Haiti - Post-Hurricane Agricultural Rehabilitation Project in the Southern Peninsula

Doument of The World Bank FOR OMCIL USE ONLY Rqwoh No. 5850 PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT HAITI CREDIT 1106-HA POST-HURRICANE AGRICULTURAL REHABILITATION PROJECT September 13, 1985 Projects Department Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office This documet hn a r&lded dlbuIbom and may be and by recipiet ony in the perfonaac of their oUdcl dudkl Us my no otherwise be dilowd witdh Wedd Dank aalh.rlzatio.  CURRENCY US$1 = Gourdes (G) 5.00 Gourde (G) 1 = US$0.20 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric System 1 meter (m) = 39.37 inches i kilometer (km) = 0.62 miles 1 hectare (ha) = 2.47 acres = 0.78 carreaux I square kilometer (km2) = 0.386 square miles 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.205 pounds 1 ton (t) = 2,205 pounds 1 liter (1) = 0.264 gallons ABBREVIATIONS BCA - Agricultural Credit Bureau (Bureau de Credit Agricole) DARNDR - Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Departement de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Naturelles et du Developpenent Rural) IDA - International Development Association PPC - Smallholder Coffee Project (Petit Planteur Cafeier Project) USAID - United States Agency for International Development GOVERNMENT OF HAITI FISCAL YEAR October 1 - September 30  FOR OICIAL USE ONLY HAITI POST-HURIRCANE AGRICULTURAL REHABILITATION PROJECT PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT Table of Conteats Page No. Preface ................................................. i Highlights ..................................................... ii Basic Data Sheet ............. iii I. PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION ............ ............ I A. Introduction ..................................... 1 B. Formulation and Objectives ........................... I C. Institutional Constraints and Implementing Arrangements 2 D. Project Cost and Financing ..... ....................... 3 II. IMPLEMENTATION ................... 3 A. Project Content . .... ....................., 3 B. Implementation Schedule ..... ............... 4 C. Estimated and Actual Project Cost .................... 4 D. Administrative Arrangements ..... ............. 5 III. PROJECT IMPACT ............................................ 6 A. Supply of Fertilizer ...... ........................... 6 B. Expansion of Coffee Nurseries ..... .................... 8 C. Agricultural Credit ...... ... ......................... 8 D. Construction of Farm Service Centers ................ .. 9 E. Expansion of Tool Banks ..... .......................... 9 IV. INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE ...... ...................... 10 A. Government ... . ... ........... 10 B. IDA ................................................... 11 V. CONCLUSIONS AND LESSONS TO BE LEARNED . . ..... 11 ANNEXES 1. Distribution of Fertilizer 2. Information on Coffee Nurseries 3. Location of Farm Service Centers This document has a resticte disribution and may be used by rpiets only in the perfonnae of tbhe official duties Its cuntents may not otherwe be dicosed without World Bank authorizon.  HAITI POST-HURRICANE AGRICULTURAL REHABILITATION PROJECT PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT PREFACE Ihis is the Project Completion Report (PCR) of the Post-Hurricane Agricultural Rehabilitation Project (Credit 1106-HA). The Credit Agreement was signed on April 13, 1981. The total credit amount was SDR 2.60 million, as approved by the Board on March 17, 1981. Total Credit disbursement was SDR 2.52 million, and the final disbursement took place on April 23, 1984. The PCR was prepared by the Latin America and Caribbean Region, Agriculture Division A. The report is based on the findings of a completion mission in June 1984 and information contained in LAC Regional Files. The project was not selected for audit by OED as (i) project issues are common to those of relief projects already audited and (ii) project impact on agricultural production cannot be measured. The Project Completion Report was sent to the Borrower for comment on June 18, 1985. However, no comments have bee4