Document of The World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR2934 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT (TF-92337) ON A FOOD PRICE CRISIS RESPONSE TRUST FUND GRANT Public Disclosure Authorized UNDER THE GLOBAL PRICE CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF US$ 5.0 MILLION AND A RUSSIA FOOD PRICE CRISIS RAPID RESPONSE TRUST FUND ADDITIONAL FINANCING IN THE AMOUNT OF US$ 6.25 MILLION TO THE Public Disclosure Authorized REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN FOR A EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY AND SEED IMPORTS PROJECT September 17, 2013 Public Disclosure Authorized Sustainable Development Department Central Asia Country Unit Europe and Central Asia Region CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective August 21, 2013) Currency Unit = Somoni US$ 1.00 = 4.7665 Tajikistan Somoni (TJS) FISCAL YEAR January 1 – December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank CPG Community Production Group CPS Country Partnership Strategy CSF Community Seed Fund CSRP Cotton Sector Reform Project DF Dehkan Farm EMP Environmental Management Plan FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FPSP Farm Privatization Support Project GFCRP Global Food Crisis Response Program JPIU Joint Project Implementation Unit KPI Key Performance Indicators M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MoA Ministry of Agriculture MoF Ministry of Finance NGO Non-Governmental Organization PDO Project Development Objective PMU Project Management Unit SIDA Swedish International Development Association TFFCR Trust Fund for Food Crisis Response TJS Tajikistan Somoni WFP World Food Program Vice President: Laura Tuck Country Director: Saroj Kumar Jha Sector Manager: Dina Umali-Deininger Project/ICR Team Leader: Bobojon Yatimov ICR Author: Malathi Jayawickrama ii TAJIKISTAN EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY AND SEED IMPORTS PROJECT CONTENTS DATA SHEET ..................................................................................................................... iv A. Basic Information ............................................................................................................ iv B. Key Dates ........................................................................................................................ iv C. Ratings Summary ............................................................................................................ iv D. Sector and Theme Codes ..................................................................................................v E. Bank Staff ..........................................................................................................................v F. Results Framework Analysis ........................................................................................... vi G. Ratings of Project Performance in ISRs ......................................................................... ix H. Restructuring (if any) ...................................................................................................... ix I. Disbursement Profile .........................................................................................................x 1. Project Context, Development Objectives and Design ......................................................1 2. Key Factors Affecting Implementation and Outcomes .....................................................5 3. Assessment of Outcomes ...................................................................................................9 4. Assessment of Risk to Development Outcome ................................................................19 5. Assessment of Bank and Borrower Performance ............................................................20 6. Lessons Learned ..............................................................................................................22 7. Comments on Issues Raised by Borrower/Implementing Agencies/Partners .................23 Annex 1. Project Costs and Financing .................................................................................24 Annex 2. Outputs by Component ........................................................................................25 Annex 3. Economic and Financial Analysis ........................................................................31 Annex 4. Bank Lending and Implementation Support/Supervision Processes ...................37 Annex 5. Beneficiary Survey Results ..................................................................................39 Annex 6. Stakeholder Workshop Report and Results ..........................................................40 Annex 7. Summary of Borrower's ICR and/or Comments on Draft ICR ............................41 Annex 8. Comments of Co-financiers