INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATASHEET APPRAISAL STAGE

I. Basic Information Date prepared/updated: 01/21/2010 Report No.: AC4888 1. Basic Project Data Country: Gambia, The Project ID: P119892 Project Name: Gambia Emergency Agriculture Production Project Task Team Leader: Manievel Sene Estimated Appraisal Date: December 2, Estimated Board Date: January 20, 2010 2009 Managing Unit: AFTAR Lending Instrument: Emergency Recovery Loan Sector: Crops (100%) Theme: Global food crisis response (100%) SPF Amount (US$m): 0.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: Borrower 0.00 Global Food Crisis Response Program 7.50 7.50 Environmental Category: B - Partial Assessment Simplified Processing Simple [X] Repeater [] Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) Yes [X] No [ ] or OP 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies)

2. Project Objectives To improve access to agricultural inputs, equipment and post-harvest storage capacity by targeted farmers in nine vulnerable districts.

3. Project Description Three Components:

Component A: Provision of agricultural inputs and machinery, will support the purchase of 3,000 tons of fertilizer and 525 tons of seed for distribution to 20,000 farmers to enhance domestic food production capacity. In addition it will support the procurement of 667 pieces of machinery for distribution to 667 women’s farmer groups to enhance labor productivity in bas-fonds rice cultivation.

Component B: Rehabilitation of seed multiplication and post-harvest storage infrastructure is aimed at (i) increasing the availability of improved seed through the rehabilitation of three seed multiplication centers and (ii) increasing the capacity and quality of post-harvest cereal storage through the rehabilitation of 35 existing village- level facilities. These activities are expected to increase annual seed production capacity from 30 tons to 90 tons and storage capacity from zero to 350 tons.

Component C: Support for project coordination and monitoring and evaluation, will provide incremental funding to the PCU for coordination, communications, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities, as the operation will be implemented by the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) of - Africa Emergency Locust Project (GM-AELP).

4. Project Location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis Project activities will focus on the nine Districts identified as most vulnerable rural districts in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Brikama (Foni Bintang, , ), Mansakonko (), (Lower Nuimi, Upper Nuimi), (), (Wulli, Sandu). The estimated total population of all these districts amounts to 230,000. Cereals represent an average 52 percent of the cultivated area. About 20,000 farmers will benefit from the assistance of the project.

5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Mr Demba Balde (AFTCS) Mr Denis Jean-Jacques Jordy (AFTEN)

6. Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) X Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) X Forests (OP/BP 4.36) X Pest Management (OP 4.09) X Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) X Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) X Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) X Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) X Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) X Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) X

II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: This project has been rated as a Category B, because the potential adverse impacts on human populations or environmentally important areas are assessed as being low. The proposed intervention will include: (i) supply of fertilizers and implementing machineries,(ii)rehabilitation of existing community storage facilities and, (iii) installation of supplemental irrigation to enhance year round production of certified seed. No pesticides will be procured. Despite the fact that the project will rehabilitate boreholes for complementary irrigation, OP/BP 7.50 is not triggered as boreholes are not tapping transboundary aquifer. Accordingly, OP/BP 4.01 is triggered by the project. An Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) will be prepared, with appropriate elements incorporated into the Project Implementation Manual.

2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: The environmental impacts will be local and very limited, and specific mitigation measures will be designed in the ESMF.

3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. No pesticide will be procured by the project and the project will exclude all activities requiring resettlement. The ESMF should allow these guidelines to be updated and new ones added based on project implementation experience.

4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. The Government has experience in planning and implementing safeguard measures. The PCU has already prepared a Pest Management Plan (PMP) in October 2004 and an Environmental Assessment (EA) in September 2005 for GM-AELP in 2004.

5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Agricultural Pest Management Unit (APMU), National Environment Agency (NEA), Ministry of Health, Quest Teams, Farmer brigades and the Project Coordination Unit are among key stakeholders for the consultation and disclosure process. Through the GM-AELP, Trainings have been provided to all stakeholders in order to strengthen their capacities on safeguard, especially on environmental and pest management. The proposed operation will complement trainings with very specific areas to be described in the ESMF on which there are needs for a full mitigation of potential of its activities. As authorized under OP/BP 8.00, the ESMF will be publicly disclosed in The Gambia and at World Bank Infoshop within a period of 60 days after the effectiveness of the project.

B. Disclosure Requirements Date Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? No Date of receipt by the Bank 02/26/2010 Date of "in-country" disclosure 02/19/2010 Date of submission to InfoShop 02/26/2010 For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive

Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors Resettlement Action Plan/Framework/Policy Process: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop Indigenous Peoples Plan/Planning Framework: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop Pest Management Plan: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop * If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources, the respective issues are to be addressed and disclosed as part of the Environmental Assessment/Audit/or EMP. If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why:

C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level (to be filled in when the ISDS is finalized by the project decision meeting)

OP/BP/GP 4.01 - Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) report? Yes If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Sector Manager (SM) No review and approve the EA report? Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated in the Yes credit/loan? The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Bank’s No Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public place in a No form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional responsibilities Yes been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project Yes cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the Yes monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the Yes borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents?

D. Approvals

Signed and submitted by: Name Date Task Team Leader: Mr Manievel Sene 11/17/2009 Environmental Specialist: Mr Denis Jean-Jacques Jordy 11/17/2009 Social Development Specialist Mr Demba Balde 11/18/2009 Additional Environmental and/or Social Development Specialist(s): Approved by: Sector Manager: Ms Karen Mcconnell Brooks 11/30/2009 Comments: