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PROJECT : Rural Infrastructure Development Support Project
(PADIR).
COUNTRY : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
PROJECT APPRAISAL REPORT Date : August 2011
Appraisal Team
Project Team
Team Leader M. AYACHI 3380 OSAN.3
Team
Members
K. LAAJILI 2760 OSAN.3 T. AHMED 3028 OSAN.3 Rita N. BA 2590 OSAN.2
B.D KADIATA, 6333 CDFO
V. LOSSOMBOT 6335 CDFO
C. AHOSSI 6811 CMFO
P. MARINI 6334 CDFO
Médo LO Consultant
Division Manager J. M. MWANGI 2375 OSAN.3
(Ag.) Sector Director A.BEILEH 2039 OSAN
Regional Director M. KANGA 2251 ORCE
Peer Reviewers
M. MOUMNI, Chief Water and Sanitation Engineer 2344 OWAS.2
H. FELLAH, Agronomist 2262 OSAN.2
M. RAFAA, Agricultural Economist 2252 OSAN.1
A. DIAW, CPO 2580 ORCE
N. KACEM, Agricultural Economist 2489 OSAN.2
V. GUINEO, Rural Development Specialist 6205 TDFO
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
Currency Equivalents, Fiscal Year, Weights and Measures, Acronyms and Abbreviations, Project Information
Sheet, Project Summary, Logical Framework, Implementation Schedule, Report and Recommendation to Board of
Directors i-vii
I. STRATEGIC ORIENTATION AND JUSTIFICATION
1.1 Project Linkages with Country Strategy and Objectives ....................................................... 1
1.2 Justification for Bank Involvement ....................................................................................... 1
1.3 Aid Coordination ................................................................................................................... 2
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
2.1 Project Components ............................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Technical Solutions Retained and Alternatives Explored ..................................................... 4
2.3 Project Type ........................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 Project Cost and Financing Arrangements ............................................................................ 6
2.5 Project Area and Beneficiaries .............................................................................................. 7
2.6 Participatory Approach to Project Identification, Design and Implementation ................. 8
2.7 Bank Group Experience and Lessons Reflected in Project Design ....................................... 9
2.8 Key Performance Indicators ................................................................................................ 10
III. PROJECT FEASIBILITY
3.1 Economic and Financial Performance ................................................................................. 10
3.2 Environmental and Social Impacts ...................................................................................... 10
IV. IMPLEMENTATION
4.1 Implementation Arrangements ............................................................................................ 12
4.2 Monitoring ........................................................................................................................... 15
4.3 Governance .......................................................................................................................... 16
4.4 Sustainability ...................................................................................................................... 16
4.5 Risk Management ................................................................................................................ 17
4.6 Knowledge Building ............................................................................................................ 17
V. LEGAL FRAMEWORK
5.1 Legal Instrument .................................................................................................................. 18
5.2 Conditions for Bank Intervention ........................................................................................ 18
5.3 Compliance with Bank Policies ........................................................................................... 18
VI. RECOMMENDATION…………………………………………………… 18 Appendix I: Country’s Comparative Socio-Economic Indicators 1
Appendix II: Table of ADB Portfolio in the Country 1
Appendix III: Major Related Projects Financed by Other Development Partners 1
Appendix IV: Map of Country and Project Area 1
Appendix V: Summary of Procurement Arrangements (in UA Thousand) 1
Appendix VI: Project Cost by Expenditure Category and Sources of Finance 1
Appendix VII: Examples of Physical Outputs of PRESAR and PARSAR 4
Volume II: Technical Annexes
A : Country’s Development Agenda, Sector Overview and Donor Support
B : Backup of Key Arguments of Report
B1 : Main Commitments
B2 : Detailed Project Costs
B3 : Implementation Arrangements
B4 : Financial Management and Disbursement Arrangements
