The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (P165129) Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (P165129) SOUTH ASIA | India | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2020 | Seq No: 8 | Archived on 27-Sep-2024 | ISR01763 Implementing Agencies: Department of Forest, Government of Himachal Pradesh 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 17-Feb-2020) To improve upstream watershed management and increase agricultural water productivity in selected Gram Panchayats in Himachal Pradesh. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Component 1. Sustainable Land and Water Resource Management:(Cost 55,050,000.00) Component 2. Improved Agricultural Productivity and Value Addition:(Cost 31,380,000.00) Component 3. Institutional Capacity Building for integrated Watershed Management:(Cost 3,670,000.00) Component 4. Project Management:(Cost 9,900,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Sep 27, 2024 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (P165129) 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project is broadly on track and has disbursed US$ 40.77 million (51%) of loan funds as on date, up from 46.8% in May 2024. To date, most of the component 1 activities have been completed, and rest of the component 2 and 3 activities are under implementation. The project has completed, including nursery raising, plantation, drainage line treatment, and water harvesting interventions. Soil and water management efforts, agricultural demonstration and extension works are ongoing for facilitating crop diversification, promoting adoption of high efficiency irrigation, and renovation of traditional bauris. Forest management includes plantations, invasive species removal among other activities. Technical institutions such as IIT-Mandi, NIT-Hamirpur and IIT-Mumbai are working closely to foster crop water budgeting as a tool for planning watershed interventions in the State. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 07 - 18 Mar Proposed Rating 18 Feb 2020 2024 Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Sep 27, 2024 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (P165129) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes To improve upstream watershed management in selected Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Himachal Pradesh. Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Mar/2020 6,569.00 14-Mar-2024 10,027.00 30-Jun-2024 12,000.00 Feb/2025 Comments on The indicator measures, in hectares, the land area for which new and/or improved sustainable achieving targets landscape management practices have been introduced. Land is the terrestrial biologically Land area under sustainable productive system comprising soil, vegetation, and the associated ecological and hydrological landscape management processes; Adoption refers to change of practice or change in the use of a technology practices (Hectare(Ha)) promoted or introduced by the project; Sustainable landscape management (SLM) practices refers to a combination of at least two technologies and approaches to increase land quality and restore degraded lands for example, agronomic, vegetative, structural, and management measures that, applied as a combination, increase the connectivity between protected areas, forest land, rangeland, and agriculture land. 0.00 967.00 1,253.00 1,200.00 Area managed for Comments on This is a supplemental indicator that will measure the area under all soil conservation improved soil achieving targets investments, including physical investments (check dams, contour bunds, etc.) and improved (Hectare(Ha)) farming practices that increase soil quality and/or reduce erosion. Number of reforms 0.00 Mar/2020 0.00 14-Mar-2024 0.00 30-Jun-2024 5.00 Feb/2025 recommended by the Comments on Would be captured at the final year of project. The longlist of reforms that could form the institutional assessments that achieving targets plausible areas of recommendations are being included in the institutional assessment are implemented (Number) framework. To increase agricultural water productivity in selected Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Himachal Pradesh. Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (P165129) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Share of participating farmers 0.00 Mar/2020 0.00 14-Mar-2024 74.90 30-Jun-2024 75.00 Feb/2025 who give a rating of Comments on This is a composite Indicator derived from several ratings of inclusiveness and participation. “Satisfied” or above on achieving targets The end of project survey will refine these numbers based on endline assessments. process and realized benefits of project interventions (Percentage) Share of participating 0.00 Mar/2020 0.00 14-Mar-2024 72.63 30-Jun-2024 75.00 Feb/2025 female farmers who Comments on This is a composite Indicator derived from several ratings of inclusiveness and participation. give a rating of achieving targets