The objective of the Modern Food Storage Facilities Project for Bangladesh is to increase the grain reserve available to households to meet their post-disaster needs and improve the efficiency of grain storage management.
... See More + The request was sent by farmers from the project area who fear health, environmental and economic harm from the household silos to be distributed under the Project. The Panel has conducted due diligence in line with its operating procedures, and learned from Management that testing is complete of the polypropylene copolymer (Pl’Cl’) prototype, a food-grade plastic to be used to manufacture the household storage silos, and it is confirmed safe for use as raw material in grain-storage silos. The Panel also notes Pl'Cl' is accepted internationally as food-grade plastic, and was used in a previous Bank-financed project in Bangladesh. The request' is related to component A of the project, and was submitted by 26 farmers from the Project area who expect to be beneficiaries. The farmers have authorized a local social entrepreneur to represent them in the Panel process, and all have requested confidentiality due to a fear of retaliation. The farmers fear health, environmental and economic harm from the household silos to be distributed under the project. They claim they will likely suffer this harm as a result of World Bank omissions with its environmental assessment policy and procedure. The requesters believe plastic silos pose health hazards and can cause cancer, particularly when exposed to high temperatures, and when grain is stored in them for a prolonged period of time. Their view is that household silos should be made from fiberglass as this is safer technology, and not from food-grade plastic. They state the project initially envisioned using fiberglass as silo material, but this was changed to food-grade plastic without any explanation.
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Inspection Panel Notice of Registration 113615 MAR 13, 2017
The overall objective of the Improved Cookstoves Project for Rwanda is to reduce the use of woody biomass for cooking through promotion of improved cookstoves, and to assess the effectiveness and health benefits of contrasting stove and business models (of the two selected companies Inyenyeri and DelAgua).
... See More + Some of the negative impacta and mitigation measures include: disposal of damaged or obsolete cookstoves may also be required and will be conducted during project implementation by each company based on the requirements of Organic Law N° 04/2005 of 08/04/2005. Although the project does not anticipate disposal of massive quantities of cookstoves, the disposal is envisioned to be conducted in close coordination with the local District authorities. Only district-approved sold waste management facilities will be used to dispose of the obsolete stoves. at the same time the project will promote recycling practices to minimize waste, where applicable; and The program is expected to benefit the households that adopt improved cookstoves by offering reductions in environmental health risk factors and savings in productive time that is otherwise used for collecting fire wood for cooking. The program will also contribute to the enhancement of the cooking/fuel value chain and the creation of job opportunities in the areas of marketing, sales and after sales services for improved cookstoves and customized fuel.
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The overall objective of the Improved Cookstoves Project for Rwanda is to reduce the use of woody biomass for cooking through promotion of improved cookstoves, and to assess the effectiveness and health benefits of contrasting stove and business models (of the two selected companies Inyenyeri and DelAgua).
... See More + Some of the negative impacta and mitigation measures include: disposal of damaged or obsolete cookstoves may also be required and will be conducted during project implementation by each company based on the requirements of Organic Law N° 04/2005 of 08/04/2005. Although the project does not anticipate disposal of massive quantities of cookstoves, the disposal is envisioned to be conducted in close coordination with the local District authorities. Only district-approved sold waste management facilities will be used to dispose of the obsolete stoves. at the same time the project will promote recycling practices to minimize waste, where applicable; and The program is expected to benefit the households that adopt improved cookstoves by offering reductions in environmental health risk factors and savings in productive time that is otherwise used for collecting fire wood for cooking. The program will also contribute to the enhancement of the cooking/fuel value chain and the creation of job opportunities in the areas of marketing, sales and after sales services for improved cookstoves and customized fuel.
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The overall objective of the Improved Cookstoves Project for Rwanda is to reduce the use of woody biomass for cooking through promotion of improved cookstoves, and to assess the effectiveness and health benefits of contrasting stove and business models (of the two selected companies Inyenyeri and DelAgua).
... See More + Some of the negative impacta and mitigation measures include: disposal of damaged or obsolete cookstoves may also be required and will be conducted during project implementation by each company based on the requirements of Organic Law N° 04/2005 of 08/04/2005. Although the project does not anticipate disposal of massive quantities of cookstoves, the disposal is envisioned to be conducted in close coordination with the local District authorities. Only district-approved sold waste management facilities will be used to dispose of the obsolete stoves. at the same time the project will promote recycling practices to minimize waste, where applicable; and The program is expected to benefit the households that adopt improved cookstoves by offering reductions in environmental health risk factors and savings in productive time that is otherwise used for collecting fire wood for cooking. The program will also contribute to the enhancement of the cooking/fuel value chain and the creation of job opportunities in the areas of marketing, sales and after sales services for improved cookstoves and customized fuel.
