Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No: PAD508 Public Disclosure Authorized INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A PROPOSED CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR15.9 MILLION (US$ 23.82 MILLION EQUIVALENT) Public Disclosure Authorized AND A PROPOSED GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 17.5 MILLION (US$ 26.18 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE FOR AN Public Disclosure Authorized AGRICULTURE SECTOR SUPPORT PROJECT July 16, 2013 This document is being made publicly available prior to Board consideration. This does not imply a presumed outcome. This document may be updated following Board consideration and the updated document will be made Public Disclosure Authorized publicly available in accordance with the Bank’s policy on Access to Information. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Exchange Rate Effective June 30, 2013 Currency Unit = CFAF CFAF500.00 = US$1.00 US$1.50396 = SDR1.00 GOVERNEMENT FISCAL YEAR January 1 – December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AFD L’Agence Française de Développement (French Development Agency) AfDB African Development Bank AFS Annual Financial Statements AGEROUTE Agence de Gestion des Routes (Road Management Agency) AIPH Association Interprofessionnelle du Palmier à huile de Côte d’Ivoire (Oil Palm Inter-professional Association) ANADER Agence Nationale de l’Appui au Développement Rural (National Rural Support Agency) ANDE Agence Nationale (Environmental Development Agency) APROMAC Association des Professionnels du Caoutchouc Naturel de Côte d’Ivoire ARECA Autorité de Régulation des filières Coton et Anacarde (Cotton and Cashew Regulatory Authority) BCEAO Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Central Bank of West African States) Conseil du Conseil de Régulation, de Stabilisation des prix aux producteurs et de Café-Cacao Développement de la filière Café- Cacao- Conseil du Café Cacao (Coffee and Cocoa Council) CNRA Centre National de Recherche Agricole (National Agricultural Research Center) CORAF-WECARD Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Développement Agricoles (West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development) CPS Country Partnership Strategy CQS Selection based on the Consultants’ Qualifications DA Designated Account DGGPS Direction Générale de la Planification, du Contrôle des Projets et des Statistiques (Département of Planning, Projects Control and Statistics DOPA Department of Agriculture Professional Association EC European Commission ECF Extended Credit Facility EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ERR Economic Rate of Return ESSAF Environmental and Social Screening and Assessment Framework ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework i ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan EU European Union FCFA Franc de la Communauté financière d'Afrique (Franc of the Financial Community of Africa) FIA Fonds d’Investissement Agricole (Agricultural Investment Fund) FENACOOPAHCI Fédération Nationale des Coopératives du Palmier à Huile de Côte d’Ivoire (National Apex Association of Oil Palm Cooperatives) FIRCA Fond Interprofessionnel pour la Recherche et le Conseil Agricoles (Inter- professional Fund for Agricultural Research and Advisory Services) FIMR Fonds d’Investissement en Milieu Rural (Conseil du Café-Cacao’s Rural Investment Fund) FM Financial Management FY Fiscal Year GAP Good Agricultural Practices GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome IC Individual Consultant ICB International Competitive Bidding IDA International Development Association IFC International Finance Corporation IFR Interim Financial Report IPP Independent Power Producer INADES Institut Africain pour le Développement Economique et Social (African Institute for Economic and Social Development) INTERCOTON Association Inter-professionelle de la filière Coton de Côte d’Ivoire (Cotton Inter-Professional Organisation) LCS Least Cost Selection M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MDG Millennium Development Goals MEF Ministry of Economy and Finance MIE Ministère des Infrastructures Economiques (Ministry of Economic Infrastructure) MINAGRI Ministry of Agriculture MIS Management Information System MTR Mid-Term Review NAIP National Agriculture Investment Program NCB National Competitive Bidding NDP National Development Plan PCRRG Post-conflict Reconstruction and Recovery Grant PCU Project Coordination Unit PDO Project Development Objectives PEMFA Public Expenditure Management and Financial Accountability PFM Public Financial Management PMU Projects Management Unit PNGTER Projet National de Gestion des Terroirs et d’Equipement (Rural Land Management and Community Infrastructure Development Project) PPR Post Procurement Reviews ii POP Persistent Organic Pollutants PPP Public Private Partnership PPPP Public Private Partnership Platform PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper PSC Project Steering Committee QCBS Quality and Cost Based Selection RAP Resettlement Action Plans RCI Republic of Côte d’Ivoire RCF Rapid Credit Facility RFP Request for Proposal RONGEAD Réseau non-gouvernemental européen sur l'agroalimentaire, le commerce, l'environnement et le développement (Non-Governmental European Network for Agribusiness, Trade, Environment and Development) RPF Resettlement Policy Framework RSPO Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil SBD Standard Bidding Documents SDR Special Drawing Rights SIA Social Impact Assessment SOE Statement of Expenditures SPC Project Steering Committee SPF Strategic Peace Building Fund US$ United States Dollar VAT Value Added Tax WAEMU West African Economic and Monetary Union WAAPP West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program WDR World Development Report Regional Vice President: Makhtar Diop Country Director: Madani M. Tall Sector Director: Jamal Saghir Sector Manager: Martien Van Nieuwkoop Task Team Leader: El Hadj Adama Touré iii COTE D’IVOIRE Agriculture Sector Support Project TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. STRATEGIC CONTEXT .................................................................................................1 A. Country Context ............................................................................................................ 1 B. Sectoral and Institutional Context ................................................................................. 2 C. Higher Level Objectives to which the Project Contributes .......................................... 6 II. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES ................................................................7 A. Project Development Objective .................................................................................... 7 B. Project beneficiaries ...................................................................................................... 7 C. PDO level result indicators ........................................................................................... 7 III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..............................................................................................8 A. Project Components ...................................................................................................... 8 B. Project Financing ........................................................................................................ 13 Lending Instrument ........................................................................................................... 13 Project Cost and Financing ............................................................................................... 13 C. Lessons Learned and Reflected in the Project Design ................................................ 14 IV. IMPLEMENTATION .....................................................................................................14 A. Institutional and Implementation Arrangements ........................................................ 14 B. Results Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................ 16 C. Sustainability............................................................................................................... 16 V. KEY RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ..........................................................17 A. Risk Ratings Summary Table ..................................................................................... 17 B. Overall Risk Rating Explanation ................................................................................ 18 VI. APPRAISAL SUMMARY ..............................................................................................18 A. Economic and Financial Analyses .............................................................................. 18 B. Technical ..................................................................................................................... 19 C. Financial Management ................................................................................................ 20 D. Procurement ................................................................................................................ 20 E. Social (including Safeguards) ..................................................................................... 21 iv F. Environment (including Safeguards) .......................................................................... 22 Annex 1: Results Framework and Monitoring .........................................................................24 Annex 2: Detailed Project Description .......................................................................................28