B5 : Procurement Arrangements
B.6 : Audit Arrangements
B.7 : Economic and Financial Analysis
B8 : Environmental and Social Analysis
B9 : Project Preparation and Supervision
Currency Equivalents
(August 2011)
UA 1 = CDF 1461.29
UA 1 = US$ 1.5990
UA 1 = €1.1073
Fiscal Year
1 January - 31 December
Weights and Measures
1 metric tonne = 2204 pounds
1 kilogramme (kg) = 2.20 pounds
1 metre (m) = 3.28 feet
1 millimetre (mm) = 0.03937 inch
1 kilometre (Km) = 0.62 mile
1 hectare (ha) = 2.471 acres
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AFD French Development Agency MITPR Ministry of Infrastructure, Public Works and Reconstruction
ASS Agriculture Sector Study
BD Board of Directors NA Not Applicable
BD Bidding Documents No. Number
BTC Belgian Technical Cooperation NCB National Competitive Bidding
CARG Rural Agricultural Management Council NGO Non-Governmental Organization
CDF Congolese Franc NPV Net Present Value
CDFO DRC Regional Office PADIR Rural Infrastructure Development Support Project
CO2 Carbon Dioxide PARSAR Agriculture and Rural Sector Rehabilitation Support Project
CPSS Provincial Coordination and Monitoring Committee
DRC Democratic Republic of Congo PCR Project Completion Report
DVDA Agricultural Feeder Roads Directorate PGAI Aid and Investment Management Platform
DWS Drinking Water Supply PMU Project Management Unit
ERR Economic Rate of Return PNIA National Agricultural Investment Programme
ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan PP Procurement Plan
EU European Union PRESAR Agricultural and Rural Sector Rehabilitation Project
F.E. Foreign Exchange PRGSP Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy Paper
FONER National Road Maintenance Fund QCBS Quality-and Cost-Based Selection
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GEEC Congo Environmental Study Group SG Secretary-General
GEF Global Environment Facility SME Small and Medium-size Enterprises
ICB International Competitive Bidding SNHR National Rural Water Service
IEC Information, Education and Communication SNSA National Agricultural Statistics Service
L.C. Local Currency SSADR Agriculture and Rural Development Sector Strategy
LCS Least Cost Selection STD Sexually Transmitted Diseases
LEA Local Executing Agency T Tonne
LI Labour Intensive TA Technical Assistance
LRMC Local Road Maintenance Committee TG Thematic Group
MDG Millennium Development Goals TOR Terms of Reference
MFI Microfinance Institution UA Unit of Account
MGFE Ministry of Gender, Family and Children UC Unit Cost
MINAGRI Ministry of Agriculture USD United States Dollar
MINDR Ministry of Rural Development WB World Bank
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Project Information Sheet
Client Information
DONEE : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
EXECUTING AGENCY : General Secretariat of the Ministry of Rural
Development Boulevard 30 juin Kinshasa / Gombe –
DRC
Financing Plan
Source Amount (UA) Instrument
ADF 49.46 million Grant
Government/Beneficiaries 1.41 million
TOTAL COST 50.87 million
Key ADB Financial Information_______________________________
Grant Currency Unit of Account (UA)
Type of Interest Not applicable
NPV (Baseline Scenario) US$15.68 million
ERR (Baseline Scenario) 18 %
Timeframe – Main Milestones (expected) _______________________________
Concept Note Approval July 2011
Project Approval November 2011
Effectiveness April 2012
Physical Completion Date of Activities June 2017
Deadline for Last Disbursement December 2017
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PROJECT SUMMARY
1. Project Overview: The Rural Infrastructure Development Support Project (PADIR) is
located in the south of DRC, in the provinces of Bas-Congo, Bandundu, Kasaï-Occidental,
Kasaï-Oriental and Katanga. These provinces have a population of about 36,000,000
inhabitants, 60% of whom are poor and live on less than one dollar per day. In addition to their
poverty, these provinces were selected for their high agricultural potential and constitute the
main sources of food supply to DRC’s major towns and cities. The major expected outputs
are: (i) the rehabilitation of 1,905 km of rural roads, 9 landing stages, 212 drinking water
points, 77 boreholes, 18 drinking water supply networks, 40 markets, 30 warehouses and 16
slaughtering areas; (ii) support to 10 Vocational Training Centres, 10 Social Reintegration
Centres (60% for women), 10 workshops for craftsmen and 10 workshops for processing
associations (60% for women); and (iii) training and retraining for 300 technical officers and
professionals and 500 infrastructure management committees and associations totalling 5000
members. The project cost is estimated at UA 50.87 million, and the project will be
implemented over a five-year period as from April 2012.
