Cameroon - Plaine des M'Bo Rural Development Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 4362 PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT CAMEROON - PLAINE DES M'BO RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (CREDIT 672-CM) March 9, 1983 Western Africa Regional Office Agriculture 2 Projects Division 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.  CAMEROON PLAINE DES M'BO RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (Credit No. 672-CM) Currency Equivalents (average for project) Currency Unit CFA Francs (CFAF) US$1 CFAF 230 CFAF 1 million US$4,348 Weights and Measures (Metric System) 1 ha 2.47 acres 1 km 0.624 miles I kg 2.204 pounds 1 metric ton 2,204 pounds Abbreviations CCCE CaisseCenitrale de Cooperation Economique (French Economic Cooperation Agency) CENEEMA Centre Nationale d'Etudes et d'Experimentation du Mechinisme Agricole (National Center for Development of Agricultural Mechanisation) FAC Fonds d'Aide et de Cooperation (French Development Agency) IITA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture ISH Institut de Sciences Humaines (Institute of Human Sciences) IRAF Institute de Recherche Agronomicue et Forestiere (Institute for Agronomic and Forestry Research) MIDERIM Mission de Developpement de la Riziculture dans la Plaine des M'Bo (M'Bo Plain Rice Development Program) SODERIM Societe de Developpement de la Riziculture dans la Plaine des M'Bo (M'Bo Plain Rice Development Company) WARDA West African Rice Development Association  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT CAMEROON PLAINE DES M'BO RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (CREDIT 672-CM) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Preface i Basic Data Sheet ii Highlights iii PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT Summary 1 I. Background 6 II. Formulation 7 III. Implementation 12 IV. Agricultural Impact 17 V. Rates of Return 18 VI. Institutional Performance and Development 18 VII. Special Issues 20 VIII. Changes in Repeater Projects 20 IX. Bank Performance 21 X. Conclusions 23 Addendum 27 Annexes: I 28 II 29 Attachment 30 Map 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.   -i - PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT CAMEROON: PLAINE DES M'BO RU-RAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (CREDIT 672-CM) PREFACE This is a performance audit of the Plaine des M'Bo Rural Development Project in the United Republic of Cameroon for which Credit 672-CM was approved in December 1976 in the sum of US$2 million. The final disbursement in respect of this loan was made on February 13, 1981. The audit report consists solely of a Project Completion Report (PCR) dated June 3, 1982, which was selected by the Operations Evaluation Department for a pass-through audit. The PCR was prepared by West Africa Projects, Agri- culture 2. The completion mission visited Cameroon in March 1981, and the PCR is based on a review of the relevant documents, discussions with government and with officials at the project site, where field observations were made. Copies of the French translation of the draft report were sent to the Borrower on November 18, 1982; however, no comments have been received. The valuable assistance provided by the Government during the prepara- tion of this report is gratefully acknowledged. A copy of the draft report was also sent to the co-financier of the project from whom comments have been received. A translation of these comments is reproduced as an attachment to this report.  I  - ii - PROJECI COMPLETION RELPOR C.AEROON PLAINE DES M'BO RURAL DEVELOPMENT PIAASE I (Credit 672-CM) BASIC DATA SHEET KEY PROJECT DATA Appraisal Estimate Actual Actual as 7 of popra-sal es-timat Prri.ct Costs (USS n:lsloc: 2.6 3.6 1387 1/ Credit Amount _ISS mLllio-) 2.0 2.0 1007 CofisancisR (usS sillio.) - Caisse Csatrale de Cooperatio- Economique (CCCE): ___________________________________0.5 0.3 1000 Date Board Approva, _Z.zt.Iou Date Effectiveness 08.29.1977 2/ Date Phvsical Componests Co-pleted NA - TA project Proportion then Completed NA - TA project _ Closing Date 06.30.1980 06.30.1981 129% 1/ Econo:ic Rate of Return NA - TA project Financial Rate of Return NA - TA prolect Institutional Performance Adeqtate to Rood Agronamic Perforoance NA - TA project Number of Direct Beneficiaries NA - EA proiject CLUULATIVE DISBURSEMENTS Fl 78 FY 79 FY 80 FY 81 Appraisal Estimates (US$ million) 1.0 1.5 2.0 - Actual (US$ million) 0.4 1.D 1.6 2.0 1/ Actual as 7. of Appraisal 40