The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Vietnam | Agriculture Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 16-Jul-2019 | ISR37964 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-Jun-2015 Effectiveness Date: 03-Dec-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 03-Dec-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 03-Dec-2018 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2020 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2020 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to improve farming practices and value chains in the targeted project areas, and promote institutional strengthening of relevant public agencies in effective support to implementation of the Agricultural Restructuring Plan. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component A: Institutional Strengthening to Support Agricultural Transformation:(Cost $10.00 M) Component B: Supporting Sustainable Rice-Based Systems:(Cost $224.10 M) Component C: Supporting Sustainable Coffee Production and Rejuvenation:(Cost $100.90 M) Component D: Project Management:(Cost $13.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project is on track to achieving all the outcome indicators, as described in detail in the Aide Memoire:  The project has reached 698,124 direct project beneficiaries (representing about 87% of the end project target of 800,000).  The area under sustainable farming practices has reached 84,766 ha for rice (representing 78% of the end target of 150,000 ha) and 30,566 ha for coffee (representing 61% of the end target of 50,000 ha). 7/16/2019 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055)  Targeted rice and coffee farmers increased their net profit per ha by 23.4% and 11.7%, on average, respectively (against the end of project target of 20%).  The DOP under MARD has completed the baseline (using score cards) for 4 departments of MARD and 10 pilot provinces’ DARDs. DOP has also put in place the framework for assessing and monitoring public service delivery, in line with the objectives of the Agricultural Restructuring Plan. However, there is need to closely monitor implementation of the agreed actions to speed-up implementation and disbursement in the next six months in order to catch-up with the disbursement lag. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Moderate Moderate Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes The PDO Indicators IN00726188 ►PDO1. Number of project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 647,235.00 698,124.00 800,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 On track. Comments: IN00726189 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 7/16/2019 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Value 0.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 IN00726190 ►PDO2. Farming area under sustainable farming practices: a) rice production (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 84,766.00 117,254.00 150,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 On track. Comments: IN00726226 b) Coffee production (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 21,814.00 30,566.00 50,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 IN00726227 ►PDO3. Increase in net profits per hectare among targeted farmers: a) rice production (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 21.30 23.40 20.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 a) Rice production: Target exceeded; b) Coffee production: coffee productivity and price 2018 were lower than those in 2017 due to the weather and markets. Therefore, profits for coffee farmers in 2018 were Comments: much reduced compared to those in 2017. IN00726228 b) coffee production (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.50 11.70 20.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 IN00726229 ►PDO4. Reductions in GHG emissions from rice farming in the project area (Tones/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 609,714.00 1,000,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 On track. Comments: IN00726230 ►PDO5. Improved quality of service delivery by MARD and DARDs in support of project implementation measured by performance scorecard: a) MARD (departments) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 7/16/2019 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 Baseline surveys on the present quality of service delivery by MARD and 10 pilot provinces were completed in June 2018. Areas for improvement were identified and recommendations were made. Given Comments: the progress on the processes required achieving improved quality of service delivery, this indicator is likely to be achieved by the end of 2019. IN00726231 b) DARDs (provinces) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component A: Institutional Strengthening to Support Agricultural Transformation IN00726232 ►A.1: Improved performance in budget execution by MARD measured by a reduction in the discrepancy between budget allocations and end-of-year budget out-turns (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9.00 36.00 20.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 On track. Comments: IN00726236 ►A.2: An MTEF covering MARD’s investment and recurrent expenditure and MTEFs for DARDs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 Target achieved. MTEF for MARD has been developed. MTEFs for Lam Dong and Dong Thap have also Comments: been completed. IN00726240 ►A.3: Adoption of improved subsector ARPs in selected MARD departments (departments) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 7.00 3.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 Target exceeded. The ARPs for the whole sector and for 6 subsectors (i.e. crops, livestock, fisheries, Comments: forestry, agro-forestry-fisheries processing and irrigation) have been prepared and approved by MARD. Component B: Supporting Sustainable Rice-Based Systems IN00726233 7/16/2019 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) ►B.1: Area of rice farming under sustainable farming practices as measured by reductions in pesticide and fertilizer use (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 136,526.00 153,499.00 150,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 Target achieved. Comments: IN00726237 ►B.2: Area of sustainable rice farming applying improved farming and post harvest packages to reduce water use and post harvest losses each by 30% (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 54,108.00 82,027.00 75,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 Target achieved. Comments: IN00726241 ►B.3: Area of sustainable rice farming under contract farming arrangements with agribusinesses (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 38,734.00 38,734.00 50,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 On track Comments: IN00726243 ►B.4: Investments by project-supported agribusinesses in additional milling/ processing capacity (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11,500,000.00 11,500,000.00 40,000,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 The present demand for the rice credit line by ABs for upgrading milling/processing capacity was low than Comments: expected. No change recorded from the previous mission in December 2018. Component C: Supporting Sustainable Coffee Production and Rejuvenation IN00726234 ►C.1: Coffee area adopting sustainable farming practices as measured by reductions in presticide and fertilizer use: (a) Existing Plantations (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 18,642.00 23,843.00 40,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 On track Comments: IN00726238 (b) Rejuvenation (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) 7/16/2019 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,670.00 7,802.00 10,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 IN00726242 ►C.2: Coffee area adopting advanced water saving irrigation technologies and reduce water use by at least 20% in the project areas (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 26,444.00 29,105.00 22,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 Target exceeded. Comments: IN00726244 ►C.3: Area replanted with certified planting materials in the project areas (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,670.00 13,283.00 7,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 Target exceeded. Comments: IN00726245 ►C.4: Number of pilot coffee-based landscape management plans developed in project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 During the MTR, the mission held discussions with Department of Crops and NIAAP to agree on the scope of work for the landscape pilots. It was agreed that NIAAP will revise the work plan and budget for Comments: resubmission to MARD for approval and the work will start in mid-2019. Component D: Project Management IN00726235 ►Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 126,850.00 126,850.00 170,000.00 Date 04-Nov-2014 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2020 On track Comments: IN00726239 Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 23,000.00 23,000.00 40,000.00 7/16/2019 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Overall Comments IR The project is on track to meet all the outcome indicator targets, some of which have already been exceeded. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P145055 IDA-57040 Effective USD 238.00 238.00 0.00 96.66 141.26 41% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P145055 IDA-57040 Effective 30-Jun-2015 09-Jul-2015 03-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2020 Cumulative Disbursements 7/16/2019 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (P145055) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 7/16/2019 Page 8 of 8