and scaling up of improved extension tools such as the innovation platforms, farmers field schools, and field demonstrations of released technologies. 14. Sub-component 3.3: Facilitating Access to Improved Genetic Material. This sub- component is aimed at increasing the availability, and producers’ access to improved genetic materials (seed, planting materials, fingerlings, and animal breeds) for the identified strategic value chains. 15. This sub-component will continue to support: (i) consolidation of the regional seed market through the upgrading of the West Africa Seed Information Exchange (WASIX), managed by CORAF/WECARD; (ii) completion of the upgrading of the national seed systems in order to improve their capacity to produce more certified seeds; (iii) all relevant stakeholders along the supply chains (CGIAR and national research institutions for the production of breeder and foundation seed; the private sector and farmers for multiplying and marketing foundation and certified seeds) to scale up the production of breeder, foundation, and certified seed and planting materials and quality animal stocks; and (iv) upgrading of public research stations through investment in additional irrigation and storage facilities, and provision of additional seed lab equipment. 16. Component 4: Project Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (US$7.8 million). This component aims to strengthen the coordination, management, and M&E system for the project at the national and regional levels. The AF will continue to finance the operational costs, reporting and M&E activities of the existing PCUs both at regional level (CORAF/WECARD) and country-level (in Togo, Niger, Benin and Guinea). In addition, the country-level PCUs will be reinforced with additional staff including a technology marketing 40 specialist and an environmental/social safeguard specialist. Moreover, the AF will also finance independent supervision missions and reporting by civil society. Appendix 2A: Countries’ summaries 2A-1: Benin Country Summary Country Benin Source of Funds and Amount IDA- US$20 million equivalent Project Duration 3 years (2017-19) Maize (Center of Specialization), Rice, Poultry, Small ruminant Priority commodities Aquaculture, Cashew, Pineapple Impact Evaluation (summary of the results) Impact evaluation ongoing (expected to be finalized in March 2017). Results Framework –PDO-level indicators Baseline End- Description (Achievements target as of Nov. 2016) (2019) 1. Number of direct project beneficiaries 432,849 900, 000 - 40% of whom are female 165,505 360,000 2. Number of technologies generated by the project with at least 15% 14 20 productivity increase over the control technology 3. Area under the improved technologies, 290,040 600,000 disseminated under the project (in hectares) 4. Number of processors/producers who have adopted at least one new 219,023 500,000 improved technology, made available by the project 5- Number of beneficiaries who are using technology generated/released 1,500 150,000 by other countries’ NCoS (at least 3) —NEW INDICATOR 6- Percent of producers with knowledge of technologies, NA 75% generated/released by the project—NEW INDICATOR Component 1: Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Achievements of the Activities under the Additional Dissemination, and initial phase Financing Adoption of Agricultural Technologies (US$1.3 million equivalent). • Scale up the dissemination of regulatory texts related to pesticides, fertilizer and seeds. • ECOWAS regulations • Develop an action plan for nutrition and on fertilizers, sanitation Regional regulations food safety, which will be implemented and food safety adopted, in collaboration with the PHRD financed and under Nutrition Project under preparation. implementation • Prepare an action plan to disseminate the new ECOWAS guidelines on animal genetic resources. 41 • Organize training for border customs staff to facilitate cross border exchange of seeds and other technologies. • Support additional studies and • 29 research projects workshops to put in place a sustainable Sustainable financing of financed (FCFA 850 funding mechanism for the National research and development Millions) Fund for Agricultural Development (CARGS) (FNDA). • Update the climate change action plan to include new approaches and technologies on climate smart agriculture (rice varieties resistant to water-logging; short/medium cycle maize tolerant to drought, SRI approach, etc.). • Acquisition of six meteorological stations for populating the national network for collection of rainfall and meteorological data; MOU with the Agency for the Safety of Aerial Navigation in Africa (ASECNA) for the generation and use of climatology • Strategies and action data plans for communication, gender, • Preparation of an action plan to National strategies and action and climate change mainstream integrated soil management plans developed and being practices (ISFM) with partner projects implemented (International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) and German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)). • Update the gender action plan and the communication action plan with a focus on communication for development. • NEW: Support the elaboration of a nutrition and food safety action plan including nutritional education, dissemination of technologies for enriched diets (03) through the school canteens (about 20). NEW: Elaborate and implement an action plan for youth employment and private sector investment. Complementarity with other • Develop MOU with the Agricultural projects Development Support Project (PADA) and the forthcoming PHRD funded 42 nutrition project (Support Project for Agricultural Diversification). • Scale up partnership with relevant CGIAR centers and other public institutions as well as NGOs, etc. with particular emphasis on integrated soil fertility management (ISFM), climate change, gender, and agriculture mechanization. Component 2: National Centers of Activities under the Additional Achievements of the Specialization/Strengthening Financing (Gradual evolution of NCoS initial phase of the Research System to RCoE) (US$4.1 equivalent) • Construction of Soil Science Laboratory, Water and Environment. • Acquisition of additional equipment for Infrastructure • Rehabilitation of the research lab and for the upgrading of infrastructure of the research and seed multiplication fields South Research Center (NCoS for Maize). • Completion of ongoing Ph.D. and Master’s training programs. • Academic Training: 26 Human capacity Ph.D. and 36 • Support new training programs mainly M.Sc./DEA. for research technicians. Support the preparation and implementation of a capacity building plan for researches. • 14 development • Prepare an action plan for the NCoS to research projects (R&D) upscale the transfer of released and 2 dissemination technologies. Research activities projects have generated • Support completion of the ongoing 21 technologies of research activities maize and 21 scientific • Funding of a limited number of new on- knowledge products. demand research activities. Component 3: Funding of Demand-driven Technology Achievements of the Activities under the Additional Generation and Adoption initial phase Financing (US$12.6 equivalent) • Scale up the transfer of the technologies released through competitive selection • 18 research projects of advisory service providers including (have generated 53 dissemination of processing equipment. Applied research through the technologies and 31 CARGS • Provide training, seed fund and kits for scientific and technical young entrepreneurs. knowledge packages). • Support the completion of ongoing research activities. 43 • Finance a limited number of priority commissioned and competitive research projects on the basis of new constraints identified. • Improve extension services capacity to • 115 Innovation scale up technology adoption by Platforms (8 value beneficiaries through E-extension, chains) Maize NCoS. Innovation Platforms and other • Field days, extension tools. demonstrations plots, 15 • Organize technology fairs and develop technology review MOUs to nurture partnerships with workshops. programs/projects working on the same • Dissemination through themes. community radios, • Prepare business plans and farm budgets Technologies dissemination exhibitions (more than and organize workshops for private 5,000 visitors), investors and young entrepreneurs, and publication of 35 develop PPP to facilitate the release of scientific papers, 6 their investment. posters and 2 scientific • Support the organization of stakeholders papers, 6 success stories exchange visits and technology fairs to disseminated, 16 enable Benin to benefit from the regional scientific booklets technology market. produced, and a web- site established. • Scale up the production of breeder and foundation seeds planting material by research institutes. • Complete the upgrading of the national seed system including equipment and operation cost for the seed lab. • Strengthening of the Seed Council and seed inspection system. • 615 tons of seed • Upscale adoption of certified seeds and produced comprising other planting materials as well as Seed system 426 tons of maize, 190 fingerlings through: (i) support to tons of rice and 600 private and public seed producers to cashew grafted plants scale up the production; and (ii) procurement of certified seeds through the West Africa Electronic Seed Platform (WASIX). • Conduct feasibility studies for the establishment of production units of vitro plants by the private sector (in collaboration with PADA). • Scale up the supply of improved seed kits to vulnerable seed producers. 44 • Strengthen capacities of national M&E staff to improve the management of data Component 4 : Project • Project management and bases. Coordination, Management, M&E was carried out • Conduct impact studies and beneficiary Monitoring and Evaluation satisfactorily. assessments studies. (US$2 million equivalent) • Strengthen PCU with additional staff (see below). Lessons learned during the initial phase and reflected in the AF design • Efficacy of innovation platforms in the dissemination of technologies • Strengthening of collaboration of National Agriculture Research Systems’ (NARS) researchers through the NCoS • Efficacy of NGOs and Producers’ Organizations (PO) in the dissemination of technologies • Need to provide open seed certification to certified private sector enterprises Institutional Changes/Implementation Arrangements No change in the implementation arrangements • The Project Implementation Manual has been updated to take into account the activities under the AF • Involvement of the private sector in the dissemination and use of technologies generated: financing of PPPs to facilitate private sector investment, and scale up technology adoption • Open certification of seeds to certified private sector enterprises • Strengthening the Project Management Unit with additional staff comprising: 1 Accountant, 1 Technology Marketing Specialist, 1 Environmental Safeguards Specialist, 1 Social Safeguards Specialist Fiduciary • Recruitment of an accountant (see above) Environmental/Social Safeguards • Safeguard instruments (ESMF and PPM) updated and disclosed both in-country and at regional level (on CORAF/WECARD website) • Recruitment of an Environment Safeguards Specialist and a Social Safeguards Specialist (see above) • Signing of a MOU with Agency for the Safety of Aerial Navigation in Africa (ASECNA) for the collection and dissemination of rainfall data to producers 45 2A-2: Guinea Country Summary Country Guinea Source of financing and amount US$23 million equivalent (IDA – US$8 million, CRW- US$15million) Duration of the Project 3 years (2017-19) Rice – and additional value chains: maize, cassava, aquaculture, Priority commodities poultry, small ruminants, plantain Impact Evaluation (summary of the results) Final impact survey conducted in 2015/2016. Results showed that: • Implementation of the WAAPP contributed to the increase of certified seed production capacity from 1,000 tons in 2011 to about 5,000 tons in 2016. • The distribution (through WAAPP) of more than 5,000 tons of certified seed to farmers between 2013 and 2015 contributed to: (i) increase in the rate of utilization of the seed of improved crops’ varieties from 15 to 35 percent in 2015 (Barry et al.); (ii) improvement of yields in up-lands (from 1 to 2.35 tons/ha) and alluvial plains (from 1.7 to 2.55 tons/ha), and in other ecological zones, namely Mangrove (from 2 to 3.9 tons/ha) and low-lands (from 2 to 2.98 tons/ha). • The use of certified seed allowed 30 percent increase in yields, and generated significant income for farmers. Farms which have used certified seed gained GNF 1.2 million per ha (US$150). • At the national level, additional production of 70.000 tons paddy corresponding to GNF 120 milliards (US$ 4 million) was observed. • With regard to food security, 86.2 percent of households have experienced food shortage in 2016 compared to 97 percent in 2013. This corresponds to 9.7 percent of food security improvement in the project intervention zones. • The double-difference analysis of socio-economic data shows on average 5 percent of livelihood improvement. It means that despite the two years of Ebola crisis and unsatisfactory socio-political situation experienced by the country during the period 2013-2015, the