The World Bank Burkina Faso - Bagre Growth Pole Project (P119662)

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized AFRICA Burkina Faso Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice IBRD/IDA Specific Investment Loan FY 2011 Seq No: 12 ARCHIVED on 11-Jun-2017 ISR28154 Implementing Agencies: BagrePole, Ministry of Economy, Finance and Development, Maison d'entreprise du Burkina Faso Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:21-Jun-2011 Planned Mid Term Review Date:15-Nov-2015 Original Closing Date:30-Sep-2017 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:01-Nov-2011 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:09-Nov-2015 Revised Closing Date:30-Nov-2018 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to contribute to increased economic activity in the Project Area, resulting in an increase in private investment, employment generation, and agricultural production. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Improvement of institutional capacity for better zone management and investment climate in the Project Area:(Cost $20.50 M) Public Disclosure Authorized Development of Critical Infrastructure:(Cost $78.50 M) Development of Critical Services and direct support to smallholders and SMEs:(Cost $12.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions 6/11/2017 Page 1 of 8

2 Component 1: Institutional activities under Component one are progressing well, with Bagrepole having (i) made significant progress on the Action Plan for complying with legal covenants, especially in contracting a firm to perform the dam safety study and completing community projects for the Legacy PAPs, (ii) begun a close engagement with DGCOOP on the additional financing and a detailed development of AF activities, and (iii) hired key personnel to assist with project management such as an environmental specialist to work with the correct implementation of the environmental social management framework (ESMF). Component 2: A great deal of progress has been made with constructing the primary canals in the Project area, and a water test in which water is opened for the first time from the existing canals to the canals constructed under the current Project is on track for end June Nearly the entirety of the primary canal has been completed to date (approximately 16 km out of 19 km against 3.5 km in October 2016). Component 3: Since the last mission alone, the Project has been responsible for attracting $1.53 million of new investments for a total of US$24.7 million, for creating more than 1300 new jobs (total to date 25,020), and for fostering the establishment of 9 new enterprises in the Project area for the agricultural value chain (a total of 89). The design for a parallel cash transfers program has been finalized and is currently going through a stakeholder consultation. An impact evaluation will be conducted after a certain time has transpired of implementing the cash transfer program. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program -- Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- High High Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- High High Stakeholders -- High High Other Overall -- High High Results Project Development Objective Indicators Value of investment flows (Amount(USD), Custom) Value ,170, ,700, ,000, /11/2017 Page 2 of 8

3 The performance for this indicator is strong - project end targets have already been exceeded. Number of jobs created (Number, Custom) Value , , , This has primarily been by means of the matching grants project which has performed well, and is on track to complete end targets by the end of the project. In addition, the MDTF from the Jobs Group is sponsoring the design of a cash transfers program to run in parallel with the matching grants activity and is designed to maximize job creation in the Project area. Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Value , , , This indicator has performed strongly and project end targets have long been achieved. Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) 6/11/2017 Page 3 of 8

4 PHINDIRITBL Value Volume of cereals and horticulture production (rice, maize, sorghum, millet beans, fruits & vegetables, etc.) (Metric tons/year, Custom) Value 157, , , , The Ministry of Agriculture has assisted with the methodology to measure this. Quick improvements will have to be made in order to reach project end targets, however, Bagrepole's extension agents have a plan to strengthen capacities in order to ramp up the progress with this indicator. Overall The Ministry of Agriculture is assisting with measuring gains with this indicator. Considerable improvements will have to be made to reach project end targets. The Project team is monitoring this with the client. Intermediate Results Indicators Number of agribusiness firms having signed an agreement committing to invest in an area of at least 100ha (Number, Custom) Value This indicator is scheduled to reach its goals after all the land is irrigated under the project and the roads and electric power have been completed to enable the private sector to come into the area. 6/11/2017 Page 4 of 8

5 PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL Number of enterprises established (Number, Custom) Value This indicator has performed well and has long reached project end targets. Number of private service providers operating in Bagre (Number, Custom) Value This indicator reached its end results in the time since the last mission in October Hectares of land allocated and with land title or under a lease (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Value , Date 31-May Nov Jun Nov-2018 New hectares of irrigated land will begin to be registered once the BIEF F is completed in November 2017, and the full area should be irrigated once all the irrigation network has been completed in March The construction companies are on-track to accomplish this. Once this has been done, land titles will be issued to the displaced persons and a lease will be issued to the private sector enterprises, as per this indicator. 6/11/2017 Page 5 of 8

6 PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL Area provided with new/improved irrigation or drainage services (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Value 3, , , , Date 31-May Nov Jun Nov-2018 New hectares of irrigated land will begin to be registered once the BIEF F is completed in November 2017, and the full area should be irrigated once all the irrigation network has been completed in March The construction companies are on-track to accomplish this. Area of irrigated land in production with Project support (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Value 1, , , , Date 31-May Nov Jun Nov-2018 New hectares of irrigated land will begin to be registered once the BIEF F is completed in November 2017, and the full area should be irrigated once all the irrigation network has been completed in March The construction companies are on-track to accomplish this. Irrigated land in production as per this indicator will be dependent on the irrigation works. Number of proposals financed by the matching grants fund (Number, Custom) Value The Project has long since reached project end targets for this indicator. 6/11/2017 Page 6 of 8

7 PHINDIRITBL Beneficiaries satisfied with the matching grants program (Percentage, Custom) Value This is the first time that the MEBF has conducted this survey among beneficiaries. Overall The GoBF is making acceptable progress on each of their indicators, and some of the indicators have far exceeded expectations. The Project is on-track for reaching all indicators by the end of the project. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P IDA-H7270 Effective USD % P IDA-Q9350 Closed USD % Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P IDA-H7270 Effective 21-Jun Jul Nov Sep Nov-2018 P IDA-Q9350 Closed 10-Oct Oct Oct Apr Nov-2015 Cumulative Disbursements 6/11/2017 Page 7 of 8

8 Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 31-May-2016 Related Project(s) P Burkina Faso - Bagre Growth Pole Project Additional Financing 6/11/2017 Page 8 of 8