Grenada - Small Farmer Vulnerability Reduction Initiative : P124107 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 04

The World Bank Report No: ISR16807 Implementation Status & Results Grenada Small Farmer Vulnerability Reduction Initiative (P124107) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Small Farmer Vulnerability Reduction Initiative (P124107) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 4 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 25-Nov-2014 Country: Grenada Approval FY: 2011 Product Line: Recipient Executed Activities Region: LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Lending Instrument: Emergency Recovery Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Ministry of Agriculture Key Dates Board Approval Date 14-Oct-2010 Original Closing Date 08-Dec-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date 15-Oct-2012 Last Archived ISR Date 24-Apr-2013 Effectiveness Date 08-Dec-2010 Revised Closing Date 08-Dec-2014 Actual Mid Term Review Date 26-Nov-2012 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the Grant is to provide immediate and urgent assistance to at least 1100 small farmers in Grenada to cope with therecent global financial and food crisis and weather fluctuations through the provision of incentives for purchasing improved agriculture input, water management technology, and adoption of improved livestock practices. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Part 1: Incentives for the Adoption of Improved Technologies and On-farm Capitalization 0.84 Part 2: Project Monitoring and Evaluation 0.05 Part 3: Project Management 0.10 Overall Ratings Public Disclosure Copy Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Low Low Implementation Status Overview The Project exceeded its Project Development Objective to provide immediate and urgent assistance to at least 1100 small farmers in Grenada to cope with the recent global financial and food crisis and weather fluctuations through the provision of incentives for purchasing improved agriculture input, water management technology, and adoption of improved crop and livestock practices. Through this kind of system, the beneficiaries with support of extension officers could chose from a list of options, the inputs, which cover best their needs, and they also had the option to choose among 23 participating input suppliers. Even though the grant was relatively small, it was able to achieve substantial results, both Page 1 of 5  The World Bank Report No: ISR16807 planned and unplanned. Overall, the Grant not only put in place an innovative, demand driven and market oriented incentive mechanism, but it also: (i) exceeded its objective with 1502 producers adapting new technologies, compared to the 1,100 planned affected by the economic crisis; (ii) disbursed 100 percent of the total funds; and (iii) finished all its activities one year before closing with no cost overruns at project closure. The project results were showcased in a regional OECS agriculture workshop organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of Grenada. Public Disclosure Copy Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Grenada Saint Mark Saint Mark ✔ Grenada Saint John Saint John ✔ Grenada Saint John Saint John ✔ Grenada Saint George Saint George ✔ Grenada Saint David Saint David ✔ Grenada Saint Andrew Saint Andrew ✔ Grenada Carriacou and Petite Martinique Carriacou and Petite Martinique ✔ Results Project Development Objective Indicators Public Disclosure Copy Page 2 of 5  The World Bank Report No: ISR16807 Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Increase of agriculture incomes of small Percentage Value 0.00 24.60 5.00 farmers Date 01-Dec-2012 01-Dec-2013 08-Dec-2014 Public Disclosure Copy Comments The baseline was established Data obtained from farmer by random selection of 48 interviews showed a beneficiaries (12 per district) noteworthy achievement of a from farmers that were 24.57% average increase in selected in sessions 1 to 5. the estimated agricultural yearly income of the 48 randomly selected farmers. Overall, agriculture income disaggregated by district shows that farmer income in all districts improved. This surpassed the target value by 19.57%. However, the income of 33.3% of the farmers remained the same. Thisoccurred due to a number of external factors related to market and labor. Agriculture income is not seen as a good indicator for such a project, mostly because it was measured after just one planting season. Increase of agriculture productivity for crops Percentage Value 0.00 -16.90 5.00 Date 01-Dec-2012 01-Dec-2013 08-Dec-2014 Comments The baseline data was Statistics show a dismal established by randomly 16.9% decrease in crop selecting 48 beneficiaries (12 production due to poor per District) from farmers that environmental conditions, were selected in the sessions difficulty in finding labor, pest Public Disclosure Copy 1 to 5 (same ones than in No. and diseases affecting the 1). major crops. To measure productivity, it needs several years between baseline and end line, but in this case it was less than a year. Increase of agriculture productivity for livestock Percentage Value 0.00 7.00 10.00 Date 22-Feb-2012 01-Dec-2013 08-Dec-2014 Comments Page 3 of 5  The World Bank Report No: ISR16807 Increase of water availability and accessability Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 15.00 for small ruminants Date 22-Feb-2012 01-Dec-2013 08-Dec-2014 Comments The water meters received Public Disclosure Copy from NAWASA were installed on the tanks to measure the water used by the small ruminants. There were, however, some external factors that affected the final evaluation results. These included: a) the late construction of the water units,b) Rainy Season and c) Issues with the water meters. D) Issues with the monthly reports from Carriacou. Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target 1100 farmers receiving input subsidies Number Value 0.00 1500.00 1100.00 Date 20-Dec-2011 01-Dec-2013 08-Dec-2014 Comments A baseline study and an impact evaluation Text Value N/A Baseline and end line study Baseline and end line study study Date 20-Dec-2011 01-Dec-2013 08-Dec-2014 Comments Periodic required financial and procurement Text Value N/A Completed Completed reporting as per Grant Agreement. Date 20-Dec-2011 01-Dec-2013 08-Dec-2014 Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 03-Dec-2013) Public Disclosure Copy Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P124107 TF-97967 Effective 01-Dec-2010 08-Dec-2010 08-Dec-2010 08-Dec-2014 08-Dec-2014 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P124107 TF-97967 Effective USD 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 100.00 Page 4 of 5  The World Bank Report No: ISR16807 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation None Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 5