Revitalizing the Sudan Gum Arabic Production and Marketing

Development Objective

To help increase the income of samll-sscale gum arabic producers in selected areas of the Recipient's gum arabic belt through improved performance of gum arabic production and marketing system.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P110588
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Omar Lyasse
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Sudan
Disclosure Date
April 3, 2008
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 10, 2009
Effective Date
September 30, 2009

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 10.00 million
Implementing Agency
Forest National Corporation
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2010

Commitment Amount
US$ 10.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
May 31, 2013

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
October 7, 2014

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 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development14%
- FY17 - Agriculture Finance14%
FY17 - Financial Infrastructure and Access22%
- FY17 - Credit Infrastructure22%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development36%
- FY17 - Rural Markets36%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Fund for Agriculture Development	3.00
Multi-donor Trust Fund for North Sudan	7.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	10.00
Total Project Cost**	10.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2013-05-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2013-05-29
Procurement	Satisfactory	2013-05-29
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-05-29
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2013-05-29
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2013-05-29
Project Management	Satisfactory	2013-05-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 05-31-2016
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 01-02-2017	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Modest	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 25.00 25.00
Date December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment Value will be determined after the MTR in April 2011

Change in the income level of beneficiary households from Gum Arabic Production after project intervention	Value	0.00	65.00	20.00
	Date	May 30, 2009	June 30, 2012	May 31, 2013
	Comment		Project effect/impact assessment survey October 2011

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	12087.00	12275.00
	Date		December 31, 2012	May 31, 2013
	Comment		Direct Project Beneficiaries includes1) the number of benefited GAPA members2) beneficiaries of Matching Grants3) beneficiariesof services

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percentage change in quantities of gum arabic marketed by GAPAs Value 0.00 25.00 25.00
Date May 30, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment
Percentage of women in targeted GAPAs Value 0.00 25.00 25.00
Date May 30, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment
Number of agro-forestry trainings provided to GAPAs by extension officers Value 0.00 200.00 230.00
Date May 30, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment
Number of matching grants provided for market research and media promotion of gum Arabic Value 0.00 1.00 10.00
Date May 30, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment

Number of SMS text messages communicated to producers on production and price of gum Arabic	Value	0.00	0.00	1200.00
	Date	May 30, 2009	December 31, 2012	May 31, 2013
	Comment		Still pending for GAMIS to be functional

% of targeted GAPAs with effective saving and credit systems Value 2.40 93.00 100.00
Date May 31, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment 13 GAPAs were affected by the security situation in Blue Nile State
Percentage of the FOB price received by small scale gum producers after project intervention Value 15.00 50.00 60.00
Date May 31, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment
Number of GAPA members who received training on business management Value 0.00 479.00 600.00
Date December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment
In-country and exchanges visits of GAPAs conducted to share experience Value 0.00 11.00 16.00
Date December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment
Number of GAPA members who recieved training on financial management and book keeping Value 0.00 328.00 350.00
Date May 30, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment

Percentage change in the number of new entrants to the market (exporters)	Value	100.00	180.00	200.00
	Date	May 30, 2009	December 31, 2012	May 31, 2013
	Comment		Due to the market reform measures, new gum taders and exporters are joining the market

Hashab seedlings produced by project nurseries Value 0.00 516000.00 1950000.00
Date May 30, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment
Provision of matching grant for market improvement, research and technology development Value 0.00 6.00 9.00
Date May 30, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment
Provision of matching grants to GAPAs for infrastructure development Value 0.00 46.00 30.00
Date May 30, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment
Percentage change in domestic use of gum arabic compared to export Value 0.00 12.00 10.00
Date May 30, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment
Number of visitors to the dynamic website of MoFT supported by the project Value 0.00 0.00 9000.00
Date May 30, 2009 December 31, 2012 May 31, 2013
Comment Still pending for GAMIS to be functional

Female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	25.00	25.00
	Date		December 31, 2012	May 31, 2013
	Comment		Value will be determined after the MTR in April 2011

Percentage of women in targeted GAPAs	Value	0.00	25.00	25.00
	Date	May 30, 2009	December 31, 2012	May 31, 2013
	Comment

% of targeted GAPAs with effective saving and credit systems	Value	2.40	93.00	100.00
	Date	May 31, 2009	December 31, 2012	May 31, 2013
	Comment		13 GAPAs were affected by the security situation in Blue Nile State

Percentage of the FOB price received by small scale gum producers after project intervention	Value	15.00	50.00	60.00
	Date	May 31, 2009	December 31, 2012	May 31, 2013
	Comment