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: 18 | ARCHIVED on 25-Jul-2021 | ISR47507 | 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 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 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial 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. 7/25/2021 Page 1 of 9 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 22,000 rural producers have directly benefited to date with investments under the project. To date, 1,111 rural alliance subprojects are approved for financing. Funds transfer to these approved rural alliances have been delayed over the past twelve months. EMPODERAR (the project technical unit) is executing a timebound financial action plan to accelerate funds flow to these rural alliances over the next three to six months. 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 Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Low Low Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve accessibility to markets for small rural producers in the selected areas IN01015772 ►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 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Achieved: This value is based on 603 sub-projects completed under the original financing. Seven sub- projects have been completed under the Additional Financing. A financial action plan is now in place to Comments: accelerate funds flow to approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. 7/25/2021 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) IN01015773 ►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 Value 0.00 88.00 88.00 85.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Achieved: The end target has been adjusted to reflect what was agreed during the preparation of the AF. Actual values are based on 603 subprojects completed under the original financing. Seven sub-projects have been completed under the Additional Financing. A financial action plan is now in place to Comments: accelerate funds flow to approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. IN01015774 ►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 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 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. IN01015775 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 21,843.00 21,843.00 46,434.00 Date 02-May-2017 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 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. IN01015776 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 35.00 35.00 30.00 IN01015777 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 7/25/2021 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 3- Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation IN01015780 ►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 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Achieved: This intermediate indicator was added under the AF. System fully operating and with Comments: improving maintenance. IN01015783 ►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 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Achieved: This is a new intermediate indicator added under AF. The system is fully operating and with evolutionary maintenance. GRM related indicator: shortcomings have been identified in the systematic capturing of complaints and Comments: thus the related indicator in the RF is not showing any data. Since the Project has the evidence that queries and requests are indeed received and responded, these will be systematized to be properly reflected in the RF. IN01015786 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 IN01015789 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 IN01015791 ►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 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Not achieved (2% of target value): This is a new intermediate indicator added under the Additional Comments: Finance. No progress have been made yet since last report. A financial action plan is now in place to 7/25/2021 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) accelerate funds flow to approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. Component 2- Implementation of Rural Alliances IN01015779 ►2.1 Business Plans of supported alliances that are dully implemented. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 28.00 28.00 85.00 Date 02-May-2017 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Partially achieved (33% of target value): This intermediate indicator was added under the AF. Under the AF, 15 alliances have concluded their investments out of 52 SPOs sub-projects that have received Comments: transfers. A financial action plan is now in place to accelerate funds flow to approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. IN01015782 ►2.2 Supported alliances that fulfill their commercial aims in the framework of agreed arrangements (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 88.00 88.00 85.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Achieved (103% of target value): The actual value reflected corresponds to the measurement of supported alliances under the original financing. Alliances supported under the AF have not completed at Comments: least one productive cycle. IN01015785 ►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 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Achieved (110% of target value): Same number from last report is maintained because there are no alliances that have finished the business operational cycle under the AF. A financial action plan is now in Comments: place to accelerate funds flow to approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. IN01015788 ►2.4 Producer organizations whose leaders are periodically accountable to their members (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 94.00 94.00 80.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 596 producer organization leaders that are accountable to members (581 from the initial financing and 15 Comments: AF). 633 alliances (581 initial financing and 52 AF) Sub-projects financed to date with all the financing. 7/25/2021 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) IN01015790 ►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 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 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. IN01015793 ►2.6 Alliances that apply environmental measures satisfactorily (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 77.00 77.00 80.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Significantly achieved (96% of target value): Of 558 alliances (16 from AF) that require environmental Comments: mitigation measures, 427 achieved an adequate qualification. IN01015794 ►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 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Not achieved (0% of target value): This is a new intermediate indicator added under the Additional Finance. This indicator will measured once the implementation of irrigation systems is completed. 71% of the requests for investments received have established the irrigation needs as their main priority. A Comments: financial action plan is now in place to accelerate funds flow to approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. Component 1- Institutional Strengthening IN01015778 ►1.1 Producer organizations that receive assistance to be formalized (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 343.00 343.00 1,150.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Partially achieved (30% of target value): A financial action plan is now in place to accelerate funds flow to Comments: approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. IN01015781 ►1.2 Alliances with signed financial agreement for project support (Number, Custom) 7/25/2021 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,016.00 1,016.00 1,200.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Partially achieved (85% of target value): A financial action plan is now in place to accelerate funds flow to Comments: approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. IN01015784 ►1.3 SPOs that receive training and support for organization strengthening (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 574.00 574.00 1,290.00 Date 15-Jan-2013 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Partially achieved (44% of target value): This indicator was revised during the AF. The changes introduced as part of this ISR sequence are in line with what was agreed for the AF. As such, the final target includes the 522 SPOs reached during the initial financing, plus the target of additional 768 SPOs to Comments: be reached under the AF. A financial action plan is now in place to accelerate funds flow to approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. IN01015787 ►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 0.00 331.00 331.00 514.00 Date 02-May-2017 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Partially achieved (64% of target value): Service providers are defined as facilitator agents and technical assistants trained and hired by the Project. Current value is based on 717 alliances that are under formulation with 331 trained facilitator agents and technical assistants. A financial action plan is now in Comments: place to accelerate funds flow to approved rural alliances, which will generate additional data to assess this indicator. IN01015792 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 0.00 154.00 154.00 30.00 Date 02-May-2017 30-Sep-2020 23-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2021 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) 7/25/2021 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Alliances Project II (P127743) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P127743 IBRD-87350 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 51.55 48.45 52% 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 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC 7/25/2021 Page 8 of 9 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 Related Project(s) P158532-Additional Finance BO Rural Alliances Project II 7/25/2021 Page 9 of 9