NELSAP Regional Agricultural Trade and Productivity TA (Phase II)

Development Objective

To increase knowledge of Basin agriculture in NBI institutions to promote more efficient and sustainable use of water resources andeconomically viable investment in agriculture.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P115414
Status
Closed
Team Leader
John Collier
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Africa
Disclosure Date
March 18, 2009
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
November 20, 2009
Effective Date
December 16, 2009

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 7.12 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2010

Commitment Amount
US$ 7.00 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2012

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
June 27, 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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Water Resource Management32%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform32%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Regional Integration68%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Nile Basin Initiative Trust Fund	7.00
Borrower/Recipient	0.12

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	7.00
Total Project Cost**	7.12

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	2013-02-01
Counterpart Funding	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-02-01
Project Management	Satisfactory	2013-02-01
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2013-02-01
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2013-02-01
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2013-02-01
Procurement	Satisfactory	2013-02-01

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-28-2013
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Substantial
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Substantial

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-02-2014	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	High	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	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	350.00	250.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	December 14, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Beneficiaries are regional project staff, Project Steering Committee, and other key officials in NBI Countries.

Options for NBI agricultural agenda presented to the NBI bodies	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	August 8, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	Agricultural functions not defined	Options presented to NBI Governance in July 2012.	Options presented to NBI governing bodies.

Analytical tools developed and information disseminated to increase water use productivity in Basin agriculture	Value	0.00	98.00	100.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	December 14, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	Analytical tools are not adequate	Ag model will be integrated into the Nile DSS both regionally and nationally. The Irrigation Potential study, phase 1, builds onwork done under EWAP to provide more in-depth analysis of irrigation potential in seven NELSAP Countries and delivered it togovernments. Phase 2 builds on that to prepare pre-feasibility studies of 34 schemes in those five countries. There are alreadyregional and national plans to utilize this work for preparing future investments through the newly approved Nile Cooperation forResults (NCORE) Project.	Model analysis & database disseminated at region, country levels.

Analytical tools developed and information disseminated to promote agricultural trade in the Nile Basin	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	December 14, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	Basin countries and institutions lack basic tools and knowledge	Three commodity categories, 5 trade corridors studied. Uptake by commodity groups and RECS with commitment to further this work.Aseries of potential investments have been identified. Virtual Water/water footprint study disseminated, to be launched oversummer2012, possibly at SIWA World Water Week – appears to have engaged non-water decision makers (Ministries of Finance, Planning,trade, etc. and private sector) in the water agenda.	Analytical tools and information developed and disseminated to promote agricultural trade in the Nile Basin.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Agricultural database for major crops in nine countries and one information retrieval system established, integrated into DSS, and functioning	Value	0.00	85.00	100.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	December 14, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	Scattered unintegrated databases	Indicator is overly ambitious and/or poorly defined. Creating complete ag data bases for 10 countries is found to be beyond thescope of the consultancy and the project (budget/time/personal constraints). The Project and consultants have agreed to createdatabase with sufficient information to validate the model. The database can, and should be, augmented over time by the NBI andcountriesusing the model.	Agricultural database and information system established and plans for integrating it into the Nile DSS developed.

One report on water resources for irrigation produced for each of the six specified countries and disseminated through at least oneworkshop per country	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	December 14, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	No consistent information on irrigation potential available	Good indication of how RATP fits into the progression of NBTF/Bank interventions as it goes from concept under EWUAP to RAPT tofollow-on work being planned under the NELSAP component of the new NCORE Project.	One report on water resources for irrigation produced for each of the six specified countries and disseminated.

Best practices on water harvesting and irrigation identified by the past NBI projects and other organizations disseminated in the basin	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	December 14, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	Practices assembled but not user-friendly with limited dissemination	Training well attended by all 7 countries – target audience was reached. Report has been widely disseminated within the NBICountries.	Practices disseminated at country level by trainers.

Agricultural trade data and information base acquired and integrated into NBI-DSS	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	December 14, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	Scattered and country-based information	Trade database complete for the 5 corridors studied and the virtual water/water footprint. In final stages of creating meta-datafor integrating into Nile IS/DSS. Water footprint already integrated.	Agricultural trade data and information base established and plans for integrating it into the Nile IS/DSS developed.

Facilitating policies and investments along selected transboundary agricultural trade corridors indicated	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	December 14, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	Scattered information on transboundary trade issues	Policies and potential investments identified, champions for continuing the work also committed to follow-up. Final reportsvalidated and disseminated – including extra-output on livestock export potential to the Gulf.	Policy and investment options presented and disseminated.

Virtual water for agriculture documented in nine basin countries and virtual water trade introduced as a tool for water resource decision making	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	December 14, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	Concept poorly understood and proper virtual water estimates for Nile Basin countries do not exist	Positively received, requested follow-on training, provided. Final report uploaded into the Nile IS and widely disseminated inallNBI Countries and internationally through a workshop at Stockholm International Water Week in August 2012. Covered whole NBI.	Concrete illustrations of concept in Nile basin environment developed.

One or more options identified for core agricultural functions of NBI and successor River Basin Organization, and consensus reachedon roles and functions	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	December 10, 2011	December 31, 2012
	Comment	Options for agriculture functions not properly defined	Report finalized and institutional options identified and prioritized for presentation to NBI Governance.	Institutional options prioritized.

Model that includes supply and demand blocks for Nile basin agriculture developed and integrated into the Nile Basin DSS model	Value	0.00	95.00	100.00
	Date	November 11, 2009	December 14, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	Agricultural model in DSS is not developed	Model completed and under testing by RATP and DSS Team. Consultant working closely with RATP and expected to finalize based ontesting results by December 21, 2012.	Model and database established and plans for integrating it into the Nile DSS developed.