The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Bolivia | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2013 | Seq No: 20 | ARCHIVED on 29-Aug-2022 | ISR52531 | Implementing Agencies: EMPODERAR (Emprendimientos Organizados para el Desarrollo Rural Autogestionario), The Plurinational State of Bolivia Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 23-Oct-2012 Effectiveness Date: 09-May-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 04-May-2015 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 04-May-2015 Original Closing Date: 30-Nov-2017 Revised Closing Date: 30-Nov-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the Project is to improve accessibility to markets for small rural producers in the Selected Areas by: (a)promoting productive alliances between different small rural producer organizations and purchasers; (b) empowering rural producersthrough the establishment and strengthening of self-managed grass-root organizations; (c) increasing access to productive assets,technologyand financial services; (d) promoting more effective, responsive and accountable service organizations at the locallevel; and (e)enhancing environmental sustainability of productive practices. The Project is a follow on operation to thesuccessful PAR I, whichtested the model for improving market access. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Institutional Strengthening:(Cost $7.83 M) Implementation of Rural Alliances:(Cost $117.22 M) Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $20.20 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Bolivia Rural Alliance Project (PAR II) seeks to improve accessibility to markets for small rural producers in the Selected Areas of Bolivia by: (a) promoting productive alliances between different small rural producer organizations and purchasers; (b) empowering rural producers through the establishment and strengthening of self-managed grass-root organizations; (c) increasing access to productive assets, technology and financial services; (d) promoting more effective, responsive and accountable service organizations at the local level; and (e) enhancing environmental sustainability of productive practices. The Project is a follow-on operation to the successful PAR I, which tested the model for improving market access. 8/29/2022 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) Total Cost of PAR II is USD 130.6 million, with some USD 30.6 million contributed by rural producer organizations to finance their rural alliance subprojects. Some 40,000 rural producers have directly benefited to date with investments under the project. To date, 1,260 rural alliance subprojects are approved for financing. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Low Low Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve accessibility to markets for small rural producers in the selected areas IN01174403 ►Increase in the average volume of sales of the product(s) involved in the alliances (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 44.00 44.00 35.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174404 ►Producer organizations that maintain or improve their commercial relations (alliances) for at least two productive cycles (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 8/29/2022 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) Value 0.00 87.00 87.00 85.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174405 ►Members of beneficiary SPOs that apply improved technologies/practices as defined in the business plans (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15.00 15.00 70.00 Date 02-May-2017 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Not yet measured: This is a new PDO indicator added under the Additional Financing. A financial action plan is now in place to accelerate funds flow to approved rural alliances, which will generate additional Comments: data to assess this indicator. IN01174441 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 45,912.00 45,912.00 46,434.00 Date 02-May-2017 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Partially achieved (47% of target value): This is new PDO indicators added under the AF. The current progress for this indicator is based on 646 OPPs which financed 603 subprojects (20,625 families) under the original financing and 43 alliances (1,134 families) financed with resources from the AF. A financial Comments: action plan is now in place to accelerate funds flow to approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. IN01174442 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 35.00 35.00 30.00 IN01174443 Beneficiaries of public investment subprojects (there is no disaggregation) (households) (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9,198.00 9,198.00 10,360.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 3- Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation IN01174446 ►3.1. Management Geo-referencing Information System improved and operating (Percentage, Custom) 8/29/2022 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174449 ►3.2. Project's Public Information System installed and operating (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174452 3.2.1. Grievances responded within the stipulated service standards for response times (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 0.00 80.00 IN01174455 3.2.2. Members of beneficiary SPOs that expressed satisfaction with the support provided by the Project, via alliances (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 78.00 0.00 70.00 IN01174457 ►3.3. Collaborative/strategic partnerships with public and private institutions established (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 79.00 79.00 94.00 Date 02-May-2017 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Component 1- Institutional Strengthening IN01174444 ►1.1 Producer organizations that receive assistance to be formalized (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,176.00 1,176.00 1,150.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174447 8/29/2022 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) ►1.2 Alliances with signed financial agreement for project support (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,504.00 1,504.00 1,200.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174450 ►1.3 SPOs that receive training and support for organization strengthening (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,358.00 1,358.00 1,290.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174453 ►1.4. Service providers to SPOs that benefit from capacity building to improve their knowledge (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 915.00 915.00 514.00 Date 02-May-2017 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174458 Female Service Providers to SPOs that benefit from capacity building to improve their knowledge (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 219.00 219.00 300.00 Date 02-May-2017 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Component 2- Implementation of Rural Alliances IN01174445 ►2.1 Business Plans of supported alliances that are dully implemented. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 90.00 90.00 85.00 Date 02-May-2017 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174448 ►2.2 Supported alliances that fulfill their commercial aims in the framework of agreed arrangements (Number, Custom) 8/29/2022 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 88.00 88.00 85.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174451 ►2.3 Producer organizations that obtain positive net incremental real income from Alliance product(s) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 87.00 87.00 80.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174454 ►2.4 Producer organizations whose leaders are periodically accountable to their members (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 92.00 92.00 80.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Achieved. Comments: IN01174456 ►2.5 Executed public investment subprojects (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 22.00 22.00 62.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Partially achieved (23% of target value): There are no concluded municipal works with the AF. Fourteen municipal works from original financing are maintained for this indicator. A financial action Comments: plan is now in place to accelerate funds flow to approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. IN01174459 ►2.6 Alliances that apply environmental measures satisfactorily (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 78.00 78.00 80.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 IN01174460 ►2.7 Area provided with improved irrigation investments (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 8/29/2022 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) Value 0.00 10,064.00 10,064.00 15,960.00 Date 02-May-2017 03-Dec-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Nov-2022 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P127743 IBRD-87350 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 88.67 11.33 89% P127743 IDA-51700 Closed USD 50.00 49.97 0.03 46.18 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P127743 IBRD-87350 Effective 13-Apr-2017 28-Jul-2017 08-Feb-2018 30-Nov-2021 30-Nov-2022 P127743 IDA-51700 Closed 23-Oct-2012 12-Dec-2012 09-May-2013 30-Nov-2017 30-Jun-2018 Cumulative Disbursements 8/29/2022 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 24-Aug-2017 ,Level 2 Approved on 16-Jan-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 28-Mar-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 27-Sep-2021 Related Project(s) P158532-Additional Finance BO Rural Alliances Project II 8/29/2022 Page 8 of 8