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         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: 15 | ARCHIVED on 18-Dec-2019 | ISR39726 |


 Implementing Agencies: The Plurinational State of Bolivia, EMPODERAR (Emprendimientos Organizados para el Desarrollo Rural Autogestionario)



 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-2021
 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 producers through 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 local level; and (e)enhancing environmental sustainability of productive
  practices. The Project is a follow on operation to the successful 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)
 Front end Fee:(Cost $0.25 M)

 Overall Ratings

 Name                                                                       Previous Rating                          Current Rating

 Progress towards achievement of PDO                                        Satisfactory                            Satisfactory
 Overall Implementation Progress (IP)                                       Satisfactory                            Satisfactory
 Overall Risk Rating                                                        Substantial                             Substantial


 Implementation Status and Key Decisions
  This is an interim ISR based on a desk review. A new ISR sequence will be submitted to provide a full update of project ratings and the Results
  Framework upon completion of the upcoming implementation support mission (likely to take place early in 2020).
  Implementation progress and progress towards achievement of PDO objectives continue to be Satisfactory. The project continues
  consolidating the entire portfolio of investments to be financed by the AF as follows:


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  a) Alliances subprojects: A total of 2,465 requests for support have been received, with a total of 1,524 business plans prepared and currently
  under evaluation.
  b) Public infrastructure subprojects: The investment portfolio under FPS execution continues to progress well. FPS has started requesting bits
  and quotations for an initial portfolio of approved public infrastructure subprojects.




  Risks

 Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool

  Risk Category                                               Rating at Approval           Previous Rating             Current Rating

  Political and Governance                                    --                           Moderate                   Moderate
  Macroeconomic                                               --                           Moderate                   Moderate
  Sector Strategies and Policies                              --                           Moderate                   Moderate
  Technical Design of Project or Program                      --                           Substantial                Substantial
  Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
  Sustainability
                                                              --                           Substantial                Substantial
  Fiduciary                                                   --                           Substantial                Substantial
  Environment and Social                                      --                           Moderate                   Moderate
  Stakeholders                                                --                           Low                        Low
  Other                                                       --                           --                          --
  Overall                                                     --                           Substantial                Substantial


  Results

 PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes


   To improve accessibility to markets for small rural producers in the selected areas
    IN00778399




    ►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                     37.00                        37.00                   35.00

    Date                                  15-Jan-2013              05-Apr-2019                  05-Apr-2019            30-Nov-2021
    IN00778400




    ►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


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    Value                                              0.00                       88.00                        88.00                     70.00

    Date                                               15-Jan-2013                05-Apr-2019                  05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021
    IN00778426




    ►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                       0.00                         0.00                      70.00

    Date                                               02-May-2017                05-Apr-2019                  05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021
                                                       This is a new PDO indicator added under the Additional Finance. The indicator will be reported upon
    Comments:                                          implementation of the AF.
    IN00778427




    ►Direct                     project beneficiaries (Number, Custom)

                                                       Baseline                   Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)          End Target
    Value                                              0.00                       21,652.00                    21,652.00                 46,434.00

    Date                                               15-Jan-2013                05-Apr-2019                  05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021

                                                       These are new PDO indicators added under the AF.
    Comments:
                 IN00778428




                 Female           beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement)

                                                     Baseline                    Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)          End Target
                 Value                               0.00                        33.00                       33.00                      30.00
                 IN00778429




                 Beneficiaries          of public investment subprojects (there is no disaggregation) (households) (Number, Custom Supplement)

                                                     Baseline                    Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)          End Target
                 Value                               0.00                        4,729.00                    4,729.00                   10,360.00



 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components


   Component 2- Implementation of Rural Alliances
    IN00778431




    ►2.1                      Business Plans of supported alliances that are dully implemented. (Percentage, Custom)

                                                       Baseline                   Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)          End Target
    Value                                              0.00                       0.00                         0.00                      85.00

    Date                                               02-May-2017                05-Apr-2019                  05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021
                                                       This intermediate indicator was added under the AF. Progress will be reported upon implementation of the
    Comments:                                          AF.
    IN00778434




    ►2.2                      Supported alliances that fulfill their commercial aims in the framework of agreed arrangements (Number, Custom)



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                                          Baseline                    Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)          End Target
    Value                                 0.00                        88.00                        88.00                     85.00

    Date                                  15-Jan-2013                 05-Apr-2019                  05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021
    IN00778437




    ►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                        88.00                        88.00                     80.00

    Date                                  15-Jan-2013                 05-Apr-2019                  05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021
    IN00778440




