BANGLADESH: Livestock and Dairy Development Project
Implementation Support Mission – April 17 – May 7, 2024
Technical Note
1. During April 17 – May 7, 2024, the World Bank1 conducted the 8th Implementation Support Mission (ISM) of
the Livestock and Dairy Development Project (LDDP). Field visits were organized from 20-22 April & 24-26 April,
2024, at various LDDP activity sites in Gaibandha, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Naogaon, Pabna, Shirajgonj, Barishal,
Patuakhali and Pirojpur districts. The Team thanks the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) staff and other
people met for their constructive collaboration.
2. This Technical Note (TN) summarizes the findings on the status of project implementation, recommendations,
and agreements reached to accelerate implementation and disbursements. Annex 1 and 2 contains the list of people
met and the mission’s agenda. On May 6, 2024, the Aide Memoire was discussed in a wrap-up meeting chaired by Md
Selim Uddin, Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) and briefed with Md. Mostafizur Rahman,
Additional Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD) World Bank Wing on May 7, 2024. This Technical will be
classified as “Public” under the World Bank’s Access to Information policy.
Key Project Data
3. The Project Development Objective is to improve productivity, market access, and resilience of smallholder
farmers and agro‐entrepreneurs operating in selected livestock value chains in in 446 upazilas of 61 districts.
Board Approval December 06, Proposed
2018 Project Performance Ratings LATEST PROJECT RATINGS
Ratings (*) May. ‘24 Oct ‘23 Jan Oct. ’22 Apr.
’23 (Interim) ’22
Effectiveness Date March 06, 2019 Achievement of S MS MS MS MS
PDO
CERC Activation Date June 09, 2020 Implementation S MS MU MS MS
Progress
Current Closing Date of IDA July 31, 2025 Financial MS MS MS MS MS
Credit Management
IDA Credit Amount (SDR) 356.80 million Project S MS MS MS MS
Management
Original equivalent IDA Credit 500.00 million Procurement MS S S MS MS
Amount (US$)
Current equivalent IDA Credit 469.10 million Monitoring and S MS MS S S
Amount (US$) Evaluation
Total Amount Disbursed as of 266.44 million Overall Safeguards S S S S S
April 30, 2024 (US$) including (56.80.%)
un-reconciled CERC DA
US$1.00m
(*): HS=Highly Satisfactory; S=Satisfactory; MS=Moderately Satisfactory; MU=Moderately Unsatisfactory; U=Unsatisfactory; HU=Highly Unsatisfactory
KEY POINTS DISCUSSED AND AGREEMENTS REACHED
Expedite the construction of climate resilient infrastructures: The mission noted the following progress:
construction is underway for 100 wet markets out of 140, ongoing construction of 10 district level slaughterhouses out
of 18 and finalization of designs drawing documents, bidding documents and ESIA reports for the metro-level
slaughterhouses already submitted. Given that the project is closing in 14 months, the mission requested Project
Management Unit (PMU) to finalize all ongoing civil works procurement processes by July 15, 2024 and to further
close monitor the progress including monthly site visits.
1
The World Bank Team was composed of Amadou Ba (Sr. Agriculture Economist, Task Team Leader (TTL)), Samina Yasmin (Sr. Agriculture Economist, Co-
TTL), Arafat Istiaque (Senior Procurement Specialist), Mohammed Atikuzzaman (Sr. Financial Management Specialist), Md. Istiak Sobhan (Sr. Environmental
Specialist), Md. Akhtaruzzaman (Sr. Social Safeguards Specialist), Shantana R. Halder (Consultant) and Md Abul Fayez Khan (Program Associate).
1
Expedite the processing and disbursement of matching grants. The LDDP has started the implementation of the
matching grant system. As of date, 144 matching grants agreements have been signed for a total amount of BDT
837,293,000. However, several issues are recording especially on the slowness in the matching grant approval process
and disbursement. To speed up the matching grant activity, the Mission recommends: (i) PMU to assign two DPDs to
manage the matching grants in addition to their current tasks (each DPD will coordinate from 4 to 5 matching grant
category) to increase its capacity of processing and managing many grant proposals/contracts; (ii) complete the
selection process of the 370 proposals pending with the Grant Review Committee, by June 30, 2024
LC Opening issue: The overall country macro-economic situation is impacting the project especially on
international procurement and payment. This is causing additional project implementation delays and ultimately can
result on cost increase. In the short term, 9 packages for a total amount of US$26.1 million need LC opening. The
mission advised the PMU to explore the option of special commitment as per DFIL for the above nine ICB packages
of goods, which the project team anticipates complexity in opening L/C for foreign currency issues.
Disbursement. The project has made significant progress on disbursement. During the last six months, the overall
disbursement rate has moved from 47% to 57%, thanks to progress on procurement activities. However, the
undisbursed balance is still high (US$203 million). The PMU will regularly update its disbursement plan which will
be monthly discussed with the Bank’s task team. Partial cancelation/reallocation of the IDA credit amount for the
Project would be proceeded if progress is not made on the metro-level and district level slaughterhouses construction.
Start planning for the project closure with adequate focus on evaluating project’s impacts: Given the project
is approaching to the final year of its life, PMU was advised to start preparing project closure including adequate
analysis of project’s outcomes. Critical M&E activities such as the GHG accounting by FAO need to be timely
delivered according to agreed timeline and methodology.
OVERALL PROJECT STATUS
4. Achievement of Project Development Objective (PDO): Out of the six Project Development Objective (PDO)
indicators, significant progress is recorded on five of them:
PDO Indicator -1: Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology has achieved 182,225 against a final
target of 331,000.
PDO Indicator-2: Increased productivity of targeted species by direct beneficiaries has achieved 18.35%
against end target of 25% for dairy cow, 7.15% against the end target of 15% for small ruminants fattening.
PDO Indicator-4: Farmers and value chain actors have adopted practices to improve resilience to selected
risks reached 123,794 against an end target of 150,000.
PDO Indicator-5: Farmers and value chain actors implement food safety measures have reached 75,980
against an end target of 130,000.
PDO Indicator-6: Number of farmers who benefitted from cash transfer schemes and/or marketing services
to enhance farm resilience at the time of COVID19 has fully achieved the end target of 680,000.
Only PDO Indicator 3, which focuses on the increase in market access reflected in incremental sales
aggregated over all targeted value chains in real value within the project areas, has not yet been assessed.
However, assessment for this indicator is currently underway, scheduled to be conducted soon by periodic
beneficiary assessments carried out by a third party. The process monitoring firm is nearly ready to be
onboarded for this purpose.
5. Given the substantial project implementation improvement, and the high likelihood of achieving the key indicator
targets, the PDO rating has been upgraded from Moderately Satisfactory to Satisfactory (S).
6. Implementation Progress (IP): Substantial progress has been made in the project implementation.
Following the DPP revision approved in mid-December 2024, the project has overcome many of its recurrent
challenges. As such the project activities have picked up and the matching grant program is generating tangible results
2
on the ground. The LDDP PMU has received all the site-specific final designs of all the metro level slaughterhouses.
Wet markets and district level slaughterhouses construction are now ongoing in most of the selected sites. FAO and
UNIDO submitted the copies (final and some draft) of all the policy documents for further national level validation
and adoption by the DLS and the ministry. PMU also finalized most of the remaining procurement packages.
7. Component-wise assessment is provided below with recommendations and agreements reached for further project
implementation acceleration.
Component A: Productivity Improvement and Innovation
8. Under this component, the following activities were already completed before last mission : establishment of 5500
Producers Groups (PGs), development of 24-days Livestock Farmers Field School (LFFS) curricula and completion
of 1-6-days training to the PG members, Training of Trainers (TOT) to 4200 Livestock Service Providers (LSPs), and
475 Livestock Extension Officers (LEOs) on business plan development and 500 Livestock Field Assistants on LFFS
and other extension methods. 48 pure breed heifers (Holstein-Friesian) to the Central Cattle Breeding & Dairy Farms
at Shavar and 180 cross breed heifers to the six Government Dairy Farms; acquisition of 360 Mobile Veterinary Clinics
(MVCs) and equipped with ultrasonography (USG) and essential medicines, construction of 162 demonstration farms,
vaccination of 2.33 million animals and deworming service provided to 0.4 million households.