2. The main beneficiaries will be producer and trader associations, in particular, women
who are extremely active in markets, vocational training and social reintegration centres for
vulnerable youths, craftsmen, SMEs and rural development technical services. 6000
unemployed young men and women will benefit from vocational training to facilitate their
integration into working life. The estimated number of direct and indirect beneficiaries is
about 6 million inhabitants (16% of the population of the provinces concerned) 53% of whom
are women. The project will ensure the systematic representation of women and youths in all
the consultation and decision-making frameworks so that they can fully defend their interests.
3. The main benefits generated by the project outputs will be as follows: (i) the creation
of the equivalent of 23,300 permanent jobs, (ii) increase in traders’ monthly incomes from
US$150 to 250; and (iii) the marketing of additional agricultural production of 2.28 million
tonnes (T) of food crops and 20,000 T of meat and fish by facilitating the marketing of
produce and reducing post-harvest losses. To ensure ownership of outputs and their
sustainability, the priority activities have been identified, and their implementation and
management carried out in consultation with future users through workshops organized by the
different project preparation missions with the participation of all the stakeholders (farmers,
traders, technical services, provincial authorities, NGOs, SMEs, etc.). This approach has helped
to define specific responsibilities for future management of project outputs. Thus, the markets,
slaughtering areas and warehouses will be managed and maintained by Management
Committees to be trained under the project. The revenue generated by these facilities will
easily cover their maintenance. Rural road maintenance will be carried out by road menders
with support from the National Road Maintenance Fund (FONER). The PADIR infrastructure
management modalities have already been tested under the implementation of the Agricultural
and Rural Sector Rehabilitation Support Project (PARSAR) and the Agriculture and Rural
Sector Rehabilitation Project (PRESAR), financed by the Bank in DRC.
4. Needs Assessment: Despite the high potential and socio-economic importance of the
Congolese agriculture and rural sector, its productivity has fallen sharply, mainly due to the
remoteness of the production areas and the shortcomings of central government supervisory
services. Only 10% of the 87,000 km agricultural feeder road network is accessible.
Agricultural produce marketing and conservation infrastructure is in an advanced state of
degradation. Farmer technical supervisory services are virtually non-existent on the ground.
This situation has created a paradox in rural areas: no buyers for agricultural produce in the
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fields, yet shortage of food products in the towns. The food deficit is estimated at over 30%.
The agriculture and rural sector investment gap was estimated at US$ 945.4 million (UA 590
million) for the 2011-2020 decade. In order to improve the population’s well-being in relation
to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in particular the reduction of extreme poverty
and hunger, DRC is preparing a second generation Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy
Paper (PRGSP) for the 2011-2015 period. Its objectives include agriculture sector recovery
and food security through improved access and marketing infrastructure, employment
promotion and human resource capacity building. PADIR activities (rural roads, markets,
drinking water, capacity building, and vocational training) will fully support the achievement
of these objectives.
5. Value Added for the Bank: The improvement of rural infrastructure and capacity
building for operators are consistent with the Bank’s objectives in its RMC development
mission and its 2010-2014 Agriculture Sector Strategy. In the project provinces, PADIR will
fulfill the development strategies identified under the 2008 ADF-financed Congolese
Agriculture Sector Study (ASS). It will also consolidate the rural development activities
financed by the Bank under the ongoing PARSAR and PRESAR. These projects have made
significant progress in rural infrastructure (1,500 km of rural roads with 200 road structures,
200 drinking water springs, 40 rural markets, and 60 storage warehouses), the distribution of
improved seeds (50,000 tonnes) and capacity building (training for 2,000 senior staff and
employees and 800 production and marketing, MFI and handicraft associations and groupings
totalling 30,000 members). These outputs have undoubtedly helped the population in their
daily lives, but fall short of the needs. Examples of the physical outputs of these projects are
presented in the attached Appendix VII and the Technical Annexes in Volume II. The PADIR
will also facilitate the marketing of agricultural produce from these projects and boost synergy
with the other projects in the region. With this operation, the Bank will also strengthen its
comparative advantage in the infrastructure sector, where it is closely involved at sub-regional
level, which gives it a lead role in the response to the country’s food crisis.