implementation of the program did indeed mitigate the worsening livelihood conditions in the project’s target areas. Results Framework –PDO-level indicators Description Baseline End- (Achievements target as of Nov. (2019) 2016) 1. Number of direct project beneficiaries 123,929 800,000 - 40% of whom are female 41.7% 42% 2. Number of Technologies generated by the project with at least 15% 6 15 productivity increase over the control technology 3. Area under the improved technologies, 69,150 600,000 disseminated by the project (in hectares) 4. Number of processors/producers who have adopted at least one new 26,487 500,000 improved technology, made available by the project 5- Number of beneficiaries who are using technology generated/released by other countries’ NCOS (at least 3) 5,000 200,000 —NEW INDICATOR 6- Percent of producers with knowledge of technologies N/A 75% generated/released by the project—NEW INDICATOR 46 Component 1 : Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Dissemination, and phase Financing Adoption of Agricultural Technologies (US$0.9 million equivalent) • Scale-up dissemination of the • ECOWAS regulation on regulations. Regional regulations seeds, fertilizer and pesticides • Organize workshops with border adopted and being customs staff to facilitate cross- implemented border exchange of seeds and other technologies. • Contacts were established between the Ministries of Agriculture of Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire for the establishment of an inter- • Support feasibility studies, Sustainable financing of professionals sustainable workshops and dialogue among research and development financing mechanism similar stakeholders to establish the (CARGS) to the “Fonds sustainable funding mechanism Interprofessionel pour la Recherche et le Conseil Agricole” (FIRCA) in Cote d’Ivoire. • Support updating and scale up dissemination and implementation of • National action plans for communication, gender and communication, gender and climate change action plans. climate change developed and being implemented • Support the integration of ECOWAS markets through the • Production and funding and technical dissemination/broadcasting of backstopping of the Guinea information sheets and market information system documentary films (SIPAG), in particular production National strategies and action • Tools for supporting social of technical notes to guide plans and environmental safeguard decision makers on markets strengthened for pesticide use development. and gender mainstreaming • NEW: Develop a strategy and an • Implementation of national action plan for nutrition and food action plan strengthened in safety, and support collaboration with national implementation. farmers’ organization to • NEW: Develop a strategy and an enhance their resilience for action plan to scale up youth self- adaptation to climate change employment in agriculture in particular and in the rural sector in general. 47 Complementarity with other • Develop MOU with the World projects Bank-funded Agricultural Sector Support Project, IFAD projects, Islamic Development Bank- funded project and all relevant Collaboration with IFAD, FAO stakeholders to scale up and the mining companies in dissemination and adoption of the development of the rice improved technologies. sector • Support the preparation of the Presidential initiative on agricultural development and develop an action plan to implement agricultural campaigns. Component 2 : National Centers of Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Specialization/Strengthening phase Financing of the Research System (US$5.3 million equivalent) • Rehabilitation of infrastructure to strengthen the capacities of Agriculture • Support additional works and Research Institute of equipment provision for IRAG Infrastructure Guinea (IRAG), mainly for (laboratories, buildings, research on rice cropping experimental lands, and seed (lands, laboratories, multiplication fields). transportation facilities and offices), at Kilissi, Bareng and Bordo. • Develop and implement a • Within the framework of the training plan for researchers PHRD Grant, only short- term Human capacity including academic training for training was provided to one young scientists, and training for rice sector scientist. research technicians. • Support IRAG to develop an action plan to scale up adoption of the released technologies • Support to 12 adaptive • Support IRAG for completion of research sub-projects on ongoing research activities on development of improved rice rice. varieties and relevant • Support IRAG to participate in Research activities technical practices. the networks of the NCoS and • Support for conducting a rice develop research activities to value chain study adapt technologies, imported from the sub-region for targeted . value chains. • Support IRAG to implement, in collaboration with the private sector, a pilot operation through 48 an « agropole » approach in two selected zones (N’Zérékoré and Kankan) to scale up the production of parboiled rice. Component 3: Funding of Demand-driven Technology Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Generation and Adoption phase Financing (US$14.2 million equivalent) Applied research through the • 8 competitive sub-projects, • Organize stakeholders’ exchange CARGS managed by FORSEGUI visits to WAAPP participating (Center for Scientific countries to identify relevant key Research in Conakry technologies for Guinea. Rogbane) with the • Support the launching of call for involvement of key partners proposals opened to universities, of national agriculture NGOs, and all relevant private research system (NARS), and public sector institutions to directly implemented by the adapt and disseminate improved end-users, have addressed technologies of cassava, maize, constraints specific to the aquaculture, small ruminant and development of rice value poultry value chains. chain. Technologies dissemination • Use of diverse communication • Support capacity building for channels, namely knowledge- public and private advisory sharing workshops, services to scale up multi-actors participatory training of innovation platforms for priority dissemination service value chains. providers on improved • Support preparation and technologies, and ICT. implementation of dissemination • Distribution of the improved action plans to scale up adoption rice parboil system (including of improved technologies 116 parboil kits, and 58 rice including post-harvest, fresher (of which 10 big mechanization, and climate smart models with operating and nutrition sensitive capacity of 800 kg/hour, innovations equivalent to 7 tons per day) • Organize technology fairs and among smallholders. develop MOUs with other • Construction of 5 development partners, rural multifunction warehouses development projects, NGOs, with 50 Mt of capacity and and farmer organizations as a drying areas (Kaback, strategy for mass adoption. Bendougou, Soumansso, • Introduce ICT in agriculture Fatako, Kinièran) mainly E-voucher and E- • Training of 51 women groups extension to modernize extension in the use and maintenance of approaches with the objective of handicrafts, and management achieving large scale adoption of and governance of the technologies. handicrafts business. • Implement an action plan to support priority activities of the 49 Presidential Initiative on Agriculture. • Rehabilitate the agricultural training centers’ facilities. • Prepare business plans and farm budget and organize workshops for private sector and youth to scale up youth employment in agriculture. Seed system The project has undertaken the • Support activities to complete the following activities to build the upgrading of the national seed seed system: system in order to scale up • Supported (between 2012 and production and adoption of 2014) the production of 11,5 certified seeds and other genetic tons of G2 breeder seed, 114,5 materials (e.g. plant and animal tons of foundation seed (G3), seeds, planting material, and 14,137 tons of certified fingerlings, etc.) for targeted seeds of which 5,286 Mt were value chains. directly or indirectly collected • Support research in collaboration for distribution among the rice with CGIAR institutes producers. (AfricaRice and, International • Facilitated: (i) the revival of Institute of Tropical seed centers (4 at national Agriculture (IITA), etc.) for level), (ii) strengthened seed scaling up the production of treatment capacities through breeder seeds. rehabilitation of the seed • Support community-based seed center at Guéckédou, and multiplication and private seed provision of two mobile units; companies to scale up production (iii) strengthened seed of certified seeds and quality producers’ organization at the planting materials. national level. • Provide mini-kits of seeds and genetic materials to facilitate producers’ access and adoption of improved technologies. Component 4 : Project Coordination, Management, Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Monitoring and Evaluation phase Financing (US$2.6 million equivalent) • The PHRD was satisfactorily • Continue to support the PCU and implemented by the Project the Steering Committee. Coordination Unit (PCU). • Strengthen the PCU with • Impact evaluation of the additional staff. project has been conducted. Lessons learned during the initial phase and reflected in the AF design • The WAAPP approach for rice seed production, which was based on the distribution of inputs at the beginning of the agricultural campaign and the purchase of the seed produced, has led to 50 commercialization of seed production in the country. Thus, compared to the 1,400 tons of seed produced in 2012, the project, working through seed centers and the National Farmers’ Organization of Guinea-Conakry (CNOP-G), has succeeded in establishing a seed production cycle that produces more than 3,000 tons of R1 seed per year. This is a great achievement for the improvement of rice productivity in view of the use of certified seed for paddy production. • Another important achievement is the provision of support to the up-stream actors in the form of infrastructure and equipment for processing and commercialization, which encouraged the production enhancement because of improved market opportunities provided by the project, and improved quality of rice produced for the market. • This particular approach, based on a perennial structure, helped the forging of partnerships with other actors such as FAO and Rio Tinto Foundation for implementation of rice production processing projects. • In addition, collaboration was strengthened between relevant services namely research, extension and plant protection, to operate on a more efficient and sustainable basis. • The implementation of competitive sub-projects facilitated the collaboration between research and education institutions, which formed multi-disciplinary research teams from different institutions. • The regional approach of the WAAPP contributed to strengthening regional integration in the domains of research, technologies and innovations transfer and accelerated the up-scaling. Institutional Changes/Implementation Arrangements No change to the implementation arrangements. • The Project Implementation Manual has been updated to take into account the activities planned under the AF. • Up-scaling of innovations on rice, maize, cassava, aquaculture and short cycle livestock breeding at the regional level emerged as a priority for the country, using market oriented innovation platforms. • Strengthening the PCU with additional staff: 1 Communication Specialist,1 Technology Marketing Specialist, 1 Environmental/Social Safeguard Specialist and 2 Accountants, and 1 Financial Management Specialist, for the management of the component 2 at IRAG. Fiduciary • Recruitment of an Accountant (see above) Environmental/Social Safeguards • Safeguard instruments (ESMF, PPM, and RPF) updated and disclosed both in-country and at the regional level (on CORAF/WECARD website). • Recruitment of an Environment/Social Safeguards Specialist (see above). 51 2A-3: Niger Country Summary Country Niger Source of financing and amount IDA- US$15 million equivalent Duration of the Project 3 years (2017-19) Cattle, small ruminants, cowpea, sorghum/millet, onions, rice, Priority commodities poultry Impact Evaluation (summary of the results) Impact evaluation on-going (expected to be finalized in March 2017). Results Framework –PDO-level indicators Description Baseline End- (Achievements target as of Nov. (2019) 2016) 1. Number of direct project beneficiaries 383,670 700,000 - 40% of whom are female 43% 43% 2. Number of technologies generated by the project with at least 15% 6 10 productivity increase over the control technology 3. Area under the improved technologies, 1,000,00 578,655 disseminated by the project (in hectares) 0 4. Number of processors/producers who have adopted at least one new 257,052 500,000 improved technology, made available by the project 5- Number of beneficiaries who are using technology generated/released by other countries’ NCOS (at least 3) 11,500 150,000 —NEW INDICATOR 6- Percent of producers with knowledge of technologies, N/A 75% generated/released by the project—NEW INDICATOR Component 1 : Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Dissemination, and phase Financing Adoption of Agricultural Technologies (US$1.2 million equivalent) • Scale-up dissemination of the • ECOWAS regulation on regulations. Regional regulations seeds, fertilizer and pesticides adopted and under • Develop regulation on animal implementation. genetic material and support dissemination. • Exchange visit to FIRCA (Côte d'Ivoire). • 3 feasibility studies • Continue to support activities to Sustainable financing of conducted, and validated by speed up the establishment of the research and development the government to establish sustainable funding mechanism (CARGS) the sustainable Investment for the FISAN. Fund for Food and Nutrition Security (FISAN). 