NIGERIA TRUST FUND Language: English Original: English REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA PARTICIPATORY INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (PIWAMP) APPRAISAL REPORT Agriculture and Rural Development OCAR Department April 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Project Information Sheet, Currency and Measures, List of Tables, List of Annexes, List of Abbreviations, Basic Data Sheet, Project Logical Framework, Executive Summary 1. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE PROJECT ....................................................1 2. THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR .......................................................................2 2.1 Salient Features ..........................................................................................................2 2.2 Land Tenure ..............................................................................................................3 2.3 Poverty Status ............................................................................................................4 2.4 Gender Issues .............................................................................................................4 2.5 HIV/AIDS issues and Vector borne diseases ............................................................6 2.6 Environmental Issues .................................................................................................7 2.7 Institutional framework ..............................................................................................7 2.8 Agricultural Sector Constraints and Potentials ........................................................11 2.9 Agricultural Policy and Development Strategy .......................................................12 2.10 Donor Interventions .................................................................................................13 3. NATURAL RESOURCES SUB-SECTOR ..........................................................15 3.1 Land Resources ........................................................................................................15 3.2 Water Resources ......................................................................................................17 3.3 Forest and Wildlife Resources .................................................................................17 4. THE PROJECT .....................................................................................................18 4.1 Project Concept and Rationale .................................................................................18 4.2 Project Area and Beneficiaries .................................................................................20 4.3 Strategic Context ......................................................................................................21 4.4 Project Objective ......................................................................................................22 4.5 Project Description ...................................................................................................22 4.6 Production, Markets and Prices ...............................................................................31 4.7 Environmental Impact ..............................................................................................32 4.8 Project Costs ............................................................................................................33 4.9 Sources of Financing and Expenditure Schedule .....................................................34 5. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................36 5.1 Executing Agency ....................................................................................................36 5.2 Institutional Arrangements .......................................................................................36 5.3 Supervision and Implementation Schedules ............................................................37 5.4 Procurement Arrangements .....................................................................................38 5.5 Disbursement Arrangements ....................................................................................41 5.6 Monitoring and Evaluation ......................................................................................41 5.7 Financial Reporting and Auditing ...........................................................................42 5.8 Aid-coordination ......................................................................................................42 6. PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY AND RISKS .....................................................43 6.1 Recurrent Costs ........................................................................................................43 6.2 Project Sustainability ...............................................................................................43 6.3 Critical Risks and Mitigation Measures ...................................................................44 7. PROJECT BENEFITS ..........................................................................................44 7.1 Financial Analysis ....................................................................................................44 7.2 Economic Analysis ..................................................................................................45 7.3 Social Impact Analysis ............................................................................................45 7.4 Sensitivity Analysis .................................................................................................46 8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...............................................47 8.1 Conclusions ..............................................................................................................47 8.2 Recommendations ....................................................................................................47 This report was prepared by Messrs. Driss Lekorchi, Civil Engineer (Mission Leader); Harouna Dosso, Agronomist and a Consultant Agricultural Economist, following an Appraisal Mission to The Gambia during November and December 2003. Additional inquiries relating to the report should be addressed to the authors or Mr. Sami Z. Moussa, Division Manager, OCAR.2 (Extension 2143). LIST OF TABLES TABLE Page 4.1 Summary of Project Cost Estimates by Component ................................................34 4.2 Summary of Project Cost Estimates by Category of Expenditure ...........................34 4.3 Summary of Project Cost by Source of Financing ...................................................35 4.4 Summary of Project Cost by Category of Expenditure and Financier .....................35 4.5 Summary Expenditure Schedule by Component .....................................................36 4.6 Summary Expenditure Schedule by Source of Finance ...........................................36 5.1 Summary of Implementation Schedule ....................................................................39 5.2 Summary of Procurement Arrangements .................................................................39 LIST OF ANNEXES ANNEXES Number of Pages 1. Map of Project Area ...................................................................................................1 2. Project Organisation and Management ......................................................................1 3. Provisional List of Goods and Services .....................................................................1 4. Environmental and Social Management Summary ....................................................2 5. Bank Group Operations ............................................................................................2 VOLUME 2 ANNEXES Number of Pages 1. Farm Budgets .............................................................................................................6 2. Detailed Cost Tables ..................................................................................................8 3. Detailed Economic and Financial Analysis ...............................................................2 4. IAFD Main Appraisal Report ..................................................................................66 5. Engineering Design Description ..............................................................................43 6. Working Papers: Institutional and Implementation Arrangements .........................51 NIGERIAN TRUST FUND BP 323 – 1002 Tunis Belvédère, Tunis - TUNISIA TEL: (216) 71.10.20.36 FAX: (216) 71.33.29.92 PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Date: December 2003 1. COUNTRY : Republic of The Gambia 2. TITLE OF PROJECT : Participatory Integrated Watershed Management Project 3. LOCATION : Selected sites in each of six Divisions (North Bank Division, Western Bank Division, Lower River Division, Central River Division North, Central Division South and Upper River Division) 4. BORROWER : Republic of The Gambia 5. EXECUTING AGENCY : Department of State for Agriculture, The Quadrangle, Banjul Tel: (220) 20 11 87 ; Fax: (220) 22 89 98 E-Mail: psdosa@ qanet.gm. 6. PROJECT DESCRIPTION : The sector goal of the proposed project is to reduce rural poverty and enhance food security. The project objective is to increase land productivity and reduce soil erosion. The following are the project’s expected outputs: the communities are trained and empowered in natural resources management; the production and productivity of the project area are increased on a sustainable basis; the access to market infrastructure and inputs is improved.