6. Knowledge Management: PADIR will, through the establishment of an adequate
monitoring-evaluation system, generate relevant information on the impact of rural
infrastructure on reducing travel time and transport costs, as well as on food product prices
and on poverty reduction in general, and youth employment, in particular. The experimental
introduction of solar energy at market and local community level will build knowledge of this
technology with a view to envisaging its expansion and reducing oil consumption and CO2
emissions. It will also provide an alternative solution in areas without electricity. The support
for Vocational Training and Social Reintegration Centres will help to enhance the technical
level of youths, who will be the drivers of the new technologies in their environment.
Sensitization on information, education and communication (IEC) themes for women and
youths will gradually help to improve their living conditions and their level of knowledge of
their environment. All this information will enable the Bank to learn lessons for future
operations, and to position itself as a key actor in development support.
VII. Results-Based Logical Framework Country and Project Name: Democratic Republic of Congo – Rural Infrastructure Development Support Project (PADIR)
Project Goal: Food security improvement and poverty reduction through the rehabilitation of rural infrastructure
RESULTS CHAIN
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES
Indicators (including CSIs) Baseline Situation Target
IMP
AC
T Contribution to improved food security
and poverty reduction for the Congolese
population
- Food requirement coverage rate
- Poverty rate
70% at present
60% at present
90% in 2017
40% in 2017
Sources
MINAGRI, Ministry of Trade and
FAO Statistical Reports
EF
FE
CT
S
1. Increase in marketed agricultural
produce
2. Improved living standards of the
beneficiaries
1.1 Marketed agricultural produce
2.1 Number of jobs created
2.2 Traders’ monthly incomes;
2.3 Population supplied with drinking
water
1.1Marketed produce:
20 million T of which
1% meat and fish
2.1 N.A
2.2- US$150/month
2.3 N.A
1.1 Marketed produce: 21 million T in 2014 and 22.3 million
T in 2017, of which 1% meat and fish
2.1 Equivalent of 10,000 permanent jobs created in 2014 and
a total of 23,300 by 2017, comprising 53% for women.
2.2 Traders’ incomes up to US$ 180 per month in 2014 and
US$250 in 2017.
2.3 At least 60,000 additional people in 2014 and 130,000 in
2017 comprising 53% women
- Annual Statistical Reports of
MINAGRI, the Ministry of Trade
and FAO - Quarterly Project and Mid-Term
Impact Reports and PCRs
Methods :
-Statistics, specific studies and
annual surveys
Risks
- Lack of qualified technical control services
and operational infrastructure maintenance and
management committees
Mitigation Measures
- Capacity building for the technical services
involved, and training of infrastructure
management services
OU
TC
OM
ES
1. Infrastructure Rehabilitation
1.1 Rural roads motorable, and landing
stages accessible
1.2 Agricultural produce markets and
slaughtering areas operational
1.3 Urban areas supplied with drinking
water
1.4 Agricultural Training and Social
Reintegration Centres and handicraft
mechanical and processing workshops
rehabilitated
1.5 Premises of rural development
services rehabilitated
2. Capacity Building
2.1 Agricultural Training and Social
Reintegration Centres, and Handicraft
Mechanical and Processing Workshops
operational
2.2 Farmer, MFI and SME organizations
and infrastructure management
committees set up.
2.3 Premises of rural development
services operational.
2.4 Rural development senior staff
qualified
2.5 IEC Programme (STD, gender
equality, nutrition and gender promotion)
carried out
3. Project Organization and
Management
3.1 Satisfactory Project Management
1.1 Length of rural roads and number
of additional landing stages
rehabilitated
1.2 Number of additional markets and
slaughtering areas constructed
1.3 Additional water points established
1.4 Number of additional premises
rehabilitated
1.5 Number of additional premises
rehabilitated and equipped
2.1.1 Number of centres equipped
2.1.2 Number of youths trained
2.2.1 Number of structures supported
and people trained
2.3 Number of premises equipped
2.4 Number of professionals
trained/retrained
2.5 Number of people affected
3.1.1- 4 Activity and audit reports
produced; 3.1.2 Monitoring system
operational; 3.1.3- % disbursed
1.1 N.A
1.2 Idem
1.1 - 800 km of rural roads and 4 landing stages in 2014 and
1,905 km and 9 landing stages in 2017.
1.2 - 25 markets,7 slaughtering areas and 15 warehouses in
2014 and 40, 16 and 30 respectively in 2017
1.3 Development of 100 springs, 35 boreholes and 10 DWS
networks in 2014 and 212, 77 and 18 respectively in 2017.