52 • Update the national action plans on: (i) the plan on gender with the consideration of physically handicapped persons (such as deaf, blind); (ii) the plan on climate change with a focus on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) • Development and in collaboration with the Niger implementation of action National strategies and action Climate Change Project; and (iii) plans related to plans the plan on communication with communication, gender, and a focus on communication for climate change development. • NEW: Develop/Implement an action plan on nutrition. • NEW: Develop/implement an action plan on job opportunities and/or youth self-employment in the agricultural and rural sector. Complementarity with other • Develop MOU with Growth projects Skills Development Project (PRODEC) and Agro-sylvo- pastoral Exports and Markets Development Project (PRODEX) on development of the meat sector including production and processing. • Develop MOU with Climate- Sensitive Agriculture Support Project (PASEC) to upscale climate-smart technologies. • Develop MOU with PRODEX for operationalization of the production units of dried meat, processed cowpea and dried onion. • Develop MOU with National Genetic Improvement Program/Local Cattle (PNAG/BL) to up-scale artificial insemination with improved breeds. • Develop MOU with Niger Farmers Platform to scale up the use of the technology training centers at Winditan (Tillabéri). • Develop MOU with all relevant projects from other donors targeting the same value chains. 53 Component 2 : National Centers of Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Specialization/Strengthening phase Financing of the Research System (US$2.4 million equivalent) • Building / rehabilitation infrastructure of the National Center of Specialization in Livestock (CNS-EL) and National Center for Agriculture Research • Support completion of works and (CNRA) (4 building for provision of additional lectures and offices; 4 equipment for the Livestock laboratories of which 2 for NCoS facilities. Infrastructure artificial insemination (1 for • Standardization and Certification production of vaccine-I2, and of Livestock NCoS laboratories. 1 laboratory for freeze-dried • Build and operationalize an vaccines production); 01 animal feed quality control water facility; 1 treatment laboratory. area). • Procurement of 2 freeze- dryers. • 545 zebus of which 360 Azawak and 185 M’Bororo. • Training of 75 students of which 44 M.Sc. and 31 Ph.D. • Within the framework of competitive projects, supervision of students of • Complete the ongoing which 38 M.Sc., 14 Ph.D., 35 academic training programs. Human capacity B.Sc. and 29 agriculture • Support an additional training technicians. program focused on training for • Creation of a Master’s research and lab technicians. program on animal science and biotechnologies (with a first batch of 18 students trained). • Support completion of on-going research activities. • 6 commissioned sub-projects Research activities implemented. • Support priority research activities, based on national and regional demand. Component 3: Funding of Demand-driven Technology Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Generation and Adoption phase Financing (US$9.5 million equivalent) 54 Applied research through the • Support studies and workshops to CARGS finalize the establishment of the competitive grant system to support demand-driven technologies generation and • 16 national competitive sub- dissemination. projects funded and • Support completion of ongoing implemented. adaptive research and financing • 3 regional competitive sub- for a limited number of new on- projects ongoing. demand research activities. • Support stakeholder study tours in other countries, and an action plan for adaptation and dissemination of stock of technologies from the sub-region. Technologies dissemination • Scale up dissemination of improved technologies and best practices. • Support implementation of the action plan to promoting youth employment in agriculture on cost-shared basis (80/20) between the project (80%) and beneficiaries (20%). • Support capacity building for public and private extension services to scale up dissemination • 6 technologies generated and of technologies through disseminated by the project. innovation platforms, Farmer • 25 technologies (early Field Schools and other improved varieties of cowpea, sorghum, extension tools. groundnut, processing, pest • Support the piloting of E- and diseases control, etc.). extension and E-voucher in • Rehabilitation of training collaboration with other Bank centers. projects. • Scale up technology transfer through supporting the 5 technologies transfer centers, similar to the Indian model KVK. • Establish mass coalition through technology fairs and MOUs with other projects and NGOs to scale up adoption of promising technologies. • NEW: Support introduction of E- Voucher and E-extension systems. 55 • NEW: Support establishment of incubation centers for agricultural micro-enterprises. Seed system • Build/rehabilitate and equip the laboratory for seeds and fertilizers analysis and quality control • Create enabling conditions for in vitro seed multiplication of • Settlement and potatoes. operationalization of seeds • Equip the genes bank for plant and committee. animal genetic material • 3,902 Mt of seeds (cowpea and conservation. sorghum) produced and • Develop an MOU with CGIAR distributed. centers for provision of breeder and foundation seeds. • Scale-up certified seed import from the sub-region. • Strengthen the national seed certification system. Component 4 : Project Coordination, Management, Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Monitoring and Evaluation phase Financing (US$1.9 million equivalent) • Strengthen the PCU with additional staff. • Project implementation has been satisfactory. • Strengthen the M&E system and support the establishment of a panel for impact analysis. Lessons learned during the initial phase and reflected in the AF design • The implementation of the project through contracting several private and public actors requires more capacity building up-stream and more follow-up. • The development and implementation of a communications strategy at the beginning of the project allowed for good visibility of the actions of the project. Nevertheless, experience has shown that the project visibility would be better if there is a focus on communication for development • The project suffered from weak information flow between the direct implementing partners and the coordination unit. Sensitization efforts must continue with more resources allocated to support technical monitoring and evaluation and financial management. Institutional Changes/Implementation Arrangements No change in the implementation arrangements. • The Project Implementation Manual has been updated to take into account the activities under the AF • Strengthening the PCU with additional staff: 1 Internal Auditor, 1 Technologies Transfer Specialist, 1 Social and Environmental Safeguards Specialist. Fiduciary • Recruitment of an internal auditor (see above) Environmental/Social Safeguards 56 • Safeguard instruments (ESMF and PPM) updated and disclosed both in-country and at regional level (on CORAF/WECARD website) • Recruitment of an Environment/Social Safeguards Specialist (see above) 57 2A-4: Togo Country Summary Country Togo Source of financing and amount IDA- US$10 million equivalent Duration of the Project 3 years (2017-19) Priority commodities Maize, rice, poultry, small ruminant, soybean, aquaculture Impact Evaluation (summary of the results) Impact evaluation on-going (expected to be finalized in March 2017). Results Framework –PDO-level indicators Description Baseline End- (Achievements target as of Nov. (2019) 2016) 1. Number of direct project beneficiaries 238 461 500 000 - 40% of whom are female 37% 40% 2. Number of technologies generated by the project with at least 15% N/A N/A productivity increase over the control technology 3. Area under the improved technologies, 114 483 350 000 disseminated by the project (in hectares) 4. Number of processors/producers who have adopted at least one new 148 638 350 000 improved technology, made available by the project 5- Number of beneficiaries who are using technology generated/released by other countries’ NCOS (at least 3) 6,000 100,000 —NEW INDICATOR 6- Percent of producers with knowledge of technologies N/A 75% generated/released by the project—NEW INDICATOR Component 1 : Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Dissemination, and phase Financing Adoption of Agricultural Technologies (US$0.8 million equivalent) • ECOWAS regulation on • Scale-up dissemination of the seeds, fertilizer and pesticides regulations. adopted and being • Set up and support the implemented. functioning of the fertilizers • Set-up of regulatory organs quality control and agreements (National Center for the committee. Supervision and Protection of • Edit and scale up dissemination Regional regulations Fisheries (CNSP), National of the directory of released Center for Planned pesticides. Management (CNGP), • Support the functioning of the Agriculture Fund for Seed national seed committee, and Sector Promotion (FASS) national committee for pesticides and institutionalization of management. national crops species and • Strengthen the capacity of village varieties catalog. brigades of plant protection. 58 • Strengthening the structure in charge for enforcement of regulations. • Development of enforcement tools, namely: (i) manual of procedures for the release and registration of crop varieties in the official catalog of crop species and varieties; (ii) manual of quality control and seeds certification; (iii) 7 technical regulations on sorghum, maize, rice, cowpea, groundnut, cassava and yam species and varieties analysis; and (iv) national pesticides management policy. • Visit to FIRCA in Côte d’Ivoire conducted to learn from their experience in the subject matter • Participation in the regional • Support feasibility studies, meeting on sustainable workshops and stakeholder Sustainable financing of funding of research and consultations to implement the research and development development, held in Abidjan, law on sustainable development (CARGS) Côte d’Ivoire and fund for technology generation development of new legal and adoption. document to replace the law on the existing funding National Fund for Agricultural Investment (FNAIA). • Update the national action plans on gender, communication, and climate change. • Update the national agricultural • Development and extension and advisory strategy. implementation of action National strategies and action • NEW: Develop/Implement an plans related to plans action plan on nutrition. communication, gender, and • NEW: Develop/implement an climate change. action plan on job opportunities and/or youth self-employment in the agricultural and rural sector. Complementarity with other • Strengthen collaboration with • MOU with the Agricultural projects the ASDP (periodic meetings, Sector Development Project synergy on annual work plan and (ASDP). budgets, and joint 59 implementation support mission, etc.). • Develop an MOU with all projects intervening in the targeted value chain. Component 2 : National Centers of Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Specialization/Strengthening phase Financing of the Research System (US$2.0 million equivalent) • Rehabilitation of building and infrastructure at three research stations and three agricultural centers. • Equipped the quality control • Provide additional equipment for laboratory at the laboratories and training centers Agricultural Research rehabilitated by the parent Institute of Togo (ITRA) project. Infrastructure with atomic absorption • Rehabilitate the research and spectrophotometer and seed production fields of ITRA accessories. for the production of cereals • Equipped the research roots and tuber, coffee and institute (ITRA), extension cocoa. institute (ICAT) and agronomic high school with transportation facilities and computers. • Support the completion of on- going academic training • 32 Ph.D. trained of which 1 programs. completed and returned to former position. • Support training plan for research technicians. • 32 M.Sc. trained, of which 23 completed and 21 returned to • Organize R&D stakeholders’ Human capacity regional workshops to assure former positions. collaboration and synergy • Various types of short-term between researchers and other training of actors actors. (researchers, extension agents and farmers). • Train extension agents in new tools, extension approaches and farm management. • 11 technology adaptability • Continue support to technology tests conducted: adaptation tests, conducted - Rice (3) from NCoS-Mali, Research activities under Integrated Research for rain-fed rice varieties from Development (IAR4D) Guinea, rice varieties from approach. AfricaRice. 60 - Maize varieties (2) from • Strengthen adaptive research on Burkina Faso and NCoS- mechanization, post-harvest and Benin. processing. - Cassava variety (1) from NCoS-Ghana. - Banana plantain variety (1) from NCoS-Côte d’Ivoire. - Sorghum, millet groundnut, cowpea varieties from NCoS- Senegal. • 4 varieties of maize, 2 of rice and 2 of cassava distributed. Component 3: Funding of Demand-driven Technology Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Generation and Adoption phase Financing (US$5.9 million equivalent) Applied research through the • Support the completion of on- CARGS going competitive sub-projects • 13 competitive sub-projects and 1 commissioned sub- on research and development. project on SRI funded. • Scale up transfer, adaptation and • Six technologies generated dissemination of technologies and five disseminated. from other countries, using calls for proposal opened to public and private service providers. Technologies dissemination • 4 improved maize varieties. • Scale up the dissemination of • 2 improved rice varieties. improved technologies through Farmer Field Schools, • Improved cassava varieties. innovation platforms, ESOP and • SRI and biological rice a pilot program of E-extension, production. focusing on gender, climate- • Goat and sheep improved smart technologies, and breed parent. integrated soil fertility. • Goat and sheep feed • Scale up agricultural technology. mechanization and post-harvest • Weed control technique with service providers. limited herbicide use. • Introduce E-extension • Speeding of compost • Organize technology fairs in production with the fungus collaboration with other projects Mycotri spp. for mass adoption of technologies. • Integrated Striga management. • Involve the private sector for the dissemination of technologies • Planting canes, parboilers, (collaboration with farmers’ pics bags, drip-irrigation. organizations, NGOs, agro- • Tank aquaculture. industry, etc.). Seed system • Supported production of 102 • Scale-up the production of tons of breeder, foundation breeder and foundation seeds for 61 and certified seeds of maize cereals and R&T; support the and rice. production of improved genetic • Training of seed producers. materials for goat and sheep, poultry and aquaculture. • Creation of three seed enterprises (ESOP). • Strengthen the seed certification system including construction • Supported the seed field and equipment provision for the control and certification. f seed laboratory. • Procurement of three mobile • Support the involvement of units of seed treatment. private sector in the seed value chain. • Support the development of a national strategy for fish certification. Component 4 : Project Coordination, Management, Achievements of the initial Activities under the Additional Monitoring and Evaluation phase Financing (US$1.3 million equivalent) • Strengthen the PCU with additional staff. • Support the preparation and implementation of a training action plan for the staff, involved in project implementation. • Project implementation has been satisfactory. • Support M&E activities and impact study. • Involve regional agriculture, livestock and water directorates in the planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of the project activities at the regional level. Lessons learned during the initial phase and reflected in the AF design • In the absence of an NCoS, new technologies generation relies on technologies available in other WAAPP countries, and for this reason, active participation of Togo researchers in the NCOS networks is crucial to speed up technology transfer from other countries. • Procurement of improved technologies in the participating countries need specific procurement process • Adoption of common regulations facilitate exchange of technology and mainly seeds among the participating countries. Institutional Changes/Implementation Arrangements No change in the implementation arrangements. • The Project Implementation Manual has been updated to take into account the activities under the AF. 62 • Strengthening the PCU with additional staff: 1 Internal Auditor, 1 Technologies Transfer Specialist, 1 Social and Environmental Safeguards Specialist, 1 Communication Specialist. Fiduciary • Recruitment of an internal auditor (see above) Environmental/Social Safeguards • Safeguard instruments (ESMF and PPM) updated and disclosed both in-country and at regional level (on CORAF/WECARD website). • Recruitment of an Environment/Social Safeguards Specialist (see above) • Collaboration with the national agency of environment in the implementation of activities 63 Annex 3: Implementation Arrangements and Support 1. The proposed AF does not foresee any changes with regard to implementation arrangements. The AF will be placed under the technical responsibility of the ministry in charge of agriculture in each of the participating countries and under the responsibility of CORAF/WECARD for the regional-level activities. The PCUs in each country and CORAF/WECARD will, therefore, continue to coordinate project activities, prepare the annual work program and budgets (AWP&B), organize the implementation support missions (ISM) and ensure project monitoring and evaluation (M&E). The PCUs have a solid track record for procurement, FM and M&E, which have been consistently rated Satisfactory or Moderately Satisfactory during the parent project implementation. CORAF and each PCU will be strengthened with additional staff who will be specialized in technology marketing and commercialization. The Guinea PCU will be reinforced with additional staff including an FM specialist, a procurement specialist and a technical expert. Implementation of the AF activities will also be supported by strategic institutional and technical partners, as well as service providers (staff of other agencies, and NGOs, which will be contracted through: i) results-based MOUs for public service providers and other projects; and ii) results-based contracts for private service providers and NGOs). Financial Management 2. The FM arrangements of the original projects in Benin, Guinea, Niger and Togo remain adequate overall and will apply to the AF. 3. Benin - The FM performance of the original project in Benin is rated as Moderately Satisfactory. The FM risk remains Moderate. Some weaknesses were noticed in the areas of internal control and timely justification of activities, implemented at the decentralized level. An internal auditor has been recruited to strengthen the project internal control environment. The project’s FM staff members have the required experience and qualifications. The project’s existing manual of procedures and accounting system remain adequate for the AF. Quarterly interim unaudited financial reports and annual audit reports have been submitted on time. The audit opinion on the most recent audit report was unqualified and there are currently no open accountability issues. 4. Guinea - The FM system of the Guinea component is adequate for implementation of the AF. An experienced and qualified accountant is in place, and the project accounting system as well the FM manual are still current to be used for the additional financing. FM implementation support mission was carried out in May, 2016. The FM risk is Moderate and the FM performance Satisfactory. Unaudited FM reports have been submitted on time with acceptable quality, and an unqualified opinion was issued by the external auditor. 5. Niger - Overall the FM arrangements of the original project remain adequate. The project FM staff is qualified, and financial monitoring reports (interim financial reports) with good quality are generated on a timely basis. However, the Implementation Status Report FM rating remains Moderately Satisfactory, and the overall FM residual risk for the project is still “Substantial” mainly due to the weak internal controls environment both at the country and implementing entity levels. An internal audit function will be established and funded under the proposed AF. The audit opinion on the financial statements for the year, which ended on December 31, 2015, was qualified due to, among other things, the absence of relevant documentation supporting some expenditures 64 incurred by the project. However, the project lacks comprehensive procedures for physical inventory of fixed assets, which hampers the principle of assets safeguarding. The Bank FM team will closely follow-up with the project FM unit to ensure proper accounting of the project’s physical assets. 6. Togo - The FM performance of the Togo components of the WAAPP project is rated Satisfactory as a result of the most recent supervision mission conducted in May, 2016. The FM risk remains Moderate. FM arrangements, including staffing and internal controls are adequate. The project complies with financial management requirements such as timely submission of quarterly interim unaudited financial reports and annual audit reports. The latest external audit opinion was unqualified and there are currently no significantly open accountability issues. 7. CORAF - The fiduciary unit has been implementing satisfactorily a large portfolio of six projects financed by the World Bank and other donors. The overall financial management system, including staffing, accounting, and funds flow arrangements is rated Satisfactory. In addition, there are no overdue external audits as well as interim financial reports from the unit; both reports were submitted on time, reviewed and found to be satisfactory. The existing financial management arrangements are, therefore, suitable for implementation of this new additional financing. Procurement 8. Procurement. Procurement activities under the original project were carried out in accordance with the World Bank’s “Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works, and Non- Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers, published in May, 2004 and as revised in October, 2006 and May, 2010; “Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers”, published in May, 2004 and revised in October, 2006 and May, 2010; “Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants” dated October 15, 2006; and the provisions stipulated in the FA. The same guidelines will continue governing the additional financing as approved by the World Bank Management as a waiver to the New Procurement Framework (including Procurement Regulations for Borrowers) that applies to projects with the PCN held after July 1st, 2016. The AF would, however, benefit from the rolling out of the Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement (STEP), one of the features of the New Procurement Framework that will apply to all active projects. 9. Procurement capacity and risk. The PCUs and CORAF/WECARD have conducted procurement activities for the parent project in a satisfactory manner. Since there are no changes being proposed to the institutional arrangements, the AF will take advantage of the existing PCU capacity in implementation of the new procurement activities. With regard to risk, given the experience under the parent project, procurement risk is rated Moderate except in Togo, where it is rated Substantial. 10. Scope of procurement and selection under the AF. The major contracts will consist of: i) works for rehabilitation of some labs, storage facilities and other research facilities; ii) goods related to procurement of inputs (seeds, fertilizer) and of improved technologies in the framework of the regional exchange of technologies and innovations; and iii) consultant services for technical studies and supervision. Based on their estimated small amounts (maximum of US$1 million per contract) and manageable risks (previous procurement processes have shown acceptable competition), they will be procured by approaching the local market. 65 11. Procurement plan. See Appendix 3A for the draft procurement plans for the first 18- months. Safeguards 12. Environmental Safeguard. The activities covered by the AF and the intervention area remain the same as in the parent project except in Guinea where the parent project supported the rice sector while the AF will extend project activities to cover additional agricultural sectors including roots and tuber, cereals, livestock and aquaculture. Therefore, a new set of safeguard documents has been prepared for Guinea. 13. The safeguard rating of category B and the type of policies, initiated under the original project, will be maintained for the AF. The WAAPP-1C safeguards instruments - Environmental & Social Management Framework (ESMF), the Pest Management Plan (PMP), and a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) for Guinea – have been updated separately for each country and re- disclosed in the Bank INFOSHOP as well as in the regional website managed by CORAF/WECARD and in the website managed in each country. 14. Implementation of the safeguards measures for the parent project has been rated Satisfactory by the social and environmental safeguards specialists of the World Bank during the Implementation Support Mission (ISM) in June 2016. Each country and CORAF/WECARD have dedicated social and environmental safeguards Focal Points who oversee implementation of the social and environmental safeguards and identify mitigation measures. A capacity building plan was also implemented including two regional training workshops in Dakar (April, 2011) and Freetown (April, 2013) for all safeguards focal points. Additional training sessions were conducted in each country by the local Bank offices. A recent assessment study indicates that the safeguard Focal Points have the required knowledge, and are regularly screening project activities to ensure that mitigation measures are identified and implemented. 