Mozambique - Food Security Capacity Building Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 11368-NOz STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE FOOD SECURITY CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT APRIL 1, 1993 r- t '- . zNt:nr ,_ , .-C.,- '1 \ Population and Human Resources Division Southern Africa Department African Regional Office This document has a rstricted distibudon and nmy be used by eipients ody in the perfonmauce of their official duties. Its contents may not odherise be discloed without Wodd Bank athuorization.  CQURRENCY EOUIVALENT (March 1993) Currency Unit = Metical (pl. Meticais) US$1 = 3,000 Meticais FISCAL YEARS IDA Fisecal Year = July 1 - June 30 Government Fiscal Year = January 1 - December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CPA Centro de Formacao Agrario (Center for Agricultural Tramning) CNP Comissao Nacional do Plano (National Planning Commission) CT?P Conselho Tecnico do Plano DPCCN Departamento de Prevencao e Combate das Calamidades Naturais (Department for the Prevention and Cembatting of Natural Disasters) ESRP Economic and SocW Recovery Program FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FSD Food Security Department INDER National Institute for Rur l Economic Development MIC Ministry of International Cooperation MOA Ministry of Agriculture MOC Ministry of Comnme4ce MOH Ministry of Health MOI Ministry of Industry MOL Ministry of Labor NGO Non-governmental organization PAU Poverty Alleviation Unit RENAM13 Mozambique National Resistence NSA Novo Sistema de Abastecimento (Food Rationing System) UEM Universidade Eduardo Mondlane UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development  FOR OMFCL USE ONLY REPUBLIC OF M U FOOD SECURHUtCAPACTrY BUMIDNG PROJECI Table of Contents Credit and Project Summary ........................................ I L iNTRODUCTION . ...................................... 1 A. Overview ........................................... 1 R. FOOD SECURfTY CONTEXT AND ISSUES ..................... 3 A. Definidon of Food Security ............ ..................... 3 B. Food Secuity and Nutrition Status and Causes ...... .............. 4 C. Food Seurity Strategy and Issues ......... ................... 8 D. Ihe Bank's Role ....................................... 15 IIL TH PROJECT. 15 A. Objectives md Summary Descripdon .15 B. Detailed Features .16 IV. PROJECT COSTS AND FINANCING .......................... 20 A. Project Cost .. ....................................... 20 B. Project Financimg . ..................................... 22 C. Prouremen ......................................... 23 D. Disbursements . ...................................... 25 E. Accounts and Audit ..................................... 6 V. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IMLEENTATON .... ......... 26 A. Project Management ..................................... 26 B. Implementadon ........................................ 27 VI. PROJECT BENEFITS AND RISKS ........ ................... 30 VW. ASSURANCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...... .............. 31 This report is based on the findings of an appraisal mission that visited Moambique In May 1992. Mission members were Ms. Neeta Sirur (task manager, economist), Mr. Barry Riley (food security specialist), Ms. Jacomina de Regt (training specialist), Mr. Lawrce Salmen (beneficiary assessment specialist) and Mr. Daniel Owen (evaluation design). Peer Reviewers for the project were Messrs. Robert Hindle, Roger Sulivan and Harold Walters. Secretarial support was provided by Ms. R. Mendoza. Mr. Roger Grawe and Mr. Stephen Denning are the managing Division Chief and Department Director respectively for the project. 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.  Annex I Pov&tty A.leviton Unit . .33 1 Povwty Alitio Unit.................. *................... 3 Amux 2 Professional Mozambia Staf: Tem of Reference . ............... 40 Anmu 3 IDA-Finaced Log Term Policy Adviser: Tms ofReference . ........ 53 Annex 4 nformation Flows to the Food Security Polcy Unit ........ SS Anex 5 Su y Accounts Cost Summary S_ry i=count by Peoject Component ....................... 59 Anmex 6 EstimatedDisbursements ........................... 61 Annex7 ImplementatlonSchedule .................................. 62 Annex 8 Supervision Plan . ........................... 65 Amex 9 LessonsLearned n Project Implementation ...................... 68 Anex 10 Lst of Documents in the Project Prof.e .. 70 Chat Chat I Struur of the Natnal Plaming Commission .72 Chart2 Moabie: Goverment Organizational Chart ........ ........... 73  FOOD SE C^PY BUILJEGPOEC C