The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | China | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | Requesting Unit: EACMK (344) | Responsible Unit: SEAAG (9239) IBRD/IDA | Program-for-Results Financing | FY 2022 | Team Leader(s): Wendao Cao, Ladisy Komba Chengula Seq No: 5 | Archived on 21-Nov-2024 | ISR02418 | Created by: Xieli Bai on 11-Nov-2024 | Modified by: Xieli Bai on 18-Nov- 2024 1. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 31-Mar-2022) The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance environmentally sustainable agricultural and rural infrastructure development in selected areas of Guangxi and Guizhou. 2. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial 3. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 3.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The on-lending Agreements (OA) between the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the governments of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou have been signed. The Implementation Agreements with the 27 Program counties will be signed before the end of this calendar year to enable the Program Counties to prepare their Annual Work Plans and Budgets for the year 2025 in a timely manner. Governments of Guangxi and Guizhou will accelerate the implementation of the Program Action Plans (PAPs), which include the following actions: (a) Issue an official notification to all Program Counties stating that no contract will be awarded to any firm or individual appearing on either the World Bank’s debarred list or the temporary suspension list. Apr 13, 2025 Page 1 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) (b) Distribute updated policies to all Program Counties related to funds integration and budget performance evaluation measures, which increase the discretion of county governments to utilize funds in line with their development plans and priorities. (c) Require all Program Counties to prepare and implement detailed training and capacity-building plans for: (i) green agriculture skills, (ii) operations and maintenance (O&M) of rural solid waste and wastewater facilities, and (iii) capacity building to support the achievement of DLIs. 4. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 4.1 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IBRD-93580 Effective 150.00 150.00 0.00 27.02 122.97 18.02% IBRD-93570 Effective 170.00 170.00 0.00 15.87 153.20 9.38% 4.2 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IBRD-93570 Effective 31-Mar-2022 29-Dec-2023 27-Mar-2024 30-Jun-2028 30-Jun-2028 IBRD-93580 Effective 31-Mar-2022 29-Dec-2023 27-Mar-2024 30-Jun-2028 30-Jun-2028 4.3 Program Action Plan 1. Issue an official notification that no contract will be awarded to either a firm or an Action Description individual appearing on either the World Bank’s debarred list or under temporary suspension list. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status No later than loan Revised Fiduciary Systems NA RPMO/PPMO Other effectiveness Date Completion Provincial/Regional official notifications to counties are issued and copies are shared with the Measurement World Bank Apr 13, 2025 Page 2 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) Comments The action will be implemented on November 30. 2. Regularly inform the World Bank of any credible and material allegations of fraud and/or Action Description corruption regarding the PforR’s activities as part of the overall PforR’s reporting requirements. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Fiduciary Systems NA RPMO/PPMO Recurrent Semi-Annually In Progress Completion Reflected in the PforR’s quarterly/annual progress reports Measurement Comments will reflected in the annual progress report in 2025. 3. Guangxi and Guizhou to Issue updated policies related to funds integration and budget Action Description performance evaluation measures that increase the discretion of the county governments to utilize funds in line with their development plans and priorities. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status RPMO/PPMO and Revised Fiduciary Systems NA relevant Due Date 31-Dec-2022 Date government agency Completion Document is issued by the relevant government agencies and shared with the World Bank. Measurement Comments The action will be implemented by Nov 30, 2024. 4. Implement measures to improve rural solid waste transfer stations by enhancing leachate Action Description and odour management facilities and providing PPE, sanitation and resting facilities for workers. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Environmental and PHURDD, county 8 Recurrent Continuous Not Yet Due Social Systems HURDBs RPMO/PPMO submit transfer stations’ completion acceptance reports as well as semi- Completion annual progress reports to the World Bank, to provide information about completion and Measurement operation of the relevant facilities. Comments Not yet due. 5. Undertake measures to ensure availability of adequate operations and maintenance Action Description (O&M) funding for the wastewater treatment facilities. Apr 13, 2025 Page 3 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Environmental and 8 PEEDs, county EEBs Recurrent Continuous Not Yet Due Social Systems Completion RPMO/PPMO submit O&M funding arrangement documents as well as semi-annual progress Measurement reports to the Bank, to provide information about O&M funding arrangement Comments the implementation will start by Nov 30, 2024 6. Prepare and implement detailed training and capacity building plans: (a) GA skills training Action Description plan; (b) training plan for the O&M of the rural solid waste and wastewater facilities; and (c) capacity building plans supporting the achievement of DLIs. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status RPMO/PPMO and Other NA Recurrent Yearly Not Yet Due CPMOs Completion The training and capacity building plans are prepared by PMOs and cleared by the Bank. Measurement Records of the people trained in various skills are kept in the MIS. Comments It is requested to implement this PAP by Nov 30, 2024. 5. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 31-Mar-2022 31-Mar-2022 Effectiveness 27-Mar-2024 27-Mar-2024 Mid-Term Review No. 01 01-Sep-2025 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Jun-2028 6. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 04 - 14 May Proposed Rating 31 Mar 2022 2024 Political and Governance Low Low Low Apr 13, 2025 Page 4 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) Macroeconomic Low Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Low Low Low Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Apr 13, 2025 Page 5 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) 7. RESULTS 7.