The World Bank Report No: ISR16345

Implementation Status & Results AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P122812)

Operation Name: AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 2 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 20-Oct-2014 PROJECT (P122812)

Public Disclosure Authorized Country: Azerbaijan Approval FY: 2014 Product Line:IBRD/IDA Region: EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Lending Instrument: Investment Project Financing Implementing Agency(ies): ADCP PMU in State Agency on Agricultural Credit under the Ministry of Agriculture Key Dates Public Disclosure Copy Board Approval Date 30-Sep-2013 Original Closing Date 31-Dec-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date 01-Dec-2016 Last Archived ISR Date 30-Jan-2014 Effectiveness Date 27-Aug-2014 Revised Closing Date 31-Dec-2018 Actual Mid Term Review Date

Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to facilitate the access of agricultural producers to markets by strengthening sanitary and phytosantiary services, enhancing selected value chains and providing financial services to agribusiness enterprises. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project?

Public Disclosure Authorized Yes No

Component(s)

Component Name Component Cost Support for sanitary and phytosanitary services 19.06 Agribusiness value chain development 11.94 Financial services to agribusiness 19.18 Project management 2.98

Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Public Disclosure Authorized Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate

Implementation Status Overview Public Disclosure Copy The project became effective on 27th August, 2014. No direct activities with benefits for target beneficiaries have yet begun but a number of start-up actions necessary for the project are underway including: the recruitment of new staff, preparation of TOR for Service Providers for establishing productive partnerships and development of value chains, preparation

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of bidding documentation for procurement of serosurvey equipment, drafting TOR for baseline survey, recruitment of bank assessment specialist to conduct due diligence of banks interested to participate in the project. Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Azerbaijan Beylaqan Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Salyan Salyan Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Bilasuvar Rayon Bilasuvar Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Neftcala Neftchala Rayon ✔

Public Disclosure Copy Azerbaijan Masalli Masally Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Lerik Lerik Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Lankaran Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Imisli Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Calilabad Jalilabad Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Astara Astara Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Rayon Aghjabadi Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Zardab Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Zaqatala Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Yevlax Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Oguz Oghuz Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Ucar Ujar Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Tovuz Tovuz Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Rayon Kurdamir Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Qusar Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Quba Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Rayon Goygol Rayon ✔

Public Disclosure Copy Azerbaijan Rayon Qakh Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Ismayilli Rayon ✔

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Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Azerbaijan Goeycay Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Davachi Rayon Davachi Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Rayon Dashkasan Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Balakan Rayon Balakan Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Barda Rayon Barda Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Aghsu Rayon ✔

Public Disclosure Copy Azerbaijan Agdas Aghdash Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Xizi Rayon ✔

Azerbaijan Haciqabul Hajigabul Rayon ✔

Results

Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Increase in marketed output in at least of 60% Percentage Value 0.00 20.00 of the targeted value chains and Date agribusinesses funded by the project grant facility and credit line. Comments No results yet, the project became effective only on August 27, 2014

Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Decreasing of prevalence of brucellosis Percentage Value 0.00 35.00 disease in animals Date Comments No results yet as the project became effective only on August 27, 2014 Volume of Bank Support: Lines of Credit - SME Amount(USD) Value 0.00 12.96 Date Comments Amount is in millions No results yet as the project Amount is in millions

Public Disclosure Copy became effective only on August 27, 2014

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SPCS labs upgraded, pest diagnostic and pest Text Value Labs are not sufficiently SPCS Labs equipped, staff risk analysis enhanced equipped, limited pest trained in modern pest disease diagnostic capacity, disease diagnostic and pest no modern pest risk analysis risk analysis methods methods applied. Date Comments No results yet as the project became effective only on August 27, 2014 New productive partnerships established and Number Value 0.00 15.00 supported by the project . Date

Public Disclosure Copy Comments No results yet as the project 15 new partnerships received become effective only on grant from the project August 27, 2014 Percentage of women participating in sub- Percentage Value 0.00 20.00 projects funded by the project grant facility. Date Comments No results yet as the project became effective only on August 27, 2014 Volume of quality seeds increased in total Percentage Value 0.00 10.00 production of seeds using modern seed Date cleaning equipment in the seed farms supported by the project Comments No results yet as the project became effective only on August 27, 2014 NRICH seed lab upgraded and meet criteria for Text Value Targeted lab require Equipment and training accreditation additional equipment and provided to seed lab at training to become ISTA NRICH. Labs meet criteria for compliant accreditation Date Comments No results yet as the project became effective only on August 27, 2014 Client days of training provided (number) Number Value 0.00 1000.00 Date Comments No results yet as the project become effective only on August 27, 2014 Value Public Disclosure Copy Client days of training provided - Female Number 0.00 200.00 (number) Sub Type Date

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Breakdown Comments No results yet as the project became effective only on August 27, 2014 Volume of Bank Support: Institutional Amount(USD) Value 0.00 565.00 Development - SME Date Comments No results yet as the project Amount is in thousands. became effective only on August 27, 2014 Number of sub-projects financed by the project Number Value 0.00 85.00 credit line Date Comments

Public Disclosure Copy No results yet as the project became effective only on August 27, 2014 Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 10000.00 Date Comments No results yet as the project became effective only on August 27, 2014 Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 20.00 Sub Type Supplemental

Data on Financial Performance (as of 29-Sep-2014)

Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P122812 IBRD-82860 Effective 30-Sep-2013 12-Jun-2014 27-Aug-2014 31-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2018

Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P122812 IBRD-82860 Effective USD 34.50 34.50 0.00 0.09 34.41 0.00

Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy

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Key Decisions Regarding Implementation None.

Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date.

Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy

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