Agricultural Competitiveness Project

Abstract*

The Agricultural Competitiveness Project for Kazakhstan will increase the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in Kazakhstan. To achieve this objective, the project will facilitate access to markets by supporting measures to improve the quality and safety of agricultural products, enhance access to information, and harmonize standards. The project has the following components: Component 1) will enhance the management of food safety controls... Show More

Development Objective

The projects development objective is to increase the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in Kazakhstan. To achieve this objective, the project would facilitate access to markets by supporting measures to improve the quality and safety of agricultural products, enhance access to information, and harmonize standards. It will also help to increase the quality, quantity, and relevance of applied agricultural research and facilitate transfer of knowledge to farmers.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P049721
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Talimjan Urazov
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Kazakhstan
Disclosure Date
February 17, 2004
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 28, 2005
Effective Date
September 18, 2006

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 64.90 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2005

Commitment Amount
US$ 14.70 million
Environmental Category
F
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2012

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Economic Policy

FY17 - Trade28%
- FY17 - Trade Facilitation28%

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management10%
- FY17 - Biodiversity5%
- FY17 - Landscape Management5%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development7%
- FY17 - Agriculture Finance7%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development55%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management5%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery28%
- FY17 - Rural Markets21%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	37.90
Local Beneficiaries	12.30
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	14.70

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	14.70
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	14.70

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	64.90

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Oct 15, 2014	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	26,048.37
Apr 28, 2005	IBRD-47740	Loan Commitment	24,000,000.00
Oct 15, 2013	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	34,862.16
Oct 15, 2013	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	29,423.46
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Oct 15, 2015	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	28,686.91
Oct 15, 2015	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Apr 15, 2015	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	25,543.12
Apr 15, 2015	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Oct 15, 2016	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	42,440.87
Oct 15, 2016	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Apr 15, 2016	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Apr 15, 2016	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	31,381.55
Apr 15, 2017	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	50,974.60
Apr 15, 2017	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	51,647.63
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	49,746.26
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	280.69
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	66,019.15
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	60,968.53
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	34,525.34
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Oct 15, 2019	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	52,545.85
Oct 15, 2019	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Oct 15, 2020	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	19,199.46
Oct 15, 2020	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	6,197.34
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	1,898.32
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.10
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-47740	Int Charges	4,154.22
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25
Oct 15, 2014	IBRD-47740	Loan Repay	552,184.25

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2012-06-24
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2012-06-24
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2012-06-24
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2012-06-24
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2012-06-24
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2012-06-24
Monitoring and Evaluation	Unsatisfactory	2012-06-24

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 01-31-2013
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 02-28-2014	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Negligible	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of farmers with increased income compared with 2005 levels.	Value	0.00	3200.00	2400.00
	Date	May 7, 2009	May 31, 2012	June 30, 2012
	Comment		The estimate exceeds the final target due to a) number of grant beneficiaries (600); b) dissemination campaign that induced manyfarmers to adopt technologies developed with grants; and c) training and extension services that were financed with the project (atotal of 8,000 people benefited).

Value of agricultural exports, including livestock products, rises compared with 2005.	Value	800000000.00	1670000000.00	1400000000.00
	Date	January 31, 2006	May 31, 2012	June 30, 2012
	Comment	Total agricultural exports in 2005: $0.8 billion	Final objective achieved - Total agricultural exports in 2010 - $1.67 billion. Data for 2011 are not yet available, they will beavailable for ICR and expected to increase comparing to 2010.	Total agricultural exports $1.4 billion

Increased proportion of agricultural products that are tested and that meet international standards for quality and safety	Value	10.00	15.00	30.00
	Date	December 31, 2004	May 31, 2012	June 30, 2012
	Comment		Pace of increase fell short of expectations due to failure in NRL construction. Project is hiring a company to do an analysis oflaboratory testing. Better number should be available for ICR.

Satisfaction of potential direct and indirect beneficiaries of the project. Percentage of surveyed beneficiaries who knows and use the project	Value	0.00	99.00	20.00
	Date	December 31, 2004	May 31, 2012	June 30, 2012
	Comment		End of project target achieved. Almost all beneficiaries expressed high satisfaction with the project.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Seven technical regulations, each consisting of a number of individual standards, are harmonized Value 0.00 7.00 7.00
Date December 31, 2004 May 31, 2012 June 30, 2012
Comment End of project target achieved.

60 laboratories are equipped according to international accreditation standards.	Value	0.00	60.00	60.00
	Date	December 31, 2004	May 31, 2012	June 30, 2012
	Comment		Equipment was delivered to all intended recipients. However, issues have been identified regarding lack of staff training, lack ofequipment calibration, underutlization of the equipment. An Action Plan to remedy the issues is being developed by the MOA.

At least 140 market-oriented subprojects implemented under the CGS.	Value	0.00	86.00	140.00
	Date	December 31, 2004	May 31, 2012	June 30, 2012
	Comment		Actual number of projects turned to be less then projected due to increased actual size of the subprojects (considering inflation)

600 applied research and extension subprojects implemented under the CGS	Value	0.00	523.00	600.00
	Date	December 31, 2004	May 31, 2012	June 30, 2012
	Comment		Request for additional financing of CGS was not supported by Min Fin. Actual number of projects turned to be less then projecteddue to increased actual size of the subprojects (considering inflation)

At least 40 scientists under age of 40 receive advanced education. Value 0.00 52.00 40.00
Date May 19, 2005 May 31, 2012 June 30, 2012
Comment Final target achieved

Governing Board, Coordination Center, and the roster of independent peer reviewers established and operating, as demonstrated through minutes of the meetings.	Value	0.00	10.00	10.00
	Date	December 31, 2004	May 31, 2012	June 30, 2012
	Comment		Final target achieved