The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project (P173043) Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project (P173043) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Solomon Islands | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2022 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 26-May-2023 | ISR56261 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Solomon Islands Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 17-Mar-2022 Effectiveness Date: 29-Apr-2022 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 11-Nov-2024 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2026 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2026 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To increase agricultural production and improve market access in selected value chains in the Project Provinces, and in case of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Agribusiness and Infrastructure Investments:(Cost $11.20 M) Component 2. Institutional Capacity Development:(Cost $1.80 M) Component 3. Project Management:(Cost $2.00 M) Component 4. Contingent Emergency Response Component Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project was declared effective on 29 April 2022 and is currently drafting its Project Implementation Manual (PIM) which will outline the guidelines and processes to implement all project components. Once drafted, it will be reviewed and endorsed by the project's Steering Committee and sent to the World Bank for no objection. The PIM includes the Grant Manual and Contingent Emergency Response Manual. 5/26/2023 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project (P173043) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Substantial Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Outcome 1: To increase agricultural production IN01294021 ►Beneficiary agri-producers reporting increased agricultural production (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This indicator measures increase in agricultural production through a set of proxy indicators. Beneficiary households are unlikely to maintain useful records of production and crops are likely to be harvested as needed. The proxy questions will ask ABPO members about changes in production, project benefits Comments: received, and changes to their production practices. “Increase production” is defined as household having achieved of, for example, an increase of crop plantation, intensive home garden plantation; increased revenue from market sales; better productivity; and/or reduction of losses and waste, etc. The reference period of 12 months before the survey. Outcome 2: To improve market access IN01294022 ►Increase in sales of cocoa, by quantity, reported by farmers participating in cocoa Agribusiness producer organizations (ABPO’s). (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 5/26/2023 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project (P173043) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This is to measure the increase in sales of cocoa, by quantity, as a proxy for market access. A single value will be computed for cocoa, for each ABPO, and averaged across ABPO’s. The percentage Comments: increase over the baseline will be computed from this value. The baseline will be obtained from the initial data recorded when farmers become members of the ABPO. IN01294024 ►Increase in sales of coconut, by quantity, reported by farmers participating in coconut Agribusiness producer organizations (ABPO’s). (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This is to measure the increase in sales of coconut, by quantity, as a proxy for market access. A single value will be computed for coconut, for each ABPO, and averaged across ABPO’s. The percentage Comments: increase over the baseline will be computed from this value. The baseline will be obtained from the initial data recorded when farmers become members of the ABPO. IN01294026 ►Increase in sales of poultry, by quantity, by the targeted farmers participating in poultry Agribusiness producer organizations (ABPOs) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 32.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This is to measure the increase in sales of poultry, by value, as a proxy for market access. A single value will be computed for poultry, for each ABPO, and averaged across ABPO’s. The percentage increase over the baseline will be computed from this value. The baseline will be obtained from the initial data recorded Comments: when farmers become members of the ABPO. The Baseline figure has been corrected to 0 as the original (10%) was incorrectly entered. IN01294027 ►Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This indicator measures the number of farmers (of agricultural products) who have adopted an improved agricultural technology promoted by operations supported by the World Bank. NB: "Agriculture" or "Agricultural" includes: crops, livestock, capture fisheries, aquaculture, agroforestry, timber and non-timber forest products. Adoption refers to a change of practice or change in use of a technology that was introduced or promoted by the project. Technology includes a change in practices compared to currently used practices or technologies (seed preparation, planting time, feeding schedule, feeding ingredients, Comments: postharvest storage/ processing, etc.). If the project introduces or promotes a technology package in which the benefit depends on the application of the entire package (e.g., a combination of inputs such as a new variety and advice on agronomic practices such as soil preparation, changes in seeding time, fertilizer schedule, plant protection, etc.), this counts as one technology. Farmers are people engaged in farming of agricultural products or members of an agriculture related business (disaggregated by men and women) targeted by the project. IN01294028 Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) 5/26/2023 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project (P173043) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,500.00 IN01294029 Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology - male (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,500.00 Outcome 3: Beneficiaries IN01294023 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 85,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 They are defined as (i) the whole families of ABPO members; ii) members of ABPOs who are benefiting from project interventions and/or TA; (iii) users of rehabilitated/newly constructed productive Comments: infrastructures, and (iv) recipients of capacity building and/or training including MAL and stakeholder staff, YPs, Interns and CRPs. Households will be based on the average household size in Solomon Islands (5.5). The MIS will record and track the number of individual beneficiaries and beneficiary households. IN01294025 Of which are female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Agribusiness and Infrastructure Investments IN01294030 ►1.1. Poultry and pigs raised by ABPO members (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 44,700.00 Date 31-Dec-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 Comments: This indicator measures the cumulative quantity of poultry and pigs raised by ABPO member households. IN01294034 Poultry (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30,000.00 5/26/2023 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project (P173043) Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 IN01294036 Pigs (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 14,700.