9. For the last six months the following were completed by the LDDP (i) formation of 1000 new dairy PGs (included
in the revised DPP totaling to 6550 PGs2 with 242,525 livestock farmers with 57% female members). The old PGs
(5,500) are now holding regular meetings and accumulated around BDT 475.3 million (BDT185 million at last ISM)
savings; (ii) 7-13 days LFFS training to all the 5500 PG members (179,903), business development plan development
training to 900 Livestock Field Assistants (LFAs) including 124 female and 142,642 PG farmers (including 83,318
female) and Ultrasound (USG) training to 236 veterinarians (including 29 female); (v) distribution of 1,000 mobile
milking machines to the dairy PGs; and (vi) construction demonstration sheds (total completed 224).
10. Priority actions for the coming six months include: (i) full operationalization of the 1000 newly formed dairy PGs
with opening of PG bank accounts, arranging monthly meetings and trainings ; (ii) complete the remaining 14-24
days of training to the PGs and USG training to the remaining 360 veterinarians; (iii) speed-up the procurement process
and the distribution of the additional 3,300 milking machines and other hygienic tools and utensils to dairy PGs; (iv)
completion of the remaining demo sheds construction by October 2024, integration the beneficiaries feedback on demo
sheds security improvement, equipment with solar panel as well as building larger feeders; and (v) procurement of
LSD vaccines through competitive bidding.
Component B: Market Linkages and Value Chain Development
11. Market linkages and Investments along the Value Chains – The LDDP has started the implementation of the
matching grant system. As of date, 144 matching grants agreements have been signed for a total amount of BDT
837,293,000. Significant progress is recorded in five matching grant categories (establishment of milk hubs and VMCC,
bio-gas plants for manure management, small-scale milk cooling and large-scale milk processing). Under category 6.1
and 9, 40 milk cooling vans and 1000 mobile milking machines were directly purchased and given to the dairy PGs. The
LDDP has not yet received matching request for four categories (roughage bailing, small-scale feed mills, feed and
fodder production). The mission noted some challenges on the matching grant implementation: at LDDP level, there is
a need of improvement of the matching grant scheme coordination and at grantees level there is a crucial need on building
their capacity on critical areas such as food safety, quality assurance and hygiene. Category-wise implementation details
of the MGs are given in Annex 3.
12. Critical and Climate Resilient Public Infrastructure for Livestock Development
Metro-level slaughterhouses: Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) have been signed for the establishment
of the three slaughterhouses in Khulna, Rajshahi, and Chattagram. Designs drawing documents, bidding
documents, ESIA reports are finalized. The implementation of district and Metro slaughterhouse sub-projects
has encountered significant challenges namely : (i) securing suitable land has been a major obstacle due to issues
2
Comprised of Dairy- 4392 (Cow- 4265 & Buffalo-127), Beef fattening- 658, Small ruminant – 483 (Goat- 395, Sheep- 88), Scavenging poultry -
954 (Chickens- 765 & Duck- 189), Specialized poultry - 13 (Quail- 2 & Pigeon 11)
3
related to availability and ownership (ii) long delays on preparing the Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment (ESIA) and Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and securing the from the Department of
Environment (DOE) clearance (iii) foreign currency payment issues for the foreign consultancy firm (iv) non
presence of international consultant expert in Bangladesh violating the consultant contract terms.
District level slaughterhouses: The Project has completed the procurement process of 11 facilities out of 18. The
construction is currently underway for 10 district level slaughterhouses. Challenges recorded are related to
entrepreneurs’ difficulties on opening LC for imported equipment acquisition as well land issues not yet resolved
with Sylhet and Narail municipalities.
Upazilas Wet markets: All 135 wet markets planned for construction during this reporting period have had their
tenders successfully completed. Evaluations have been conducted for 110 of these wet markets, focusing on
assessing bids or proposals from contractors. Contracts have been duly signed with selected contractors for the
construction of 110 wet markets. Construction is underway for 100 wet markets. Construction has been fully
accomplished for 13 wet markets out of the planned 140. Furthermore, these completed 13 wet markets have
been handed over to municipalities. Despite the above, issues have been recorded in the application of the social
safeguards and are discussed in the latter section.
13. School Milk Program (SMP). Launched on 6 February 2023, the 05 designated milk processing companies
continued supplying 200 ml UHT milk/per student/day to 65,775 students (52% girls) in 300 schools. 463 more milk
samples were tested in quality control Lab at Savar, Dhaka and found the results within the standard reference value.
14. Consumer awareness – During the last six months, LDDP has supported the organization of the 5 th livestock
exhibition in Dhaka and in 465 upazilas attended by 91,642 farmers and had offered Fellowships to 20 Journalists in the
livestock sector. The other activities carried out during the previous period include sending mobile SMS to PG members
on Nutrition, Public Health, Food Safety and natural hazard information, production of 05 documentaries and 04 TV talk
shows.
15. Priority actions for the coming months include: (i) to enhance the LDDP matching grant coordination capacity and
fast track the grant delivery, the Mission recommend to assign two DPDs to manage the MG in addition to their current
tasks (each DPD will coordinate from 4 to 5 matching grant category); (ii) complete selection and signing of all the
remaining matching grant contracts by June 30, 2024; (iii) complete all the processes to select contractors for Metro level
slaughterhouses by July 15, 2024 (iv) ensure that the Design and supervision are complying with their contract terms by
maintaining proposed staff and posting an International Consultant in Dhaka (v) Organize food safety training for
matching grant awardees ; (vi) ensure that all physical works of the district level SHs are completed by end July 2024
following opening of LCs for machinery import by mid-May; (vii) equip all wet markets with solar panels; (viii) develop
and validate a technical note for operationalization of SHs through private sector mobilization.
Component C (Improving Risk Management and Climate Resilience of Livestock Production Systems)
16. Institutional Capacity Development and Knowledge Platform. (i) The LDDP has provided support for upgrading
the Field Disease Investigation Laboratory (FDIL) and District Veterinary Hospitals (DVH) capacity through equipment
acquisition (ii) The LDDP has completed construction of another 10 laboratories waste disposal pits (total completed 5)
and 3 District Artificial Insemination Centers (DAIC), another 6 DAIC construction are ongoing; (ii) The mobile clinics
(360) continue to play a vital role in ensuring accessibility to essential veterinary support. To serve a broader spectrum
of livestock farmers, the procurement of additional 115 MVC is ongoing. (iii) The Risk Assessment and Management
Strategy, developed by FAO and endorsed by stakeholders, has been officially adopted by the Department of Livestock
Services (DLS). (iii) a draft policy encompassing Livestock Extension, Animal Breeding and Artificial Insemination,
and Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and PPR control has been collaboratively formulated by FAO and stakeholders.
(iii) FAO also developed the Poultry hatchery act/rules while. LDDP is supporting the training of 30 PhD and 26 MS
(21 are female).
17. On October 15, 2023 the Project signed two contracts, one with FAO for computation of GHG Tier 2 emission
factors and another one with a Joint venture company to establish the Bangladesh Integrated Network for Livestock
Information (BINLI). The firm drafted three policy and regulatory framework documents concerning animal
4
identification, registration, traceability and cattle insurance, developed a customized animal identification and recording
software and commenced farmer data upload and cattle ear-tagging.
18. Food Safety and Public Health. The UNIDO drafted the Food Safety Statutory Law and a Policy Paper on AMR
surveillance. The UNIDO also submitted the final copies of all AMR and food safety deliverables. The LDDP PMU
signed two MOUs with RDA at Bogra and BCS Livestock Academy to train DLS officers on food safety hazard
management and field epidemiology respectively. Already 60 DLS Officers (14 female) underwent a short diploma
certificate course at the BCS Livestock Academy. PMU also secured NOA for the renovation of 150 upazilas level mini-
diagnostic labs.
19. Priority actions for the next six months include: (i)PMU to complete the distribution and installation of the
equipment to make the 150 mini labs; (ii) PMU to arrange validation workshops on the four policy documents and the
draft Poultry Hatchery Act/Rules and submitting those to the MoFL before August 2024, (iv) follow-up with FAO on
the contract agreements and their implementation arrangements and ensure full compliance with agreed TOR including
the proposed methodologies related to the GHG emission accounting as well as deploying the agreed staff (Team Leader
for various contract and other international staff) ; and (v) form a core BINLI management group with the officials of
DLS IT Unit and District Office officials and build their capacity to manage and maintain the BINLI software.
