Emergency Agriculture and Food Supply Project

Abstract*

The proposed operation will be designed as an Investment Project Financing (IPF), funded by an IDA grant in the amount of US$55 million and a US$45 million grant from the ARTF over a two-year period. The Project responds to the food security and reduced income challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis by: (i) increasing local food production with an initial emphasis on wheat, key staple crop for the country; and (ii) creating COVID-era short-term employment... Show More

Development Objective

In response to Covid-19 emergency, the proposed project development objective is to support critical food supply chains and create short-term economic opportunities.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P174348
Status
Active
Team Leader
Amanullah Alamzai , Francois Onimus, Mohammad Akbari
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance

Country
Afghanistan
Disclosure Date
July 18, 2020
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
August 4, 2020
Effective Date
September 20, 2020

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 100.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2021

Commitment Amount
US$ 100.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Substantial
Closing Date
June 30, 2025

Consultant Services required
No
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
March 15, 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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change57%
- FY17 - Adaptation38%
- FY17 - Mitigation19%
FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management74%
- FY17 - Watershed Management35%
FY17 - Water Resource Management74%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform46%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Disease Control80%
- FY17 - Pandemic Response80%
FY17 - Gender100%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Enterprise Development34%
- FY17 - MSME Development34%
FY17 - Jobs74%
- FY17 - Job Creation74%
FY17 - Public Private Partnerships18%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development34%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery24%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund	45.00
IDA Grant	55.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	55.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	55.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	45.00
Total Project Cost**	100.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Aug 4, 2020	IDA-D7120	Loan Commitment	55,000,000.00
May 18, 2021	IDA-D7120	Loan Disb	13,907.90
Oct 20, 2020	IDA-D7120	Loan Disb	8,250,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-04-10
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-04-10
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-04-10
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-04-10
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-04-10
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-04-10

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 11-21-2022
Outcomes	Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-14-2023	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Wheat crop production in project intervention areas Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Private sector entities in food supply chains supported by the project Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Days of short-term labor financed by the project Value 0.00 119078.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Farmers using emergency packages of certified seed provided by the project (number) Value 0.00 280000.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Of which female labor Value 0.00 984.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Area provided with new/improved irrigation or drainage services Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Institutional capacity built and beneficiaries skills developed (participant training-days) Value 0.00 1136.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 July 5, 2021
Comment
Volume of inputs (wheat seeds and other crop seeds) distributed to farmers under the project (MT) Value 0.00 14000.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Volume of breeder seeds produced under the project (MT) Value 1562.00 85.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Area provided with improved irrigation or drainage services Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Out of which female participants Value 0.00 135.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Cropping intensity on operational irrigation schemes (% increase) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Beneficiaries satisfied with support provided by the project (percentage) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Number of food supply chain infrastructure units supported through grants Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Land area under sustainable landscape management practices Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Out of which female beneficiaries Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Operational Irrigation Associations created and/or strengthened (number) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Percentage of public grievances received resolved within the prescribed timeline Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date June 30, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services Value 0.00 4324.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2020 August 31, 2021
Comment
Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services - Female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment

Wheat crop production in project intervention areas	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	August 31, 2021
	Comment

Of which female labor	Value	0.00	984.00	0.00
	Date	July 1, 2020	August 31, 2021
	Comment

Volume of breeder seeds produced under the project (MT)	Value	1562.00	85.00	0.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	August 31, 2021
	Comment

Out of which female participants	Value	0.00	135.00	0.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	August 31, 2021
	Comment

Out of which female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date
	Comment