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 IN01294038 ►1.2. Number of Agribusiness Producer Organizations (ABPOs) established (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 "Established” defines as ABPO complies with the standard procedures on the formation and setup as Comments: outlined in the PIM. IN01294043 ►1.3. Number of ABPOs functioning one year after establishment (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 "Functioning” defined as: ABPO maintains regular meetings on a monthly or quarterly basis. The annual Comments: and target values are estimated at 80% of total established ABPOs. IN01294049 ►1.4. Productive infrastructure facilities under MAL management completed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This indicator measures the number of the approved infrastructure facilities under MAL management that Comments: physically completed in compliance with the current infrastructure development regulations , functioned, and handed over and being used by beneficiaries. IN01294050 ►1.5. Beneficiaries with access to project infrastructure investments that feel these reflected their needs (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 Citizen engagement indicator – this indicator captures feedback from the project beneficiaries on what Comments: extent to which the implemented infrastructure subproject responds to their priorities/needs for production improvement. IN01294051 5/26/2023 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project (P173043) Of whom are women (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Component 2: Institutional capacity development IN01294032 ►Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,200.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This indicator measures the number of farmers who were provided with agricultural assets or services as a result of World Bank project support. "Agriculture" or "Agricultural" includes: crops, livestock, capture fisheries, aquaculture, agroforestry, timber, and non-timber forest products. Assets include property, biological assets, and farm and processing equipment. Biological assets may include animal agriculture breeds (e.g., livestock, fisheries) and genetic material of livestock, crops, trees, and shrubs (including fiber Comments: and fuel crops). Services include research, extension, training, education, ICTs, inputs (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides, labor), production-related services (e.g., soil testing, animal health/veterinary services), phyto- sanitary and food safety services, agricultural marketing support services (e.g., price monitoring, export promotion), access to farm and post-harvest machinery and storage facilities, employment, irrigation and drainage, and finance. Farmers are people engaged in agricultural activities or members of an agriculture- related business (disaggregated by men and women) targeted by the project. IN01294033 Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,600.00 IN01294037 ►2.2. ABPO members trained in agriculture and small stock production in climate stressed areas (person days) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,200.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This indicator measures the number of ABPO members who completed training in agriculture and small stock production in climate stressed areas. The number will be measured on the number of days of Comments: training delivered, multiplied by how many ABPO members attended that day. ABPO members can be counted multiple times if they attended multiple days of training. Given the climate and disaster vulnerability of Solomon Islands, all provinces are considered as ‘climate stressed’. IN01294040 Of which are women (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 IN01294041 ►2.3. MAL staff and Young Professionals trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 5/26/2023 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project (P173043) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This indicator measures the number of agriculture extension, veterinary staff and young professionals who Comments: have been trained to provide extension services to farmers. IN01294042 Of whom are women (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 IN01294044 ►2.4. Community Resource Persons (CRPs) trained and working (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 116.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This indicator measures the number of CRPs selected, trained and working on the project. CRPs are the Comments: best practicing farmers or lead farmers from the ABPOs who are nominated and developed as CRPs through training programs organized and led by MAL extension staff. IN01294045 Of whom are women (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 IN01294046 ►2.5. ABPO members raising small stock using locally grown feed crops and following technical feed production advice (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 45.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This indicator measures the numbers of all smallstock agribusiness ABPO members who report their increased feed crops production, for example, growing more high-protein bean, cassava and cowpea Comments: crops, or having better feedstuff for small stock as result from following the feedstuff formulation advice, or any feeding practices that promoted by the project. Counting as % of ABPO member. IN01294047 ►2.6. Number of innovations or best practices recognized/awarded during the project period. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This indicator measures number of innovations or best practices, which are relevant to project Comments: interventions, that have been selected, recognized, and awarded from the Annual Innovations Competition and the Development Market Place supported and organized by the project. IN01294048 ►2.7. MAL extension and technical staff which are women (Percentage, Custom) 5/26/2023 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project (P173043) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 27.00 0.00 27.00 31.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This indicator measures a reduction in the gap between female and male extension and technical staff Comments: under MAL. Over the life of the project, MAL will hire extension and technical staff through expansion or staff turnover Component 3: Project Management IN01294031 ►3.1: Grievances addressed within 3 months (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 "Addressed" defined as ways of handling/responding to any grievance according to a written procedure, Comments: as defined in the PIM. No grievances have been received to-date. IN01294035 ►3.2. Communication and public awareness strategy implemented (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 31-Dec-2027 This indicator reports whether the SI ART project develops and implements a specific communication strategy to disseminate the project's best practices, innovations, technologies, showcase for wider Comments: replication. This includes the exchanged ideas and innovations among PO members, policymakers, entrepreneurs, buyers, and investors. 'Implementation' is defined as at least 50% of the annual planned budget effectively spent. IN01294039 ►3.3. Audit report submitted on time (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Jun-2022 10-Nov-2022 18-May-2023 30-Jun-2028 This indicator measures whether audits submitted by the June 30 deadline each year. Currently no audits Comments: are due. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance 5/26/2023 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project (P173043) Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P173043 IDA-69610 Effective USD 6.00 6.00 0.00 0.99 4.63 18% P173043 IDA-D8780 Effective USD 9.00 9.00 0.00 0.49 7.80 6% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P173043 IDA-69610 Effective 17-Mar-2022 05-Apr-2022 29-Apr-2022 31-Dec-2026 31-Dec-2026 P173043 IDA-D8780 Effective 17-Mar-2022 05-Apr-2022 29-Apr-2022 31-Dec-2026 31-Dec-2026 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 5/26/2023 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project (P173043) 5/26/2023 Page 10 of 10