Market Access for Agricultural Products Project

Abstract*

The project will contribute to creating long-term economic opportunities for the rural small and medium-sized producers and indigenous communities by applying a three-fold approach: (i) intervene at the level of grass-roots organizations of farmers via capacity building (sub-component 1.1); (ii) improve critical public sector institutions and their delivery of key services (sub-component 1.2); and (ii) support investment sub-projects focused on improving... Show More

Development Objective

Enhance access to markets and provide emergency support to Agricultural Producer Organizations, Indigenous Communities and their members, for the current COVID-19 emergency and future Eligible Crises or Emergencies.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P168153
Status
Active
Team Leader
Pablo Valdivia Zelaya , Edward Bresnyan
Borrower 2
Republic of Paraguay

Country
Paraguay
Disclosure Date
November 13, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 19, 2020
Effective Date
July 6, 2020

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 110.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Production
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2020

Commitment Amount
US$ 100.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
March 3, 2024
Closing Date
June 30, 2026

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

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 - Climate change49%
- FY17 - Adaptation26%
- FY17 - Mitigation23%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development80%
- FY17 - Agriculture Finance80%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs67%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion43%
- FY17 - Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities43%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development87%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery28%
- FY17 - Rural Markets67%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	100.00
Borrower/Recipient	5.88
Local Beneficiaries	4.12

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	100.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	100.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	110.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Nov 15, 2023	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	1,581,781.40
May 15, 2021	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	185,978.69
May 15, 2021	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	4,315.79
May 15, 2021	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	35,700.17
May 15, 2021	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	98,188.12
Oct 14, 2020	IBRD-90640	Loan Disb	19,744,724.00
Jul 6, 2020	IBRD-90640	Loan Disb	250,000.00
Jul 6, 2020	IBRD-90640	Fee Charges	250,000.00
Nov 29, 2021	IBRD-90640	Loan Disb	6,889,667.00
Nov 15, 2021	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	926.14
Nov 15, 2021	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	6,022.50
Aug 30, 2024	IBRD-90640	Loan Disb	5,091,724.50
Mar 19, 2020	IBRD-90640	Loan Commitment	100,000,000.00
Apr 23, 2021	IBRD-90640	Loan Disb	6,146,210.00
May 15, 2024	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	65,145.72
Jun 28, 2024	IBRD-90640	Loan Disb	1,124,383.90
May 15, 2024	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	1,777,100.90
Nov 15, 2020	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	101,333.11
Nov 15, 2020	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	2,089.99
Nov 15, 2021	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	93,082.65
Nov 15, 2021	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	239,160.47
Nov 15, 2022	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	82,204.71
Nov 15, 2022	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	632,702.50
Dec 21, 2022	IBRD-90640	Loan Disb	4,340,018.50
Aug 29, 2022	IBRD-90640	Loan Disb	4,108,777.80
May 15, 2022	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	83,684.37
May 15, 2022	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	299,005.90
Jun 20, 2023	IBRD-90640	Loan Disb	6,154,718.50
May 15, 2023	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	1,364,117.20
May 15, 2023	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	73,619.65
Nov 15, 2023	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	67,512.95
Nov 15, 2023	IBRD-90640	Int Charges	67,512.95

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Satisfactory	2024-12-26
Project Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2024-12-26
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2024-12-26
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2024-12-26
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2024-12-26
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2024-12-26

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Females Value 0.00 0.00 69000.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Beneficiaries members of Indigenous Communities Value 0.00 0.00 41000.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment

Increased gross value of sales (in real terms) by Beneficiary Organizations (Agricultural Producer Organizations and Indigenous Communities).	Value	0.00	0.00	30.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Agricultural Producer Organizations and Indigenous Communities receiving services and assets from the project as response to Covid-19	Value	0.00	424.00	417.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Agricultural Producer Organizations Value 0.00 373.00 292.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 December 31, 2022
Comment
Increased gross value of sales (in real terms) by Indigenous Communities Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Increased gross value of sales (in real terms) by Agricultural Producer Organizations Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Indigenous Communities Value 0.00 51.00 125.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 December 31, 2022
Comment

Family farmers members of beneficiary Agricultural Producer Organizations and Indigenous Communities with access to grants and services as a response to Covid-19 emergency	Value	0.00	48450.00	25000.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Beneficiary Organizations (Agricultural Producer Organizations and Indigenous Communities) that continue to realize sales at project closing according to approved investment subproject.	Value	0.00	0.00	75.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Farmers members of Agricultural Producer Organizations Value 0.00 44362.00 17500.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 December 31, 2022
Comment
Agricultural Producer Organizations Value 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Households members of Indigenous Communities Value 0.00 4088.00 7500.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 December 31, 2022
Comment
Indigenous Communities Value 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment

Farmers directly benefiting from the Project as members of Beneficiary Organizations (Agricultural Producer Organizations and Indigenous Communities) and participating in investment Subprojects.	Value	0.00	4881.00	17400.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Women members of Agricultural Producers Organizations or Indigenous Communities. Value 0.00 29615.00 5000.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 December 31, 2022
Comment
Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services Value 0.00 31467.00 39000.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Male Value 0.00 13640.00 23000.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Female Value 0.00 17827.00 16000.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Beneficiary members of Indigenous Communities Value 0.00 2214.00 8860.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Individuals directly benefiting from the project, disaggregated by gender and ethnicity. Value 0.00 0.00 169000.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Males Value 0.00 0.00 100000.00
Date July 1, 2020 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Women-tailored training events implemented to provide additional support for women-led businesses Value 0.00 0.00 20.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Western Region (Chaco) Value 0.00 58.00 80.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 December 31, 2022
Comment
Male Value 0.00 0.00 9000.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Public sector staff trained by the project Value 0.00 1167.00 1000.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Female Value 0.00 0.00 6000.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Male Value 0.00 707.00 700.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Female Value 0.00 460.00 300.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Public sector staff taking gender trainings provided by the project (Number) Value 0.00 64.00 1000.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Gender disaggregation of female extension agents and field technicians Value 30.00 35.20 35.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment

Increased organizational and managerial capacity of Beneficiary Organizations (Agricultural Producer Organizations and Indigenous Communities).	Value	0.00	0.00	80.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Members of beneficiary Agricultural Producer Organizations and Indigenous Communities receiving services and assets as emergency response to Covid-19	Value	0.00	48450.00	25000.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

DEAg's new institutional processes reviewed and implemented Value 0.00 0.00 14.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment

Agricultural Producer Organizations and Indigenous Communities benefiting from the project by implementing investments Subprojects.	Value	0.00	105.00	245.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Strategic Communication and Dissemination Plan successfully implemented Value No Yes Yes
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment

Subproject "expressions of interest" submitted for review by Beneficiary Organizations (Agricultural Producer Organizations and Indigenous Communities) (Number)	Value	0.00	336.00	400.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

New market intelligence system adopted and implemented by MAG Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Male farmers Value 0.00 18835.00 18000.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 December 31, 2022
Comment
Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology Value 0.00 0.00 25000.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Total people benefiting from the project (directly and indirectly) satisfied with the Grievance Redress Service Value 0.00 100.00 80.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment

Members of Agricultural Producer Organizations and Indigenous Communities receiving training and capacity building from the project	Value	0.00	20342.00	25000.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Members of Beneficiary Organizations (Agricultural Producer Organizations) satisfied with technical assistance received for the preparation and implementation of investment subprojects.	Value	0.00	0.00	80.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Male Value 0.00 0.00 15000.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Female farmers Value 0.00 29615.00 7000.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 December 31, 2022
Comment
Grievances responded and/or resolved within the stipulated service standards for response times Value 0.00 100.00 90.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Male Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Male Value 0.00 8403.00 15000.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Female Value 0.00 0.00 10000.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Digitalized Monitoring System under operation Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment

Agricultural Producer Organization and Indigenous Communities receiving services and assets from the project as response to Covid-19	Value	0.00	424.00	417.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Members of Beneficiary Organizations (Agricultural Producer Organizations and Indigenous Communities) participating in investment subprojects and adopting climate smart technologies or practices.	Value	0.00	0.00	15000.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Female Value 0.00 11939.00 10000.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Female Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment
Eastern Region Value 0.00 366.00 337.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 December 31, 2022
Comment
Farmers benefiting directly form the project and satisfied with services received from DEAg. Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date July 1, 2020 October 13, 2023 June 30, 2026
Comment

Females	Value	0.00	0.00	69000.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Agricultural Producer Organizations	Value	0.00	373.00	292.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Indigenous Communities	Value	0.00	51.00	125.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Male	Value	0.00	13640.00	23000.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Female	Value	0.00	17827.00	16000.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Males	Value	0.00	0.00	100000.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	March 31, 2023	June 30, 2026
	Comment

Western Region (Chaco)	Value	0.00	58.00	80.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Male farmers	Value	0.00	18835.00	18000.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Female farmers	Value	0.00	29615.00	7000.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Eastern Region	Value	0.00	366.00	337.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	October 13, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Market Access for Agricultural Products Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS