China - Forestry Development Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFCIAL USE ONLY Repwt N. 12012 PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT CHA FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (CREDIT 1605-4HA) JUNE 17, 1993 MICROFICHE COPY Report No. :12012 CHA Type: (PCR) Title: FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - Author: TELLEZ, JAVIER Ext. :31746 Room:T 9051 Dept. :OEDD1 Agriculture Operations Division Chil and Mongolia Department East Asia and Pacific Region This document bas a rtricted distribution and may be wsed by reipients only in the perforMance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EOUIVALENTS 1985 US$1.00 = Y2.94 = SDR0.9849 1986 US$1.00 = Y3.54 = SDR0.8542 1987 US$1.00 = Y3.72 SDR0.7734 1988 US$1.00 = Y3.72 = SDR0.7441 1989 US$1.00 = Y3.96 = SDR0.7802 1990 US$1.00 = Y4.77 = SDR0.7371 1991 US$1.00 = Y5.22 = SDRO 7340 FISCAL YEAR January 1 to December 31 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Imeter (m) = 3.28 feet 1 kilometer (km) = 0.62 miles 1 hectare (ha) 2.47 acres Imetric ton (mt) = 1,000 kg 1 cubic meter (cm) = 35.31 cubic feet ABBREVIATIONS DCA = Development Credit Agreement ERR = economic rate of return FAO/CP = Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Bank Cooperative Programme FGHY = fast-growing and high-yielding FRR = fnanc;d rate of return MFO = Ministry of Forestry NAP = National Afforestation Project PCR = Ptoject Completion Report PMO = Project Management Office RVP = Regional Vice President SAR = Staff Appraisal Report SFF = State Forest Farms  FOR OMCLAL tSE ONLY THE WORLD BANK Wshbigton, D.C. 20433 U.8ik Ohf. of Wkests,4mWal June 17, 1993 AbQ IM.E, MORDUh O1 E IRECMROS AND 3RMEN Subiect.' iPrject Completion Report on China Atached is the Project Completion Report on Chia - Forestry Deveopmt Proect (Cr. 160QCiA) prepaxed by the Fat Asia and Pacific Regional Office, with Part H prepred by the Borwer. The report is comprehensive, infomativ and of high quality. mhe project is the fiAst collboraive effort betwee China and IDA in this diffcult sector. The prect aimed to accelerate afforestation and improve management of existing and new forest on 200,000 ha. Afforestation exceeded apprisal expectations. The procesing component performd poorly. Ihe resarch component produced mixed results The project has reduced poverty through increased employment and income genraon, and has improwved the environment by aesting soil and wind eosi Th economic rate of return has bee reestimated at 38 perwent compared to the appraisalestiate of 56 percent. Overall, the outcome of the prwect is rated as satisfactory, its su tainabiity as likely and its institutional development as partiaL The prqject may be audited in conjunction with the follow an National Afforestato Attachment o docent has a rcted distribution and nay be used by ecipients only in the perfoancloe of dIr offical duties. Its conten nmy not otherwise be disosed wihout World 8ank authorizadon.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : : ::::::: ::: .:::::::l 3 . : :.::::::::::: ::::: ::::::::::: l _~~~~~ . . ... .... .. ............. ....8.... .......::::::: :: :: ::: o~~ ~~~ a . . :::::::: W. t~~~ . . ,.. ..... { . . . . . - . - . - - g - . -. -. .-. ' -. . . --. . -. . -. -.-.- 1Zt * ~~~~ . . .. . ' '' '% A U * * II.-.---..'..-..-.-. *- .--. *.-. -. -.-.-- .-4. 0 is N ~~~ ~ a a * *. *---....... . . .. . 3 | ' , ! i', gliKiSli |fil'i', i,2.i! llS , a  - i ^ PRQJECT CMPLLEON REPOR FORESTRY DEVELDPMENT PROJECT (CR. 1605ICHA ERLEACE This is the Projact Cont!letion Report (PCR) for the Forestty Development Project in China, for which Credit 1605-CHA In the amount of SDR 47.8 million was approved on June 11, 1985. The credit was closed on December 31, 1991, two years behind schedule. It was 89 percert disbursed, with a cancellation of SDR S. 1 mfllion on May 13, 1991, and the las disbursement was on June 30, 1991. The PCR was jointly prepared by the Agri:ulture Operatons Division, China and Mongolia Depamt, East Asia and Pacific Region (Preface, Evaluation Summary, Parts I and m), and the Borrower (Part II). Preparation of this PCR was started during the Bank's fial supvision mission of the project in March 1992, and is based, ittr. alia, on the Staff Appraisal Report; Credit and Project Agreements; supvision reports; corre+pondence between the Bank and the Borrower; and intemral Bank memoranda.  - iii - PROJECT C( OLMPION REPORT HAINA FOEQR3TY D E OMIA.TPR pEC (CR, I65 EY