The World Bank Report No: ISR15910 Implementation Status & Results Moldova Emergency Agriculture Support Project (P143202) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Emergency Agriculture Support Project (P143202) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 3 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 01-Sep-2014 Country: Moldova Approval FY: 2013 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Lending Instrument: Emergency Recovery Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 19-Mar-2013 Original Closing Date 01-Sep-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date 01-May-2014 Last Archived ISR Date 31-May-2014 Effectiveness Date 30-Jul-2013 Revised Closing Date 01-Sep-2014 Actual Mid Term Review Date 05-Apr-2014 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to mitigate the negative effects of the 2012 drought by helping maintain the corn and wheat productive capability and prevent livestock de-stocking of farmers in the most affected districts. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Cash Transfers to Affected Farmers 6.50 Training ans Awareness 0.35 Project Management 0.65 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Public Disclosure Copy Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Low Implementation Status Overview The project has completed the compensation program for farmers affected by the catastrophic 2012 drought. Cash transfers were defrayed to farmers based on a formula of losses incurred in 2012 to: (i) for corn - 31 (out of 34) rayons; and (ii) for wheat - 18 (out of 34) rayons. The former includes the three additional rayons of Anenii Noi, Rezina and Taraclia, which were added to the cash transfer program in March 2014, based on additional evidence of sustained losses. The final tally indicates that the project has provided compensations for the plantation of wheat and corn in the 2013 agricultural season to 60,010 distinctive farmers in an amount of US$6.5 million. Thirty-nine percent of the recipients were women. The total area for which compensations were defrayed was approximately 322,000 hectares. All other project activities were also successfully completed: (i) a vast information and Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR15910 awareness campaign about the cash transfer program; (ii) a grievance mechanism associated with the cash transfer program; (iii) a body of work, including a feasibility study on testing new approaches for animal nutrition under conditions of weather stress, i.e. new silage techniques, and (iv). a body of work related to the strengthening the country's Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture capacity for managing the implementation of large and complex compensation programs. All in all, it can be said that the project played a major role in mitigating the negative effects of the catastrophic drought of 2012 on the production of corn and wheat, and prevention of animal de-stocking. For two years now, the Public Disclosure Copy country is seeing record harvests of wheat, a levels of corn production comparable to the pre-drought years, and a fairly vibrant livestock sector. Locations No Location data has been entered Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Percentage change over the 2009-11 average Percentage Value -39.00 32.50 -20.00 national production of wheat Date 01-Nov-2012 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2013 Comments Indicator overachieved. Furthermore, preliminary data for 2014 indicates a 45% increase. Percentage change over the 2009-11 average Percentage Value -61.00 4.20 -20.00 national production of corn Date 01-Nov-2012 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2013 Comments Indicator overachieved. Furthermore, preliminary data for 2014 indicates a steady 4% increase. The Actual (Previous) number was calculated erroneously. Percentage change over the 2009-11 average Percentage Value number of pigs, chicken and cattle Date Comments The indicator (baseline, actual Public Disclosure Copy and end target) is disaggregated into sub- indicators for pigs, chicken and cattle below. Destockingshould be read to mean stocks of pigs, chicken and cattle. Negative values in the baseline mean a reduction in the stocks, not a reduction in destocking. Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR15910 Pig destocking (compared to the 2009-11 Percentage Value -34.00 7.80 -31.00 average) Sub Type Date 29-Jan-2013 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2013 Breakdown Comments Extrapolation from 2007 Indicator overachieved. For Public Disclosure Copy drought scenario. 2014 the preliminary number is an explosive 97.5%. Chicken destocking Percentage Value -19.00 6.00 -17.00 Sub Type Date 29-Jan-2013 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2013 Breakdown Comments Indicator overachieved. For 2014 data is not available. Cattle destocking Percentage Value -18.00 -12.50 -18.00 Sub Type Date 29-Jan-2013 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2013 Breakdown Comments Indicator overachieved. For 2014 the number is a strong 38%. Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 60010.00 22000.00 Date 01-May-2013 30-Jun-2014 30-Aug-2014 Comments Indicator overachieved. Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 39.00 15.00 Sub Type Supplemental Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Area planted with corn in 2013 in 31 selected Percentage Value 100.00 61.00 80.00 districts in plots larger than 0.5 ha Date 29-Jan-2013 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2013 Comments 300,000 ha in 31 districts 183,345 hectares planted in (2009-11 average) 2013 Area planted with wheat in 2013 in 15 selected Percentage Value 100.00 121.00 80.00 Public Disclosure Copy districts in plots largers than 1 ha Date 29-Jan-2013 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2013 Comments 110,000 hectares in 15 133,000 hectares planted in districts (2009-2011) 2013 in 15 districts Share of small farmers among project Percentage Value 0.00 99.00 70.00 beneficiaries (percentage) Date 29-Jan-2013 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2013 Comments Individual and peasant farms (no legal status) are included in the calculation of small farmers. Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR15910 Amount of cash transfers Amount(USD) Value 0.00 6.50 9.00 Date 29-Jan-2013 01-Jun-2014 30-Aug-2014 Comments Public Disclosure Copy Number of awareness workshops Number Value 0.00 783.00 830.00 Date 29-Jan-2013 01-Oct-2013 01-Oct-2013 Comments Grievance mechanism established and working Yes/No Value No Yes Yes Date 01-Jan-2013 01-Oct-2013 01-Oct-2013 Comments Number of days of training provided Days Value 0.00 35.00 35.00 Date 29-Jan-2013 01-Oct-2013 01-Oct-2013 Comments Number of broadcasting events Number Value 0.00 149.00 120.00 Date 29-Jan-2013 01-Oct-2013 01-Oct-2013 Comments Completion of the small scale corn silage Yes/No Value No Yes Yes feasibility study Date 29-Jan-2013 11-Aug-2014 30-Aug-2014 Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 13-Aug-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P143202 IDA-52190 Effective 19-Mar-2013 29-May-2013 30-Jul-2013 01-Sep-2014 01-Sep-2014 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Public Disclosure Copy P143202 IDA-52190 Effective XDR 6.50 5.00 1.50 4.83 0.17 97.00 Disbursement Graph Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR15910 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation There are currently no key decisions for disclosure. Restructuring History Level 2 CD Decision on 26-Mar-2014 Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 5