The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Assistance for Repurposing of Agricultural Public Support Towards a Sustainable Food System Transformation in Bangladesh (P181563) Technical Assistance for Repurposing of Agricultural Public Support Towards a Sustainable Food System Transformation in Bangladesh (P181563) SOUTH ASIA | Bangladesh | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2024 | Seq No: 1 | Archived on 06-Oct-2024 | ISR01899 Implementing Agencies: Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 27-Jun-2024) To generate evidence on strategies for repurposing input subsidies to programs that build climate-smart agriculture in Bangladesh. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Component 1: Informing the Repurposing Agenda through the E-Voucher Pilot:(Cost 12,000,000.00) Component 2: Strengthening Agriculture Public Expenditure Tracking:(Cost 2,000,000.00) Component 3: Project Management, Monitoring, and Learning:(Cost 500,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Oct 06, 2024 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Assistance for Repurposing of Agricultural Public Support Towards a Sustainable Food System Transformation in Bangladesh (P181563) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project was approved by the World Bank on June 28, 2024. The project's signing is expected to take place early October 2024. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Risk Category Approval Package - 28 Jun Proposed Rating 2024 Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Low Low Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Substantial Oct 06, 2024 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Assistance for Repurposing of Agricultural Public Support Towards a Sustainable Food System Transformation in Bangladesh (P181563) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Strategies for repurposing input subsidies for CSA Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People with strengthened 0 Jun/2024 0 24-Sep-2024 0 24-Sep-2024 500,000 Sep/2027 food and nutrition security (Number of people) People with 0 Jun/2024 0 24-Sep-2024 0 24-Sep-2024 50,000 Sep/2027 strengthened food and nutrition security – Youth (Number of people) People with 0 Jun/2024 0 24-Sep-2024 0 24-Sep-2024 200,000 Sep/2027 strengthened food and nutrition security – Female (Number of people) 0 Jun/2024 0 24-Sep-2024 0 24-Sep-2024 20,000 Sep/2027 Farmers adopting CSA Comments on Farmers having adopted CSA practices. CSA practices include GAP certification, the use of practices promoted by achieving targets high-yielding rice varieties, stress-tolerant & nutrition-dense non-rice varieties, and efficient PARTNER (Number) irrigation (sprinkler, drip irrigation, and a combination of buried pipe & AWD) Share of which women 0 0 0 40 (Percentage) Oct 06, 2024 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Assistance for Repurposing of Agricultural Public Support Towards a Sustainable Food System Transformation in Bangladesh (P181563) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Informing the Repurposing Agenda through the E-Voucher Pilot Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Impact evaluation of the e- No Jun/2024 No 24-Sep-2024 No 24-Sep-2024 Yes Sep/2027 voucher pilot's subsidy delivery options on fertilizer use efficiency (Yes/No) Digital platform established 0 Jun/2024 0 24-Sep-2024 0 24-Sep-2024 1 Sep/2027 to implement e-voucher pilot (Number) Cost-benefit analysis of the No Jun/2024 No 24-Sep-2024 No 24-Sep-2024 Yes Sep/2027 support to CSA practices adoption (Yes/No) Component 2: Strengthening Agriculture Public Expenditure Tracking Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year MoA staff trained in 0 Jun/2024 0 24-Sep-2024 0 24-Sep-2024 20 Sep/2027 expenditure monitoring (Number) Agriculture public No Jun/2024 No 24-Sep-2024 No 24-Sep-2024 Yes Sep/2027 expenditure monitoring tool established (Yes/No) MoA staff trained in policy 0 Jun/2024 0 24-Sep-2024 0 24-Sep-2024 20 Sep/2027 analysis (Number) Oct 06, 2024 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Assistance for Repurposing of Agricultural Public Support Towards a Sustainable Food System Transformation in Bangladesh (P181563) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Historical Disbursed 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Oct 06, 2024 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Assistance for Repurposing of Agricultural Public Support Towards a Sustainable Food System Transformation in Bangladesh (P181563) Approval 28-Jun-2024 28-Jun-2024 Effectiveness 30-Sep-2024 Mid-Term Review No. 01 30-Jun-2026 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Sep-2027 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) P181563 - Technical Assistance for Repurposing of Agricultural Public Support Towards a Sustainable Food System Transformation in Bangladesh Oct 06, 2024 Page 6 of 6