Component D: Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation
20. The RDPP was approved by the Planning Commission on 13 December 2023 and MoFL issued the administrative
order on 20 December 2023.
21. Monitoring & Evaluation: PMU conducted (i) a sample survey on 3830 farmers to measure technology adoption
rate and found that 97.7% of respondents practicing 6.4 component technologies against 1.61 before project intervention;
and (ii) with support from ICT and M&E conducted an assessment on the DLS officers and project staff to evaluate the
adoption of skills learned from the training. Both the assessments were carried out via a web-based platform and the
information is now accessible through MIS and the web portal.
22. Mission observed very slow progress with the GHG emission accounting study - the contract with FAO has just
signed and it is not quite clear whether the remaining time will be adequate to conduct the planned two repeat surveys
and complete the assessment as envisaged in the TOR. Mission raised concerns for the two contracts on process
monitoring and SMP evaluation which are still pending and urged PMU to be more proactive on their finalization.
Considering that the World Bank conducted its Mid-term review mission one year before and also there is only 16 months
remaining before project closure, PMU needs to start drafting the TOR for the end of project evaluation/impact
assessment and hire the firm before September 2024. The Mission suggested combining Mid-Term (Govt.) evaluation
tasks with the process monitoring activity.
Financial Management
23. The project is compliant in timely submission of interim unaudited financial reports (IUFR), Withdrawal
Application and audited financial statements until December 2023. The audit opinion for FY2023 is unqualified for all.
However, the mission discussed the following issues and agreed the following financial management actions.
LDDP would:
1. Resolve material audit observations raised by the Foreign Aided Projects Audit Directorate
(FAPAD) on the Annual Financial Statement of FY2023 by June 31, 2024. The Bank may declare
the amount in question as ineligible if it is not resolved with FAPAD.
2. Expedite the reconciliation of CERC DA Balance of US$1.00m as shown in the client connection.
3. Meticulously revisit the fund requirement under category 3B (matching grants for POs) so that
project may make necessary allocation from the refund made under CERC -DA
4. Explore the option of special commitment as per DIFL for nine ICB packages of goods, which the
project team anticipates complexity in opening L/C for foreign currency issues.
5
Procurement Management
24. The project has made significant progress in procurement since the last mission. In terms of total procurement value,
50% of the contract has been awarded, and 18% of the packages are under procurement process, which will be awarded
in the next six months. The project needs to prioritize and speed up the pending procurement packages, which are 33%
of the total procurement value. The procurement status as of this mission date is as follows:
Number of Total Procurement Procurement yet to
Procurement Category Contract Signed
Packages Ongoing start
Individual Consultant 28 26 2 0
Contract Consulting
23 14 2 4
Services
Goods 133 87 27 19
Works 130 97 20 13
Non-Consulting Services 42 20 0 22
TOTAL 356 244 51 58
25. The PMU would need to finalize the bidding documents for three metro-level slaughterhouses and start the
procurement process by the second week of May 2024 so that the contracts are awarded and mobilized by July 2024.
This will give the contractors one year to complete the construction within the Project closing date of July 31, 2025. The
PMU needs to proactively follow up on the ongoing discussion with the Ministry of Finance and ERD to promptly open
the Letter of Credit (LC) in the current dollar crisis. Many work contracts are at the implementation stage, and a few
more will be awarded. The PMU would need to engage and monitor these contracts so that they are completed by the
project closing date. If the procurement process for the remaining packages is not stated as planned, these contracts may
risk not being completed by the project closing date. The PMU would need to upload all the contracts that have been
signed but have not yet been uploaded to the STEP system.
Safeguards Management
26. The Bank ES team has met the PMU and discussed the status of the environment and social activities. Following
the RDPP approval, PMU has initiated the hiring of the Gender Specialist, and a third party environmental and social
(E&S) monitoring consultant REOI has been published. The Environment and Social Specialist is already on board since
last August. The PMU has secured environmental clearance certificates (ECCs) for the three metro-level slaughterhouses
(MSH) sites in Chattogram, Khulna and Rajshahi, and 18 district level slaughterhouse (DSH) sites for which combined
Initial Environment Examination (IEE) report, EIA and EMP has been prepared and cleared by DOE and renewal of 9
ECCs has been completed from DOE. Thirteen (13) wet markets have so far been handed over to the respective
municipalities. As agreed, PMU has submitted standalone ESIA report for the three MSHs and submitted for Bank review
which has been cleared. The Bank team has requested to include the ES clauses in the BOW of the RFP. The PMU was
requested to ensure management of ES risks and impacts at all ongoing construction sites including management of
occupational health and safety, worker’s grievances and community concerns and include the status on the progress
reports. PMU has provided training to the monitoring officers (MOs), livestock extension officers (LEOs) and livestock
field assistants (LFOs). The guideline for the construction of climate resilient cow shed has been finalized where
environment and social issues were addressed, and climate issues were included in the guideline and designs were
prepared accordingly.
27. The mission was informed that social due diligence of 80 wet markets (completed and ongoing) have been
completed and 661 temporarily displaced vendors registered for re-allocation of shops/vendor corners at the development
wet markets. The PMU agreed with the mission that list of the displaced shops for all 140 sites will be completed and
report submitted to the World Bank by June 30, 2024. The report should also include the approach followed for relocation
of the informal settlers of the Patuakhali Pouro Kachabazar in compliance with the project Resettlement Policy
Framework (RPF).
6
28. Gender: The PMU has developed a training module on gender equality and social inclusion per the Gender Action
Plan. Twenty MOs, 400 LEOs, 900 LFAs and 4161 Livestock Service Providers (LSPs) have received training on gender
equality and social inclusion including GBV risks management. The PMU will share the training report to the Bank by
May 30, 2024.
29. Citizen Engagement: The PMU is continuing the IEC campaign on appropriate media. The Project’s GRM has
been established and Kobo Toolbox is being used for receiving citizen feedback and complaints on the LDDP activities
and services. Since the last mission, 11 complaints have been registered with the Project and resolved. The PMU has
agreed to review the scope of mainstreaming project GRM with the Centralized GRS portal hosted by the Cabined
Division. Once the third-party monitor is engaged, they will help document citizen feedback on LDDP activities and
services. The PMU reassured that DLS will develop their own corporate GRS Guideline mainstreaming with the
Centralized GRS in conformity with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) designing the same for all its institutions.
NEXT REVIEW AND SUMMARY OF AGREED ACTIONS
30. The next Implementation Support Review is planned in October 2024. The below table provides a summary of the
Action Plan agreed during the mission.
Table 2: Summary of Agreed Actions for the coming six months
Priority Actions Comp. Agreed timeline
Component 1 : Productivity Improvement and Innovation
Support the establishment and operationalize 1000 new producers groups August 31, 2024
1. A
(monthly meetings, trainings and equipment)
Trainings :
June 30, 2024
2. complete the remaining 14-24 days of training to the PGs A
Training on USG utilization to the remaining 360 veterinarians.
Support to PGS.:
Procurement process and distribute the additional milking machines July 31, 2024
3. A
Distribution of Hygienic cleaning tools, cans and pail for farm level to
50,000 farmers
Complete the remaining 161 demo sheds construction with integration of September 30, 2024
4. beneficiaries’ feedback on demo sheds security improvement, equipment with A
solar panel as well as building larger feeders
5. Procurement of LSD vaccines through competitive bidding. A September 30, 2024
Component B: Market linkages and Value‐Chain Development
Assign two DPDs to manage the MG in addition to their current tasks (each May 31, 2024
6. B
DPD will coordinate from 4 to 5 matching grant category)
Complete the selection and signature process of the 370 proposals pending with B June 30, 2024
7.
the Grant Review Committee
8. Disburse the 144 matching grants with signed contracts B
Complete all procurement processes and sign contracts for Metro level B July 31, 2024
9.
slaughterhouses construction
Organize food safety training for matching grant awardees (categories 2, 6, 7, 8 B July 31, 2024
10.
and 9);
Construction of District Slaughterhouses (End project target: 18) B
Construction completed and handed over for 6 DSH (Lalmonirhat, October 30, 2024
Rangpur, Dinazpur, Joypurhat, Kustia and Jhenaidah)
11.