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes To enhance environmentally sustainable agricultural and rural infrastructure development Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 1. Nutrient load reduction 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 34,787.00 Jun/2028 (Ammonia-Nitrogen (NH3N), Total Phosphorus (TP)) achieved under the PforR in program counties (Tones/year) 2. Chemical Oxygen Demand 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 226,667.00 Jun/2028 (COD) pollution load reduction achieved under the PforR in program counties (Tones/year) 3. Greenhouse gas (GHG) 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 2,260,000.00 Jun/2028 emissions reduction achieved under the PforR in the program counties (Metric tons/year) 4. Beneficiaries reached with 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 6,790,971.00 Jun/2028 assets or public services (disaggregated by gender and ethnic minority) under the PforR in program counties (Number) Apr 13, 2025 Page 6 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) (a) female (Number) 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,270,095.00 (b) ethnic minority 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,354,744.00 (Number) 7.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Results Areas Results Area 1: Strengthening institutional capacity for governance Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 1. Development and use of a 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 27.00 Jun/2028 comprehensive IT-based M&E system for rural infrastructure and public services (Number) 2. Development and use of 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 30-Apr-2024 27.00 Jun/2028 an IT-based system for green agricultural program-based budgeting and expenditure reporting (Number) 3. Number of agro-products 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 30-Apr-2024 255.00 Jun/2028 certified and/or registered in the PforR counties as either green, organic or GI using the approved regional/provincial regulations, standards and guidelines (Number) DLI 4. Number of program 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 30-Apr-2024 27.00 Jun/2028 counties have adopted the Apr 13, 2025 Page 7 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) evidence-based 15th rural revitalization five-year plan (Number) DLI Results Area 2 - Greening selected agricultural value chains Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Tonnes of chemical fertilizer 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 137,376.00 Jun/2028 reduced due to the adoption of green technologies and sustainable practices in selected crop production systems in the Program Counties (Tones/year) 5. Quantity of organic 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 5,455,113.00 Jun/2028 fertilizer used in the program counties (Tones/year) DLI 6. Quantity of formula 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 450,411.00 Jun/2028 fertilizer used in the program counties (Tones/year) 7. Area under fertigation in 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 30-Apr-2024 22,597.00 Jun/2028 program counties (Hectare(Ha)) 8. Area under green manure 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 81,199.00 Jun/2028 in the program counites (Hectare(Ha)) 9. Beneficiaries who have 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 66,680.00 Jun/2028 been trained in the green agricultural technologies and practices (farmers, input suppliers, enterprises/agri- Apr 13, 2025 Page 8 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) businesses, extension staff), disaggregated by gender) (Number) Of which female 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,521.00 (Number) 10. Beneficiaries who have 30.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 80.00 Jun/2028 adopted green agricultural technologies and practices (farmers, input suppliers, enterprises/agri-businesses, extension staff), disaggregated by gender) (Percentage) Of which female 30.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 (Percentage) Tons of livestock and poultry 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 20,343,528.00 Jun/2028 manure treated and recycled in the PforR counties (Tones/year) DLI 11. Manure treated by large 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 6,666,670.00 Jun/2028 farms in the program counties (Tones/year) 12. Manure treated at 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 13,676,858.00 Jun/2028 centralized and small-scale manure treatment facilities constructed for small and medium scale farms in the program counties (Tones/year) Apr 13, 2025 Page 9 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) 13. Centralized manure 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 156.00 Jun/2028 treatment facilities constructed for small and medium scale farms in the program counties (Number) 14. Manure treatment 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 2,558.00 Jun/2028 facilities constructed for small scale farms in the program counties (Guizhou) (Number) Tons of agricultural plastics 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 37,869.00 Jun/2028 recovered and recycled in the PforR counties (Tones/year) DLI 15. Quantity of agricultural 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 30-Apr-2024 35,427.00 Jun/2028 plastic film recovered and recycled in the program counties (Tones/year) 16. Quantity of agricultural 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 2,442.00 Jun/2028 chemical (fertilizer, pesticide, fungicide) packaging materials recycled in the program counties in program counties (Tones/year) Results Area 3 - Increasing access to solid waste and wastewater services Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Number of spatial Integrated 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 336.00 Jun/2028 Village Development Plans (IVDPs) approved by the Apr 13, 2025 Page 10 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) relevant PforR counties’ authorities (Number) DLI 17. Counties implementing 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 27.00 Jun/2028 the approved guidelines for wastewater and solid waste management in rural villages in the program counties (Number) 18. Beneficiaries trained in 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 49,311.00 Jun/2028 O&M of rural villages wastewater and solid waste management systems in program counties (Number) Number of demonstration 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 112.00 Jun/2028 villages with newly constructed or rehabilitated climate resilient wastewater treatment facilities and established solid waste collection, sorting