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.



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    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).


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    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

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    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

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          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)

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        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

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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.


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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).

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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)
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                                    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


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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




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       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


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           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.
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         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.
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        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

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   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




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           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.
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           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.
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           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.

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  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%)




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           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



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       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.




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        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:

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     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

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    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



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     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


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     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.



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                                                                                                                     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).

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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.




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     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


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     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

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     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

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     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

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     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
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         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


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                   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




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                                                             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



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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

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                           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




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