The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Food Security Project (P178280) Emergency Food Security Project (P178280) SOUTH ASIA | Afghanistan | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2022 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 28-Sep-2022 | ISR52985 | Implementing Agencies: FAO, FAO Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 02-Jun-2022 Effectiveness Date: 03-Jun-2022 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 28-Jun-2024 Revised Closing Date: 28-Jun-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To restore production of food security crops for the targeted smallholder farmers. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Restoring Agriculture Production:(Cost $106.00 M) Provision of Water and Resilience Services:(Cost $62.00 M) Implementation Support:(Cost $27.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO -- Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) -- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating -- Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project has made satisfactory progress during the first three months of implementation. Core staff of the Project Implementation Unit are in place. The first year procurement plan and work plan are finalized. Procurement of fertilizers and seeds for the winter season starting in November 2022 is nearly completed. The TORs for the verification activities by the ARTF MA have been agreed and finalized. The Project Implementation Manual that includes the TPMA TOR are being finalized. Implementing partners to support input distribution and production support activities are all in place. Designs for initial 20 packages for micro irrigation and watershed restoration activities covering 28 provinces completed and under procurement. 9/28/2022 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Food Security Project (P178280) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High -- High Macroeconomic High -- High Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial -- Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate -- Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial -- Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial -- Substantial Environment and Social Substantial -- Substantial Stakeholders Substantial -- Substantial Other High -- High Overall Substantial -- Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increase production of critical food crops IN01188088 ►Wheat crop production increase (by target households) in project intervention areas (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 15.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 This indicator captures the increased productivity per unit of land ( by the target households) allowed by the project through improving access to irrigation water and improved input packages. Target value takes Comments: cognizance of measurement after one year of infrastructure while the impact of the improved packages will be realized in the harvest time of the same planning season. IN01188089 ►Area provided with new/improved irrigation or drainage services (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 137,000.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 9/28/2022 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Food Security Project (P178280) This indicator measures the total area of land provided with irrigation and drainage services under the Comments: project, including in (i) the area provided with new irrigation and drainage services, and (ii) the area provided with improved irrigation and drainage services, expressed in hectare (ha). IN01188090 Area provided with improved irrigation or drainage services (Hectare(Ha), Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 137,000.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 IN01188106 ►Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 750,000.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 This indicator measures the number of farmers who were provided with agricultural assets and services as a result of World Bank project support. Assets or services include (i) input packages for wheat Comments: production, vegetables and legumes, and(ii) basic tools for backyard kitchen gardening; (iii) extension, training, education (iv) irrigation and drainage. Farmers are people engaged in agricultural activities or members of an agriculture-related business (disaggregated by men and women) targeted by the project. IN01188107 Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services - Female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 150,000.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2023 Overall Comments PDO The project is at early stage of implementation and progress on outcomes and results is yet to be achieved. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Restoring Agriculture Production IN01188108 ►Certified wheat and vegetable seeds produced and distributed to farmers (Metric ton, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 32,000.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 This indicator captures the quantity of certified seeds produced and distributed to the Districts, which is an Comments: intermediate step before final distribution to the farmers. The final distribution is captured under PDO1, with the addition of percentage usage. IN01188115 9/28/2022 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Food Security Project (P178280) ►Households using emergency packages of certified seeds provided by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 600,000.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 This indicator captures the number of farmers, including women farmers, benefiting from seed packages Comments: and using the seeds. Improved seeds refer to wheat seeds that have been certified. IN01188118 Of which female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 20.00 IN01188119 ►Area cultivated for food production with the distributed seeds by the beneficiaries (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 240,000.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 This indicator captures the amount of cultivated area with the distributed seeds by the beneficiaries in Comments: hectares. IN01188121 ►Female headed-households benefiting from support for production of higher nutrition value vegetables and legumes (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 150,000.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 This indicator measures the number of female headed-households benefiting input packages seeds, basic Comments: tools and technical training on improved and climate smart production practices for backyard vegetable and legume cultivation. IN01188123 ►Increase yield of wheat by beneficiary farmers (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 15.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 This indicator captures increased yields on the rehabilitated irrigated and rainfed lands. Target value takes Comments: cognizance of measurement after one year of infrastructure. Provision of water and resilience services IN01188110 ►Rehabilitated Irrigation canals (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/28/2022 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Food Security Project (P178280) Value 0.00 -- 0.00 713.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 Comments: This indicator measures the length of irrigation canals that are rehabilitated with the project support. IN01188111 ►Households benefiting from improved irrigation or watershed management (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 280,000.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 This indicator captures the number of farm households, including women farmers, benefiting from Comments: improved/rehabilitated irrigation canals and watersheds. IN01188114 Of which female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 20.00 IN01188116 ►Erosion control structures constructed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 Comments: This indicator captures the number of watersheds that will be constructed/rehabilitated through the project. IN01188117 ►Karezes restored/repaired through upper catchment management (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 110.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2023 This indicator captures the number of Karezes restored through the upper catchment management to Comments: increase the discharge, and/or repaired, and/or improved through the construction of regulating ponds. IN01188120 ►Days of short-term jobs created by project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 6,250,000.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 This indicator measures the number of days worked by unskilled workers men and women on Comments: irrigation/watershed activities. 9/28/2022 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Food Security Project (P178280) IN01188122 Days of short-term jobs worked by female beneficiaries (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 300,000.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 Citizen Engagement Indicators IN01188109 ►Beneficiaries satisfied with support provided by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 Measure the proportion of beneficiaries (from all types of activities) that are moderately to highly satisfied with project support. It would be needed to conduct a survey of beneficiaries. A beneficiary will be considered satisfied, when 80 percent of his/her answers are excellent or good (there will be a scale with Comments: questions from very bad to excellent; The satisfaction of beneficiaries will be assessed for example on the following topics: satisfaction with seeds (timeliness, quality, advice), kitchen gardens (volume of seeds, timeliness, quality of seeds, etc.), irrigation infrastructures (timeliness, quality, participation of community, etc.), etc. IN01188112 Of which female (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2023 IN01188113 ►Public grievances received and resolved within the prescribed timeline (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 15-Apr-2022 -- 15-Sep-2022 30-Apr-2024 The grievances will be accounted for and tracked it will include the person raising the complaint (if possible), the type of complaint, the date of reception by the project, and the entity responsible for solving Comments: the issue. The grievances will cover all aspects of project implementation and the GRMs will be available to direct and indirect project beneficiaries. Overall Comments IR The project is at early stage of implementation and progress on outcomes and results is yet to be achieved. Performance-Based Conditions 9/28/2022 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Food Security Project (P178280) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P178280 TF-B8720 Effective USD 150.00 150.00 0.00 129.90 20.10 87% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P178280 TF-B8720 Effective 26-May-2022 03-Jun-2022 03-Jun-2022 28-Jun-2024 28-Jun-2024 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) 9/28/2022 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Food Security Project (P178280) There are no related projects. 9/28/2022 Page 8 of 8