15. In addition, as the recently completed assessments revealed, some countries are experiencing a high turn-over of the Focal Points. A provision has, therefore, been included in the AF to recruit environmental/social safeguards specialists as additional project staff in each country. Moreover, the ESMF includes further provisions for capacity building at all levels for e successful implementation of the project safeguards measures, in compliance with the national and Bank safeguard policies. The PMP sets forth the basic principles each member country would follow to properly handle the possible usage of pesticides especially since the additional financing focuses mostly on the dissemination of agricultural technologies. 16. Social safeguards. The WAAPP is a well-known program and highly appreciated by many farmers and stakeholders in all ECOWAS countries, and especially in the four targeted countries (Niger, Benin, Togo and Guinea). The hundreds of new agricultural technologies developed by WAAPP over the past decade (2007-present) are fully in use and have shown an increasing and far-lasting positive impact on the livelihoods of beneficiary communities. The AF will, therefore, build on these achievements. 17. The overall activities of the AF are expected to provide significant positive socio-economic benefits to hundreds of thousands of Guinean, Togolese, Beninese and Nigerien beneficiaries whose main livelihoods depend largely on agricultural research and development. The scaled-up dissemination of the new released technologies will enable the producers, agricultural cooperatives, and/or the private sector to enormously benefit from the AF. 66 18. Outcomes of the rounds of participatory citizen consultation and engagement will influence final designing of the AF sub-activities, thereby creating beneficiary ownership and fostering social accountability (full determination to ensure that the project is successfully implemented), which altogether are meant to encourage sustainable development among and within beneficiary communities in the project areas in particular, and in each of the participating countries in general. 19. A recently completed assessment revealed that some countries are experiencing a high turn-over of the Focal Points. Therefore, a provision has been included in the AF to recruit environmental/social safeguards specialists as additional project staff in each country. Policy Exceptions and Readiness 20. A waiver to apply the World Bank’s Procurement and Consultant Guidelines of 2010, as referred to in the Financing Agreement instead of the New Procurement Framework so that the AF can be processed on time and implemented to create the necessary synergies and continuity with the original project, was sought and has been granted. 21. All conditions are in place to ensure that implementation of the proposed activities can be scaled-up as soon as the credits are declared effective. 67 Appendix 3A Procurement Plan for the first 18-months of WAAPP-1C Additional Financing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ref. Contract Estimated Procurement Prequalifica Domestic Review Expected Comments No. (Description) Cost (US$ Method tion (yes/no) Preference by Bank Bid- millions) (yes/no) (Prior / Opening Post) Date Procurement Plan for Togo Works and Goods 1 Works for the construction of the seed Lab 900,000.00 NCB No Yes Prior 13/03/2017 2 Rehabilitation of the sanitation system of 80,000.00 NCB No Yes Post 10/04/2017 the research stations 3 Rehabilitation work for ISRA research 300,000.00 NCB No Yes Post 30/03/2017 facilities 4 Rehabilitation work for cocoa and coffee 60,000.00 NCB No Yes Post 17/04/2017 seed production facilities 5 Lab equipment for ISRA 554,000.00 NCB No Yes Post 21/04/2017 6 Vehicles for research and extension 1,392,000.00 NCB Yes Yes Prior 20/03/2017 services 7 Office equipment for implementing 190,000.00 NCB No Yes Post 29/05/2017 agencies 8 Equipment for the E-extension system 310,354.00 NCB No Yes Post 05/01/2018 Total 3,786,354.00 Consultancy Services 1 Consultancy for the control and 120,000.00 LCS No Yes Post 30/03/2017 monitoring of rehabilitation of the sanitation system of research stations 2 Recruitment of an architectural firm to 110,000.00 LCS No Yes Post 09/03/2017 monitor the rehabilitation work, construction of the national seed laboratory and the construction of the ITRA 3 Study for mechanisms of levies on import 40,000.00 IC No Yes Post 18/10/2017 and export goods f for the sustainable funding scheme 4 Consultant for the design of the E- 120,000.00 QCBS No Yes Post 22/08/2017 extension scheme 5 Study on the new strategy for technology 50,000.00 CQS No Yes Post 22/06/2017 transfer and extension system 6 consultancy for value chain studies on 72,000.00 IC No Yes Post 25/12/2017 priority commodities 7 Recruitment of external audit firm 48,000.00 LCS No Yes Prior 07/06/2017 8 Recruitment of a communication officer 30,000.00 IC No Yes Prior 19/12/2017 9 Recruitment of a procurement specialist 32,000.00 IC No Yes Prior 19/12/2017 Total 622,000.00 Grand Total (Togo) 4,408,354.00 68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ref. Contract Estimated Procurement Prequalifica Domestic Review Expected Comments No. (Description) Cost (US$ Method tion (yes/no) Preference by Bank Bid- millions) (yes/no) (Prior / Opening Post) Date Procurement Plan for Guinea Works and Goods 1 Procurement of computers for the PCU 70,000.00 Shopping NO NO Post 15/12/2016 2 Procurement of computers for 210,000.00 NCB NO NO Post 13/03/2017 implementing agencies 3 Procurement of TOMPRO software 45,000.00 Direct NO NO Post 05/12/2016 contracting 4 Equipment for the Seed Lab 85,000.00 Shopping NO NO Post 09/01/2017 5 Supply and installation of laboratory 120,000.00 NCB NO NO Post 08/03/2017 equipment for the quality control of fertilizers in favor of SENASOL Fertilizer control laboratory 6 Procurement of two mobile seed 350,000.00 NCB NO NO Post 10/02/2017 processing unit 7 Lab Equipment for the Bordo research 95,000.00 Shopping NO NO Post 13/03/2017 station 8 Procurement of 8 agro-meteo stations 130,000.00 NCB NO NO Post 12/04/2017 9 Office Equipment for IRAG facilities 75,000.00 Shopping NO NO Post 27/03/2017 10 Procurement of fertilizer and pesticides 1,400,000.00 ICB NO NO Prior 27/03/2017 11 Procurement of various mechanization 450,000.00 NCB NO NO Prior 24/04/2017 equipment and tools 12 Procurement of Storage bags for cereals 90,000.00 Shopping NO NO Prior 01/05/2017 13 MOU with Kankan seed production Unit 600,000.00 Direct NO NO Post 24/02/2017 for the production of 1000 tons of certified contracting rice seeds 14 MOU with Kilkisi seed production Unit 600,000.00 Direct NO NO Post 24/02/2017 for the production of 1000 tons of certified contracting rice seeds 15 MOU with Koba seed production Unit for 350,000.00 Direct NO NO Prior 24/02/2017 the production of 1000 tons of certified contracting rice seeds 16 MOU with Gueckedou seed production 350,000.00 Direct NO NO Prior 24/02/2017 center for the production of 600 tons of contracting certified rice seeds 17 Procurement transportation equipment for 120,000.00 NCB NO NO Post 30/06/2017 the rice processing innovation platforms 18 Procurement of vehicles for implementing 1,550,000.00 ICB NO NO Prior 29/05/2017 agencies 19 Procurement of aquaculture improved 400,000.00 NCB NO NO Prior 15/05/2017 technologies 20 Procurement of incubators for poultry 400,000.00 NCB NO NO Prior 15/05/2017 chicks production 21 Procurement of improved threshers for 60,000.00 Shopping NO NO Post 27/07/2017 rice and maize 22 Procurement of 100 improved parboiled 250,000.00 Direct NO NO Post 30/08/2017 processing equipment contracting 23 MOU with WAAPP Cote d’Ivoire for the 200,000.00 Direct NO NO Post 11/09/2017 Importation of improved attieke contracting processing equipment 24 MOU with WAAPP Burkina Faso for the 200,000.00 Direct NO NO Post 11/09/2017 Importation of improved mangoes contracting processing equipment 25 Equipment for the Tissue culture Lab 300,000.00 NCB NO NO Post 25/09/2017 26 Equipment for the training centers 90,000.00 Shopping NO NO Post 09/10/2017 27 Irrigation facilities for the Seredou CRA Shopping NO NO Post 80,000.00 13/10/2017 seed production unit 28 Various Equipment for the aquaculture NCB NO NO Post 250,000.00 16/10/2017 centers in 5 regions 29 MOU with Africa rice for the supply of Direct NO NO Prior 1, 040,000.00 13/03/2017 rice foundation seeds contracting 69 30 MOU with WAAPP Nigeria for the Direct NO NO Post 400,000.00 13/03/2017 Importation of brodstock fish contracting 31 MOU with WAAPP Nigeria for the Direct NO NO Post Importation of improved fish processing 200,000.00 contracting 13/03/2017 technologies 32 MOU with AFRICARICE for the supply Direct NO NO Post 120,000.00 20/04/2017 of 4 improved rice processing equipment contracting 33 MOU with IRAG for the supply of 200 Direct NO NO Post 400,000.00 13/03/2017 tons of improved cajoux seeds contracting 34 MOU with WAAPP Cote d’Ivoire for the Direct NO NO Post Importation of 360 000 improved palm 300,000.00 contracting 20/02/2017 tree seedlings 35 MOU with WAAPP Cote d’Ivoire for the Direct NO NO Post Importation of 360 000 improved coffee contracting 200,000.00 20/02/2017 seeds 36 MOU with WAAPP Cote d’Ivoire for the Direct NO NO Post 300,000.00 20/02/2017 Importation of new cocoa varieties seeds contracting 37 MOU with WAAPP Cote d’Ivoire for the Direct NO NO Post supply of 4 million plantain improved 300,000.00 contracting 20/02/2017 varieties seedlings 38 MOU with IRAG for the supply of Direct NO NO Post 350,000.00 20/03/2017 improved mangoes varieties seeds contracting 39 MOU with WAAPP Togo for the Direct NO NO Post 100,000.00 20/03/2017 Importation of certified soybean seeds contracting 40 MOU with WAAPP Cote d’Ivoire for the Direct NO NO Post 100,000.00 20/03/2017 Importation of 300 porc breeds contracting 41 MOU with WAAPP Ghana to introduce Direct NO NO Post 200,000.00 08/05/2017 improved vaccines for poultry contracting 42 Procurement of feed and chicks of Shopping NO NO Post 100,000.00 22/05/2017 improved breeds for the poultry program 43 Building Rehabilitation Works with Water Shopping NO NO Post Supply of the Yatia Agricultural Training 130,000.00 01/03/2017 and Promotion Center (Faranah) 44 Rehabilitation works for the buildings of Shopping NO NO Post the Labé Breeding and Training Center 100,000.00 20/03/2017 45 Building rehabilitation works (shop, Shopping NO NO Post hangar and administrative block) with 120,000.00 03/04/2017 water supply from Dalaba Horticulture Training and Promotion Center 46 Development of 40 ha of shoals in favor Shopping NO NO Post 170,000.00 31/07/2017 of the Kilissi agronomic research station 47 Connection of the Kilissi Research Center Shopping NO NO Post and Seed Center to the national electricity 100,000.00 12/06/2017 grid (EDG) 48 Rehabilitation of the greenhouses, the Shopping NO NO Post vitro plant laboratory, the nursery, the 180,000.00 21/08/2017 drying and storage facilities of the Foulayah CRA 49 7,000 linear mesh fencing of the Bordo Shopping NO NO Post 150,000.00 04/09/2017 CRA (Kankan) 50 Construction work of a laboratory of Vitro NCB NO NO Post Plants for the multiplication of 350,000.00 24/08/2017 horticultural seeds at the Center of Agricultural Research of Bareng (Pita) 51 Restoration work on the agricultural estate Shopping NO NO Post of the Yatia Agricultural Training and Promotion Center (Faranah) Works rehabilitation of buildings, plots 170,000.00 13/11/2017 and greenhouses with water supply from the Center of Production and Multiplication of plant material of Macenta (Ex RC2) 52 Works of rehabilitation of buildings, plots Shopping NO NO Post and greenhouses with water supply of the Center of Production and Multiplication of 150,000.00 22/11/2017 plant material of Badala (Guéckédou) 70 53 Rehabilitation of buildings, plots and Shopping NO NO Post greenhouses with water supply from the 110,000.00 22/11/2017 Gbaya (N'Zérékoré) Plant Production and Multiplication Center 54 Construction of the Boffa-Koba fish farm / Shopping NO NO Post 135,000.00 30/10/2017 ENAE 55 Construction of two (2) poultry Shopping NO NO slaughtering and chicken processing plants 100,000.00 Post 09/07/2017 56 Construction of food storage warehouses, NCB NO NO small slaughter areas and outlets with small cold rooms 750,000.00 Prior 11/12/2017 Total 15,745,000.00 Consultancy Services 1 MOU with the National Directorate of Direct NO NO 08/03/2017 Agriculture (DNA) for the implementation contracting 190,000.00 of seed certification and stakeholder training in the seed production chain 2 MOU with the National Service for the Direct NO NO 08/03/2017 Protection of Plants and Stored Foods contracting 80,000.00 (SNPV-DS) for the implementation of pest and pesticide management activities 3 MOU with the Information Service on 80,000.00 Direct NO NO 20/03/2017 Agricultural Products in Guinea (SIPAG) contracting for the implementation of information gathering activities on agricultural products 4 Recruitment of an