The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project (P151744) Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project (P151744) SOUTH ASIA | India | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 14 | ARCHIVED on 22-Dec-2023 | ISR59309 | Implementing Agencies: Department of Horticulture, Himachal Pradesh, India Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 27-May-2016 Effectiveness Date: 02-Aug-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 05-Aug-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 14-Jun-2019 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2023 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is: "to support small farmers and agro-entrepreneurs in Himachal Pradesh, to increase the productivity, quality, and market access of selected horticulture commodities." Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component A: Horticulture Production and Diversification:(Cost $71.25 M) Component B: Value Addition and Agro-enterprise Development:(Cost $46.38 M) Component C: Market Development:(Cost $11.95 M) Component D: Project Management, Monitoring and Learning:(Cost $16.92 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project has laid a robust foundation for horticulture sector development in Himachal Pradesh. The focus of the Project Management Team will now shift to ensuring that the impact of the project interventions is sustainable and leaves a lasting positive legacy. The learnings from this project will undoubtedly serve as a valuable resource for future initiatives in other parts of India and internationally. The introduction of new varieties and their demonstrations have been a standout success. A diverse range of plant materials suitable for the varied agro-climates of the State has been introduced. Significantly, the project has adeptly expanded its scope from apples to encompass a variety of other fruits, effectively aligning with the interests of farmers and the capabilities of local production. The project’s success in refining import processes and establishing a repository for plant material bodes well for future research and development activities. However, issues related to propagation need attention. Strategies such as land exchange, propagation in greenhouses, and facilitating land leases for private nurseries are being considered. Ensuring an efficient inventory system and sales strategy is also crucial for the success of this component. 12/22/2023 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project (P151744) Project activities focused on value addition and agriculture enterprise development, show significant progress in commissioning processing units and improving operational and management efficiency. However, there is a need for enhancement in marketing strategies and food safety measures. Another set of project activities aimed at market development resulted in enhanced market infrastructure and increased revenue, despite environmental challenges like mudslides and floods in the middle of 2023. The project will now focus on preparing a completion report and ensuring the sustainability of the project's outcomes. It includes initiating a pilot program for clean plant material and reviewing support programs in the horticulture sector. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Low Low Low Macroeconomic Low Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Low Low Low Other Low Low Low Overall Substantial Substantial Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Productivity IN01381885 ►Productivity of rejuvenated apple orchards (tons/ha) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 7.00 10.56 10.56 8.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381956 ►Productivity of new plantations of selected horticulture crops (ton/ha) (Text, Custom) 12/22/2023 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project (P151744) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 30-Dec-2022 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381963 Apple (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 22.95 22.95 2.70 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381964 Pears (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 0.00 3.30 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381966 Plum (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.20 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381967 Peach (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.50 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 Quality IN01381883 ►Percentage of Apple Grades A, B and C (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 30-Dec-2022 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381957 Grade C (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 35.00 13.20 13.20 20.00 12/22/2023 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project (P151744) Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381959 Grade B (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 23.60 23.60 30.00 Date 15-Jan-2016 30-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381962 Grade A (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 63.20 63.20 50.00 Date 15-Jan-2016 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 Market Access IN01381884 ►Share of selected horticulture commodities sold through new marketing channels (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 30-Dec-2022 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381958 Tomato (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381960 Apple (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 13.71 13.71 15.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381961 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 77,440.00 77,440.00 120,200.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381965 12/22/2023 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project (P151744) Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 47.58 47.58 33.00 Overall Comments PDO The project management team has conducted a thorough impact assessment this year, revealing that while overall PDO targets have been consistently met or surpassed, there remains an unexplained variance in performance across the different technologies supported by the project. Specifically, the 2023 survey indicated several expected and unexpected results in apple yields in rejuvenated, new clonal, old clonal, and traditional seedling orchards. The project team could not fully explain the reasons behind these differences, particularly in the context of new clonal orchards, where factors like poor quality seedlings, inadequate irrigation, and suboptimal pruning techniques contributed to inconsistent yields. Understanding these variations is crucial for unbiased project impact assessment as enhancing future farm extension activities. Consequently, the decision was made to withhold this data from current round of ISR reporting and instead launch a new, more comprehensive assessment with an improved methodology. This approach aims to deepen insights into the factors influencing yield in clonal orchards, thereby improving the quality of evidence for imminent final project impact assessment and enabling more targeted promotion of effective technologies, as well as providing farmers with essential guidance for optimizing yields. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component A: Horticulture Production and Diversification IN01381971 ►Area covered under: (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 30-Dec-2022 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381972 (iv) Area Expansion of other fruit trees (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 131.19 131.19 2,000.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381975 (iii) Area Expansion of Apple Orchards (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,713.20 2,713.20 5,000.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381977 (ii) Replanting old, senile and unproductive apple orchards (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 73.78 73.78 1,000.00 12/22/2023 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project (P151744) Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381980 (i) Scientific orchard Management practices (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5,793.50 5,793.50 8,800.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381982 ►Technologies demonstrated in the project areas (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19.00 19.00 15.00 Date 15-Jan-2016 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381983 ►Clients who have adopted an improved agr. technology promoted by the project (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 49,160.00 49,160.00 76,839.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381985 Clients who adopted an improved agr. technology promoted by project – female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 22,349.00 22,349.00 25,357.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381986 ►Area provided with irrigation and drainage services (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,100.00 3,100.00 13,250.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381987 Area provided with irrigation and drainage services - New (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,100.00 3,100.00 13,250.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381988 ►Water users provided with new/improved irrigation and drainage services (number) (Number, Custom) 12/22/2023 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project (P151744) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381989 Water users provided with irrigation and drainage services - male (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,424.00 3,424.00 45,936.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381990 Water users provided with irrigation and drainage services - female (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 534.00 534.00 6,864.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 30-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381991 ►Operational water user associations created and/or strengthened (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 276.00 276.00 220.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381992 ►Climate resilient technologies demonstrated in project area (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15.00 15.00 7.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381993 ►Farmers who have been provided with financial counseling. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9,622.00 9,622.00 60,000.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 Component B: Value Addition and Agro-enterprise Development IN01381970 ►FPOs supported by the Project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/22/2023 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project (P151744) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2022 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381973 (iii) Yearly throughput (tons) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,903.00 2,903.00 40,000.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381976 (ii) Members (numbers) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12,240.00 12,240.00 3,150.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381978 (i) FPOs (numbers) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381979 ►Quantity of farmer's produce stored in newly established and upgraded CA capacities (tons) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2,040.00 977.00 977.00 5,430.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381981 ►Quantity of farmers' produce utilizing upgraded and newly established packhouse facilities (tons) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 11,200.00 1,447.00 1,447.00 70,000.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381984 ►Number of enterprises set up with the support of ABPF (cummulative) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 52.00 52.00 125.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 12/22/2023 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project (P151744) Component C: Market Development IN01381969 ►Increase in the throughput of the 14 rehabilitated markets (tons) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,148,000.00 542,814.00 542,814.00 250,019.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 IN01381974 ►No. of markets networked into a virtual market (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19.00 19.00 20.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 Component D: Project Management, Monitoring and Learning IN01381968 ►Percentage of Beneficiaries who are satisfied with project interventions (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 61.10 77.80 80.00 Date 01-Dec-2015 31-Mar-2023 11-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2024 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P151744 IDA-58380 Effective USD 135.00 115.00 20.00 90.42 24.58 79% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P151744 IDA-58380 Effective 27-May-2016 21-Jun-2016 02-Aug-2016 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 12/22/2023 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project (P151744) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 11-Sep-2020 ,Level Approved on 14-Sep-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 31-May-2023 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/22/2023 Page 10 of 10