Benin - Community Based Food Security Project

/C-41 tc C)/ - /s 6vA Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 12253-BEN STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT REPUBLIC OF BENIN COMMNITY-BASED FOOD SECURITY PROJECT MARCH 9, 1994 '1 vpTe: Agriculture Operations Occidental and Central Africa Department This dou.ment has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only In the performnce of their official dutise Its contents may not otherwise be disdosed without World Bank authorlizaon.  CRRENCY EQIJ'VALENTS Currency Unit: CFA Franc (CFAF) US$1 = CFAF 575' V9EIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric System FISCAL YAfR January 1 - December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AFVP Association francaise des volontaires du progrbs APV Agent polyvalent de vtdgarmeation Polyvalant extension agent CARDER Centre d'ection r6gionale et de ddveoppement rural Regional Action and Rural Development Center CFO Caisse franaise do d6veloppernent (ex CCCE) CIRAPIP Centre dlnfonatdon de recherche et d'action pour Is promotion des initiatives paysennes CLCAM Colss, locale de cr6dit agrio mutual Rural Savings and Loan Cooperate CNCA Caisse nationale de ordt agricole National Agricultural Credit Bank CNW Community Nutrition Worker CONGAB Counci of Non-Governrnental Organizations CREDESA Centre de recherche pour oe d6veloppernent et Ia sant6 DANA Direction de i'alamentadon et de I nutrition appllqu6ees Food and Applied Nutriton Directorate DANIDA Danish Cooperaton Agency FAI1 Local Initative. Support Fund FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FAOXCP FAO-World Bank Cooperative Program GERAM Group.s d'expetise et dingeniede rural pour l'auto-promotion du monde paysan GRAPAD Groups de reoherohe et d'aofon pour la promoidon de l'agdouitur. at du d6veloppernent GTZ German Technical Coopertion Agency GV Groupement viWgeci. V'ilager Group INSAE Institut national dee stadstiques at de I'analyVe doonomique MDR Ministere du d6veloppernent rural Minis%y of rural development MMU Management and Monitoring Unit MRJC Mouvement rural de Ia junesse chretlenne NGO Non-governmental organization GCSD Organisation canadienne pour Ia solidarite et l d6veloppement ONASA Oftice national d'appui A la s6curiti alimntaira National Bureau for Food Security Support ONC Office national des cireales Nadonal Cereals Board SAD Service aUemandd d6veloppernent SVA Service des volontaires aslemnds UNICEF United Nadons Childrn's Fund UNS National University of eanin VED Volontaires europeens de d6velopperent WFP Wold Food Program 1/ Exchange rate as of February 1994. The parity of the CFAF with the French Franc, previously fixed at 50/1 has been realigned to 100/1 in January 12, 1994.  FOR OFFCAL USE ONLY REPUBLIC OF BENE COmmiUNITT-ASED zOOD sECURITY PRnOaC 8TAFF APPRAISAL REPORT TA1 OF CONTTS DOCUMYNIS CONTAINED IN TME PROJEC PILE Li CREDIT AMN PR8OJE SuISRY v I. INRODUCIXON 1 A. Physical Characteristics 1 B. Sociaeconomic situation 1 C. Project Origin 2 II. TEM AGRICULTURE 8ECTOR AND FOOD SECUPIM 2 A. Agricultural Production 2 so Food supply 3 C. Food Stability 4 D. Access to Food and Malautrition 6 so Institutions Dealing with Food Security 8 F. Food Security Interventions 10 G. Food Security Strategy 11 S. Role of IDA 12 I Previous XDA Experience 13 J. Data Base and Xdentification of Areas at Food Security Risk 14 A. Project Rationale 1S B. Objectives 1S C. Summary Project Description 16 D. Detailed Features 16 a. Micro-projects 16 b , Community Nutrition Program 20 c Institution Building, Managesmet and Monitoring 21 IV. PROJECT COSTS AND PINANCING 22 A. Cost Estimate 22 B Financing 23 C. Procurement 24 D. Disbursement 26 B. Accounts and Audit 27 This report is based on the findings of the apraisal mission carried out in Beninin June 1993, consisting of Mr. Adolfo Brisxi (mission leader and agricultural economist), Mr. Thierry Brun (food security/nutrition specialist), Mr. Abdou Salem Drabo (community development and NGO Advisor), Mrs. Sylvie Tillier (econo mist), Mr. Abdoulays Toure (agronomist), Kr. Torben Lindqvist (DJIXDA, economist), Ms * enriette Bonnevie (DaMIDA consultant). Fbrther assistance was provided by Ms. Bhagwanti Kushalani (operations assistant). The report benefited fron the support of Ms. Betty Eanan (project officer). Messrs. EarrY Walters (AFTER) and Cadman Mills (AF4AG) are the peers reviewers. Mr. olivier Lafourcade is the Department Director and Mr. Theodore Ekodo the Agriculture Division Chief . secretarial support was provided by Ms. andrea VUsques. This document bas a resticted distnrbution and may be used by recipient only in the per=nce of teir official duties Its contents may rot otherwise be disclosod vdthout World Bak authodzaton.  