and Other Partners/Stakeholders .............................43 Annex 9. List of Supporting Documents .............................................................................44 MAP iii DATA SHEET A. Basic Information EMERGENCY FOOD Country: Tajikistan Project Name: SECURITY AND SEED IMPORTS PROJECT Project ID: P112157 L/C/TF Number(s): TF-92337 ICR Date: 10/29/2013 ICR Type: Core ICR REPUBLIC OF Lending Instrument: ERL Borrower: TAJIKISTAN Original Total USD 5.00M Disbursed Amount: USD 4.97M Commitment: Revised Amount: USD 4.97M Environmental Category: B Implementing Agencies: Project Management Unit The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Cofinanciers and Other External Partners: B. Key Dates Revised / Actual Process Date Process Original Date Date(s) Concept Review: 22/05/2008 Effectiveness: 09/17/2008 03/03/2010 Appraisal: Restructuring(s): 12/21/2010 Approval: 06/13/2008 Mid-term Review: 10/17/2011 10/10/2011 Closing: 05/01/2010 05/01/2013 C. Ratings Summary C.1 Performance Rating by ICR Outcomes: Satisfactory Risk to Development Outcome: Moderate Bank Performance: Satisfactory Borrower Performance: Satisfactory iv C.2 Detailed Ratings of Bank and Borrower Performance (by ICR) Bank Ratings Borrower Ratings Quality at Entry: Satisfactory Government: Satisfactory Implementing Quality of Supervision: Satisfactory Satisfactory Agency/Agencies: Overall Bank Overall Borrower Satisfactory Satisfactory Performance: Performance: C.3 Quality at Entry and Implementation Performance Indicators Implementation QAG Assessments (if Indicators Rating Performance any) Potential Problem Project Quality at Entry No None at any time (Yes/No): (QEA): Problem Project at any Quality of Supervision No None time (Yes/No): (QSA): DO rating before Satisfactory Closing/Inactive status: D. Sector and Theme Codes Original Actual Sector Code (as % of total Bank financing) Animal production 35 35 Crops 65 65 Theme Code (as % of total Bank financing) Global food crisis response 100 100 E. Bank Staff Positions At ICR At Approval Vice President: Laura Tuck Shigeo Katsu Country Director: Saroj Kumar Jha Annette Dixon Sector Manager: Dina Umali-Deininger Peter D. Thomson Project Team Leader: Bobojon Yatimov Bekzod Shamsiev ICR Team Leader: Bobojon Yatimov ICR Primary Author: Malathi S. Jayawickrama v F. Results Framework Analysis Project Development Objectives (from Project Appraisal Document) To increase domestic food production and reduce the loss of livestock to help at least 28,000 poorest households in a timely manner to reduce the negative impact of high and volatile food prices. Revised Project Development Objectives (as approved by original approving authority) To: (i) increase domestic food production and reduce livestock losses to help at least 55,000 poorest households; (ii) improve the ability of poor households to deal with seed shortages due to poor crops; and (iii) promote private commercial farming in order to increase food production and diversification. (a) PDO Indicator(s) Original Target Actual Value Formally Values (from Achieved at Indicator Baseline Value Revised approval Completion or Target Values documents) Target Years Increase in cereal production by at least 35,000 tons for 55,000 food insecure rural Indicator 1 : households Value 35,000 tons for 0 for cereal production 25,000 tons for 51,000 tons for quantitative or 55,000 from high quality seed 28,000 households 93,000 households Qualitative) households Date achieved 05/27/2008 06/30/2009 03/03/2010 05/01/2013 Comments (incl. % 145% achievement in tons and 170% achievement in households that benefited. achievement) Reduce livestock losses as reflected in declined mortality rates among livestock held Indicator 2 : by 7,000 beneficiary households Mortality rate of Value large ruminants quantitative or 35% 20% reduced by 72%; of Qualitative) small ruminants reduced by 96% Date achieved 05/27/2008 06/30/2009 05/01/2013 Comments (incl. % achievement) Indicator 3 : New functioning community production groups Value quantitative or 0 1,095 1,480 Qualitative) Date achieved 05/27/2008 03/03/2010 05/01/2013 vi Comments (incl. % 135% achievement. achievement) Increase in share of non-cotton agriculture in the total value of agriculture sector Indicator 4 : output Value quantitative or 50% 60% 65% Qualitative) Date achieved 06/30/2009 03/03/2010 05/01/2013 Comments (incl. % achievement) Indicator 5 : Food production increased by at least 10% during the project life. Value quantitative or 0 10% 35% Qualitative) Date achieved 06/30/2009 03/03/2010 05/01/2013 Comments (incl. % achievement) (b) Intermediate Outcome Indicator(s) Original Target Actual Value Formally Values (from Achieved at Indicator Baseline Value Revised approval Completion or Target Values documents) Target Years Indicator 1 : Area planted by beneficiary households