Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (P118518) Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (P118518) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Moldova | Agriculture Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2012 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 28-Dec-2016 | ISR26674 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, Ministry of Finance Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:01-May-2012 Effectiveness Date:20-Sep-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date:01-May-2015 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:30-Apr-2015 Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2017 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2019 Project Development Objectives Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (P118518) Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to enhance the competitiveness of the agro-food sector by supporting the modernization of the food safety management system, facilitating market access for farmers, and mainstreaming agro-environmental and sustainable land management practices. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No MOLDOVA AGRICULTURE COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT (GEF) (P127125) Global Environmental Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) Not applicable, as the project is fully blended. Has the Global Environmental Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Name Enhancing food safety management:(Cost $11.80 M) Enhancing market access potential:(Cost $38.34 M) Enhancing land productivity through sustainable land management:(Cost $9.00 M) 12/28/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 1 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (P118518) Project Management:(Cost $2.60 M) Contingencies:(Cost $0.40 M) Compensatory Sales Support Grants:(Cost $6.80 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project implementation continues to be satisfactory. The implementation record in the past 6 months has been solid. Relative political stability in 2016 has allowed the project to make progress in delivering on its promise of solidifying critical food safety infrastructure. Furthermore, the project continued to be very successful at engaging farmers in organizing into productive partnerships and realizing investments for mutual benefit, providing support to farmers for the proliferation of sustainable land management practices, and providing much needed support to farmers in the aftermath of a trade embargo. All these developments, as well as the recent effectiveness of an Additional Credit for market enhancement activities, bode well for the project's chances to to deliver on its Project Development Objective. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Substantial  Substantial 12/28/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 2 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (P118518) Macroeconomic  --  Substantial  Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Moderate  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Low  Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Low  Low Fiduciary  --  Low  Low Environment and Social  --  Low  Low Stakeholders  --  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Completion of targeted food safety actions for approximation to EU SPS requirements (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 90.00 100.00 Date 01-Jul-2012 -- 01-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  Increased sales (domestic and exports) of high value crops by targeted partnerships that receive investment support grants (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 15.00 50.00 Date 01-Jul-2012 -- 01-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  Increased on-farm area benefitting from sustainable land management practices supported by the project (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 34,000.00 10,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2012 -- 01-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 12/28/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (P118518) PHINDPDOTBL  Increased area protected by robust anti-erosion shelterbelts rehabilitated under the project (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 45,100.00 50,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2012 -- 01-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  Stabilized levels of production of apples, plums and grapes among beneficiaries of compensatory grants (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 -- 90.00 85.00 Date 01-Dec-2014 -- 01-Dec-2015 01-Dec-2015 Overall Comments Global Environmental Objective Indicators Overall CommentsPHGEOCMTS Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Food safety agency is functional (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Food safety The Food agency is Food safety agency is Value -- agency is presently not functional functional functional Date 01-Jan-2012 -- 30-Oct-2014 01-Jan-2014 12/28/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (P118518) PHINDIRITBL  Number of laboratories compliant with standards for international accreditation (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 2.00 Date 01-Jul-2012 -- 01-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2012 Comments Progress is under way for the accreditation of the country's national reference laboratory for animal health. PHINDIRITBL  Operational Border Inspection Points (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 2.00 4.00 Date 01-Jul-2012 -- 01-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2014 PHINDIRITBL  Capacity for post-harvest handling created in targeted productive partnerships. (Metric ton, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 23,712.00 30,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2012 -- 01-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Productive partnerships created with project support (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 28.00 20.00 Date 01-Jul-2012 -- 01-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 12/28/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (P118518) PHINDIRITBL  Analytical solutions for site-specific SLM technologies developed and disseminated (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Analytical Analytical solutions Limited analytical work options ready Value -- ready for application by exists to date for application famrers by farmers. Date 01-Jul-2012 -- 01-May-2015 01-Mar-2013 PHINDIRITBL  Mechanized mobile squads are operational (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 2.00 2.00 Date 01-Jul-2012 -- 15-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2013 PHINDIRITBL  Anti-erosion shelterbelts rehabilitated (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 1,738.00 2,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2012 -- 01-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P118518 IDA-50950 Effective USD 18.00 18.00 0.00 13.57 2.76 75% P118518 IDA-56390 Effective USD 12.00 12.00 0.00 7.93 4.15 66% Not P118518 IDA-58580 USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 9.85 0% Effective 12/28/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (P118518) P127125 TF-12145 Effective USD 4.44 4.44 0.00 4.11 0.32 93% P118518 TF-14946 Closed USD 2.11 2.11 0.00 2.26 0.00 107% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P118518 IDA-50950 Effective 01-May-2012 28-May-2012 20-Sep-2012 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2017 P118518 IDA-56390 Effective 19-May-2015 21-May-2015 07-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2017 Not P118518 IDA-58580 07-Jul-2016 -- -- 30-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2019 Effective P127125 TF-12145 Effective 28-May-2012 28-May-2012 20-Sep-2012 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2017 P118518 TF-14946 Closed 15-Nov-2013 15-Nov-2013 15-Nov-2013 30-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2016 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 1 Approved on 06-Aug-2014 Related Project(s) 12/28/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 7 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (P118518) P127125-MOLDOVA AGRICULTURE COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT (GEF) ,P154238-Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project Additional Financing ,P157765-Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project 2nd Additional Financing 12/28/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 8 of 8