50% Construction will be completed for 4 DSH (Chapai, Bogura, August 31, 2024
Gopalgonj, Noakhali)
October 30, 2024
7
Priority Actions Comp. Agreed timeline
50% Construction will be completed for 5 DSH (Sherpur, Patuakhali,
Pirojpur, Munshigonj, Pabna) July 30, 2024
Expected to sign contract rest 3 DSH (Narail, Cumilla, Sylhet)
Develop and validate a technical note for operationalization of SHs through B June 30, 2024
12.
private sector mobilization
Recruitment of a third-party monitoring and impact assessment Firm for the June 30, 2024
13. B
School Milk Program
Component C: Improving Risk Management and Climate Resilience of
Livestock Production Systems
PMU to complete the distribution and installation of the equipment to make the August 31, 2024
14. C
150 mini labs functional
PMU to arrange validation workshops on the four policy documents prepared July 31, 2024
15.by FAO and the draft Poultry Hatchery Act/Rules and submitting those to the C
MoFL before
Follow-up with FAO on the contract agreements and their implementation May 31, 2024
arrangements and ensure full compliance with agreed TOR including the
16.proposed methodologies related to the GHG emission accounting as well as C
deploying the agreed staff (Team Leader for various contract and other
international staff)
Form a core BINLI management group with the officials of DLS, DLS May 31, 2024
IT Unit and District Office officials and build their capacity to manage
17. C
and maintain the BINLI software.
Registration of 20,000 cows in the BINLI database September 30, 2024
18.Finalize the Computation of GHG Tier 2 C July 31, 2024
Component D: Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation
Process Monitoring and Periodic Beneficiaries assessment
19. Finalize the recruitment of the process monitoring firm D May 31, 2024
Beneficiary assessment report September 15, 2024
Final evaluation and impact assessment
20. Terms of reference D May 31, 2024
Finalize the recruitment of the final evaluation consultant August 31, 2024
Resolve material audit observations raised by the Foreign Aided Projects Audit June 31, 2024.
21. D
Directorate (FAPAD) on the Annual Financial Statement of FY2023
Expedite the reconciliation of CERC DA Balance of US$1.00m as shown in the May 31, 2024
22. D
client connection.
Revisit the fund requirement under category 3B (matching grants for POs) so May 31, 2024
23.that project may make necessary allocation from the refund made under CERC D
-DA
Provide the list of the displaced shops for all 140 wet market (- including the
approach followed for relocation of the informal settlers of the Patuakhali Pouro
24.Kachabazar in compliance with the project Resettlement Policy Framework - D
RPF).
Monitoring of Environmental and Social Impact (MESI)
June 30, 2024
25. Consultant recruited D
September 30, 2024
First report submitted
8
LIST OF ANNEXES
Annex 1: LDDP Results Framework Update as of April 18, 2024 Progress Status as of April 30, 2024
Annex 2: Updates of the LDDP Action Plan from September 18, 2023
Annex 3: LDDP Matching Grants Implementation
Annex 4: Mission Agenda
Annex 5: List of persons met
9
Annex 1: Results Framework as of April 18, 2024
The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve productivity, market access, and resilience of small ‐ holder farmers and agro‐entrepreneurs operating in
selected livestock value chains in target areas.
End Ach. as Achievements Data Remarks
PDO Level Results Unit of Baseline
Project of April against End Source
Indicators Measure
Target 18, 2024 targets (%)
PDO Indicator -1: Farmers House Hold This data is derived from the project MIS.
adopting improved Survey The number includes 40340 goat and sheep PG,
agricultural technology # Report 102,444 dairy, beef fattening and duck PG members
(Direct beneficiaries) 118,800 331,000 183,225 30% and 22,441 farmers adopted fodder cultivation
(CRI) technologies
MIS and A sample survey conducted by PMU using LEOs
Progress in mid-February 2024 on 3,830 farmers. The
PDO Indicator-1. a: Farmers report study revealed that 97.7% of respondents practicing
adopting improved an average of 6.4 technologies, against the baseline
agricultural technology ‐ #
33,474 116,000 92,234 71% Special value of 1.61 out of the 23 technologies promoted
Female (CRI) study by by the project.
PMU
PDO Indicator-2: Increased productivity of targeted species by direct beneficiaries
2.a Dairy Cattle Litres/per House Hold An internal productivity evaluation estimated
cow/ Survey average milk production per cow per day reached to
per day Report 6.87 liters
5.813 25% 18.35% 73.4%
(%) MIS and
2.b Beef fattening Kg/ per/ Progress Latest internal survey estimates the average weight
beef per 4 report gain increased to 257.00 Kg.
247.74 20% 4% 20%
cattle
(%)
2.c Small ruminant Kg/ (%) The latest monitoring session recorded average
14.965 15% 7.15% 47.7%
fattening weight at slaughter age was 16.03 kg
3
Dairy: Average milk per day per cattle during lactation period. The average is estimated as the average of milk production at the early lactation, mid lactation and end lactation period per cattle.
4
Beef: Average live weight per beef cattle at its slaughter age is considered as the productivity of beef cattle. Slaughter age defined as the time when farmer sells his her beef cattle for slaughter
purpose. Average live weight (Kg) per cattle is estimated by dividing the total quantity of live weight (number of beef cattle sold last year*average live weight per cattle) with the total number of
surveyed farmers.
5
Goat/Sheep: Average live weight (KG) per goat/sheep at its slaughter age is considered as the productivity of goat and sheep. Slaughter age defined as the time when a farmer sells her/his goat and
sheep for slaughter purpose. Average live weight (Kg) per goat and sheep is estimated by dividing the total quantity of live weight
10
The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve productivity, market access, and resilience of small ‐ holder farmers and agro‐entrepreneurs operating in
selected livestock value chains in target areas.
End Ach. as Achievements Data Remarks
PDO Level Results Unit of Baseline
Project of April against End Source
Indicators Measure
Target 18, 2024 targets (%)
2.d Sonali Poultry Project is supporting scavenging chicken and duck.
Kg/ (%)
0.576 12.00 na Na Assessment of this sub-indicator will be done in
upcoming process monitoring.
PDO Indicator-3: Increase in Assessment of this indicator will be done in
market access reflected in upcoming process monitoring
incremental sales
BDT/(%)
(aggregated over all 728,680,128.007 30% na Na
targeted value‐chains) in
real‐value in the project
areas (Market Access)
3.a: Sales increase among
Female producers). BDT/(%)
201,442,550 22% na Na
Increase for female
producers
Risk management and
resilience
PDO Indicator-4: The adopted practices include 60798 regularly
Farmers and value chain vaccinating farmers, 40,340 female farmers raising
actors have adopted sheep/goats and country chickens have embraced
practices to improve (#) 0.00 150,000 123,794 82.5% climate-resilient housing practices, 162 demo
resilience to selected farms, 53 climate resilient cow sheds, 22,441 non-
risks8 PG fodder farmers
6
Sonali Average carcass weight (Kg) per bird at its slaughter age is considered as the productivity of sonali poultry meat. Slaughter age defined as the time when a farmer sells his/her birds for slaughter
purpose. Average carass weight (Kg) per bird is estimated by dividing the total quantity of carcass weight (number of birds sold during last year* average carcass weight per bird) with the total
number of surveyed farmers. Carcass weight percentage of each sonali chicken is considered as 65% of liveweight. The average carcass weight for female farmers was 0.56 Kg per bird.
7
Market access: Total sales value (Dairy, beef fattening, small ruminant, and sonali poultry) = sum of total sale value of each value chains. Total quantity sold in each value chain during baseline =
average quantity sold per farm* number of farms of each value chain* average price per unit.
8
Selected risks for different value chains have been identified based on the severity and frequency of the risks. For dairy, selected risks are FMD, LSD, Mastitis, Lack of climate resilient housing, and
inadequate improved fodder cultivation. For beef fattening, selected risks are, FMD, LSD, Lack of climate resilient housing, and inadequate improved fodder cultivation. For small ruminants,
selected risks are PPR, FMD, Lack of climate resilient housing, and inadequate improved fodder cultivation. For scavenger poultry, selected risks are Newcastle, fowl cholera, avian influenza,
duck plague, duck cholera, and Lack of climate resilient housing. For sonali and commercial poultry, selected risks are Newcastle, fowl cholera, avian influenza, gumboro, and Lack of climate
resilient housing.
