CORAF Trust Fund

Development Objective

The objective of the MDTF is to support integrated agricultural research for development within West and Central Africa through implementation of the CORAF Medium Term Operational Plan (MTOP); with the aim of contributing to sustainable improvements in the productivity, competitiveness, and markets of the agricultural systems in West and Central Africa.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P112623
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Abdoulaye Toure
Borrower 2
West and Central Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD)

Country
Western and Central Africa
Disclosure Date
August 11, 2010
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 19, 2011
Effective Date
September 20, 2011

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 34.60 million
Implementing Agency
West and Central Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD)
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2011

Commitment Amount
US$ 34.60 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 30, 2016

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
September 11, 2023

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 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development34%
- FY17 - Agriculture Finance34%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development67%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery33%
- FY17 - Rural Markets34%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
CAADP Pillar 4 institutions	34.60

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	34.60
Total Project Cost**	34.60

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of June 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of June 30, 2025

No data available.

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2016-12-31
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2016-12-31
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2016-12-31
Procurement	Satisfactory	2016-12-31
Project Management	Satisfactory	2016-12-31
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-12-31

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-28-2017
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: 11-11-2017	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	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

Clients with access to technologies and/or innovations supported by the project (disaggregated by male/female, youth: 18 – 30 years)	Value	0.00	69673.00	60397.00
	Date	January 3, 2011	December 28, 2016	December 30, 2016
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 100240.00 81630.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment

Clients who have adopted an improved innovation promoted by the project (disaggregated by male/ female, youth: 18 – 30 years)	Value	0.00	13105.00	10444.00
	Date	January 3, 2011	December 28, 2016	December 30, 2016
	Comment

Clients who have adopted an improved agr. technology promoted by the project Value 0.00 38223.00 36678.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment

Targeted clients satisfied with the technologies and innovations supported by the Project (disaggregated by male, female, youth).	Value	0.00	83.00	80.00
	Date	January 1, 2013	December 28, 2016	December 30, 2016
	Comment

Clients with access to technologies and/or innovations supported by the project - female Value 0.00 26732.00 15817.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 210.00 44.00 40.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries (of which female) Value 0.00 44293.00 22283.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Clients who have adopted an improved innovation promoted by the project, by male. Value 0.00 6469.00 6266.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Clients who adopted an improved agr. technology promoted by project – female Value 0.00 16215.00 9808.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Targeted clients satisfied with the technologies and innovations supported by the Project (male) Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date January 1, 2013 May 13, 2016 September 30, 2016
Comment
Clients with access to technologies and/or innovations supported by the project - male Value 0.00 42905.00 44580.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Clients with access to technologies and/or innovations supported by the project - youth (18 - 30 years) Value 0.00 750.00 5000.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Clients who have adopted an improved innovation promoted by the project, by female. Value 0.00 5622.00 4178.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Clients who have adopted an improved agricultural technology promoted by the project by male Value 0.00 22008.00 26870.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Targeted clients satisfied with access to technologies and innovations supported by the Project (female). Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date January 1, 2013 May 13, 2016 September 30, 2016
Comment
Targeted clients satisfied with access to technologies and innovations supported by the Project (by youth 18-30 years). Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date January 1, 2013 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Clients who have adopted an improved innovation promoted by the project, by youth. Value 0.00 1700.00 2000.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Clients who have adopted an improved agricultural technology promoted by the project by youth. Value 0.00 5000.00 5000.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Collaborative research/extension sub-projects under implementation/completed Value 0.00 17.00 17.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Research sub-projects supported by the project (disaggregated by - (i) under implementation; (ii) completed) Value 0.00 17.00 17.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Technologies and/or innovations disseminated Value 0.00 170.00 88.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Strategic Policy Options developed and submitted by CORAF for approval by RECs and national governments Value 0.00 53.00 42.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Technologies demonstrated in the project areas (number) Value 0.00 255.00 89.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
New technologies/ innovation generated or promoted under the project for which information is publicly accessible. Value 0.00 113.00 64.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Innovation Platforms (IPs) in commodity value chains functional Value 0.00 130.00 100.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Female participation in functional IPs Value 0.00 18911.00 8949.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Client days of training provided (number) Value 0.00 36641.00 47368.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
IP joint programs between weaker and stronger countries implemented Value 0.00 10.00 11.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
CORAF ISO certified Value No No Yes
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Collaborative research or extension sub-projects - under implementation Value 0.00 17.00 17.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Collaborative research or extension sub-projects - completed (number) Value 0.00 0.00 17.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Research sub-projects supported by the project - under implementation Value 0.00 17.00 17.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Client days of training provided - Female (number) Value 0.00 28528.00 47368.00
Date November 29, 2013 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment
Research sub-projects supported by the project - completed Value 0.00 17.00 17.00
Date January 3, 2011 December 28, 2016 December 30, 2016
Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	100240.00	81630.00
	Date	January 3, 2011	December 28, 2016	December 30, 2016
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	210.00	44.00	40.00
	Date	January 3, 2011	December 28, 2016	December 30, 2016
	Comment

Female participation in functional IPs	Value	0.00	18911.00	8949.00
	Date	January 3, 2011	December 28, 2016	December 30, 2016
	Comment

CORAF ISO certified	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	January 3, 2011	December 28, 2016	December 30, 2016
	Comment