The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (P155541) Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (P155541) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Timor-Leste | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 13 | ARCHIVED on 05-May-2023 | ISR55928 | Implementing Agencies: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), Government of Timor-Leste Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 25-Oct-2016 Effectiveness Date: 16-Nov-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 03-Feb-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 28-Feb-2020 Original Closing Date: 31-Aug-2022 Revised Closing Date: 26-Jul-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the productivity and marketed production of smallholder agriculture in selected geographical locations in Timor-Leste. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Integrated watershed/sub-watershed agriculture development planning:(Cost $0.70 M) Smallholder organization, advisory support and training:(Cost $3.10 M) Sustainable watershed/sub-watershed management and support to farmer groups:(Cost $9.30 M) Strengthening MAF's Services, Planning, Programming, Coordination and Monitoring and Evaluation Functions:(Cost $3.90 M) Project management and monitoring:(Cost $4.00 M) Contingency for disaster risk response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Despite the efforts made to accelerate the project, the overall implementation progress is still significantly lagging. The project has approximately 16 months left before project closure and the project disbursement is only 57 percent. The disbursement so far in FY23 is USD 1.28 million, an increase of USD 570,000 from the last mission in October 2022. The MAF/PMU has submitted their Annual Work Plan and Budget for 2023 and World Bank has provided conditional No Objection to the plan and budget. The revision to the budget to reflects the latest expenditure and adjustments made to each component is yet to be submitted by the PMU. The issue on the integration into the government’s Free Balance system has been slowly making positive progress. PMU staff including Deputy Project Director, Finance Office, Finance Assistant, and others have 5/5/2023 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (P155541) attended the Free Balance training conducted by the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The next step is to grant user access to them. It is expected that with this progress, the incoming payments will be processed in a timely manner. The mission team noted the issue on the consistency of the decision making, information flow, and understandings as one of the key issues that hindered the project implementation. Therefore, the mission team recommend the MAF and PMU to ensure a proper and systematic operation procedure in place to guide the implementation. In addition, PMU needs to ensure an effective and efficient coordination with the ministry. This is very crucial as many big activities, i.e., capacity building for farmer groups, research, and trainings are dependent on the active and collaborative participation and efforts from the ministry. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High High High Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes 1). Percentage increase in productivity of selected major crops for direct beneficiaries; IN01283862 ►Increase in productivity of selected major crops for direct beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 2). Decrease in share of production that is lost post-harvest; IN01283860 5/5/2023 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (P155541) ►Share of production that is lost post-harvest (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30.00 30.00 30.00 10.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 3). Increase in the share of total production sold on the market. IN01283861 ►Share of total production sold on the market (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Integrated watershed/sub-watershed agriculture development planning IN01283863 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 70,121.00 70,121.00 85,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 The figure of 80,562 that was reported in the previous ISR was erroneously calculated based on the number of households multiplied by 5.6 members per households as per the census data of that time. Comments: This is the real data from the clients M&E system. IN01283868 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 49.70 49.70 30.00 IN01283876 Direct project beneficiaries (farmers) (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 14,386.00 14,386.00 16,500.00 IN01283877 ►Watershed/Sub-Watershed Management Councils established and operational (cumulative) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 5/5/2023 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (P155541) Value 1.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 Four Watershed Management Councils. Three watershed management committees in the Loes watershed (Emera, Liquica, and Bobonaro municipalities) and two watershed management committees in Comments: the Belulik watershed (Ainaro and Covalima municipalities). IN01283881 ►Watershed/Sub-Watershed Agricultural Development Plans prepared and in use (cumulative) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283885 ►Sustainable Community Agricultural Development Plans prepared and in use (cumulative) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4.00 44.00 44.00 40.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 Raumoco watershed: 9 SCADPs completed. Tono watershed: 6 SCADPs completed. Comments: Loes watershed: 16 SCADPs completed. Belulik watershed: 13 SCADPs are completed. Smallholder organization, advisory support and training IN01283864 ►Targeted clients who are members of an association (percentage) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 87.20 87.20 100.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 The figure of 87.20 that was reported in the previous ISR was erroneously calculated based on the number of households multiplied by 5.6 members per households as per the census data of that time. Comments: This is the real data from the clients M&E system. IN01283869 Targeted clients who are members of an association - male (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9,063.00 9,063.00 11,550.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283875 Targeted clients who are members of an association – female (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) 5/5/2023 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (P155541) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5,323.00 5,323.00 4,950.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283878 Targeted clients - male (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9,063.00 9,063.00 11,550.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283882 Targeted clients - female (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5,323.00 5,323.00 4,950.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283884 ►Client days of training provided (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 154,629.00 154,629.00 528,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 24-Aug-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283886 Client days of training provided - Female (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 76,851.00 76,851.00 158,400.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 24-Aug-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283887 Client days of training to raise agricultural productivity (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 135,290.00 135,290.00 396,000.00 Date 26-May-2016 24-Aug-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283888 Client days of training on better post-harvest storage, transportation, and/or management practices (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 99,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283889 5/5/2023 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (P155541) Client days of training on nutrition (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 14,386.00 14,386.00 33,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 Sustainable watershed/sub-watershed management and support to farmer groups IN01283865 ►Farmers adopting improved land management practices (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9,586.00 9,586.00 16,500.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 The practices are being adopted, but results have not yet been measured. Comments: IN01283870 Female farmers adopting improved land management practices (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,457.00 3,457.00 4,950.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283873 ►Clients who have adopted an improved agricultural technology being promoted by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,614.00 4,614.00 16,500.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283880 Female clients who have adopted an improved agricultural technology being promoted by the project (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,650.00 1,650.00 4,950.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 Strengthening MAF's Services, Planning, Programming, Coordination and Monitoring and Evaluation Functions IN01283866 ►National strategy for the government extension services is updated to reflect extension needs assessment (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes 5/5/2023 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (P155541) Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283872 ►M&E system of MAF is developed and functional (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 Project management and monitoring IN01283867 ►Annual work plans and progress reports are prepared and submitted on six-monthly basis by the PMU (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283871 ►The project monitoring and evaluation system is established and functioning (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283874 ►Beneficiary assessments are conducted annually for participatory planning processes (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 IN01283879 ►Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits addressed (%) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 80.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 10-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2023 26-Jul-2024 There were 11 grievances reported so far and all have been resolved. Therefore, the percentage of the Comments: grievances addressed is 100%. IN01283883 Grievances related to delivery of project benefits that are addressed-(number) (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 5/5/2023 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (P155541) Value 0.00 7.00 7.00 30.00 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P155541 TF-A2869 Effective USD 21.00 21.00 0.00 11.96 9.04 57% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P155541 TF-A2869 Effective 25-Oct-2016 16-Nov-2016 16-Nov-2016 31-Aug-2022 26-Jul-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 5/5/2023 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (P155541) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 11-Nov-2020 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 5/5/2023 Page 9 of 9