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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND GUI/PAAR/2000/01 Language: English Original: French APPRAISAL REPORT THE UPPER GUINEA RURAL DEVELOPMENT (PADRGHG) REPUBLIC OF GUINEA NB: This document contains errata or corrigenda (see Annexes) COUNTRY DEPARTMENT OCDW WEST REGION MARCH 2000 SCCD : N.G. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PROJECT BRIEF, EQUIVALENTS AND ABBREVIATIONS.................................... (i-xiii) SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Origin and History of the Project ..................................................................... 1 1.2 Performance of Similar Projects....................................................................... 2 2. RURAL SECTOR ........................................................................................................ 3 2.1 Background ...................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Plant Production ............................................................................................... 3 2.3 The Irrigation Subsector................................................................................... 4 2.4 Land Tenure System and Land Occupancy...................................................... 4 2.5 Rural Development Institutions........................................................................ 5 2.6 Constraints on the Rural Sector........................................................................ 6 2.7 Rural Development Policy ............................................................................... 6 2.8 Operations of Other Donors ............................................................................. 7 3. PROJECT AREA ......................................................................................................... 8 3.1 Location............................................................................................................ 8 3.2 Physical Setting ................................................................................................ 8 3.3 Socioeconomic Framework.............................................................................. 8 3.4 Constraints on the Rural Development of the Area ......................................... 9 4. THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................ 9 4.1 Design and Formulation ................................................................................... 9 4.2 Objectives....................................................................................................... 10 4.3 Description of Project Outputs....................................................................... 10 4.4 Detailed Description of Activities and Components...................................... 11 4.5 Project Assumptions and Risks ...................................................................... 16 4.6 Project Cost.................................................................................................... 16 4.7 Sources of Financing ...................................................................................... 17 4.8 Environmental Impact .................................................................................... 19 4.9 Impact on Women .......................................................................................... 20 4.10 Impact on Poverty .......................................................................................... 21 5. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION .............................................................................. 21 5.1. Coordinating Body......................................................................................... 21 5.2. Organization and Management ...................................................................... 21 5.3. Procurement of Goods and Services .............................................................. 23 5.4. Implementation Schedule ............................................................................... 25 5.5. Monitoring and Evaluation............................................................................. 26 5.6. Recurrent Costs.............................................................................................. 27 5.7. Project Sustainability...................................................................................... 27 5.8. Impact on Poverty Reduction......................................................................... 28 5.9. Coordination with the Other Donor Agencies................................................ 28 TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont’d) Page 6. TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATIONS............................................. 29 6.1. Technical Justifications .................................................................................. 29 6.2. Project Benefits.............................................................................................. 29 6.3. Economic and Financial Justifications........................................................... 30 7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..................................................... 31 7.1. Conclusions.................................................................................................... 31 7.2. Recommendations and Conditions of Loan Approval ................................... 31 LIST OF ANNEXES 1 Administrative Map of Guinea 2 Costs by Component 3 Rural Projects in Upper Guinea 4 Project Organization Chart 5 Trend of Output and Values 6 Economic Rate of Return ___________________________________________________________________________ This report was prepared by Messrs. E. DOTE, Agricultural Economist, Mission Leader, OCDW 4, G. TIBALDESCHI, Agronomist-Environmentalist, OCDW 4 and a Consultant following their mission to Guinea from 19 June to 19 July 1999. Further information on this project may be obtained from the authors or from Mr. O. AW, Division Manager, OCDW.4 (Extension 4110). AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 01. BP. 1387 ABIDJAN 01 Telephone : + 225 20 20 44 44 ; 20 20 48 48 Fax: + 225 20 20 59 01 PROJECT BRIEF Date : 15 July 1999 The information given hereunder is intended to provide some guidance to prospective suppliers, contractors, consultants and all persons interested in the procurement of goods and services for projects approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank Group. More detailed information and guidance should be obtained from the Executing Agency of the Borrower. 1. COUNTRY : Republic of Guinea 2. NAME OF PROJECT : Upper Guinea Rural Development Support Project 3. LOCATION : Prefectures of Kouroussa and Siguiri 4. BORROWER : Republic of Guinea 5. EXECUTING AGENCY : Project Management Unit (PIU) 6. PROJECT DESCRIPTION : The project aims to improve agricultural production. The principal project components are: (A) enhanced production; (B) opening up of the region; (C) support to the organization of the rural community and (D) project management. 7. PROCUREMENT : Goods, services and works will be procured in conformity with ADF rules as follows: i. National Competitive Bidding: for the hydro-agricultural development works (plains and bottomlands), feeder roads and structures, buildings, other construction work and boreholes; and ii. Competition on the Basis of a Shortlist: for the recruitment of technical assistance, designs, the audit, mid-term review and other goods. Other Procurement Methods i. National Shopping: for vehicles and motorcycles, equipment and other materials and inputs; ii ii. Negotiated Contract: for training and the establishment of village funds; iii. Goods on credit will be procured in conformity with commercial practices considered acceptable to the Fund. General Procurement Notice: the text of a General Procurement Notice (GPN) will be agreed with the PMU and issued for publication in “Development Business”, upon approval by the Board of Directors of the Loan Proposal. Review Procedures: the following documents are subject to review and approval by the Bank before promulgation: (i) specific procurement notices, (ii) bidding documents or requests for proposals from consultants, (iii) evaluation reports on bids from enterprises or suppliers, or on proposals from consultants, including recommendations for the award of contracts, (iv) draft contracts, if different from the drafts included in the bidding documents. 8. TOTAL PROJECT COST : UA 11.70 million i. Foreign Exchange Cost UA 8.33 million ii. Local Currency Cost UA 3.37 million 9. ADF LOAN : UA 10.00 million 10. OTHER SOURCES OF FINANCING : i. Beneficiaries : UA 0.45 million ii. Government : UA 1.25 million 11. LOAN APPROVAL DATE : June 2000 12. ESTIMATED START-UP DATE AND DURATION : January 2001, for 5 years 13. CONSULTANCY SERVICES REQUIRED : Technical Assistance for the control of various works (feeder roads, development and construction work), management and training. 14. ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORY : The project is classified in Environmental Category II. iii EQUIVALENTS AND ABBREVIATIONS (Current July 1999 Rate) Currency Unit: Guinean Franc (GNF) UA 1 : GNF 1,649.89 US$ 1 : GNF 1235.07 FISCAL YEAR 1 January - 31 December WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric System ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADF : African Development Fund ADPL I and II : Agricultural Development Policy Letter AFD : Agence française de développement BCEPA : Bureau central des études et de la planification agricole (Central Agency for Designs and Agricultural Planning) BTGR :