11
The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve productivity, market access, and resilience of small ‐ holder farmers and agro‐entrepreneurs operating in
selected livestock value chains in target areas.
End Ach. as Achievements Data Remarks
PDO Level Results Unit of Baseline
Project of April against End Source
Indicators Measure
Target 18, 2024 targets (%)
The baseline survey found 47% livestock farmers
(63% female) did not adopt any practices to
enhance resilience to selected risks, On average,
surveyed farmers implemented 1.00 resilience-
enhancing practice, while female farmers
implemented 0.60.
PDO Indicator-5: Farmers Includes 62,000 farmers who received food safety
and value chain actors items plus 13,980 butchers who were provided
implement food safety with food safety training.
measures)9 (#) 0.00 130,000 75,980 58.4%
Baseline:
59% livestock farmers (71% female farmers) did
not take any food safety measures
PDO Indicator-6: Number of Under CERC-EAP 685,286 farmers benefited.
farmers who benefitted Number includes 597,249 cash transfer
from cash transfer beneficiaries (417,209 dairy farmer, 180,040
schemes and/or marketing (#) 0.00 680,000 685286 101% poultry farmers and 109,649 female), 1500
services to enhance farm Milk Cream Separator Machine recipients, and
resilience at the time of 86,537 livestock farmers who benefitted from
COVID19 rental vehicle support.
PDO Indicator-6.a: Number
of female beneficiaries (#) 0.00 170,000 125812 74%
(25%)
9
Food safety measures if a farmer regularly uses any food safety measures, then it is considered as the user of this measure. A list of selected food safety measures is presented in Table 22 as well as
each section of respective value chain in the baseline. List of food safety measures please see baseline report table-22
12
Intermediate Results: Component-A
Intermediate Result-A: Productivity Improvement
Ach. as Achievements Data Source Remarks
End of against
Unit of Baseline
Intermediary Result Indicators Project April End
Measure
Target 18, targets
2024 (%)
IR Indicator -1: Producer # 0.00 MIS and
organization facilitated and 5,500 5500 100% Progress
operational report
IR Indicator -1a: Producer MIS and
#
organization facilitated and 0.00 1,650 1975 120% Progress
operational – led by females report
IR Indicator -2: Farmers have # MIS and
received business development 0.00 36,000 179,903 500% Progress
skills training report
IR Indicator -2a: Farmers have # MIS and
received business development 0.00 18,000 83,318 463% Progress
skills training – females report
IR Indicator-3: Farmers have # MIS and It includes 40,340 farmers using climate smart housing
access to livestock CSA 0.00 200,000 183,225 91.6% Progress for small ruminant and birds, 102,444 dairy, beef
technologies and practices report fattening and duck farmers and, 22,441 farmers with
Indicator-3.1a: Farmers have # MIS and improved fodder cultivation practices.
access to livestock CSA Progress Baseline: 34% lacked access to any CSA technologies
technologies and practices- 0.00 100,000 92,234 92.2% report and practices, whereas the figure was 56% for females.
Female On average, a farmer practiced 1.53 CSA technologies,
while females reported using 0.95
IR Indicator-4: Reduced GHG Survey PMU signed a contract with FAO on February 15,
emission per unit of milk (%) report 2024. The methodology will involve a controlled
0.00 20% NA na
produced per farmer in project by FAO and experiment, wherein samples will be collected
areas from both PG and same category of non-PG
IR Indicator-4.a: Reduced GHG Survey farmers. This assessment also consider all the
emission per unit of milk report GHG reduction related project interventions. The
produced per farmer in project (%) by FAO first round of assessment will be completed in
0.00 20% NA na
areas (female farmer) next six months. The final computation will be
done at the end of the project as per plan of the
result frame.
13
Intermediate Results: Component-B
Intermediate Result-B: Market Linkages and Value‐Chain Development
End Ach. as Data Remarks
Intermediary Result Unit of Baseline
Project of April Source
Indicators Measure
Target 18, 2024
IR Indicator -5: PPs/ sub- # 0.00 2000 1072 MIS and Category-2: 6 entrepreneurs selected from the initial phase.
projects established and Progress Category-4: 4 entrepreneurs
financed and report Category-5: 7 entrepreneurs
53.6%
operational Category-7: 50 entrepreneurs
Category-8: 1000 mobile milking machines to 1000 selected PGs
Category-9: 5 entrepreneurs
IR Indicator -6: MIS and Includes 140 wet markets (9 completed), 18 district SHs (10
Slaughtering Facilities Progress underway), 12 dairy Hub (10 received partial disbursement) and
/milk processing / report 200 VMCC. Partial grant disbursement for two entrepreneurs
# 0.00 500 223 44.6%
cooling facilities selected from the first phase, including Hubs 2 and 40 VMCC,
renovated and made will be undertaken by December 2024.
climate smart
IR Indicator -7: Systems MIS and Only 4 wet markets have been installed with completed energy
and devices for Progress efficiency systems.
renewable energy report
# 0.00 700 4 0.6%
production and energy
efficiency gains
established
IR Indicator – 8: Schools MIS and 65,852 students including 34,651 girls from 300 schools are
under School Milk Progress consuming 200 gm UHT milk daily. As of the reporting period,
Program (Government # report the program has distributed a total of 100,000 liters of milk,
0.00 300 300 100%
primary school co-
education- boys &
girls)
Intermediate Results: Component-C
Intermediate Result-C: Improving Risk Management and Climate Resilience of Livestock Production Systems
End Data
Ach. as Achievements
Unit of Baseline Project Source
Intermediary Result Indicators of April against End
Measure Target Y-
18, 2024 targets (%)
7: 2025
Indicator -9: DLS and project staff adopting % 0.00 MIS and A total of 7,996 DLS and project staff,
skills learned during training on animal 70% 81.12% 116% Progress including 1,621 females (DLS Staff:
report 2,400 total, with 125 females; LEO:
14
Intermediate Result-C: Improving Risk Management and Climate Resilience of Livestock Production Systems
End Data
Ach. as Achievements
Unit of Baseline Project Source
Intermediary Result Indicators of April against End
Measure Target Y-
18, 2024 targets (%)
7: 2025
health, food safety, nutrition, and new 466 total, with 138 females; LFA: 930
technologies total, with 148 females; and LSP:
IR Indicator -9.a: DLS and project staff MIS and 4,200 total, with 1,210 females),
adopting skills learned during training on Progress received training on animal health,
animal health, food safety, nutrition, and new report food safety, nutrition, and new
technologies - Females technologies. The PMU, with support
from ICT and M&E, conducted an
assessment to evaluate the adoption of
% 0.00 70% 78.40% 112% skills learned by DLS and project staff
in these areas. The assessment, carried
out via a web-based platform, revealed
the following results. This information
is accessible through the MIS and the
web portal.
IR Indicator -10: Government staff graduating MIS and Includes PhD 30 and MSc 25 (PhD-
from MSCs, PhDs, and certificates/diploma # 0.00 140 116 82.9% Progress 20+MS-22 under research proposal)
program supported by the project report and Short course: 60 of which female-
IR Indicator -10.a: Government staff graduating MIS and 14
from MSCs, PhDs, and certificates/diploma # 0.00 35 35 100% Progress
program supported by the project - female report
IR Indicator – 11: Number of tests of food and MIS and tests of food samples were carried out
feed samples carried out at laboratory # 0.00 1,000 513 51.3% Progress at the Quality Control (QC) laboratory
facilities report at Shaver.
IR Indicator – 12: Stakeholders (persons) MIS and Includes persons reached with
reached with food safety & nutrition Progress different food safety related messages
information through training, exhibitions, report in 1-5 rounds exhibition rounds
mobile apps, SMS, and video-based tools Food 1st round - 113,643 ( 65384 female).
Safety 2nd round - 301,511 (106640 female).
%/#
Nutrition 2,000,000 1,311,026 65.6% 3rd round - 454,580 (138700 female).
8.00% 4th round 251,570 (99732 female).
180000 PG farmers received mobile
message on food safety and nutrition
Facebook follower: 9000
Video based YouTube subscriber: 722
15
Intermediate Result-C: Improving Risk Management and Climate Resilience of Livestock Production Systems
End Data
Ach. as Achievements
Unit of Baseline Project Source
Intermediary Result Indicators of April against End
Measure Target Y-
18, 2024 targets (%)
7: 2025
Baseline: 8% surveyed population
received food safety related
information and most of them received
from TV. Only nutrition
IR Indicator 13: Cattle included in the pilot MIS and The project is expected to register
animal identification and recording system Progress 20000 dairy cattle by the next six
(Dairy cattle only) report months.
There were some delays in the start-up
# 0.00 50,000 100 0.2%
of the BINLI. The consulting JV firm
is now fully onboard and progressing
as per the contract agreement. And
will be achieved the targets.
IR Indicator 14: Farmers satisfied by the MIS and The satisfaction survey was
emergency activities provided by the project % 0.00 75% 95.9% 128% Progress conducted via telephone interviews
report with 6,000 cash beneficiary farmers
IR Indicator 14.a: Farmers satisfied by the MIS and and 1,500 beneficiaries of MCSMs.
emergency activities provided by the project- Progress Additionally, 406 rented vehicle users
females report were surveyed, consisting of 401
males and 5 females. Overall
satisfaction rates found were among
livestock producers who received cash
and rental vehicle support was as
% 0.00 75% 95.63% 128% follows: excellent (73.51%), good
(22.41%), moderate (1.87%), and
bad/very bad/no opinion (2.21%).
Similarly, female livestock farmers
reported satisfaction levels of
excellent (73.14%), good (22.49%),
moderate (2.23%), and bad/very
bad/no opinion (2.14%)
IR Indicator 15: Number of farmers with access MIS and The breakdown of various access point
to animal health services # 0.00 1,000,000 509,661 51% Progress reached by the farmers is as follows:
report
16
Intermediate Result-C: Improving Risk Management and Climate Resilience of Livestock Production Systems
End Data
Ach. as Achievements
Unit of Baseline Project Source
Intermediary Result Indicators of April against End
Measure Target Y-
18, 2024 targets (%)
7: 2025
IR Indicator 15.a Number of farmers with access MIS and FG Farmers: 179,903 of which
to animal health services - Female Progress 103,811 female farmers with access to
report animal health services
MVC: A total of 48557 livestock
farmers get access to animal health
services through 360 Mobile
Veterinary Clinic (MVC) of which
female farmers found 12942
Exhibition: First year a total of
10546 livestock farmers received
services through exhibitions of which
female farmers were 3938.
Exhibition: second year a total of
28087 livestock farmers received
services (deworming + vaccination)
through exhibitions of which female
farmers were 9398.
# 0.00 350,000 215,885 61.7%
Exhibition: third year a total of
39086 livestock farmers received
services (deworming + vaccination)
through exhibitions of which female
farmers were 12098.
Exhibition: forth year a total of
91,642 livestock farmers received
services (deworming + vaccination)
through exhibitions of which female
farmers were 37910.
Non PG Farmers with access to
animal health services by LEO
practiced: Estimated 111840 non PG
farmers with access to animal health
services of which female 35788
Baseline: 66.00% baseline surveyed
livestock farmers did not have any
17
Intermediate Result-C: Improving Risk Management and Climate Resilience of Livestock Production Systems
End Data
Ach. as Achievements
Unit of Baseline Project Source
Intermediary Result Indicators of April against End
Measure Target Y-
18, 2024 targets (%)
7: 2025
access to animal health services while
female farmers found 74.00%.
Intermediate Results: Component – D
Intermediate Result Component D: Management and Monitoring and Evaluation
End
Project Ach. as Achievements
Unit of Baseline
Intermediary Result Indicators Target of April, against End Data Source Comments
Measure
Y-7: 2024 targets (%)
2025
IR Indicator 16: Targeted livestock producers % 28.27 MIS and
A sample satisfaction survey was
satisfied with the livestock services received 70% 98.76% 141% Progress
conducted by the PMU using LEOs
from the project report
in mid-February 2024. Each LEO
IR Indicator 16.a: Targeted livestock producers
surveyed 10 farmers randomly
satisfied with the livestock services received Satisfaction
across different value chains,
from the project - females survey by
resulting in a total of 3,830 farmers
PMU,
interviewed.
Process
% 16.29 70% 98.76% 141%
monitoring,
Excellent-72.13%, Good-26.63%.
mid-term
Baseline survey: 28.3% of the
and end
targeted livestock producers were
project
satisfied with the services provided.
evaluation
IR Indicator 17: Proportion of overall project staff % MIS and The Training Division of the PMU,
and implementers (LEOs, LFAs and LSPs) Progress with support from ICT and M&E,
trained adopting skills on gender approach 0.00 90% 92.6% 103% report conducted an assessment to evaluate
the adoption of skills learned by DLS
and project staff in these areas. The
IR Indicator 17.a: Proportion of overall project % MIS and assessment, carried out via a web-
staff and implementers (LEOs, LFAs and LSPs) Progress based platform, revealed the following
trained adopting skills on gender approach- 0.00 90% 91.7% 102% report results. This information is accessible
females through the MIS and the web portal.
18
Intermediate Result Component D: Management and Monitoring and Evaluation
Following breakdown of the LEOs,
LFAs and LSPs:
Overall
LSP: Excellent-29.27%, Good-
61.86%
LFA: Excellent-41.76%, Good-
55.14%
LEO: Excellent-67.98%, Good-
18.27%
Female
LSP: Excellent-29.16%, Good-
61.74%
LFA: Excellent-37.84%, Good-
59.46%
LEO: Excellent-65.74%, Good-
29.17%
IR Indicator – 18: Farmers reached with # MIS and This includes
agricultural assets or services (CRI) 0.00 2,000,000 1,646856 82.3% Progress Cash Transfer: to 597249 while
report 417209 (70%) found dairy and
IR Indicator – 18.a: Farmers reached with # MIS and 180,040 (30%) poultry. A total of
agricultural assets or services - Females (CRI) Progress 109649 (18.36%) beneficiaries were
report female while 487574 (81.64%) were
GEMS Kobo male.
Tool Box Milk Cream Separator Machine
(MCSMs): A total of 1500 livestock
farmers received MCSMs of which
estimated 275 were female.
600,000 Rental Vehicles support to 86537
0.00 510315 85.1%
livestock farmers (female 15888).
Deworming: First round - 279030
livestock farmers (165378 females).
Deworming + vaccination services
during exhibition
1st year - 10546 (female 3938).
2nd year - 28087 (female 9398).
3rd year - 39086 (female 12098).
4th year - 91,642 (female 37910).
19
Intermediate Result Component D: Management and Monitoring and Evaluation
5th year - 91,642 (female 37910).
Training Services, vaccination,
deworming and assets: 179,903
farmers under PGs received training
on Mastitis, reproductive and
metabolic diseases of cattle,
deworming cattle and common
poultry disease prevention of which
103811 farmers found female.
Grass cutting distribution among
farmers: 55800 received grass cutting
of which 16182 female farmers.
Investment Support: 36599 farmers
received support under investment
support.
Non PG Farmers with access to
animal health services by LEO
practiced: Estimated 111840 non PG
farmers with access to animal health
services of which female 35788
Baseline survey: 88.3% had access to
at least one agricultural services or
assets.
20
Annex 2: Updates of the agreed action plan from September 15, 2023
Priority Actions Comp. Agreed Progress up to April, 18, 2024 Responsible officer
timeline
1. RDPP approval by ECNEC D Oct. 31, 2023 RDDP approved by ECNEC on 9th Nov. 23 PD/CTC
Matching Grants
(a) Disbursement of matching grants for at least 22 a) Disbursement of matching Grants: DPD Shah Alom
entrepreneurs (i. Roughage Bailer-5, ii. Small- Oct. 31, 2023 Payment disbursed among 16 beneficiaries
scale Feed Millers-6, iii. Market-oriented Feeds (where SSFM-6-Full, MOFFP-4- full,
and Fodder-5, iv. Climate resilience manure CRMED-6- partial).
enterprise development-6) (b) In case of small- & Large-scale milk
(b) Disbursement of matching grants for at for at least processor category:
60 entrepreneurs Small-scale Milk Processor and Payment disbursed among 51 (47 SSMP- full, 4
Large-Scale Milk Processor LSMP Partial) beneficiaries. 4 Bill payment
(c) Disbursement of matching grants for at least 8 is under processed.