Office / Cabinet to CQS NO NO Post 16/01/2017 carry out studies, monitoring and 75,000.00 supervision of planned rehabilitation and construction works 5 Recruitment of a Bureau / Cabinet to carry CQS NO NO Post 09/01/2017 out the studies, the monitoring and the 75,000.00 supervision of the works of development of the planned rice estates 6 Recruitment of a Bureau / Cabinet control, CQS NO NO Post 31/03/2017 follow-up and supervision of the 70,000.00 development of planned rice estates 7 MOU with the Agronomic Research 450,000.00 Direct NO NO Prior 31/01/2017 Institute of Guinea (IRAG) contracting 8 MOU with FORSEGUI for the 620,000.00 Direct NO NO Prior 10/04/2017 coordination and management of the contracting competitive fund for agricultural research at national level 9 MOU with the National Agency for Rural 250,000.00 Direct NO NO Prior 27/03/2017 Promotion and the Agricultural Council contracting (ANPROCA) 10 MOU with the National Soil Service for 150,000.00 Direct NO NO Prior 27/03/2017 the Implementation of Soil Fertility contracting Analysis Activities 11 Recruitment of additional Project staff ICS NO NO Prior 24/03/2017 including: One (1) Communication Officer, One (1) Marketing Officer, Two 108,000.00 (2) Accountants, One (1) Procurement Analyst, One (1) M & 12 Recruitment of a Cabinet to audit the QCBS NO NO Prior 22/02/2017 Project accounts for fiscal years 2017, 45,000.00 2018 and 2019 13 MOU with ANASA for the collection of Direct NO NO 08/05/2017 90,000.00 baseline data and monitoring of the panel contracting Total 2,283,000.00 Grand Total (Guinea) 17,983,000.00 71 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ref. Contract Estimated Procurement Prequalifica Domestic Review Expected Comments No. (Description) Cost (US$ Method tion (yes/no) Preference by Bank Bid- millions) (yes/no) (Prior / Opening Post) Date Procurement Plan for Niger Works and Goods 1 Translation and editing of community 25,000.00 Shopping No No Post 10/02/2017 language regulations 2 Edition of the catalog of plant varieties 23,333.00 Shopping No No Post 10/02/2017 3 Edition of Fertilizer Control Manual 25,000.00 Shopping No No Post 10/02/2017 4 Develop communication tools 33,333.00 Shopping No No Post 10/02/2017 (brochures, caquemono, ,,,,) 5 Elaboration of technological references 33,333.00 Shopping No No Post 10/02/2017 6 Development of FISAN management 25,000.00 Shopping No No Post 10/02/2017 and procedural manuals 7 Computers for Livestock research 145,000.00 NCB No Yes Post 12/03/2017 centers 8 Works for the Food Safety Laboratory 324,400.00 NCB No Yes Post 22/04/2017 9 Equipment for the Food Safety Lab 97,000.00 NCB No Yes Post 24/08/2017 10 Acquisition of Generator for the NCOS 48,700.00 Shopping No No Post 07/04/2017 11 Equipment for the E-voucher scheme 133,333.00 ED No Yes Post 28/05/2017 12 Rehabilitation works for the Seed 500,000.00 NCB Yes Yes Post 11/06/2017 Laboratory 13 Equipment for the DGA Laboratory 166,667.00 NCB No Yes Post 28/05/2017 14 Laboratory Equipment for INRAN 83,333.00 NCB No Yes Post 28/05/2017 15 Equipment for the Private Laboratories 166,667.00 NCB No Yes Post 11/06/2017 16 Equipment for potatoes seed production 166,667.00 NCB No Yes Post 28/05/2017 17 MOU with WAAPP Ghana to introduce 100,000.00 Direct No Yes Post 28/05/2017 improve Greenhouses scheme contracting 18 Procurement of vehicles 116,667.00 NCB No Yes Post 21/12/2017 19 Procurement of PICS bags for storage 300,000.00 Direct No Yes Post 28/05/2017 contracting 20 Procurement of improved technologies 166,667.00 Direct No Yes Post 26/06/2017 from the sub region contracting 21 Procurement of mobile seed processing 166,667.00 NCB No Yes Post 18/03/2017 equipment 22 Procurement of improved compost 83,333.00 NCB No No Post 13/05/2017 processing equipment 23 Acquisition of vehicles 112,800.00 NCB No Yes Post 11/06/2017 Total 3,042,900.00 Consultancy Services 1 Stock taking on the use of mineral 33,333.00 IC Yes No Prior 16/02/2017 fertilizer 2 Study on the different models and best 25,000.00 IC Yes No Prior 16/02/2017 practices for Job creation for use. 3 Architectural design for the food safety 39,300.00 QCBS Yes No Prior 09/03/2017 lab 4 Feasibility studies and value chains 58,400.00 CQS Yes No Prior 09/03/2017 5 Study on the development of a 42,600.00 CI Yes No Prior 09/06/2017 mechanism of mass multiplication and diffusion of performing animals 6 Consultancy firm for the SMQ 96,900.00 CQS Yes No Prior 09/06/2017 7 Study on animal feed processing units 48,000.00 QCBS Yes No Prior 07/06/2017 8 Preparation of soil fertility map 30,000.00 IC Yes No Prior 07/06/2017 9 Audit firm consultant 35,200.00 LCS Yes No Prior 07/06/2017 Total 408,733.00 Grand Total (Niger) 3,451,633.00 72 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ref. Contract Estimated Procurement Prequalifica Domestic Review Expected Comments No. (Description) Cost (US$ Method tion (yes/no) Preference by Bank Bid- millions) (yes/no) (Prior / Opening Post) Date Procurement Plan for Benin Works and Goods 1 Building of a cold chain for seed 51,282.00 Shopping No Yes Post 02/02/2017 conservation 2 Procurement of vehicles 341,880.00 Shopping No Yes Post 02/02/2017 3 Procurement of plastic mulch for 470,085.00 NCB No Yes Post 03/03/2017 conservation agriculture 4 Works for the extension of research and 341,880.00 NCB No Yes Post 03/04/2017 seed multiplication fields 5 Electricity network of the NCOS 51,282.00 Direct No Yes Post 01/04/2017 contracting 6 Procurement of 1000 animal feed 1,025,641.00 NCB Yes Yes Post 01/05/2017 improved processing equipment 7 Laboratory equipment for the LSSEE 1,025,641.00 NCB No Yes Post 02/06/2017 8 Procurement of two seed processing 299,145.00 NCB No Yes Post 02/07/2017 equipment 9 procurement of 500 tons of fertilizer 512,821.00 ISCB No Yes Post 03/08/2017 10 Laboratory equipment for the FSA 76,923.00 Shopping No Yes Post 28/05/2017 11 Procurement of 500 climate smart 76,923.00 Shopping No Yes Post 28/05/2017 improved cooking technology 12 Procurement of 6 meteor stations 76,923.00 Shopping No Yes Post 22/08/2017 13 office furniture for the NCOs 85,470.00 Shopping No Yes Post 22/09/2017 14 Poultry vaccines 42,735.00 Shopping Yes Yes Post 22/09/2017 15 water sanitation works for the CNS 170,940.00 Direct No Yes Post 01/09/2017 contracting 16 equipment for the E-extension/E- 128,205.00 NCB No Yes Post 31/08/2017 voucher 17 Equipment for solar vegetable gardens 51,282.00 Shopping No Yes Post 23/10/2017 Total 4,829,058.00 Consultancy Services 1 Recruitment of E-voucher service 256,410.00 CQS Yes Yes Prior 05/06/2017 provider Total 256,410.00 Grand Total (Benin) 5,085,468.00 73 Annex 4: Estimated Costs of the Additional Financing A- Project Costs Summary by Component Overall Project % % Total (US$ Thousand) Foreign Base Components Local Foreign Total Exchange Costs 1. Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies 3,667 540 4,207 14 6 2. National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System 10,417 5,974 16,391 35 23 3. Funding of Demand-Driven Technology Generation and Adoption 32,054 10,965 43,019 24 60 4. Program Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 6,399 1,130 7,530 15 11 Total BASELINE COSTS 52,537 18,610 71,147 32.5 100 Physical Contingencies 221 48 269 10 0 Price Contingencies 111 515 625 -16 4 Total PROJECT COSTS 52,868 19,173 72,041 30 104 Benin % % Total (US$ Thousand) Foreign Base Components Local Foreign Total Exchange Costs 1. Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies 1,001.2 290.8 1,291.9 23 7 2. National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System 2,838.6 1,168.3 4,006.9 29 20 3. Funding of Demand-Driven Technology Generation and Adoption 9,548.6 2,758.2 12,306.8 22 63 4. Program Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 1,757.9 287.7 2,045.6 14 10 Total BASELINE COSTS 15,146.3 4,505.1 19,651.4 23 100 Physical Contingencies 64.5 16.1 80.6 20 0 Price Contingencies 226.5 41.5 267.9 15 1 Total PROJECT COSTS 15,437.3 4,562.7 20,000.0 23 102 Guinea % % Total (US$ Thousand) Foreign Base Components Local Foreign Total Exchange Costs 1. Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies 926 0 926 0 4% 2. National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System 3,254 2568 5,823 44 25% 3. Funding of Demand-Driven Technology Generation and Adoption 9,656 5453 15,109 36 64% 4. Program Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 1,846 299 2,145 10 9% Total BASELINE COSTS 15,683 8320 24,003 33 100 74 Physical Contingencies 0 0 0 0 0 Price Contingencies -767 386 -381 -101 -2% Total PROJECT COSTS 14,915 8,706 23,622 35 98 Niger % % Total (US$ Thousand) Foreign Base Components Local Foreign Total Exchange Costs 1. Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies 1,191 0 1,191 0 7 2. National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System 2,142 783 2,925 27 19 3. Funding of Demand-Driven Technology Generation and Adoption 8,741 1,212 9,953 12 62 4. Program Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 1,764 111 1,875 6 12 Total BASELINE COSTS 13,837 2,106 15,943 42 100 Physical Contingencies 28 0 28 0 0 Price Contingencies 395 37 433 16 12 Total PROJECT COSTS 14,261 2,144 16,404 30 6 Togo % % Total (US$ Thousand) Foreign Base Components Local Foreign Total Exchange Costs 1. Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies 549 250 798 31 7 2. National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System 2,182 1,454 3,637 40 31 3. Funding of Demand-Driven Technology Generation and Adoption 4,108 1,542 5,650 27 49 4. Program Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 1,032 433 1,465 30 13 Total BASELINE COSTS 7,871 3,679 11,549 32 100 Physical Contingencies 128 32 160 20 0 Price Contingencies 256 49 306 7 3 Total PROJECT COSTS 8,255 3,760 12,015 31 104 75 B- Project Costs Summary by Financiers Overall Project (US$ Thousand) The Government IDA Beneficiaries Total Components Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1. Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies 0.0 0 4,251.2 86 0.0 0 4,251.2 6 2. National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System 2,885.5 19 13,772.5 81 0.0 0 16,658.0 23 3. Funding of Demand-Driven Technology Generation and Adoption 783.9 2 42,140.2 98 176 0.6 43,099.9 59.5 4. Program Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 583.3 7 7,836.1 93 0.0 0 8,419.4 11.6 Total costs 4,252.7 7.1 68,000.0 92.6 176 0.37 72,428.5 100 Guinea (US$ Thousand) The Government IDA Beneficiaries Total Components Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1. Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies 0.0 0 888.4 100 0.0 0.0 888.4 3.7 2. National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System 511.7 8.8 5,305.8 91.2 0.0 0.0 5,817.5 24.2 3. Funding of Demand-Driven Technology 0.0 0.0 Generation and Adoption 241.9 1.7 14,191.4 98.3 14,433.4 60.1 4. Program Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 266.4 9.2 2,614.4 90.8 0.0 0.0 2,880.8 12 Total costs 1,020.0 4.2 23,000.0 95.8 0.0 0.0 24,020.1 100 Benin (US$ Thousand) The Government IDA Beneficiaries Total Components Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1. Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies 0.0 0 1,310.1 100 0.0 0 1,310.1 3.7 2. National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System 0.0 0 4,052.0 100 0.0 0 4,052.0 24.2 3. Funding of Demand-Driven Technology Generation and Adoption 0.0 0 12,558.7 100 0.0 0 12,558.7 60.1 4. Program Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 0.0 0 2,079.1 100 0.0 0 2,079.1 12 Total costs 0.0 0 20,000.0 100 0.0 0 20,000.0 100 76 Niger (US$ Thousand) The Government IDA Beneficiaries Total Components Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1. Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies 0.0 0 1225.4 100 0.0 0 1,225.4 7.5 2. National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System 657.7 21.6 2,390.5 78.4 0.0 0 3,048.2 18.6 3. Funding of Demand-Driven Technology Generation and Adoption 510.5 5 9,524.2 93.4 159.5 1.6 10,194.2 62.1 4. Program Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 76.7 4 1,859.9 96 1,936.6 11.8 Total costs 12,44.9 7.6 15,000.0 91.4 159.5 1 16,404.4 100 Togo (US$ Thousand) The Government IDA Beneficiaries Total Components Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1. Enabling Conditions for Sub-regional Cooperation in Generation, Dissemination, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies 0.0 0 827.3 45.9 0.0 0 827.3 6.9 2. National Centers of Specialization/Strengthening of the Research System 1,716.1 45.9 2,024.2 54.1 0.0 0 3,740.3 31.2 3. Funding of Demand-Driven Technology Generation and Adoption 31.5 0.5 5,865.8 99.2 16.4 0.3 5,913.6 49.3 4. Program Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 240.2 15.8 1,282.8 84.2 0.0 0 1,523.0 12.7 Total costs 1,987.8 16.6 10,000.0 83.3 16.4 0.1 12,004.1 100 77 Annex 5: Economic and Financial Analysis of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP-1C-AF) I. Foreword 1. This annex presents the economic and financial analysis (EFA) of the World Bank-funded WAAPP-1C AF for Benin, Niger, Togo and Guinea. The analysis focuses on returns from the investments under Component 2 (NCOS) and Component 3 (Funding of Demand-Driven technology generation and adoption). More specifically, the analysis estimates returns at the national and regional levels from improved efficiency in value chains supported by the Project. Benefits are expected to be due to: (i) the generation, diffusion, and adoption of new or improved technologies; and (ii) enhanced technology spillovers between ECOWAS countries arising from an integrated policy environment with regard to agricultural cooperation. 