and transfer systems (Number) DLI 19. Percentage of rural 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 80.00 Jun/2028 domestic wastewater facilities in demonstration villages meeting effluent discharge standards (Percentage) 20. Percentage of rural 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 70.00 Jun/2028 domestic solid waste and Apr 13, 2025 Page 11 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) agricultural plastic film in demonstration villages that is collected, sorted and transferred (Percentage) 21. Percentage of newly 0.00 Jul/2021 0.00 30-Apr-2024 0.00 18-Oct-2024 50.00 Jun/2028 created and upgraded jobs held by women in the transformation of agricultural value chain and in the rural waste management and environmental rehabilitation (Percentage) 7.3 Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLI) Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) PBC Name Baseline Closing Period Value Date Value Date 1:DLI1: Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Development and use of a comprehensive IT- based M&E system for rural Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 infrastructure, 0.00 0.00 0.00 Amount public services and profile of rural villages (Guizhou) (Number) Apr 13, 2025 Page 12 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) DLI allocation 6,800,000.00 2:DLI1: Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Development and use of a comprehensive M&E system for the Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 implementation of 0.00 0.00 0.00 the Rural Amount Revitalization Program (Guangxi) (Number) DLI allocation 5,984,991.25 3:DLI2: Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Development and use of an IT-based system for green agricultural Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 program-based 0.00 0.00 0.00 budgeting and Amount expenditure reporting (Guizhou) (Number) DLI allocation 11,900,000.00 4:DLI2: Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Development and use of an IT-based system for green Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 agricultural 0.00 0.00 0.00 Amount program-based budgeting and Apr 13, 2025 Page 13 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) expenditure reporting (Guangxi) (Number) DLI allocation 10,473,750.00 5:DLI3: Adoption of Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.00 regulations, standards and guidelines on GAP and number of products produced Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 in the Program 0.00 0.00 1,080,283.69 Counties that are Amount certified and/or registered as either green, organic or GI (Guizhou) (Number) DLI allocation 6,800,000.00 6:DLI3: Adoption of Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 23.00 regulations, standards and guidelines on GAP and number of products produced Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 in the Program 0.00 0.00 966,000.00 Counties that are Amount certified and/or registered as either green, organic or GI (Guangxi) (Number) DLI allocation 5,985,000.00 Apr 13, 2025 Page 14 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) 7:DLI4: Tonnes of Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 29,956.00 chemical fertilizer reduced due to the adoption of green technologies and sustainable Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 practices in selected 0.00 0.00 8,970,652.83 crop production Amount systems in the Program counties (Guizhou) (Tones/year) DLI allocation 25,500,000.00 8:DLI4: Tonnes of Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 16,467.00 chemical fertilizer reduced due to the adoption of green technologies and sustainable Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 practices in selected 0.00 0.00 7,077,022.59 Amount crop production systems in the Program counties (Guangxi) (Number) DLI allocation 22,443,878.71 9:DLI5: Percentage Value 82.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 increase of treated and recycled Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 livestock and 0.00 0.00 20,400,000.00 Amount poultry manure Apr 13, 2025 Page 15 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) from large scale and small scale farms in the Program Counties (Guizhou) (Percentage) DLI allocation 30,600,000.00 10:DLI5: Percentage Value 85.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 increase of treated and recycled livestock and poultry manure Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 from large scale and 0.00 0.00 17,955,000.00 small scale farms in Amount the Program Counties (Guangxi) (Percentage) DLI allocation 26,932,500.00 11:DLI6: Percentage Value 79.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 increase of recovered and recycled agricultural Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 plastics in the 0.00 0.00 2,337,500.00 Program Counties Amount (Guizhou) (Percentage) DLI allocation 18,700,000.00 12:DLI6: Percentage Value 82.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 increase of Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 recovered and 0.00 0.00 3,291,750.00 Amount Apr 13, 2025 Page 16 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) recycled agricultural plastics in the Program Counties (Guangxi) (Percentage) DLI allocation 16,458,750.00 13:DLI7: Number of Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 Integrated Village Development Plans Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 (IVDPs) approved by 0.00 0.00 2,644,444.44 Program Counties Amount (Guizhou) (Number) DLI allocation 13,600,000.00 14:DLI7: Number of Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Integrated Village Development Plans (IVDPs) approved by Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 Program Counties 0.00 0.00 1,534,600.00 Amount (Guangxi)) (Number) DLI allocation 11,969,880.00 15:DLI8: Number of Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 demonstration villages with newly constructed or Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 rehabilitated 0.00 0.00 14,025,000.00 existing climate Amount resilient wastewater treatment and solid Apr 13, 2025 Page 17 of 18 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program for Results - Phase I (P177590) waste collection, sorting and transfer systems (Guizhou)) (Number) DLI allocation 56,100,000.00 16:DLI8: Number of Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 demonstration villages with newly constructed or rehabilitated existing climate Allocated 29-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 resilient wastewater 0.00 0.00 9,495,432.70 treatment and solid Amount waste collection, sorting and transfer systems (Guangxi)) (Number) DLI allocation 49,376,250.04 Apr 13, 2025 Page 18 of 18