Dairy Hubs (C ) In case of Dairy Hubs & VMCC:
10 entrepreneurs submitted a partial bill voucher,
disbursed among 10 beneficiaries partially.
Matching grant contract signing: (a) In case of Small-Scale Feed DPD Shah Alom
(a) Small-scale Feed Millers (50 nos.) Dec. 31, 2023 miller Category:
(b) Roughage Bailer (11 nos.) Contract sign with 11 new entrepreneurs
(c) Market-oriented Feeds and Fodder (21 nos.) completed in Feb. 2024. Commencement
2. (d) Total Mixed Rations (200 nos.) B letter issued. 32 Business Proposals from
(e) Small-scale Milk Processor (100 nos.) 2nd circular evaluated by Agri business
(f) Dairy Hubs with VMCC (12 nos. Hub with Farm and field verification completed. GRC
240 VMCC) meeting will be called by March for final
selection. Even after that further 3rd circular
will be needed. Because total target 100.
(b) In case of roughage baller Category:
7 Business Proposals from 2nd circular
evaluated by Agri Business Farm and field
verification completed. GRC meeting will
be called by March for final selection. Even
after that 3rd circular will be needed. Total
target 16.
(C) In case of MOFFP category:
Contract sign with 9 new entrepreneurs
completed in Feb. Commencement letter
21
Priority Actions Comp. Agreed Progress up to April, 18, 2024 Responsible officer
timeline
issued. 26 Business Proposals form 2nd
circular evaluated by Agri business Farm
and field verification completed. GRC
meeting will be called by this month.
Hopefully, further circular won’t be needed.
Because total target 32.
(d) In case of TMR category:
121 business proposal submitted and evaluated
by Agri Business farm. Further circular will
be needed. Total target 380
(e) In case of SSMP category:
168 Business Proposals from 2nd circular
evaluated by Agri business farm and field
verification is going on. GRC meeting will
be called by April for final selection. Re-
circular may not be needed. Total target
232.
F) In case of Dairy Hub & VMCC
category:
Contract sign with 4 new entrepreneurs
completed by Feb. Commencement letter
issued. For rest of 5 positions, Re-circular is
continued. Last submission date 20 March
2024.
g) In case of CRMED category:
Evaluation of EOI application from 2nd circular
completed. Field verification completed.
GRC meeting will be called for short listing
by this month.
Critical Infrastructure
Construction of 140 Upazila level wet markets: MoU signed: 135 DPD Eng. Partha
- 50 Upazila level wet market constructions will be Jan. 31, 2024 Bid document completed: 140 Pradip Sarkar
completed B Jan 1, 2024 Engineering Team
3. Tender advertisement and competed: 135
- 55 Upazila level wet market constructions will start March 15, 2024 Construction started: 110
Completed and handover: 13
22
Priority Actions Comp. Agreed Progress up to April, 18, 2024 Responsible officer
timeline
- 35 Upazila level wet market constructions contract
signed
Construction of 18 District Slaughterhouses March 31, 2024 MoU Signed: 16 DPD Eng. Partha
-50% construction completed for 2 DSH March 31, 2024 Designed completed: 18 Pradip Sarkar
-25% construction completed for 5 DSH Nov. 15, 2023 Environment and safeguard clearance: 18
- construction started for 4 DSH B Oct. 30, 2023 Bid document completed: 16
Selection completed for rest 07 DSH Dec. 15, 2023 Tender advertisement and completed: 16
Invitation of Tender for the 07 DSH Construction Started: 9
Completed: 0
Invitation of Tender for 3 Metro Level Dec 31, 2023 MoU Signed: 3 DPD Eng. Partha
Slaughterhouses Environment and Safeguard clearance: 3 Pradip Sarkar
B Draft Bid documents: Prepared for 3 sites.
Finalization of bid documents: Received
comments from the WB on bid document.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
Process Monitoring and Periodic Beneficiaries Technical Evaluation report cleared by the WB DPD Dr. Shakif
assessment Dec. 30, 2023 Financial opening date is 28th April, 2024.
D
- Contract sign with the firm March 31, 2024
- Deliver the first assessment report
Contract signed with FAO for GHG emission Dr. Golam Rabbani,
4. Sign contract with FAO for GHG emission assessment A&D Oct. 31, 2023
at 05.03.2024. CTC
Contract sign for third-party monitoring and impact Feb 28, 2024 Approved STEP clearance. REOI in progress. DPD
5. B
assessment for SMP Dr. Hiranmoy Biswas
Support to PGs
Distribution of Hygienic cleaning tools, cans and pail For GD-98; LC clearance completed. 1750 DPD Dr. Shakif
6. for farm level collection to 50000 Dairy PG A March 31, 2024 piece will be delivered on 30th May, 2024.
members
DPP Target: 466. DPD
At least 58 Climate Resilience roof-top house/shed for Constricted and handed over: 111. Dr. Hiranmoy Biswas
7. A Jan 31, 2024
Dairy cows for Individual farmers are built All completion: Rest will be completed within
May 2025.
At least 75 Demo house/shed for Individual farmers DPP Target: 466 DPD
8. A Jan 31, 2024 Dr. Hiranmoy Biswas
are built Contract signed: 466
23
Priority Actions Comp. Agreed Progress up to April, 18, 2024 Responsible officer
timeline
Construction ongoing: 153
Completed and handed over: 156
Work stopped: 60
9. Distribution of 1000 nos. Single unit Milking Machine Dec. 31, 2023 Product distribution completed. DPD Dr. Shakif
B
Dairy PGs
10. 60 nos. short certificate course identified and March 31, 2024 As per RDPP there is a provision for 300 DPD Dr. Shakif
completed National and 60 International training courses.
Revised guideline prepared for Project Steering
C Committee Approval. On track
Completed 5 batches training comprising 20
participates each batch. So total number 100
achieved.
11. At least 10000 dairy cattle selected/registered in the March 31, 2024 The inception workshop completed on DPD Dr. Shakif
Bangladesh Integrated Network for Livestock 03.12.2023 and waiting final submission from
Information (BINLI) system the firm.
C Submitted policy document and uploaded
relevant data in the server.
Presented draft software
80 ear tag completed.
12. At least 500 samples tested for animal origin food and March 31, 2024 Tested milk Samples: 455 DPD
animal feed C Dr. Hiranmoy Biswas
13. At least 50,0000 vaccination and deworming activities March 31, 2024 Target achieved DPD Dr. Shakif
C
conducted using MVCs
Safeguards
14. PMU will share the standalone ESIA for each of the Oct. 31, 2023 Standalone ESIA report for Rajshahi, Khulan Pulakesh Mondal,
three metro level slaughterhouses at Chattogram, and Chittagonj is prepared and send it to the ESSS
Khulna and Rajshahi cities B World Bank for their clearance.
PMU to identify the affected persons displaced /to be Oct. 31, 2023
displaced from the selected sites for construction
of slaughterhouses in the three city corporations
and in the 18 districts and share the report with
the Bank. Oct. 31, 2023 i. List of displaced vendors/sellers collected
PMU to share with the Bank, Nov. 1, 2023 according to prescribed format though
D Nov.15, 2023 KoboToolBox. Format was developed with
(i) The report on completion of displaced vendor
lists for all 140 wet market sites the assistance of the WB. A total 661
24
Priority Actions Comp. Agreed Progress up to April, 18, 2024 Responsible officer
timeline
stakeholders were identified as displaced
(ii) Report on finalization of the template of vendors/sellers.
declaration in all wet market site ii. Template developed with the assistance of
Report completion of signing of the declaration for world Bank and send it to the field office for
all 140 wet market sites signing with ULO office and Pourasha.
iii. A common format is developed in view to
wet market hand over to the concerned
Pouroshova/Upazila. In the meantime, 13
wet markets have been handed over.
15. GRM-reporting and settlement updated (both off-line March 31, 2024 Organized Zoom meeting on GRM with Pulakesh Mondal,
and on-lined based) participation of all DPD/MO and ULO/LEO of ESSS
8 division.
D Provided special training to the MO on GRM
and its application.
Received 11 Grievance through online and
solved accordingly.
Financial management
16. At least 12 unsettled audit observations resolved Dec. 15, 2023 Out of 27 outstanding audit observations 8 have Sarkar Khairul Alam
been solved and now remains 19 (2018-2021). Sr. FMS
20 nos. of BSR (including 2023) were send to
FAPAD. A meeting held and waiting for the
D reply of FAPAD.