Li V. PROJECT ORGANZATION AND MAaOBMENT 28 A. Organization and Managoment 28 B. Cost Recovery 31 C. Monitoring, Evaluation &ud Reporting 32 VI. BENEFITS AND RISKS 34 a. Expected Benefits 34 B. FinancLal Implications for Goverment 35 C. Bnvironmental impact 35 D. Risks 35 VII. ALREyEMNTS AND RECOM3 NDATiONS 36 1* National food sec xity policy and institutions 2. Minutes of the workshop on micro-projects implemetation 3. Methodology for the identification of the areas at risk 4. Micro-rrojects implementation 5. Project benefits - Micro-projects financial feasibility 6. Community nutrition program 7. Monitoring and evaluation a. Project Costs 9. Implementation schedule 10. Disbursement schedule 11. Supervision schedule Map  ii REPUBLIC OF BENIZ COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD SECURITY PROJECT Documents Contained in the Project File Workino Documents 1. Project Implementation Manual 2. Food and Nutrition Sap in Benin, Identification of Areas at Risk (Pilot Food Security Project, May 1992). 3. Pilot Food Security Project, Preparation Report (FAO/CP, October 1989). 4. Pilot Food Security Project, Evaluation Report (FAO/CP, July 1992) S. Community-based Food Security Project, Preparation report (FAO/CP January 1993) 6. Finalization of NOOs' intervention proposals (T. Perreau, April 1993)  v REPUBLIC OF EN COJfhNITrY-BASD FOOD OSEcRTlY PROJeCT CREDIT AND PROJECt SUU1 R Borrows t Republic of Benin Beneficiaries: Linistry of Rural Development (MMD) Amlount2 8DR 7.1 mllion (US$9.7 mllion equivelent) Torlogs Standar IDA tems with 40 year maturity and a 10 year grace poriod Project DescriLtions Over a five year porlod, the project would assLst the Government in improvLng the food security and nutrition standards of the most vulnerable population groups of the country. The project would focus on poverty allevLation in prc-Ldentified problem-areas (Osous-pr6fectures"), however, the situatLon would be regularly monitored and the suope of the projeat adapted. Further targeting would be carried out in those areas to ensure that assLstance be provided to the most disadvantaged segments of the rural population. The approach will build upon specific situations and constraints, aiming at their solutLon through the empowerment of local communities, with particular emphadsi on women groups.* Selected NGOs would help rural groups design and implement micro-projects aimed at developing sustaliable income generating actLvlties, employmet opportunLtLes and improve theLr nutritional standards. Moos would help raise group interest and participation in the implementation of development actLvltLes and help the community access sources of financing and support. The project would comprise three major componentst a) local commuity support for preparatLon and implementation of mLcro- projects, including L) income generating activities, small agricultural projects and lLvestock raising, food processing, small trading and marketing; 1$) socio-economic activities, support to storage, land development and rural works (bottom- land development, anti-erosica techniques), village tree nurseries; iii) micro-infrastructure such as the rehabilitation of village access and feeder roads and of market places, small structures (bridges, fords), village wells, livestock watering points; b) nutrition activities, through local community nutrition agents supported by Noos, for the improvemmet of the nutritional status of womnm and children in the target populations and implementation of a beneficiary assessment; c) institution strengtheniag to support the planning and monitoring of the nutrition and food security situation, and management, coordination and support of project activities in the field.  vi Estimated Prolect Cost and Financina Plan (US$ million): Components Local Foreign Total of Base __________ ~~~~~~~costs cro-projects 3.7 4.3 8.0 54 Community nutritdon program 0.8 1.3 2.1 '.4 Policy, planning, monitoring and 1.s 1.4 2.9 19 managenent _ . . ._. Project preparat(pilot phase) 1/ 1.1 0.8 1.9 13 Total Base Costs 7.1 7.8 14.9 100 Physical Contingencies 0.3 0.6 0.9 S F dnancial Contingencies 2.8 0.S 3.3 22 TOTAL PROJECT COSTS 10.2 8.9 19.1 127 I/ financed through PPF, DANIDA grant & NGOIGOB Contribution _inancing Plan Local Foreign Total % of Base Costs -UB---- US$ million ----- IDA 4.3 5.4 9.7 51 DANIDA 3.3 1.6 4.9 25 WFP 0.3 0.4 0.7 4 NOos 0.8 1.5 2.3 12 Government 0.6 0.6 3 Beneficiaries 0.9 0.9- Total 10.2 8.4 19.1 100 Estimated Disbursements of IDA Credit FY95 FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY2000