Burundi - Second Forestry Project

Document Of The World Bank FoR omuIL USE ONLY Rent No- P-4105-BU REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF TRE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED CREDIT OF SDR 13.0 MILLION TO THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI FOR A SECOND FORESTRY PROJECT May 23, 1985 IThis dscmt m a imikde dhtrlmhm sed my be med by aedilmi emily in the pezf.uce of their eUficl dUd.. ft emeb _ ms ethwe be _dim w l Wod Beak sadmieo.  BURUNDI CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Units Burundi Franc (BuF) US$1.00 - BuF 120.0 BuF 100 = US$0.83 SDR I = US$0.991 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric System Metric British/US Equivalents 1 meter (m) 3.3 feet I cubic meter (m3) - 35.3 cubic feet 1 hectare (ha) 100 ares 2.47 acres 1 kilometer (km) - 0.62 m-le 1 square kilometer (km2) = 0.39 square mile (sq.mi.) 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.20 pounds (Lb) I liter (1) 0.26 U.S. gallon (gal) 0.22 Imperial gallon (imp. gal) 1 ton (metric ton) 2,204 pounds (lb) ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY AFVP - Association Francaise des Vol-ontaires du Progres/ French Volunteers CTFT - Centre Technique Forestier Tropical/French Tropical Forest Center EDF - European Development Fund/Fonds Europeen de d6veloppement (FED) FAC - Fonds d'Aide et de Coop&ration/French Aid and Cooperation Fund ILO - International Labor Organization ICRAF - International Center for Research in Agroforestry ISABU - Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi/ National Agricultural Research Institute MFCZN - Mission Francaise Crete ZaIre Nil/French Forestry Zaire- Nile Divide Mission ONATOUR - Office National de la Tourbe/National Peat Development Agency SRD - Societe National de la Tourbe/National Peat Development Agency Company UNDP - United Nations Development Programme USAID - United States Agency for International Development WFP - World Food Programme FISCAL YEAR Government of Burundi : January 1 - December 31  FOR OMCIAL USE ONLY BURUNDI SECOND FORESTRY PROJECT Credit and Project Summary Borrower : Republic of Burundi Beneficiary :Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Forestry Department Amount : SDR 13.0 million (US$12.8 million equivalent) Terms :Standard IDA terms Project : The proposed Credit would finance the second phase of a long- Objectives term afforestation program and assist the Government in and establishing long-term production and marketing policies for Description the sub-sector. The main Project objectives are: (i) to help meet the rapidly growing demand for wood; (ii) to reduce Burundi's need for imports of timber, timber substitutes and fuel; (iii) to contribute to protecting the natural environment; and (iv) to promote greater itegration of cropping, forestry and livestock activities at farm level. Ninety rural nurseries (including about 30 new ones) would produce plants for sale to the population. Agro-forestry would be promoted to address the rural population's needs for wood, fodder, shade and soil improvement. Pilot actions would be undertaken in a few plantation areas to integrate afforestation with livestock and agricultural improvement activities. About 3,500 ha of eucalyptus and 1,500 ha of pine plantations would be established in western Burundi; in addition 2,000 ha of woodlots would be established in communes all over the country. Benefits The Project would benefit about 60,000 rural families, or about 8X of the farming community by increasing their supplies of fuelwood and poles. The eucalyptus and pine plantations would serve the urban population by meeting the needs for charcoal of about 60,000 people in Bujumbura. The pilot activities would primarily integrate better afforest- ation programs with agriculture and livestock. Agroforestry research would define better means to improve present farming systems. Finally, the Project would have a significant impact on employment. Risks : The proposed Project does not involve major or unusual risks.Limited land availability is the most important problem in establishing large and medium size commercial plantations: to avoid this risk, legal arrangements have already been made to ensure the availability of planting sites. The principal economic risk of the Project is that management performance will not reach expected standards, 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.  - ii - thus reducing productivity of plantations and nurseries. This risk would be reduced by the recrUitment of a technical assistance team. Estimated Local Foreign Total Project Costs 1/ ------- -USi llion . Commercial plantations 3.5 1.3 4.8 . Rural nurseries & agroforestry 2.1 0.2 2.3 . Agroforestry research 0.0 0.2 0.2 Maintenance of existing plantations 0.2 0.3 0.5 . Livestock and agriculture 0.6 0.9 1.5 improvement . Institutional strengthening 0.6 2.9 3.5 . Scholarships and specialized - 0.2 0.2 training Base Cost 7.0 6.0 13.0 Physical Contingencies 0.7 0.4 1.1 Price Contingencies 2.0 0.9 2.9 Total Project Costs 9.7 7.3 17.0 Financing Plan USS Million Equivalent x of Total Local Foreign Total Financing IDA 8.1 4.7 12.8 75 FAC - 2.6 2.6 15 Government 1.6 - 1.6 10 Total 9.7 7.3 17.0 100 Estimated Disbursements IDA fiscal year: 1985/86 86/87 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 --------USS millions -