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The overall objective of the Improved Cookstoves Project for Rwanda is to reduce the use of woody biomass for cooking through promotion of improved cookstoves, and to assess the effectiveness and health benefits of contrasting stove and business models (of the two selected companies Inyenyeri and DelAgua).
... See More + Some of the negative impacta and mitigation measures include: disposal of damaged or obsolete cookstoves may also be required and will be conducted during project implementation by each company based on the requirements of Organic Law N° 04/2005 of 08/04/2005. Although the project does not anticipate disposal of massive quantities of cookstoves, the disposal is envisioned to be conducted in close coordination with the local District authorities. Only district-approved sold waste management facilities will be used to dispose of the obsolete stoves. at the same time the project will promote recycling practices to minimize waste, where applicable; and The program is expected to benefit the households that adopt improved cookstoves by offering reductions in environmental health risk factors and savings in productive time that is otherwise used for collecting fire wood for cooking. The program will also contribute to the enhancement of the cooking/fuel value chain and the creation of job opportunities in the areas of marketing, sales and after sales services for improved cookstoves and customized fuel.
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The overall objective of the Improved Cookstoves Project for Rwanda is to reduce the use of woody biomass for cooking through promotion of improved cookstoves, and to assess the effectiveness and health benefits of contrasting stove and business models (of the two selected companies Inyenyeri and DelAgua).
... See More + Some of the negative impacta and mitigation measures include: disposal of damaged or obsolete cookstoves may also be required and will be conducted during project implementation by each company based on the requirements of Organic Law N° 04/2005 of 08/04/2005. Although the project does not anticipate disposal of massive quantities of cookstoves, the disposal is envisioned to be conducted in close coordination with the local District authorities. Only district-approved sold waste management facilities will be used to dispose of the obsolete stoves. at the same time the project will promote recycling practices to minimize waste, where applicable; and The program is expected to benefit the households that adopt improved cookstoves by offering reductions in environmental health risk factors and savings in productive time that is otherwise used for collecting fire wood for cooking. The program will also contribute to the enhancement of the cooking/fuel value chain and the creation of job opportunities in the areas of marketing, sales and after sales services for improved cookstoves and customized fuel.
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The overall objective of the Improved Cookstoves Project for Rwanda is to reduce the use of woody biomass for cooking through promotion of improved cookstoves, and to assess the effectiveness and health benefits of contrasting stove and business models (of the two selected companies Inyenyeri and DelAgua).
... See More + Some of the negative impacta and mitigation measures include: disposal of damaged or obsolete cookstoves may also be required and will be conducted during project implementation by each company based on the requirements of Organic Law N° 04/2005 of 08/04/2005. Although the project does not anticipate disposal of massive quantities of cookstoves, the disposal is envisioned to be conducted in close coordination with the local District authorities. Only district-approved sold waste management facilities will be used to dispose of the obsolete stoves. at the same time the project will promote recycling practices to minimize waste, where applicable; and The program is expected to benefit the households that adopt improved cookstoves by offering reductions in environmental health risk factors and savings in productive time that is otherwise used for collecting fire wood for cooking. The program will also contribute to the enhancement of the cooking/fuel value chain and the creation of job opportunities in the areas of marketing, sales and after sales services for improved cookstoves and customized fuel.
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A report on food safety was produced by the World Bank and partners at the request of the Government of Vietnam. This policy brief summarises the key findings and recommendations.
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In Vietnam, food safety is of great and increasing importance to consumers and policymakers alike. The Government of Vietnam requested the World Bank and other development partners for assistance in assessing food safety risks an din providing policy recommendations on how to improve food safety risk management.
... See More + To this end, a series of activities, including a literature review, field visits, round-table discussions and interviews with experts and consultations were held between January and July 2016. While food safety was broadly addressed, the emphasis of this review was on domestic urban markets with a special focus on pork and leafy vegetable value chains supplying Ha Noi and H Chi Minh City. This report presents the key findings to help identify priorities and practical solutions to address foo safety.
