World Bank-financed Guizhou Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation Project Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Social Assessment Report Public Disclosure Authorized Foreign Capital Project Management Center of Guizhou Provincial Poverty Alleviation & Development Office Public Disclosure Authorized May 2014 Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................................................. II List of Tables ........................................................................................................................................................ IV List of Figures ........................................................................................................................................................ V Abstract ..................................................................................................................................................................... i 1 Foreword .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background of the Project ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Tasks of SA ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Scope of SA .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.4 Key Points of SA ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.5 Methods of SA .......................................................................................................................................... 2 2 Socioeconomic Profile of the Project Area .................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Identification of the Project Area ............................................................................................................ 4 2.2 Socioeconomic Profile ............................................................................................................................. 4 2.2.1 Population ...................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2.2 Income ............................................................................................................................................ 5 2.2.3 Land ................................................................................................................................................ 5 2.2.4 Cultivation ....................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2.5 Stockbreeding ................................................................................................................................ 6 2.2.6 Ecological Resettlement............................................................................................................... 7 2.2.7 Infrastructure .................................................................................................................................. 7 2.3 Current Situation of FPCs in the Project Area...................................................................................... 8 2.4 Development of Local Leading Industries ............................................................................................ 8 3 Stakeholder Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Stakeholder Identification ...................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Participation of Stakeholders ................................................................................................................ 10 3.2.1 Participation Process of Stakeholders ..................................................................................... 10 3.2.2 Participation Outcomes of Stakeholders .................................................................................. 11 3.3 Demand Analysis of Stakeholders ....................................................................................................... 13 3.4 Social Impact Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 17 3.4.1 Opportunities ................................................................................................................................ 17 3.4.2 Risks ............................................................................................................................................. 18 4 FPC Analysis ................................................................................................................................................. 20 4.1 FPCs......................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.2 Current Situation of FPCs ..................................................................................................................... 20 4.2.1 Main Types of FPCs ................................................................................................................... 20 4.2.2 Organization and Composition .................................................................................................. 21 4.2.3 Profit Distribution Mechanism ................................................................................................... 21 4.2.4 Participation and Benefiting Mechanism ................................................................................. 22 4.3 Operating Patterns, and Pros and Cons ............................................................................................. 23 4.3.1 Enterprise + FPC + Base + Household ................................................................................... 23 4.3.2 FPC + Base + Household .......................................................................................................... 29 4.3.3 FPC + Household ........................................................................................................................ 30 4.4 Perceptions of and Attitudes to FPCs ................................................................................................. 30 4.5 Existing Issues of FPCs ........................................................................................................................ 32 4.6 Suggestions for Improving FPCs ......................................................................................................... 34 II 5 Poverty Analysis ............................................................................................................................................ 35 5.1 Poverty in the Project Area ................................................................................................................... 35 5.1.1 Poverty in the Project Area ........................................................................................................ 35 5.1.2 Livelihoods of Poor Households ............................................................................................... 36 5.1.3 Participation in FPCs .................................................................................................................. 36 5.1.4 Capacity to Participate in Advantaged Industries ................................................................... 37 5.2 Perceptions of and Attitudes to FPCs among Poor Population ....................................................... 38 5.2.1 Perceptions of FPCs among Poor Population ........................................................................ 38 5.2.2 Attitudes to and Needs for FPCs among Poor Population .................................................... 39 5.3 Project Impacts on Poor Population .................................................................................................... 41 5.3.1 Positive Impacts .......................................................................................................................... 41 5.3.2 Potential Risks ............................................................................................................................. 42 6 Social and Gender Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 43 6.1 Women‘s Development in the Project Area ........................................................................................ 43 6.1.1 Women‘s Development .............................................................................................................. 43 6.1.2 Women‘s Development Activities in the Project Area ............................................................ 44 6.2 Women‘s FPC Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 44 6.2.1 Overview of Women‘s FPCs .....................................................................................................