Tanzania - Third Technical Assistance Project

Document of FILE COPY The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P-3190-TA REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED CREDIT TO THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA FOR A THIRD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT January 21, 1982 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of | their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Tanzania Shilling (TSh) TSh 1.00 = US$0.12 US$1.00 = TSh 8.30 US$1.00 = SDR 0.85 (As the Tanzania Shilling is officially valued in relation to a basket of the currencies of Tanzania's trading partners, the US Dollar/Tanzania Shilling exchange rate is subject to change. Conversions in this report were made at US$1.00 to TSh 8.30 which is close to the 1981 average exchange rate. The US$/SDR exchange rate used in this report is that of November 30, 1981.) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS BET - Board of External Trade CAT - Coffee Authority of Tanzania Kilimo/MOA - Ministry of Agriculture NAFCO - National Agricultural and Food Corporation NMC - National Milling Corporation PPMB - Project Preparation and Monitoring Bureau TANSEED - Tanzania Seed Company Limited TAT - Tobacco Authority of Tanzania TCA - Tanzania Cotton Authority TSA - Tanzania Sisal Authority TS&E - Directorate of Technical Services and Extension - at Kilimo UNDP - United Nations Development Programme USAID - United States Agency for International Development FISCAL YEAR Government - July 1 to June 30  - i - FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY TANZANIA THIRD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT Credit and Project Summary Borrower: United Republic of Tanzania Amount: SDR 10.2 million (US$12 million) equivalent Terms: Standard Project The Project would finance technical assistance require- Description: ments principally in the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and its key parastatals as well as for a limited number of other Government agencies. The Project would also finance an Advisory Group which has been set up to assist the Government in designing an economic recovery program. Benefit: The technical assistance would support the Government's Export Rehabilitation Program by eliminating manpower bottlenecks in the agricultural sector and promoting the generation and saving of foreign exchange. Risk: There is some risk of delays in recruiting the necessary personnel, owing to the large number and specialized nature of their work; however, these would be kept to a minimum with the involvement of FAO and appropriate administrative arrangements at MOA. Estimated Project Costs: Local Foreign Total1