The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (P155513) Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (P155513) SOUTH ASIA | Bhutan | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 13 | ARCHIVED on 27-Jun-2024 | ISR60833 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Finance, Department of Public Accounts Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 27-Apr-2017 Effectiveness Date: 08-Aug-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 20-Oct-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 30-Oct-2020 Original Closing Date: 30-Dec-2024 Revised Closing Date: 30-Dec-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase agricultural productivity and enhance access to markets for farmers in selected gewogs in south-west Bhutan. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1:Strengthening Farmer and Producer Groups:(Cost $1.24 M) Component 2: Enhancing Farmer Productivity:(Cost $8.03 M) Component 3: Enhancing Access to Markets:(Cost $2.42 M) Component 4: Project Management:(Cost $0.95 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project has consistently improved disbursement, surpassing all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). It has strengthened farmer and producer groups, with 80 percent beneficiaries doubling their production. The nutrition program has led to the establishment home gardens among more than 90 percent of beneficiaries, helping them with diversification into nutrient-dense crops. The 42 contracts between buyers and producer groups facilitated by the project’s Buyer Seller Meet (BSM) activities are being implemented with promising results that could be scaled up efforts to integrate producers into domestic and export markets. Resulting from this improved performance, the project's ratings for Achievement of Development Objective, Implementation Progress, Components 1 and 2, and Financial Management have all been upgraded to Satisfactory. The project's objective is to increase agricultural productivity and improve farmers' access to markets in selected gewogs in south-west Bhutan. It has already surpassed the targets for the volume of produce marketed, the number of direct beneficiaries (especially females), and achieving 76 percent of the target for measuring crop productivity. The target for the crop productivity indicator is expected to be reached due to an anticipated 6/27/2024 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (P155513) better harvest of FSAPP target crops resulting from the alternate bearing year for fruits. The Bank has approved the restructuring of the result framework, which includes revising the targets for Intermediate results Indicators (IRI) 1.2, 1.3, and 2.3, as well as clarifying the definition of IRI 3.1 and 3.6. The rationale for this restructuring is to revise the overly ambitious end-of-project targets initially established for the three IRIs in the Results Framework. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Low Low Low Macroeconomic Low Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Low Low Low Other Low Low Low Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Enhance productivity and marketable surplus IN01433416 ►Productivity of targeted crops increased by at least 25 percent in project areas (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19.00 19.00 25.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 The PDO target for productivity of targeted crops, which was previously surpassed, dropped during this ISM to around 76% of the target. This is mainly because of the decrease in citrus productivity, a trend that Comments: has been observed nationwide, and is more pronounced in the group of farmers that did not receive FSAPP project support IN01433417 6/27/2024 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (P155513) ►Increase in volume of produce marketed by at least 25 percent (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 28.00 28.00 25.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433418 ►Increase in value of produce marketed by at least 25 percent (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 39.00 39.00 25.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433419 ►Number of direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11,623.00 12,198.00 11,938.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433420 Female Beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 43.90 59.00 34.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening farmers and producers groups IN01433423 ►1.1 Number of beneficiary groups receiving technical trainings and other capacity building support (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 312.00 315.00 310.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 Achievement during the previous ISM (May 2023) was revised downward to 257 due to double counting Comments: IN01433427 ►1.2 Number of farmers who are members of an association including producer groups, cooperatives etc. (disaggregated by gender) – GAFSP Core Indicator # 14 (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9,182.00 9,345.00 5,898.00 6/27/2024 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (P155513) Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 The original target of 11,938 households is revised to 5,890 households.Initially, the target for this indicator was set as the total of the project beneficiary households (11,938 households) in the 5 project Dzongkhags/Gewogs (29 Gewogs), meaning the project aimed to cover every beneficiary household under farmer group formation. However, it is unrealistic to assume that all the project beneficiary households would become members of farmer groups. Therefore, the revised measurement of this Comments: indicator is calculated as the product of the targeted number of farmer groups supported by the project (IRI1.1) and the average number of members within farmer groups. Based on the data from the Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives (which shows that, there are 695 farmer groups in Bhutan with a total of 12,975 members), an average member size of 19 is assumed for farmer groups. The restructuring proposes to revise the target for IRI 1.2 to 5,890 households (310 * 19). IN01433430 Number of Female members of an association including producer groups, cooperatives etc (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,148.00 4,238.00 2,005.