Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Vietnam | Agriculture Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 18-Dec-2016 | ISR26347 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:30-Jun-2015 Effectiveness Date:03-Dec-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date:16-Apr-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:-- Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2020 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2020 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) PHPDO Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component A: Institutional Strengthening to Support Agricultural Transformation:(Cost $10.00 M) Component B: Supporting Sustainable Rice-Based Systems:(Cost $224.10 M) Component C: Supporting Sustainable Coffee Production and Rejuvenation:(Cost $100.90 M) Component D: Project Management:(Cost $13.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Substantial  Substantial 12/18/2016 Page 1 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Implementation Status and Key Decisions This is an interim ISR with the interim project update. The full ISR will be submitted after completion of the Implementation Support Mission (December 12-23, 2016). The project has made a good progress since the last ISR approved on June 20, 2016. All actions from the Action Table were either completed or in progress for completion. The quality of the 2016 Work Plan has improved after it re-focused on selected priority activities such as: training of farmers on sustainable rice and coffee farming practices; start promoting behavior change in a few selected communities, which already have existing farmers organizations, and then gradually move to other areas; inclusion of awareness raising and information dissemination activities for small farmers; and setting up of fully equipped and staffed PPMUs to ensure a successful project implementation (Action 1). The Agricultural Projects Management Board of MARD has agreed to delegate to PPMUs the review and approval of responsibility contracts with various provincial departments for implementation of the project activities, without consequent approval by MARD. The draft M&E manual was developed and sent to PPMUs in November 2016, and it will be finalized with inputs from PPMUs at the workshop in Hanoi on December 20, 2016 (Action 2). The 3 day training on safeguards policies was conducted by CPMU for all PPMUs’ safeguards staff in Tien Gien province in November 2016 (Action 3). In addition, CPMU provided all PPMUs with the detailed guidelines for social impact assessment and proactive inclusion of ethnic minorities and gender mainstreaming in the project activities. Other actions agreed and recorded in the last Aide Memoir has been either completed or on track for completion. The disbursement has also accelerated: in 2016 the project will disburse all 90 billion VDN, allocated by MARD to VnSAT for non-credit line activities. However, the disbursement of credit line for coffee and rice remains very low. The BIDV has selected six private financial institutions (PFI) to provide credit under VnSAT, but technical bottlenecks for coffee and the unfavorable recent rice market developments have limited the credit uptake. Most technical bottlenecks for coffee credit line are anticipated to be resolved by the end of 2016. The mission will also discuss steps with BIDV and PFIs to launch the rice credit line. The full ISR will provide an update on the project status and decisions. 12/18/2016 Page 2 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Substantial  Substantial Macroeconomic  --  Substantial  Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Moderate  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Substantial  Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Moderate  Moderate Fiduciary  --  Substantial  Substantial Environment and Social  --  Moderate  Moderate Stakeholders  --  Substantial  Substantial Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Substantial  Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators 12/18/2016 Page 3 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) PHINDPDOTBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 800,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 PHINDPDOTBL  Area of rice farming under sustainable farming practices: a) rice production (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 150,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 -- 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  b) Coffee production (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 50,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 -- 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  Increase in net profits per hectare among targeted farmers: a) rice production (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 20.00 12/18/2016 Page 4 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Date 04-Nov-2014 -- 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  b) coffee production (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  Reduction in GHG emissions from rice farming in the project area (Tones/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,000,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 -- 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  Improved quality of service delivery by MARD and DARDs in support of project implementation measured by performance scorecard: a) MARD (departments) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 4.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 -- 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  b) DARDs (provinces) (Number, Custom Breakdown) 12/18/2016 Page 5 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  A.1: Improved performance in budget execution by MARD measured by a reduction in the discrepancy between budget allocations and end-of-year budget out-turns (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDIRITBL  A.2: An MTEF covering MARD’s investment and recurrent expenditure and MTEFs for DARDs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDIRITBL  A.3: Adoption of improved subsector ARPs in selected MARD departments (departments) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 3.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 -- 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 12/18/2016 Page 6 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) PHINDIRITBL  B.1: Area of rice farming under sustainable farming practices as measured by reductions in pesticide and fertilizer use (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 150,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 -- 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDIRITBL  B.2: Area of sustainable rice farming applying improved farming and post harvest packages to reduce water use and post harvest losses each by 30% (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDIRITBL  B.3: Area of sustainable rice farming under contract farming arrangements with agribusinesses (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDIRITBL  B.4: Investments by project-supported agribusinesses in additional milling/ processing capacity (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 40,000,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 -- 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 12/18/2016 Page 7 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) PHINDIRITBL  C.1: Coffee area adopting sustainable farming practices as measured by reductions in presticide and fertilizer use: (a) Existing Plantations (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDIRITBL  (b) Rejuvenation (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDIRITBL  C.2: Coffee area adopting advanced water saving irrigation technologies and reduce water use by at least 20% in the project areas (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 22,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 PHINDIRITBL  C.4: Area replanted with certified planting materials in the project areas (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 12/18/2016 Page 8 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) PHINDIRITBL  C.4: Number of pilot coffee-based landscape management plans developed in project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 31-May-2016 09-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2020 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P145055 IDA-57040 Effective XDR 171.20 171.20 0.00 9.13 162.07 5% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P145055 IDA-57040 Effective 30-Jun-2015 09-Jul-2015 03-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2020 Cumulative Disbursements 12/18/2016 Page 9 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/18/2016 Page 10 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy