The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support to Economic Recovery and Job Creation in the Agri-Food Sector and Rural North West (P175641) Support to Economic Recovery and Job Creation in the Agri-Food Sector and Rural North West (P175641) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Tunisia | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 25-Oct-2021 | ISR48360 | Implementing Agencies: Microfinanza SRL, Microfinanza SRL Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 03-Jun-2021 Effectiveness Date: 03-Sep-2021 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2024 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project development objective is to help restore and promote job creation in the agri-food sector in the North-West Administrative Region of Tunisia. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO -- Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) -- Satisfactory Implementation Status and Key Decisions This Project aims at providing technical and financial assistance to agri-food and rural producer organizations and SMEs to expand their business activities and create jobs in the rural areas of the Jendouba Governorate. The Project Agreement was signed with Microfinanza, an Italian consulting firm competitively selected, with sound experience in microfinance and support to agri-business SMEs, including in Tunisia. Due to the COVID-related sanitary conditions, the concrete launch of activities on the ground has been delayed and will now start early October. Microfinanza will liaise with various stakeholders, including financial institutions as it aims at combining TRACE grants with credits. It will then start assessing investment proposals submitted by producer organizations and SMEs with the objective of approving a first batch of 20 subprojects by the end of 2021. Risks Overall Risk Rating Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Overall Moderate -- Moderate 10/25/2021 Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support to Economic Recovery and Job Creation in the Agri-Food Sector and Rural North West (P175641) 5. Results Project Development Objective Indicators IN01042450 ►Direct and indirect jobs created in North West (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 965.00 Date 22-Feb-2021 -- 30-Sep-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN01042501 Female jobs created (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 40.00 IN01042502 Youth jobs created (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 20.00 Intermediate Results Indicators IN01042496 ►Matching grants approved and signed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 100.00 Date 22-Feb-2021 -- 30-Sep-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN01042497 ►Females among members of beneficiaries (members of GDAs/SMSAs and individual entrepreneurs) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 40.00 Date 22-Feb-2021 -- 30-Sep-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN01042503 Females among beneficiary individual entrepreneurs (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 20.00 IN01042504 Youth among members of beneficiaries (members of GDAs/SMSAs and individual entrepreneurs} (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 20.00 10/25/2021 Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support to Economic Recovery and Job Creation in the Agri-Food Sector and Rural North West (P175641) IN01042498 ►Project beneficiaries that have recorded improved productivity level in their targeted business activity (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 75.00 Date 22-Feb-2021 -- 30-Sep-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN01042499 ►Project beneficiaries that have recorded increased profit in their targeted business activity (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 75.00 Date 22-Feb-2021 -- 30-Sep-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN01042449 ►Project beneficiaries that have implemented 70% of their business plan (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 50.00 Date 22-Feb-2021 -- 30-Sep-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN01042500 ►Beneficiary satisfied with Project information and support (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 90.00 Date 22-Feb-2021 -- 30-Sep-2021 31-Dec-2024 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P175641 TF-B5949 Effective USD 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.15 1.85 8% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P175641 TF-B5949 Effective 10-Jun-2021 10-Jun-2021 03-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2024 30-Jun-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 10/25/2021 Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support to Economic Recovery and Job Creation in the Agri-Food Sector and Rural North West (P175641) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 10/25/2021 Page 4 of 4