2. The EFA describes in some detail the methodology for assessing benefits from increasing agricultural productivity in the four countries. The EFA demonstrates that the proposed investments of the AF are financially and economically justified at the regional and country levels. The financial analysis aims to demonstrate that proposed on-farm income generating activities are profitable and sustainable for farmers. The economic analysis aims to demonstrate that, from a socio-economic perspective, the program as a whole is viable, taking into account all quantitative and non-quantitative benefits in situations with and without the program. Results, expressed in terms of the project’s economic internal rate of return (EIRR) and net present value (NPV), are presented for the baseline scenario and for the sensitivity analysis. 3. The analysis shows that the project is profitable. Under the presented assumptions, NPVs are positive and IRRs are in the order of 29 percent for a 20-year project lifecycle. The project’s returns are nevertheless sensitive to several scenarios (changes in yields, decreases in prices, more severe droughts) as reflected by the sensitivity analysis presented at the end of this study. II. Introduction 4. The development objective of the WAAPP-1C AF is to generate and accelerate adoption of improved technologies in the participating countries’ top agricultural commodity priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region’s top agricultural commodity priorities, as outlined in the ECOWAP. 5. To achieve this objective, the project will invest in: (i) enabling conditions for sub-regional cooperation in the generation, dissemination, and adoption of agricultural technologies; (ii) strengthening NCoS/national centers of specialization/strengthening of the research system; (iii) funding of demand-driven technology dissemination and adoption; (iv) project coordination, management and M&E. 6. To measure the efficiency of the project and assess the Project Development Objective (PDO), the analysis calculates economic and financial IRRs and their corresponding NPV. The analysis uses farm models and mainly focuses on the returns from the investments on proven technologies and targeted priority value chains under the first three components. The project also creates a number of positive externalities under all components, which have not been fully quantified because of the difficulty to assess in monetary terms, among others, the effects of institutional strengthening and capacity building. 78 7. During implementation of the parent project (WAAPP-1C), the countries have expanded the range of values chains and interventions in line with the agro-ecological potential, dietary behaviors and the people know how. The project therefore supported various agriculture, forestry and pastoral value chains such as livestock/meat, milk, poultry, small ruminants, fish, rice, maize, sorghum, millet, cowpea, groundnut, soybean, plantain, cassava, fruit and vegetables. The parent WAAPP-1C supported this process by catalyzing technologies generation, dissemination and adoption and also by supporting technologies and knowledge transfer between the participating countries. 8. The initial financial and economic analysis conducted on the rice sector, maize and small ruminants indicated a productivity and production increase, especially for the rice. These results led to determining an initial productivity target of 15 percent for the parent project. This goal was exceeded in all participating countries (WAAPP Report, August, 2016), due to the combined effect of the good quality of seeds and favorable rainfall during the project period. III. Economic and Financial Rationale for Investing in WAAPP-1C 9. Rationale for public sector provision. There is a strong economic rationale for the World Bank to invest in increasing beneficiaries’ access to improved production and post-harvest technologies to increase productivity, enhance quality and reduce food losses for key value chains. 10. The WAAPP-1C AF will consolidate and scale-up the tools developed under the parent project to strengthen the regional integration dimension of the project, and speed up adoption of improved technologies and innovation including new varieties, certified seeds, improved and climate-smart cropping practices, new mechanical tools, improved processing and other relevant technologies by the producers. IV. Identification of WAAPP-1C-AF’s benefits 11. The project activities are expected to generate three main benefit streams at three levels. The primary project beneficiaries include farmers, agricultural producers and processors, and other key value chain actors. The benefits expected at this level are increased crop yields, increased animal and fish productivity, increased product quality and marketability and improved beneficiaries’ access to improved production and post-harvest technologies, targeting specific regions along their agro-ecological and market potentials. Secondly, the beneficiaries also include the key participants in the generation and dissemination of technology, and the project is expected to contribute to their capacity building, which will cover researchers, public and private extension services and advisory agencies, research institutions, universities, NGOs, and government agencies involved in value chains management and public regulatory services provision. Thirdly, more global intangible social benefits are also expected, such as improved nutrition, human capital strengthening and women’s empowerment, natural resources protection, enhanced bio-diversity and reduced GHG emissions, which contribute to achieving the INDC discussed at COP21 and contributing to the global goal of limiting mean global warming to 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures. 12. The AF financial analysis focuses on returns from the investments supported at the country level by the parent project under the Component 2 (NCoS). Specifically, the analysis estimates returns at the national and regional levels from improved efficiency in value chains supported by the project. Benefits are also expected from the improved production and use of equipment / improved agriculture inputs (seeds, seedlings, and animals) and agro-processing units. 79 13. The analysis focuses on returns arising from enterprises having the highest potential to generate food security, exports, and income in the considered countries. Based on the achievements of the initial phase, the following models articulated with the National Center of Specialization priorities were, therefore, analyzed: i. Niger : (a) dried meat (kilichi) production, (b) cow milk production, (c) dairy processing, (d) production of camel milk. ii. Togo (a) levelers rods, (b) rice steaming, (c) rice production with SRI techniques combined to improved seeds. iii. Benin, (a) production of aklui corn with the Tchikiti2 electric motor wheeler calibrator, (b) grading seed cleaning with the cleaner-sizer, (c) maize seed production, (d) rice production with SRI techniques combined to improved seeds, (e pineapple production with polyethylene film, (f) production of fry tilapia mono sex. iv. Guinea : (a) certified rice seeds production, (b) rice cropping, (c) cassava seedling production, (d) cassava cropping, (e) vegetables production (onion, pepper, potato), (f) maize cropping. V. Methodology, Limitations and Assumptions 14. Methodology. The approach follows that of Gittinger (1982) 9 and Belli et al. (2001) 10, and is in line with recent guidelines published on economic and financial analysis 11. The particular challenges in conducting an economic analysis of agricultural R&E projects include: (i) uncertainty of the effectiveness of investments in research, technology generation and adoption, as well as the difficulty in establishing timetables for technology generation, dissemination, and adoption; (ii) the difficulty in capturing important direct and indirect outcomes, such as contributions to poverty reduction, natural resource conservation, regional economic integration and the policy framework (enabling conditions for trade and technology products), overall economic growth, food security and institutional development (building research and certification systems, medium- and long-term human resource capacity building, knowledge management); (iii) the attribution of specific impacts to diverse external factors, such as positive externalities from other investments by the Bank, other donors, or the private sector or from rural credit institutions, input supply systems, and marketing systems, all mainly beyond the project’s direct control; and (iv) the lack of reliable national agricultural statistical data, particularly in fragile and post-conflict countries. 15. Investments in research, advisory services, and the establishment of seed systems are very much interrelated, and if they are successful, they lead to increases in farm productivity and revenues, which are measured in this analysis. Although the costs of research and advisory services are easy to disaggregate, their benefits for farmers are much harder to separate, especially because the marginal impacts of research and advisory services are complementary. The joint efforts should lead to a continuum of technology provision and dissemination and eventually to greater productivity and competitiveness of agriculture. The analysis thus assumes that the two types of 9 Gittinger, P., 1982, Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects 10 Belli, P., J.R. Anderson, H.N. Barnum, J.A. Dixon, and J-P. Tan (2001), Economic Analysis of Investment Operations: Analytical Tools and Practical Applications. WBI Development Studies, World Bank Institute, World Bank, Washington, D.C. 11 IFAD, 2015, Economic and Financial analysis of rural investment projects, basic concepts and rationale. 80 investment have a compounding effect on the productivity of commodities supported under WAAPP- 1C. 16. The financial analysis was performed from the perspective of project beneficiaries. The private cost-benefit analysis, based on farm budgets, computed the costs and benefits experienced by the beneficiaries when adopting the promoted technologies and uses market prices. 17. The economic analysis, in turn, was performed at WAAPP level from the society/country viewpoint. The analysis aggregated incremental benefits to the total number of beneficiaries, including benefits from rural roads and environmental co-benefits arising from reduced GHG emissions (positive externalities), while deducting total project economic costs, to determine whether investments were viable from the perspective of the society. The economic analysis also differed from the financial analysis due to a shadow price that was assumed for main project inputs and outputs. 18. Limitation of the EFA. Some activities of the WAAPP-1C AF are based on demand- driven approaches. The ex-ante EFA of investments that are locally identified during implementation is always difficult to perform because it is not possible to fully predict in advance: (i) which combinations of technologies will be pursued by the beneficiaries; and (ii) what will be the exact cost and benefits of these activities. For this reason, EFAs for such demand-driven projects are not always performed. The present analysis, however, attempted to build the EFA on activities within targeted values chains that are broadly known by stakeholders, and supported by the project under different components. 19. Market prices. The calculations used average price data collected during pre-appraisal missions. Price data were not disaggregated around the production cycle (therefore ignoring the sometimes significant price fluctuations during the cropping cycle). All prices were given in average 2016 prices. 20. Economic prices. Import and export parity prices were calculated for some of the main tradable inputs and outputs, using Free on Board (FOB) and Cost Insurance Freight price (CIF) to adjust market values to economic values applying a conversion factor (CF). Project financial costs were converted into economic costs through COSTAB’s algorithm that removes the effects of inflation and transfer payments (i.e. taxes and subsidies). 21. Discount rate. To calculate the economic NPV, future net incremental benefits were discounted using a social discount rate. The choice of the social discount rate is based on the recent recommendations of the World Bank found in the “Technical Note on Discounting Costs and Benefits in Economic Analysis of World Bank Projects”. This Note recommends the use of a 6 percent discount rate in World Bank’s project evaluations. This discount rate was applied in the context of WAAPP 1C. VI. Results Regional Analysis 22. EIRR and NPV. Based on these assumptions, the analysis shows that the Additional Financing is economically viable at the regional level. The Net Present Value (NPV), consolidated at the regional level is approximately US$104.8 million against a projected cost allocation of US $ 68 million. The Economic Rate of Return (EIRR) for the entire project is estimated at 29 percent. 81 23. Sensitivity analysis. A sensitivity analysis was performed using some of the main variables affecting the model. The results are also encouraging even when one considers rising cost of 50 percent, decrease benefits of 50 percent and a two-year delay in the generation of benefits. The corresponding EIRR with these three scenarios are respectively 15.9 percent, 12.4 percent and 16.6 percent, and the corresponding NPV are US$57.1 million US$21.8 million and US$52.0 million US. The sensitivity analysis is summarized below: Table 5.1: Sensitivity Analysis: EIRR NPV Millions F CFA Million US$ Costs increase by 10% 19.8% 40,048.9 67.9 Costs increase by 30% 17.7% 36,870.0 62.5 Costs increase by 50% 15.9% 33,691.1 57.1 Costs decrease by 10% 20% 35,885.1 60.8 Costs decrease by 30% 19.7% 24,378.5 41.3 Costs decrease by 50% 12.4% 12,871.9 21.8 Project benefits delayed by 1 year 18.6% 36,012.5 61.0 Project benefits delayed by 2 years 16.6% 30,705.2 52.0 24. Summary of Country analysis : The Financial and Economic Analysis per country is hereinafter summarized: Country Benin Financial Analysis FIRR NPV (FCFA) Gross margin (FCFA) Production of aklui corn with the Tchikiti electric motor 52% 3, 937,983 932,066.6 wheeler calibrator Maize seed cleaner-sizer, 231.15% 8 085 218 2033725 Maize seed production, 67% 24,015,465 1,853,404.5 Pineapple production with 49.70% 77,956 140,113.8 polyethylene film Production of fry tilapia mono 37% 11782953 2124750 sex Economic Analysis EIRR NPV Millions F CFA Million US$ Base (NPV = 0) 18% 3,191.31 5.4 Costs increase by 10% 16.2% 2,848.1 4.8 Costs increase by 25% 13.8% 2,333.4 4.0 Costs increase by 40% 11.7% 1,818.6 3.1 Gross margin decrease by 10% 16.0% 2,529.0 4.3 Gross margin decrease by 25% 12.6% 1,535.5 2.6 Gross margin decrease by 40% 8.5% 542.1 0.9 Project benefits delayed by 1 year 11.2% 1,261.3 2.1 82 Project benefits delayed by 2 years 4.0% -403.0 -0.7 Country Guinea Financial Analysis FIRR NPV ( ) Lowland certified rice seeds 182% 1230 Lowland rice cropping 176% 422 Maize seed production 271% 476 Maize production 211% 414 Cassava seedlings production 135% 909 Cassava production 258% 774 Tomato 157% 1858 Potato 135% 1739 Economic Analysis EIRR NPV Millions FG Base (NPV = 0) 54% 670,987 Costs increase by 10% 49% 912,635 Costs increase by 20% 44% 856,534 Costs increase by 50% 33% 688,234 Benefits increase by 10% 59% 1, 271,708 Benefits increase by 20% 64% 891,279 Benefits decrease by 10% 48% 560,841 Benefits decrease by 20% 42% 450,695 Benefits decrease by 50% 37% 344,703 Project benefits delayed by 1 year 37% 583,931 Project benefits delayed by 2 years 28% 465,865 Country Niger Financial Analysis FIRR NPV (FCFA) Gross margin (FCFA) Kilichi 43% 183 227 165 52 606 944 production of camel milk 78% 63 095 373 14 871 000 Dairy processing 60.46% 40 833 930 9 065 750 Cow milk production 51.62% 9 333 303 2 277 500 Economic Analysis EIRR NPV Millions F CFA Million US$ Base (NPV = 0) 23.1% 15 059,24 25,5 Costs increase by 10% 21.6% 14 279,0 24,2 Costs increase by 25% 19,7% 13 108,6 22,2 Costs increase by 50% 16,8% 11 158,0 18,9 Gross margin decrease by 10% 21,5% 12 773,1 21,6 Gross margin decrease by 25% 18,6% 9 343,8 15,8 Gross margin decrease by 50% 12,2% 3 628,4 6,1 83 Project benefits delayed by 1 year 18,4% 10 511,7 17,8 Project benefits delayed by 2 years 14,0% 6 467,5 11,0 Country Togo Financial Analysis FIRR NPV (FCFA) Gross margin (FCFA) levelers rods, 77% 4 904 837 1 206 538 rice steaming 77% 4 904 837 1 206 538 rice production 81% 248400 45325 NPV NPV Million Economic Analysis EIRR Millions F CFA US$ Base (NPV = 0) 15% 5 447,18 9,2 Costs increase by 10% 14% 4 981,2 8,4 Costs increase by 20% 13% 4 515,1 7,7 Costs increase by 30% 12% 4 049,1 6,9 Gross margin decrease by 10% 14% 4 436,4 7,5 Gross margin decrease by 20% 12% 3 425,7 5,8 Gross margin decrease by 30% 11% 2 415,0 4,1 Project benefits delayed by 1 year 11% 2 519,8 4,3 Project benefits delayed by 2 years 9% 1 585,9 2,7 84 Annex 6: Greenhouse Gas Accounting (GHG) 1. GHG emissions from agriculture, which are contributing to global warming, continue to rise. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) acknowledges that climate change is very likely due to anthropogenic GHG emissions, which include those arising from agriculture, forestry and land use change (AFOLU). GHGs emissions from AFOLU account for 24 percent of the global GHG emissions, while agriculture alone contributes 10-12 percent (IPCC, 2014). According to FAO (2014), emissions from crop and livestock production grew globally from 4.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in 2001, to over 5.3 billion tons in 2011, a 14 percent increase, mainly originating from deforestation and agricultural emissions from livestock, soil and nutrient management (IPCC, 2014a). Various studies done in some WAAPP-1C countries like Niger, show that the agriculture sector (comprising farming, agriculture, livestock and forestry) is the largest GHG emitter that contributes to 78 percent of the national CO2-e emissions (GoN, 2015). 2. On the positive side, the economic mitigation potential of agriculture is high. Agriculture offers cost-effective mitigation options to increase carbon stocks, decrease soil carbon losses and reduce non- CO2 emissions. The mitigation potential is estimated at 3 to 7.2 giga tons of CO2e per year in 2030 at a social price of carbon (that captures the marginal global damage of an additional unit of CO2e emitted) averaging US$20 - 100 per ton of CO2e (FAO, NAMA, 2015) 12. 3. The WAAPP 1C AF will support climate-smart agriculture interventions which are also profitable solutions from the farmers’ (private) viewpoint. Binam et al (2015)13 assessed the effects of tree-based systems, that is farmer managed natural regeneration (FMNR) (or also called Assisted Natural Regeneration- ANR), on selected outcomes among 1,080 rural household farmers in the Sahel. Their results indicate that keeping, protecting and managing trees in the farmlands have significant benefits on the livelihoods of the rural poor, Binam et al report that adopting farmer-managed natural regeneration practices result in an increase in the gross income by US$72,000 per year for a community of 1,080 households. 4. Positive financial impacts of conservation agriculture (CA) on farmers’ gross margins, mainly through increased yields and labor costs savings, have been revealed by the research work carried out by CYMMIT/ CGIAR 14 in Malawi and Zimbabwe (Thierfelder, Bunderson and Mupangwa 2015) 15. At a more global scale, FAO reports that farmers can save between 30–40 percent of time, labor and fossil fuel inputs (FAO- NAMA, 2015). 5. Other studies (World Bank, 2011; Tittonnell, 2008; Musahara, 2007) showed that integrated soil fertility management approaches are more profitable (in terms of benefit/ cost ratio and NPV) than the techniques using either mineral fertilizer or organic soil fertility management practices alone. In Kenya, Tittonell et al. (2008) showed that maize yields were substantially larger when manure was combined with synthetic fertilizer, with increases of 100 12 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 2015. Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) in the AFOLU sector 13 Joachim N. Binam, Frank Place, Sigue Hamade, Moussa Boureima, Abasse Tougiani, Joseph Dakouo, Bayo Mounkoro, Sanogo Diaminatou 14 CYMMIT=International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. CGIAR= Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. 15 Thierfelder C., Trent Bunderson W., Mupangwa W. (2015), Evidence and Lessons Learned from Long-Term On-Farm Research on Conservation Agriculture Systems in Communities in Malawi and Zimbabwe. Environments 2015, 2(3), p 317-337. 85 percent above control groups using chemical fertilizer alone. Studies from Musahara (2007) in Rwanda indicate that on-farm soil conservation investments alone can increase marginal productivity of land over 30 percent. In Nigeria, tests combining different farming options showed that ISFM practices produced the greatest maize and rice yields, benefit-cost ratios (in the order of 5-6.6 for maize) and NPV (World Bank, 2011). 6. Mitigation benefits. The EX-ACT tool was used to assess the mitigation impact of the WAAPP-1C AF. The tool, developed by the FAO, provides estimations of the impact of AFOLU projects and policies on the carbon-balance. The carbon-balance is defined as the net balance from all GHGs expressed in CO2 equivalents (CO2e) that were emitted or sequestered due to project implementation (WP) as compared to a business-as-usual scenario (WOP). EX- ACT is a land-based accounting system, estimating CO2e stock changes (that is emissions or sinks of CO2) expressed in equivalent tons of CO2 per hectare and year (expressed in mTCO2e.ha-1.year-1). EX-ACT has been developed using mostly data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPCC) Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (NGGI-IPCC, 2006) that furnishes EX-ACT with recognized default values for emission factors and carbon values in soils and biomass (the so-called “Tier 1 level” of precision). EX-ACT can accommodate more site-specific emission factors, when available (so called Tier 2 level data). 7. EX-ACT models carbon balance calculations based on (i) the dominant soil types in Niger, Benin, Togo and Guinea; (ii) the climatic conditions in the project areas; and (iii) land use and land management practices. Changes in land use brought by the project were inserted in the different “modules” of EX-ACT. 8. Emissions due the use of inputs (manure, micro-doses of chemical fertilizers and pesticides) and due to the functioning of the project coordination unit (for example fuel consumption for the NCU/RSUs) were included in the “Inputs and Investment” module of EX- ACT (assumptions based on PAC and Binam et al., 2015), 2/ technology adoption rate was estimated at 75 percent at the end of the “implementation phase” of EX-ACT; 3/ dynamic of change was chosen as “linear” in EX ACT. 9. Carbon balance. The analysis indicates that the activities foreseen by the WAAPP 1C AF lead to a carbon balance of -5.0 million tons of CO2e (for Benin), -8.7 million tons of CO2e (for Guinea), -4.3 million tons of CO2e (for Niger), and 4,874,201t CO2e, that are mitigated over the period of 20 years starting from project implementation. This is equivalent to the annual mitigation of roughly -0.9t CO2e per hectare annually (for Benin), -1.2t CO2e per hectare annually (for Guinea), -1.3t CO2e per hectare annually (for Niger) and -2t CO2e per hectare annually (for Togo). With these values of annual mitigation per hectare, PASEC can thus be characterized as an investment that comparatively strongly benefits GHG mitigation. Table 6.1: Carbon balance results Item Results Benin Guinea Niger Togo Total balance, 20yrs -5,013,356t CO2e - 8,768,629t CO2e - 4,335,320t CO2e - 4,874,201t CO2e Balance/ha - 18t CO2e - 23t CO2e - 25t CO2e - 41t CO2e Balance/ha/year - 0.9t CO2e - 1.2t CO2e - 1.3t CO2e - 2t CO2e Total balance/year - 478,434t CO2e - 438,431t CO2e - 216,766t CO2e - 243,710t CO2e 86 Annex 7. Risk Analysis and Assessment Risks Ratings Summary Table 1. Table 7.1 below summarizes the perceived risk for the proposed AF. The overall project risk is rated as Moderate. The rating takes into account the experience gained as part of implementation of the WAAPP, and the strong commitment demonstrated by the governments of beneficiary countries in implementing the original project. In general, the rating for each element follows mostly the rating of the WAAPP-1C in the most recent Implementation Status and Results Report (ISR), issued in June, 2016, except overall rating which is Moderate following the recommendation of the Decision Meeting. Table 7.1: Systematic Operations Risk- Rating Tool (SORT) Risk Category Rating 1. Political and Governance Moderate 2. Macroeconomic Moderate 3. Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate 4. Technical Design of Project or Program Low 5. Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Low 6. Fiduciary Low 7. Environment and Social Moderate 8. Stakeholders Low OVERALL Moderate Overall Risk Rating Explanation 2. Political and Governance risks are considered to be Moderate in the four countries in light of their political stability, the clear commitment to the project, demonstrated by the recipient governments, and the well performing implementing agencies of the project. 3. With regard to macro-economic and sector strategies and policies, the risks are also rated as Moderate. 4. Technical Design of Project and Institutional Capacity for Implementation risks are considered Low for Benin, Guinea and Niger. Togo has a weak implementation unit with Moderate risk due to slow process of procurement, but the overall institutional capacity is Low. 5. Environmental and Social risks are considered to be Moderate. The project has already shown that its impact on the environment is low while on the social side, it will most likely be positive. 6. Stakeholder risks are considered to be Low. The project is in high demand by the stakeholders and they are committed not only to implementation of the proposed AF but also to sustainable development of the targeted value chains. Expansion of the innovation platforms will scale up all value chain actors’ involvement in the project activities as they will be empowered to plan and implement development of the value chains. 87