The end of project survey will refine these numbers based on endline assessments. “Satisfied” or above on process and realized benefits of project interventions (Percentage) 0.00 Mar/2020 22.74 14-Mar-2024 170.17 30-Jun-2024 200.00 Feb/2025 Comments on This is an outcome-level PDO indicator that will measure the new farm area brought under achieving targets higher efficiency irrigation systems in the GPs targeted by the project. Higher efficiency irrigation systems include drip, sprinkler, and other water storage, distribution, and delivery systems with efficiencies higher than traditional flood irrigation. This indicator measures the New farm area brought under short-term (2 years) behavior-change outcome of greater adoption of higher efficiency irrigation higher efficiency irrigation systems, which will be influenced by project investment in improved extension and partial through project support in funding for group and household-level water infrastructure. In the medium term (by end of targeted GPs (Hectare(Ha)) project, EOP), the combined adoption of these improved irrigation systems and higher-value crops is expected to lead to improved agricultural water productivity, and in the longer-term (beyond EOP) these outcomes are expected to lead to improved farmer incomes and greater climate resilience. Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (P165129) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1. Sustainable Land and Water Resource Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Mar/2020 71.26 14-Mar-2024 68.80 30-Jun-2024 80.00 Feb/2025 Comments on Survival rate of seedlings relates to the PDO objective to improve management of upstream achieving targets forests and pasture areas in accordance with resource management plans because good Survival rate of seedlings seedling survival is a prerequisite for successful plantations. This is an outcome-level indicator planted with project support that stems from project investments in improved nursery development, training, and (Percentage) grazing/fire management in plantations under Component 1 and capacity building for the HPFD and communities under Component 3. This indicator measures a short-term outcome directly attributable to the project that will lead to longer-term project impacts, including improved forest cover and carbon sequstration. 0.00 Mar/2020 43.39 14-Mar-2024 42.37 30-Jun-2024 30.00 Feb/2025 Percentage of women Comments on This indicator will measure the closure of a gender gap related to women's roles as planners signatories engaged in achieving targets and decision-makers related to natural resources in their communities. Percentage of women approving GP-RMPs signatories will be monitored for every targeted GP. "GP-RMP" refers to the Gra Panchayat (Percentage) Resource Management Plan, which will be the primary planning process used to inform project investments. Component 2. Improved Agricultural Productivity and Value Addition Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Farmers reached with 0.00 Mar/2020 9,793.00 14-Mar-2024 22,967.00 30-Jun-2024 20,000.00 Feb/2025 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (P165129) agricultural assets or services Comments on This indicator measures the number of farmers who were provided with agricultural assets or (Number) achieving targets services as a result of includes: crops, livestock, capture fisheries, aquaculture, agroforestry, timber, and non-timber forest products. Assets include property, biological assets, and farm and processing equipment. Biological assets may include animal agriculture breeds (e.g., livestock, fisheries) and genetic material of livestock, crops, trees, and shrubs (including fiber and fuel crops). Services include research, extension, training, education, ICTs, inputs (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides, labor), production-related services (e.g., soil testing, animal health/veterinary services), phyto-sanitary and food safety services, agricultural marketing support services (e.g., price monitoring, export promotion), access to farm and post-harves machinery and storage facilities, employment, irrigation and drainage, and finance. Farmers are people engaged in agricultural activities or members of an agriculture-related business (disaggregated by men and women) targeted by the project. By design, the project envisaged to initiate upstream activities followed by downstream activities that include demonstrations and consequently, adoption of improved agricultural technologies and practices. This indicator would be assessed once the planned activities are progessed, as there has been significant delays in implementation of downstream activities due to COVID-induced restrictions. Farmers reached with 0.00 3,898.00 9,516.00 4,280.00 agricultural assets or Comments on This is a supplemental indicator that will track the number of participating female farmers that services - Female achieving targets receive