The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Enterprise and Economic Development Project (P170215) Rural Enterprise and Economic Development Project (P170215) SOUTH ASIA | Nepal | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 21-Jun-2022 | ISR50274 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Nepal Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 28-Oct-2020 Effectiveness Date: 19-Mar-2021 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 18-Sep-2023 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 15-Jul-2025 Revised Closing Date: 15-Jul-2025 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To strengthen rural market linkages and entrepreneurship ecosystem and to create job opportunities as the recovery actions from COVID-19. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Strengthening Market Linkages through Productive Partnership:(Cost $80.00 M) Component 2: Strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the federal structure:(Cost $8.00 M) Component 3: Restoring and strengthening COVID-19 disrupted food supply chain and local economy:(Cost $22.00 M) Component 4: Project Management:(Cost $10.00 M) Component 5: Contingency Emergency Response Component Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions This report follows an Implementation Review carried out on May 16-21, 2022. The Project has started activities on the ground, particularly in the COVID recovery component, with the identification and preparation of Municipal Agriculture and Livestock Service Centers and Regional Markets. The Project will adopt the Municipal and Provincial Capacity Enhancement Needs Assessment and has initiated the training program, with 37 courses expected to be imparted before July 15. The SME subcomponent is expected to launch by the end of July as well. Significant delays continue, however, in the hiring of the Technical Assistance company to support project implementation. A first call for proposals for productive partnerships will be issued by the end of August 2022. 6/21/2022 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Enterprise and Economic Development Project (P170215) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial High High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Beneficiaries reached in rural areas IN01103753 ►Beneficiaries of interventions (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 24,000.00 Date 01-Oct-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 30-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not yet started Comments: IN01103787 Beneficiaries of interventions - Female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,600.00 Date 01-Oct-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 30-Sep-2025 6/21/2022 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Enterprise and Economic Development Project (P170215) IN01103789 ►Number of SMEs and Agritech Startups reached (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 01-Oct-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not yet started. Comments: IN01103790 Number of SMEs and Agritech Startups reached (female) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 01-Oct-2020 15-Nov-2021 15-Nov-2021 01-Sep-2025 Increased incomes and investment in market linkages IN01103754 ►Increase in the average gross value of sales of producer organizations under productive partnerships (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 01-Sep-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not yet started Comments: IN01103788 Increase in the average gross value of sales of producers under productive alliances - Female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 Employment Opportunities Created by Covid-19 response IN01103755 ►Jobs created by COVID-19 intervention (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,700.00 Date 01-Sep-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not started yet. Comments: IN01103786 ►Jobs created for Female by COVID-19 intervention (Number, Custom) 6/21/2022 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Enterprise and Economic Development Project (P170215) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,850.00 Date 01-Sep-2020 09-Feb-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not started yet. Comments: Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening Market Linkages through Productive Partnerships IN01103791 ►Productive Partnership business plans approved (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 900.00 Date 01-Sep-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not started yet. Comments: IN01103797 Productive Partnerships business plans approved - by women led POs (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 IN01103798 ►Percentage of Productive Partnership business plans successfully closing the start-up grant agreement (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 15-Jul-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not started yet. Comments: IN01103803 ►Number SMEs/Agri tech startups participating in PPs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 01-Sep-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not started yet. Comments: Strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the federal structure 6/21/2022 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Enterprise and Economic Development Project (P170215) IN01103796 ►No of government agencies built capacity on the identified capacity gap (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 86.00 Date 01-Sep-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not started yet. Comments: IN01103800 ►Beneficiary satisfaction with Intermediary Institutions’ services (Percentage) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 01-Dec-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not started yet. Comments: IN01103802 Beneficiary satisfaction with Intermediary Institutions’ services (Female) (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 01-Dec-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Restoring and strengthening COVID-19 disrupted food supply chain and local economy IN01103793 ►Number of Regional Market Centers constructed/upgraded with climate and disaster-resilient standards and operating (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 01-Sep-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not started yet Comments: IN01103795 ►Number of municipal agriculture centers and value chain infrastructures constructed/established with climate and disaster-resilient standards and operating (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 140.00 Date 01-Sep-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has started yet Comments: IN01103799 6/21/2022 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Enterprise and Economic Development Project (P170215) ►Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,500.00 Date 01-Oct-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 30-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not started yet Comments: IN01103801 Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 600.00 Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation IN01103792 ►Periodic reports submitted on time (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 2.00 3.00 Date 01-Sep-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not started yet Comments: IN01103794 ►Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits satisfactorly (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 85.00 Date 01-Sep-2020 15-Nov-2021 01-Jun-2022 01-Sep-2025 Project implementation has not started yet Comments: Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P170215 IDA-67870 Effective USD 80.00 80.00 0.00 1.19 74.94 1.6% 6/21/2022 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Rural Enterprise and Economic Development Project (P170215) Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P170215 IDA-67870 Effective 28-Oct-2020 21-Dec-2020 19-Mar-2021 15-Jul-2025 15-Jul-2025 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/21/2022 Page 7 of 7