The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras - COMRURAL II (P168385) Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras - COMRURAL II (P168385) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Honduras | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2019 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 22-Dec-2021 | ISR49382 | Implementing Agencies: Republic of Honduras, Inversion Estrategica - Honduras (INVEST-H) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 27-Jun-2019 Effectiveness Date: 04-May-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 21-Nov-2022 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Sep-2024 Revised Closing Date: 30-Sep-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The PDO is to improve access to markets and climate-smart practices and contribute to the economic inclusion of targeted beneficiaries in select agricultural value chains. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Support to enhance the competitiveness, resilience, and innovation of agribusiness initiatives:(Cost $115.40 M) Support to the modernization of Honduras’ agribusiness enabling environment:(Cost $22.40 M) Project management support:(Cost $9.10 M) Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project implementation continues in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 emergency. The first group of 20 Business Plans with Rural Producer Organizations (benefitting 2,685 families; 34 percent are led by women; 16 percent are young people; 18 percent are indigenous and afro- Hondurans) is starting implementation with total investments of US$13.2 million, of which private capital mobilization is worth US$7.0 million. Additional 29 Business Plans are well-advanced in preparation, which is expected to speed up implementation in the first semester of 2022. Progress will be monitored in a virtual mission preliminary planned for March 2022. 12/22/2021 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras - COMRURAL II (P168385) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improved adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in project areas IN01074269 ►Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 1,665.00 12,600.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 To date, 1,655 farmers (804 women and 861 men) in the first batch of 20 business plans have started to implement climate-smart practices and technologies promoted by the project, as part of the envisaged process for adoption once the subprojects are finalized. The level of adoption in a larger group of business Comments: plans will be measured in 2022 through a survey, conducted by a third party, applied to a representative sample of farmers who are part of those business plans that incorporate climate-smart practices or technologies. IN01074273 Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 804.00 3,150.00 12/22/2021 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras - COMRURAL II (P168385) IN01074275 Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology - male (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 861.00 9,450.00 Improved access to markets of project beneficiaries IN01074270 ►Increase in real gross sales generated by business plans in execution (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 To date, 20 Business Plans are starting to be implemented. A reasonable period of time for executing these and newer business plans will be required to start measuring this indicator at the end 2022, as Comments: initially planned. Improved economic inclusion IN01074271 ►Jobs (full-time) created under business plans financed by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,700.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 The Rural Producers Organizations (RPOs) are just beginning the implementation of their Business Plans. Comments: This indicator will be reported at the mid-term review in late 2022.. IN01074274 Percentage women (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Sustainability of project design IN01074272 ►Rural Producer Organizations working under a productive alliance approach 24 months after first disbursement (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 To date, 20 RPOs are initiating the implementation of their Business Plans with a strong productive Comments: alliance approach which will be followed up in coming months in missions and reported as part of project monitoring. 12/22/2021 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras - COMRURAL II (P168385) Intermediate Results Indicators by Components C1: Support to enhance the competitiveness, resilience, and innovation of agribusiness initiatives IN01074276 ►Business plans financed under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 20.00 370.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 IN01074277 ►Rural Producer Organizations that reach the goals defined in the Business Plans (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 To date, the first 20 Business Plans are being executed as originally planned, especially in relation to the contributions of Private Financial Partners (commercial banks) and RPO's own contributions. Comments: Nonetheless, the subprojects started in February 2021 and further monitoring and reporting of early results will be carried out in coming months. IN01074279 ►Beneficiaries participating in business plans under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 730.00 2,685.00 18,000.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 Other beneficiary groups are expected to increase participation in business plans as the number of plans increases with new call for business idea proposals. The team will monitor that in the next supervision Comments: mission. IN01074281 Percentage women (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 27.00 34.00 25.00 IN01074282 Percentage youth (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12.70 16.00 10.00 IN01074283 12/22/2021 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras - COMRURAL II (P168385) Percentage Indigenous (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 34.20 18.00 10.00 IN01074284 Percentage Afro-descendant (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.10 5.00 IN01074285 Percentage covered under GoH social protection programs (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 IN01074286 ►Private Capital Mobilized (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,800,000.00 7,064,467.10 53,500,000.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 The private commercial finance & micro-finance leveraged by the Project with the first batch of 20 business plans under implementation amount to US$ 7.1 million (PCM ratio as of December 2021: Comments: 1.15) IN01074287 ►Beneficiaries satisfied with technical and financial assistance received under the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 This indicator will be measured at midterm (Nov 2022) with a survey of a representative sample of Comments: beneficiaries, assessed by a third party. IN01074288 ►Beneficiaries satisfied with the participatory process of business plan preparation (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 This indicator will be monitored and reported at midterm (Nov 2022), with a survey to be carried out by a Comments: third party consultant. IN01074289 ►Percentage of beneficiaries who report that they received satisfactory response to their grievances reported through the GRM (Percentage, Custom) 12/22/2021 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras - COMRURAL II (P168385) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 No claims or complaints have been received so far. Comments: C2: Support to the modernization of Honduras’ agribusiness enabling environment IN01074278 ►Reduction in the average time required for select, prioritized SENASA processes (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 Investments in this component will start in 2022. The PIU is updating the operational plans with SENASA Comments: to launch the main activities. The next supervision mission will monitor and report on these activities. IN01074280 ►Reduction in the average time required for ARSA laboratory analyses (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 27-Jun-2019 25-Jun-2021 02-Dec-2021 30-Sep-2024 Investments in this component will start in 2022.The PIU is updating the operational plans with ARSA to Comments: launch the main activities. The next supervision mission will monitor and report on these activities. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P168385 IDA-64480 Effective USD 75.00 75.00 0.00 14.00 61.00 19% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P168385 IDA-64480 Effective 27-Jun-2019 11-Apr-2020 04-May-2020 30-Sep-2024 30-Sep-2024 12/22/2021 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras - COMRURAL II (P168385) Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P172673-Honduras: Additional Financing for Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras (COMRURAL II) ,P173331-Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras AF ,P173567-AF - Integrating Innovation for Rural Competitiveness in Honduras (COMRURAL II) 12/22/2021 Page 7 of 7