extension services and/or training by the project. (Number) Farmers reached with 0.00 3,393.00 9,542.00 10,000.00 agricultural extension or Comments on This is a supplemental indicator that will track the number of participating male farmers that training – Male achieving targets receive extension services and/or training by the project. (Number) Farmers reached with 0.00 2,135.00 8,643.00 3,000.00 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (P165129) agricultural extension or Comments on This is a supplemental indicator that will track the number of participating female farmers that training – Female achieving targets receive extension services and/or training by the project. (Number) 0.00 Mar/2020 0.00 14-Mar-2024 8,173.00 30-Jun-2024 10,000.00 Feb/2025 Comments on This indicator measures the number of farmers (of agricultural products) who have adopted an achieving targets improved agricultural technology promoted by operations supported by the World Bank. NB: "Agriculture" or "Agricultural" includes: crops, livestock, capture fisheries, aquaculture, agroforestry, timber and non-timber forest products. Adoption refers to a change of practice or change in use of a technology that was introduced Farmers adopting improved or promoted by the project. agricultural technology Technology includes a change in practices compared to currntly used practices or technologies (Number) (seed preparation, planting time, feeding schedule, feeding ingredients, postharvest storage/ processing, etc.). If the project introduces or promotes a technology package in which the benefit depends on the application of the entire package (e.g., a combination of inputs such as a new variety and advice on agronomic practices such as soil preparation, changes in seeding time, fertilizer schedule, plant protection, etc.), this counts as one technology. Farmers are people engaged in farming of agricultural products or members of an agriculture related business (disaggregated by men and women) targeted by the proect. Farmers adopting 0.00 0.00 4,279.00 3,000.00 improved agricultural technology - Female (Number) Farmers adopting 0.00 0.00 3,894.00 7,000.00 improved agricultural technology - male (Number) Area provided with 0.00 Mar/2020 568.92 14-Mar-2024 868.19 30-Jun-2024 1,500.00 Feb/2025 new/improved irrigation or Comments on This indicator measures the total area of land provided with irrigation and drainage services drainage services achieving targets under the project, including in (i) the area provided with new irrigation and drainage services, Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (P165129) (Hectare(Ha)) and (ii) the area provided with improved irrigation and drainage services, expressed in hectare (ha). Area provided with new 0.00 Mar/2020 550.39 14-Mar-2024 761.85 30-Jun-2024 1,300.00 Feb/2025 irrigation or drainage Comments on Measures in hectares the total area of land provided with new or improved irrigation or services (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets drainage services in operations supported by the World Bank. Area provided with 0.00 Mar/2020 22.74 14-Mar-2024 106.34 30-Jun-2024 200.00 Feb/2025 improved irrigation or Comments on Measures in hectares the total area of land provided with new or improved irrigation or drainage services achieving targets drainage services in operations supported by the World Bank. (Hectare(Ha)) Share of user groups for 0.00 Mar/2020 48.15 14-Mar-2024 51.71 30-Jun-2024 30.00 Feb/2025 agriculture extension services Comments on This is a gender indicator to track the closure of a key gender gap related to women’s with female treasurers achieving targets leadership. (Percentage) Component 3. Institutional Capacity Building for integrated Watershed Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Mar/2020 373.00 14-Mar-2024 409.00 30-Jun-2024 400.00 Feb/2025 Technical staff of participating Comments on This is an output-level indicator measuring the number of technical staff of line departments line departments trained on achieving targets participating in the project (including project staff) that have been trained by the project. Each integrated watershed person that has participated in any training supported by the project will be counted only management (Number) once. Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (P165129) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IBRD-90410 Effective 80.00 80.00 0.00 40.78 39.22 50.97% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IBRD-90410 Effective 18-Feb-2020 11-Mar-2020 28-May-2020 31-Mar-2025 31-Mar-2025 Sep 27, 2024 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (P165129) 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 18-Feb-2020 18-Feb-2020 Effectiveness 28-May-2020 28-May-2020 Mid-Term Review No. 01 15-Oct-2024 03-Sep-2024 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Mar-2025 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Sep 27, 2024 Page 9 of 9