After the last mission, c compliance audit of 5
years (2018-2023) was conducted along with
regular financial audit of 2022-2023. The team
raised 20 more observations.
17. LDDP to refund the unutilized balance of US$ Oct. 31, 2023 PD/CTC
D
6.74million
25
Annex 3: LDDP Matching Grants Implementation Progress Status as of April 30, 2024
Current Status Remarks
EOP DPP # of GRC Signed
MG Category Description Target Allocatio EOI # of contract Amount so
# of EOI # of EOI Total BP BP
(No.) n (BDT) Short BP Approval contract amount far
published Received Received Approved
Listed Awaiting signed (BDT) disbursed
by GRC by GRC Lac
1. Demonstration for feeds
and fodder storage
Category 1 16 58.4 2 31 22 15 7 5 5 18.25 0
options (Roughage
Bailing)
2. Feeds -support to small-
2 bill
scale feed mills to
Category 2 100 2075 3 135 102 60 31 12 10 207.5 83.00 are in
improve processing
process
technology and quality
3. Feeds – Assistance in
TMR including
Category 3 roughage, silage, 380 1577 1 124 119 119 119 0 0 0 0
concentrate,
minerals/vitamins
4. Dairy cattle – support to 2 bill
Category 4 market-oriented feed 32 664 2 85 73 57 27 9 9 186.75 83 are in
and fodder production process
5. Climate resilience
Category 5 manure enterprise 15 2325 2 60 48 39 19 10 10 1399.05 544.05
development
6. Milk collection – Dairy BP 2 bill
Category
Hub collecting milk 20 5220 2 142 48 28 Submission 13 12 2858 589.712 are in
6 & 6.1
from VMCC awarting process
6.1. Small-scale milk
40
Category cooling facilities and
40 1275.17 1275.17 Distribu
6.1 quality control at Farm
ted
level
7. Milk processing -small-
scale milk processing
2 bill
technology at the
Category 7 232 2888.04 2 533 402 294 167 91 91 1132.95 597.6 are in
premises of large dairy
process
farmers and Hubs/POs
and sweet meat shops
8. Milk Processing - 1000
Category 8 Mobile milking 4391 3293.25 714.26 714.26 Distribu
machines for leasing ted
26
by the processors to
the dairy farmers
9. Milk processing - large
processors to adopt BP 1 bill is
Category 9 technologies for 10 830 2 76 21 17 Submission 10 7 581 215.83 in
product diversification awarting process
(cheese, yogurts etc.)
Total 5236 18930.69 16 1186 835 629 370 150 144 8372.93 4102.622
27
Annex 4: Mission Agenda
Livestock and Dairy Development Project (LDDP)
Implementation Support Mission (April 17-May 01, 2024)
Start Time End Time Description Attendees Venue/visit area
Day 1: 18 April, 2024 (Thursday)
10:00 AM 4:00 PM Attend Livestock Exhibition arranged by DLS WB Mission Members, LDDP Shere-e-Bangla Nagar,
Project Team Dhaka
Day 2: April 20, 2024 (Saturday)
6:00 am Travel from Dhaka to Gaibandha WB Mission Members, LDDP Gaibandha
Project Team and local officials
Visit Dairy Hub (MG) Sadullapur
Travel from Gaibandha to Rangpur Rangpur
Visit Dairy producer group (PG) led by women supported with Milking Rangpur
Machine at Rangpur
6:30pm Travel from Dairy producer group (PG) to Rangpur Circuit House Rangpur Circuit House
Day 3: 21 April, 2024 (Sunday)
7:00AM Travel from Rangpur Circuit House to Dinajpur WB Mission Members, LDDP Dinajpur
Project Team and local officials
Visit Slaughter House Construction at Dinajpur Dinajpur
Visit Wet Market Construction at Dhamuirhat, Naogaon Naogaon
6:30PM Travel from Dhamurihat to Rajshahi Circuit House Rajshahi Circuit House
Day 4: 22 April, 2024 (Monday)
7:00AM Travel from Rajshahi to Ishwardi WB Mission Members, LDDP Eshwardi
Project Team and local
officials
Visit Climate Resilient Manure Management Plant at Ishwardi, Pabna
Visit School Milk Program tbd
Visit Manure Management Plant at Sathia, Pabna Sathia
Visit Small scale Milk Processing Plant at Shahjadpur, Sirajganj at Shahjadpur
Shahjadpur, Sirajganj
6:30PM Travel from Sirajganj to Dhaka
28
Day 5: 23 April, 2024 (Tuesday)
9:00AM 11:00AM Component A. (Productivity Improvement and Innovation): WB Mission Members, LDDP LDDP conference room &
Reflection from field visit Project Team Webex
Review of current implementation progress
Efficiency and adequacy of delivering activities and outputs;
Discussion of constraints/ bottlenecks and key recommendations
11:00AM 1:00PM Component B (Market Linkages and Value Chain Development): WB Mission Members, LDDP LDDP Conference Room &
Reflection from field visit Project Team Webex
Review of current implementation progress
Efficiency and adequacy of delivering activities and outputs;
Discussion of constraints/ bottlenecks and key recommendations
2:00PM 3:30PM Component C (risk management): WB Mission Members, LDDP LDDP Conference Room &
Reflection from field visit Project Team Webex
Review of current implementation progress
Efficiency and adequacy of delivering activities and outputs;
Discussion of constraints/ bottlenecks and key recommendations
Day 6: 24 April, 2024 (Wednesday)
6:00AM Travel from Dhaka to Barisal WB Mission Members, LDDP Barishal
Project Team and local officials
Visit Dairy Training Centre at Barisal Dairy Farm Barishal
Visit Upazila Livestock Office for Milk Analyzer and USG use at Bakergonj
Bakerganj, Barisal
6:30PM Travel from Bakerganj to Kuakata
Day 7: 25 April, 2024 (Thursday)
7:00AM Travel from Kuakata to Amtoli, Borguna WB Mission Members, LDDP 7:00AM
Project Team and local officials
Visit Demo cow shed at Patukhali
Visit School Milk Program and Wet Market at Patuakhali Sadar
06.30 PM Travel from Patuakhali to Barisal
Day 8: 26 April, 2024 (Friday)
7:00AM Barisal to Mothbaria, Pirojpur WB Mission Members, LDDP
Project Team and local officials
Visit MG at Mothbaria, Pirojpur Mothbaria
Visit Wet Market at Nazipur, Pirojpur Nazirpur
29
Prayer & Lunch at Nazipur, Pirojpur
05.30 PM Return to Dhaka
Day 9: 28 April, 2024 (Sunday)
9:00AM 12:00PM Progress on policy development (FAO & UNIDO), GHG emission Mission Members, LDDP Project LDDP Conference Room &
assessment, PhD/MSc, 22 research projects and BINLI Team Webex
012:00PM 2:30PM Monitoring & Evaluation
Contribution to results indicators and PDO, quality of outputs,
lessons learned
Review of current progress against PDO indicators, process
monitoring, GHG assessment and mid-term review…
Presentation on M&E data analysis results & lessons learned
4:00PM 5:00PM Internal discussion and Aide Memoire writing WB Mission Members WBOD
Day 10: 29 April, 2024 (Sunday)
9:00AM 12:00AM Discussion of constraints/ bottlenecks and key recommendationsWB Mission Members, LDDP LDDP conference room &
related to M&E Project Team Webex
Key constraints to project performance and AOB Action Plan for the
coming semester
12:00AM 01:00PM Fiduciary (Procurement and FM) WB Mission Members, LDDP LDDP Conference Room &
Project Team Webex
2:00PM 4:00PM Environmental and social safeguards, gender including CitizenWB Safeguard Team & Project LDDP conference room &
Engagement Team Webex
Day 11: 29 April, 2024 (Monday)
9:00AM 5:00PM Aide Memoire writing WB Mission Members WBOD
Reserved Day: 30 April, 2024 (Tuesday)
Govt Holiday 01 May, 2024 (Wednesday) (Labour Day)
Day 12: 02 May, 2024 (Thursday)
TBC Check out Meeting with CMU
TBC Debriefing with Secretary, MoFL
TBC Debriefing with ERD
30
31