The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project (P158434) Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project (P158434) EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA | Malawi | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 15 | ARCHIVED on 21-Nov-2023 | ISR58886 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Malawi, Ministry of Trade, Republic of Malawi Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 23-May-2017 Effectiveness Date: 30-May-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Sep-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 21-Sep-2020 Original Closing Date: 31-May-2023 Revised Closing Date: 31-May-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to increase commercialization of agriculture value chain products selected under the project. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) To increase commercialization of agriculture value chain products selected under the Project and to provide immediate and effective response to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency Components Table Name COMPONENT 1: BUILDING PRODUCTIVE ALLIANCES:(Cost $48.10 M) COMPONENT 2: SUPPORT INVESTMENT ENABLING SERVICES:(Cost $14.90 M) COMPONENT 3: CONTINGENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMPONENT (CERC):(Cost $23.10 M) COMPONENT 4: PROJECT COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT:(Cost $10.80 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions This is an interim ISR based on a desk review and consultations with the implementing entities since the last mission. An Implementation Support Mission is currently ongoing, November 6-21, 2023, after which the team will submit a full ISR. Overall, the Project is on track, with disbursement at 97%, it has been observed that there is over-commitment under Productive Alliances (PAs) and Last Mile Infrastructure (LMI) that needs to be managed to remain within the provisions. The Implementation Progress (IP) and progress towards achievement of PDO remain Satisfactory 11/21/2023 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project (P158434) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program High Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High High High Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- Low Low Overall High High High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To increase commercialisation of agriculture value chain products selected under the project IN01370724 ►Increase in sales of producer organizations within productive alliances (Metric tons/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19,789.63 19,789.63 15,000.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 IN01370725 Supplemental sub indicator: Value of sales (Amount(USD), Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 18,850,000.00 18,850,000.00 10,000,000.00 IN01370766 11/21/2023 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project (P158434) ►Value chain products with at least 50% increase in commercialization (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 7.00 5.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 IN01370767 ►Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 75,749.00 75,749.00 40,000.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 IN01370768 Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 43,026.00 43,026.00 16,000.00 to provide immediate and effective response to an eligible crisis or emergency IN01370723 ►Beneficiaries of emergency response (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 430,000.00 430,000.00 430,000.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components COMPONENT 1: BUILDING PRODUCTIVE ALLIANCES IN01370774 ►Subprojects financed with matching grants (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 80.00 80.00 200.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 This indicator tracks number of business plans of PAs financed through matching grants Comments: IN01370776 Youth-based producer organizations accessing matching grants (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 11/21/2023 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project (P158434) Value 0.00 19.00 19.00 20.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 IN01370779 Subproject agreements signed (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 390.00 390.00 210.00 IN01370781 Women-only producer organizations accessing matching grants (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 32.00 32.00 20.00 IN01370783 ►Producer organizations accessing financing supported by the Partial Credit Guarantee Fund (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11.00 11.00 50.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 IN01370784 ►Producer Organizations benefited by last-mile infrastructure subprojects (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 IN01370785 ►Increase in yield of commodities by supported producer organizations participating in Productive Alliance (Metric tons/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19,789.63 19,789.63 16,000.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 COMPONENT 2: SUPPORT INVESTMENT ENABLING SERVICES IN01370777 ►Project supported Agro-business organizations that obtained one or more certifcations (disaggregated by type of certification) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 15.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 IN01370778 11/21/2023 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project (P158434) ►Automatized systems, policies and regulatory instruments implemented to support agriculture business and commercialization (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 12.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 30-May-2023 IN01370780 ►Beneficiaries of the warehouse receipt system (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3,511.00 2,264.00 2,264.00 4,100.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 IN01370782 ►Number of smallholder households with secure land tenure (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10,192.00 10,192.00 12,000.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 COMPONENT 4: PROJECT COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT IN01370769 ►12. Smallholders/farmers/beneficiaries (male and female farmers or businesses) satisfied with services provided by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 86.00 86.00 80.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 IN01370772 12.a Female farmers satisfied with services provided by the project, % of all respondents (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 88.00 88.00 80.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 CERC IN01370770 ►Volume of maize delivered to National Food Reserve Agency (Metric ton, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 21,000.00 21,000.00 21,000.00 11/21/2023 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project (P158434) Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 Additional 65,000 tons of maize was procured for the Strategic Grain Reserves in response to high food insecurity (CERC activated by Malawi Governance to Enable Service Delivery Project), implemented by Comments: AGCOM Project. IN01370771 ►Area under irrigation through rehabilitated systems (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 IN01370773 ►Distance improved with rehabilitated transport works (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 IN01370775 ►Volume of inputs delivered to CERC beneficiaries (MT) (Metric ton, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,168.40 2,168.40 2,145.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 28-Apr-2023 28-Apr-2023 31-May-2023 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P158434 IDA-60480 Effective USD 95.00 95.00 0.00 93.11 2.71 97% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P158434 IDA-60480 Effective 23-May-2017 02-Feb-2018 30-May-2018 31-May-2023 31-May-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 11/21/2023 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project (P158434) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 26-Feb-2021 ,Level 2 Approved on 10-Jun-2022 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 11/21/2023 Page 7 of 7