Afghanistan Agricultural Inputs Project (AAIP) (P120397)
SOUTH ASIA | Afghanistan | Agriculture Global Practice |Recipient Executed Activities | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2014 | Seq No: 6 | ARCHIVED on 21-Dec-2015 | ISR21980 | Implementing Agencies:
Key Dates
Key Project Dates
Bank Approval Date:17-Jun-2013 Effectiveness Date:30-Jun-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date:08-May-2016 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: --Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2013 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2018
Project Development Objectives
Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
Attain strengthened institutional capacity for safety and reliability of agricultural inputs and sustainable production of certified wheat seed. The development objective would be achieved through: (i) strengthening capacity in the value chain for producing certified wheat seed; (ii) preventing marketing of banned, hazardous, sub-standard, and unreliable pesticides and fertilizers; (iii) lowering the riskof introduction and spread of plant quarantine pests into the country; and (iv) improving farmers’ access to agricultural inputs ofreliable quality.
Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
No
PHRPDODEL
Name Previous Rating Current Rating
Progress towards achievement of PDO
Moderately Unsatisfactory
Moderately SatisfactoryOverall Implementation Progress (IP)
Moderately Unsatisfactory
Moderately SatisfactoryComponents
Name
A. Improved Wheat Seed Production:(Cost $26.40 M)
B. Plant Quarantine Networks and Quality Control of Agro-chemicals:(Cost $29.90 M) C. Input Delivery Systems:(Cost $2.50 M)
D. Project Management and Monitoring:(Cost $15.90 M)
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Overall Risk Rating
Substantial
SubstantialImplementation Status and Key Decisions
The project has progressed well over the last few months and its activities have made important progress supporting the project’s development objectives. Some important technical positions have been filled and a series of important procurement processes have been initiated and are making good progress. The financial and technical support along with capacity development and training programs for the technical staff of Agricultural Research Institute of Afghanistan (ARIA), Improved Seeds Enterprise (ISE) and Afghanistan National Seed Organization (ANSOR) are ongoing.. A number of major civil works contracts for the establishment of laboratories, constituting the major activities of the project has been awarded. The contract for a Nationwide Pest & Disease Survey has been finalized and an MoU on establishment of Pesticides Poisoning Management Centre has been signed between MoPH and MAIL while contracts for four border quarantine stations have also been awarded.
Furthermore, a number of Laws including Pesticides Law, Plant Protection and Quarantine Law have been approved and endorsed either by the parliament or through a presidential decree. The Fertilizer Law along with a number of bylaws have been drafted and sent to Ministry of Justice for their review.
The current progress and projections demonstrates that the project will produce significant results toward achieving its development goal over the calendar year 2016.
Risks
Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool
Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating
Political and Governance
--
Substantial
SubstantialMacroeconomic
--
High
HighSector Strategies and Policies
--
Substantial
SubstantialTechnical Design of Project or Program
--
Substantial
SubstantialInstitutional Capacity for Implementation and
Sustainability
--
High
HighFiduciary
--
High
HighEnvironment and Social
--
Moderate
ModerateStakeholders
--
Moderate
ModerateOther
--
--
--Overall
--
Substantial
SubstantialResults
Project Development Objective Indicators
PHINDPDOTBL
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Value 14.8 15.8 20.4 26
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDPDOTBL
Wheat Seed multiplication factors (Text, Custom Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 9.6 n/a n/a 23
PHINDPDOTBL
Production of certified wheat seed (Metric ton, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 24000.00 9354.00 10000.00 30000.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 06-May-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDPDOTBL
Listing of plant quarantine pests and diseases (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0 0 0 1
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDPDOTBL
Product samples tested for pesticides residues (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00
PHINDPDOTBL
Bad pesticide samples intercepted (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
Overall Comments
The Ministry has decided to remove production of registered seeds from the seed production chain.
Intermediate Results Indicators
PHINDIRITBL
New wheat varieties submitted for release
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 3.00 0.00 0.00 5.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
Developed farm land area in ARIA
(
Hectare(Ha), Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 60.00 0.00 0.00 447.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
Staff trained in ARIA
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 140.00 227.00 284.00
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Developed farm land area in ISE
(
Hectare(Ha), Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 80.00 0.00 0.00 904.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
Staff trained in ISE
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 44.00 47.00 57.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
Foundation seed area rejected
(
Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 12.00 1.00 6.00 5.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
Registered seed area rejected
(
Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 29.00 0.00 0.00 8.00
PHINDIRITBL
Percentage of certified seed production purchased by farmers (instead of donors and/or government)
(
Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 5.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
Pesticide samples chemically analyzed for registration
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
Pesticide samples subjected to-bio-efficacy trials
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
Phytosanitary certificates issued
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1100.00
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Quarantine inspections carried out
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1000.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
Fertilizer samples tested for chemical purity
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 150.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
Fertilizer lots inspected
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1500.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
Staff trained in PPQD & FQCAID
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 22.00 22.00 119.00
PHINDIRITBL
Field surveys completed
(
Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0 1 1 1
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 29-Jun-2013
PHINDIRITBL
Action plan for investment in input distribution system developed
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
PHINDIRITBL
ICT applications piloted
(
Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00
Date 01-Jul-2013 15-Jun-2015 10-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018
Overall Comments
To achieve many of the indicators listed on this page, infrastructures such as quarantine stations, laboratories and related facilities are needed. The contracts for establishment of these facilities are currently either awarded or are at the final procurement stages. After the establishment of these facilities progress towards these indictors will be made and it is expected that during the next reporting period some achievements will be reported.
Data on Financial Performance
Disbursements (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed
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Key Dates (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date
P120397 TF-15003 Effective 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2018
Cumulative Disbursements
Restructuring History
Level Approved on