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Ratings for the Emergency Food Crisis Response and Agriculture Relaunch Project for Central African Republic were as follows: outcomes were unsatisfactory, the risk to development outcome was high, the Bank performance was unsatisfactory, and the Borrower performance was also unsatisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: outsourcing project implementation to well-established international institutions is not necessarily an effective strategy in fragile states, unless they have proven country level institutional capacity and functioning procedures on the ground. For emergency operations, adequate implementation budget and support is even more important than for regular operations, particularly in fragile states. Simplified financial management and procurement procedures help and the flexibility allowed in preparing emergency operations facilitates rapid approval, effectiveness, and initial disbursement, but the quality of implementation and achievement of results may be seriously compromised if adequate supervision resources are not provided. Given the volatile and risky security environment in which the project was being implemented, a third party supervision and monitoring could have been more effective for this project. If using specialized UN Agencies is appropriate to implement some projects in certain situations, payments should be phased. In doing so, one could avoid making a single payment of the entire funding for the implementation of the project, but instead one will do it in appropriate tranches in order to ensure that the total amount of money paid to carry out an activity is fully used to do it. This would provide better incentives to implementers and make them do a better job while respecting contractual agreements.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR3989 SEP 29, 2016
The development objective of the Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project for Bhutan is to increase agricultural productivity and enhance access to markets for farmers in selected geographical in south-west Bhutan.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) identify agrochemical in the catchment areas and bring to the notice of the polluter and or relevant authority; (2) maintain minimum 30 percent environmental flow in the natural water course; (3) prevent deforestation in the catchment areas; (4) identify water users and set prior mutual agreements; and (5) study stability of the source to avoid mishaps of water source in a short span of the project investment.
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Since its establishment in 2010 as a multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank, the South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI) has been an important vehicle in support of a comprehensive multi-pronged and cross-sectoral approach to Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) through interventions that: i) expand availability and diversity of food through improved agricultural production; (ii) enhance livelihoods; (iii) increase access to quality education; (iv) expand access to clean water and sanitation; (v) empower women; (vi) improve social protection; and (vii) focus on care for infants, children, and pregnant and lactating (i.e. breast-feeding) women, amongst other relevant areas related to fighting hunger, undernourishment and hidden hunger in the South Asia Region (SAR).
... See More + SAFANSI has made an important contribution to increasing the commitment of governments and development partners to more effective and integrated food and nutrition-related policies and investments in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Furthermore, SAFANSI has been complementing and supplementing other initiatives in the region by adding value to on-going efforts and seeking to exploit gaps or overlooked opportunities to strengthen the Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) agenda and its operationalization. This annual report describes the SAFANSI activities conducted for the period 2014-2015 in South Asia.
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The development objective of the Corredor Seco Food Security Project for Honduras is to enhance food and nutritional security of vulnerable households in selected areas of the Corredor Seco.
... See More + The project comprises of three components. The first component, food production and rural household income generation aim to increase household availability of quality food and revenues of poor and extremely poor rural residents in 25 municipalities as a basis for improving nutrition and in the long-term for reducing child stunting. It consists of following two sub-components: (i) agricultural production and marketing; and (ii) non-farm income generating activities. The second component, nutrition education and household hygiene aim to improve the consumption of nutritious foods and the nutrition status of pregnant and lactating women and children less than five years of age in selected communities of the 25 municipalities. It consists of following two sub-components: (i) nutrition education and growth monitoring; and (ii) household hygiene. The third component, monitoring, evaluation, and project management will finance a share of project management and monitoring and evaluation activities, including, among others: (i) carrying out project supervision, including field visits; (ii) carrying out project audits; (iii) monitoring and evaluation of project activities; (iv) the carrying out of: (A) a baseline evaluation; (B) a mid-term evaluation; and (C) an impact evaluation; and (v) the financing of operating costs.
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The suggested Project Development Objective of the Corredor Seco Food Security Project of Honduras is to enhance food and nutritional security of vulnerable households in selected locations.
... See More + Food security will be supported by improving and diversifying agricultural production, value addition, and accessibility to markets for small rural producers, with a particular focus on environmental sustainability and women. No large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts are foreseen. The project activities are expected to be mostly small-scale and enhance baseline conditions and procedures regarding socio-environmental management and sustainability.
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With soaring food prices in recent years has come alarm about rising poverty in the developing world. Less appreciated, however, is that many of the poor in agricultural economies may benefit from higher wages.
... See More + This study finds that wages for manual labor in rural India, both within and outside agriculture, rose faster in districts growing more of those crops with large producer price run-ups over the 2004–2009 period. Based on a general equilibrium framework that accounts for such wage gains, rural households across the income spectrum are found, contrary to more conventional welfare analysis, to benefit from higher agricultural prices.
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