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433433 ►1.3 Number of people receiving improved nutrition services and products through the project - GAFSP Core Indicator # 11 (new GAFSP indicators) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6,037.00 6,589.00 6,000.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 The targets for sub-indicator 1.3.1 will be swapped with those of 1.3.2 without affecting the overall target of 6,000 individuals for IRI 1.3, with 34% being female. These sub-indicators were added during the MTR, but their targets need to be adjusted based on ground realities. In Bhutan, limitations exist in expanding extension services, so BBC nutrition counseling is offered to a larger beneficiary pool, while nutrition Comments: extension is offered to a subset of beneficiaries only. As a result, the target for IRI 1.3.1, 'Number of people who received nutrition counseling/education,' will be doubled from the initial goal of 2,000 individuals to 4,000 individuals. Conversely, the target for IRI 1.3.2, 'Number of people receiving extension support for nutrition-relevant techniques,' will be reduced from 4,000 individuals to 2,000 individuals. IN01433436 1.3.1 Number of people who received nutrition counseling/education (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,550.00 5,077.00 4,000.00 IN01433438 1.3.2 Number of people receiving extension support for nutrition-relevant techniques (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,487.00 1,512.00 2,000.00 IN01433440 Number of Females beneficiaries receiving improved nutrition services and products through the project-GAFSP Core Indicator # 11 (new GAFSP indicators) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,299.00 3,703.00 2,400.00 6/27/2024 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (P155513) Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 Enhancing farmer productivity IN01433422 ►2.1 Targeted crop area provided with irrigation – GAFSP CI # 6 (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,258.22 2,275.12 2,244.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433426 Area covered by Flood Irrigation (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,914.00 1,924.00 1,914.00 Date 03-Nov-2022 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433431 Area covered by Micro Irrigation (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 344.66 351.12 330.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 26-May-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433439 ►2.2 Number of water users with new/improved irrigation services – GAFSP Core Indicator # 8 (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,011.00 2,130.00 2,767.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433441 New users with Flood Irrigation (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 744.00 761.00 744.00 IN01433442 New users with Micro Irrigation (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,267.00 1,369.00 2,023.00 IN01433443 ►2.3 Number of farmers who have adopted an improved agricultural technology promoted by the project in targeted project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/27/2024 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (P155513) Value 0.00 9,002.00 8,438.00 8,300.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 26-May-2023 26-May-2023 30-Dec-2024 The target for this IRI will be revised as the project's design unrealistically assumed that all project beneficiary households (11,938) in the 29 project Gewogs would adopt improved technologies. The initial target for IRI 2.3 'Number of farmers who have adopted an improved agricultural technology promoted by the project in targeted project areas' will be reduced by 25.19 percent from 11,938 to 8,300 households. The first category includes inputs and technologies that are already established and known by farmers, such as seeds, fertilizer, and green/polyhouses. The number of adopters of these technologies will be measured as the number of project beneficiaries that received the input or technology multiplied by the adoption rate as measured by the Annual Outcome Surveys organized by FSAPP. To revise the target, an adoption rate of 80% is assumed to account for near-perfect adoption of known technologies. Thus, it is expected that 80% of the 6,000 intended beneficiaries will adopt known technologies, resulting in a revised target of 4,800. Comments: The second category consists of new and improved crop management practices that FSAPP promoted and demonstrated to farmers for the first time. The number of adopters of these technologies will be measured as the number of project beneficiaries supported by FSAPP promotion and demonstration activities multiplied by the adoption rates from such activities. The