    ►2.4         Producer organizations whose leaders are periodically accountable to their members (Percentage, Custom)

                                          Baseline                    Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)          End Target
    Value                                 0.00                        100.00                       100.00                    80.00

    Date                                  15-Jan-2013                 05-Apr-2019                  05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021
    IN00778442




    ►2.5         Executed public investment subprojects (Number, Custom)

                                          Baseline                    Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)          End Target
    Value                                 0.00                        14.00                        14.00                     62.00

    Date                                  15-Jan-2013                 05-Apr-2019                  05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021
    IN00778445




    ►2.6         Alliances that apply environmental measures satisfactorily (Percentage, Custom)

                                          Baseline                    Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)          End Target
    Value                                 0.00                        82.00                        82.00                     80.00

    Date                                  15-Jan-2013                 05-Apr-2019                  05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021
    IN00778446




    ►2.7         Area provided with improved irrigation investments (Hectare(Ha), Custom)

                                          Baseline                    Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)          End Target
    Value                                 0.00                        0.00                         0.00                      15,960.00

    Date                                  02-May-2017                 05-Apr-2019                  05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021
                                          This is a new intermediate indicator added under the Additional Finance. The indicator will be reported
    Comments:                             upon implementation of the AF.



   Component 1- Institutional Strengthening
    IN00778430




    ►1.1         Producer organizations that receive assistance to be formalized (Number, Custom)

                                          Baseline                    Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)          End Target


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    Value                                              0.00                       316.00                      316.00                    1,150.00

    Date                                               15-Jan-2013                05-Apr-2019                 05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021
    IN00778433




    ►1.2                      Alliances with signed financial agreement for project support (Number, Custom)

                                                       Baseline                   Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)         End Target
    Value                                              0.00                       624.00                      624.00                    1,200.00

    Date                                               15-Jan-2013                05-Apr-2019                 05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021

                                                       This indicator was reworded for the AF
    Comments:
    IN00778436




    ►1.3                      SPOs that receive training and support for organization strengthening (Number, Custom)

                                                       Baseline                   Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)         End Target
    Value                                              0.00                       565.00                      565.00                    1,290.00

    Date                                               15-Jan-2013                05-Apr-2019                 05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021

                                                       This indicator was reworded for the AF and progress will be reported upon implementation of the AF
    Comments:
    IN00778439




    ►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                       329.00                      329.00                    514.00

    Date                                               02-May-2017                05-Apr-2019                 05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021
                                                       This intermediate indicator was added under the AF. Progress will be reported upon implementation of the
    Comments:                                          AF.
                 IN00778444




                 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                        19.00                       19.00                      30.00

                 Date                                02-May-2017                 05-Apr-2019                 05-Apr-2019                30-Nov-2021



   Component 3- Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
    IN00778432




    ►3.1.                     Management Geo-referencing Information System improved and operating (Percentage, Custom)

                                                       Baseline                   Actual (Previous)            Actual (Current)         End Target
    Value                                              0.00                       100.00                      100.00                    100.00

    Date                                               15-Jan-2013                05-Apr-2019                 05-Apr-2019               30-Nov-2021

                                                       This intermediate indicator was added under the AF.
    Comments:


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    IN00778435




    ►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                   05-Apr-2019                     05-Apr-2019              30-Nov-2021
                                                        This is a new intermediate indicator added under the Additional Finance. The indicator will be reported
    Comments:                                           upon implementation of the AF.
                 IN00778438




                 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                          0.00                         0.00                         80.00
                 IN00778441




                 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                          0.00                         0.00                         70.00
    IN00778443




    ►3.3.                     Collaborative/strategic partnerships with public and private institutions established (Number, Custom)

                                                        Baseline                     Actual (Previous)               Actual (Current)         End Target
    Value                                              0.00                          2.00                            2.00                     94.00

    Date                                               02-May-2017                   05-Apr-2019                     05-Apr-2019              30-Nov-2021
                                                        This is a new intermediate indicator added under the Additional Finance. The indicator will be reported
    Comments:                                           upon implementation of the AF.




 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            13.61           86.39                       14%

 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-2021
 P127743                          IDA-51700        Closed        23-Oct-2012       12-Dec-2012         09-May-2013              30-Nov-2017             30-Jun-2018



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Cumulative Disbursements




  Restructuring History

  Level 2 Approved on 24-Aug-2017 ,Level 2 Approved on 16-Jan-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 28-Mar-2018


  Related Project(s)

  P158532-Additional Finance BO Rural Alliances Project II




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