latter is measured through specific surveys conducted by the Agricultural Research and Development centers responsible for promoting these technologies. The adoption rate of new and improved practices or technologies is assumed to be 70%, based on global literature on agricultural technology adoption. Therefore, it is expected that 70% of the 5,000 intended beneficiaries will adopt these new technologies, resulting in a revised target of 3,500. Adding the revised targets of 4,800 farmers for the first category of technologies and 3,500 farmers for the second category of technologies yields a revised target of 8,300 farmers for IRI 2.3. IN01433444 Number of Female farmers who have adopted an improved agricultural technology promoted by the project in targeted project areas (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,376.00 2,860.00 4,059.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 26-May-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433445 ►2.4 Total land area under cultivation for citrus and cardamom increased by 6 percent (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.70 5.70 6.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 The indicator is measured as the average of the percentage increase of sub indicators cardammon (4.8) Comments: and citrus (6.8) giving equal weights to each commodity. IN01433446 Cardamom- cultivated area (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,140.00 1,195.00 1,195.00 1,208.00 IN01433447 Citrus- cultivated area (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/27/2024 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (P155513) Value 3,744.00 3,998.00 3,998.00 3,968.00 IN01433448 ►2.5 Number of beneficiaries reached, who have been helped to cope with impact of climate change; GAFSP Core Indicator # 1 (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,811.00 6,875.00 1,500.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 This achievement is now measured using the delivery of CSA technologies in the PMS (the following activities were tagged in the AF as CSA: kitchen garden, Nutrition Garden, low cost polyhouse, fabricated Comments: polyhouse and water harvesting technology) IN01433449 Number of female beneficiaries reached, who have been helped to cope with impact of climate change (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,239.00 3,018.00 510.00 Enhancing access to markets IN01433421 ►3.1 Number of beneficiaries of project supported market infrastructure (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 59.00 59.00 59.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IRI 3.1 will report on the number of beneficiary households of the project-supported market infrastructure Comments: IN01433425 ►3.2 Number of producer groups receiving market information (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 80.00 80.00 40.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 This achievement is measured using the data from AOS Comments: IN01433429 ►3.3 Number of farmer groups linked to schools (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 23.00 23.00 25.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433435 6/27/2024 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (P155513) ►3.5 Proportion of beneficiaries with medium or high (>7) Household Dietary Diversity Score (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 69.00 69.00 70.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433437 ►3.6 Number of post-harvest facilities constructed and or rehabilitated includes markets, agro-processing/storage/quality control facilities (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 22.00 28.00 32.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 Project Management IN01433424 ►4.1 Learning notes or case studies published and disseminated (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 4.00 4.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 31-Oct-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433428 ►4.2 Progress reports satisfactory (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Progress Reports are Progress Reports are Accurate and timely Value reports prepared submitted biannually and submitted biannually reports current and current Date 27-Apr-2017 31-Oct-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433432 ►4.3 Procurement satisfactory (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Contracts awarded Value reports prepared Upgraded to MS Upgraded to MS and completed on schedule. Date 27-Apr-2017 31-Oct-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2024 IN01433434 ►4.4 Percentage of beneficiaries satisfied with services provided by the project. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 97.00 94.00 50.00 Date 27-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2023 23-May-2024 30-Dec-2022 6/27/2024 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (P155513) Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P155513 TF-A4224 Effective USD 8.00 8.00 0.00 7.73 0.27 97% P155513 TF-B6044 Effective USD 4.64 4.64 0.00 3.96 0.68 85% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P155513 TF-A4224 Effective 27-Apr-2017 18-May-2017 08-Aug-2017 30-Dec-2022 30-Dec-2024 P155513 TF-B6044 Effective 15-Jul-2021 07-Aug-2021 07-Aug-2021 30-Dec-2024 30-Dec-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 6/27/2024 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (P155513) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P175717-Additional Financing for Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project 6/27/2024 Page 10 of 10