1.4.1 – 5 Vocational Training and 5 Social Integration
Centres in 2014, with 60% for women and 10 respectively in
2017; 1.4.2 –10 workshops and premises for handicraft and
processing associations in 2014 and 20 in 2017, with 60% for
women.
1.5– 8 premises for technical support services in 2014.
2.1.1 – 5 Vocational Training and 5 Social Reintegration
Centres in 2014 and 10 and 10 respectively in 2017, with
60% for women; 2.1.2 – 10 workshops for handicraft and
processing associations in 2014 and 20 in 2017, with 60% for
women; 2.1.3 – 3000 youths in 2014 and 6000 by 2017
(comprising 60% girls)
2.2.1 – 250 structures in 2014 and 500 in 2017 with 5000
members in 2017, comprising at least 50% women. 2.2.2 – 5
MFIs in 2014 and 10 in 2017
2.3 – 8 premises in 2014.
2.4 – 200 senior staff in 2014 and 300 in 2017, comprising
53% women
2.5 - 5000 people in 2014 and 10,000 in 2017, comprising
60% women
3.1.1 Four status reports and one audit per year
3.1.2 One monitoring-evaluation report/year; 3.1.3
Disbursement rate 20%/yr (50% in 2014 and 100% in 2017)
1.1 – Quarterly Project Activity,
Supervision, CDFO monitoring and
PCR Mid-Term Review Reports
- Idem
- Idem
- Idem
Risks
- Limited working resources for technical
control services involved
- Weak capacity of SMEs for works
- Lack of familiarity with financial
management and procurement rules of
procedure.
Mitigation Measures
- Training and equipping of services
- Training and retraining of SME managers
- Organization and training of Infrastructure
Management and Maintenance Committees
- Mobilization of expertise in International
Financial Management, and
- in procurement and organization of training
sessions by the Bank in these areas.
KE
Y A
CT
IVIT
IES
BY
CO
MP
ON
EN
T
1. Rehabilitation of Rural Infrastructure
Preparation of BDs and launching of competitive bidding for studies and works contractors
Implementation and monitoring of infrastructure rehabilitation (rural roads, markets, slaughtering areas, water points, etc.)
2. Institutional Capacity Building for Beneficiaries
Preparation of TORs for training sessions and BDs for different items of equipment for the structures concerned. Conduct of training and procurement of equipment (furniture,
computer and specific equipment)
3. Project Organization and Management
Equipment and training of project staff; establishment of the monitoring-evaluation system and preparation of the different reports (baseline, mid-term and final situation)
Preparation of annual audits and PCR
RESOURCES (in million UA)
ADB Loan : 49.46
Government/Beneficiaries : 1.41
Component 1 : 35.67
Component 2 : 8.85
Component 3 : 6.35
Total : 50.87
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PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Quarter (Q) Q
3
Q
4
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q
1
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Q4
1. Board Presentation/Grant Approval
2. Publication of General Procurement Notice
3. Signature and Effectiveness of Grant Agreement
4. Fulfillment of Conditions Precedent to First
Disbursement
5. Project Launching Mission
6. Preparation of TA Procedure Manuals and TORs and
BDs for Procurement
7. Procurement of PMU Equipment and Recruitment of TA
8. Recruitment of Local Executing Agencies (LEA)
9. Preparation of Engineering Designs
10. Recruitment of Works Contractors and Inspection Firms
11. Implementation and Inspection of Infrastructure Works
12. Rehabilitation and Equipping of Partners’ Premises
13. Training/Retraining of Senior Staff and Members of
Associations
14. Implementation of IEC Programme
15. Organization and Sensitization of Management Committees
16. Management of Environmental and Social Aspects
17. Project Coordination and Management
18. Mid-Term Review
19. Project Audit
20. Project Completion Report
Report and Recommendation of Bank Group Management to the Board of Directors
concerning the proposed grant to DRC to finance the RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROJECT
Management hereby submits this report and recommendations concerning a proposal for a grant of
UA 49.46 million to DRC to finance the Rural Infrastructure Development Support Project.
I. STRATEGIC ORIENTATION AND JUSTIFICATION
1.1 Project Linkages with the Country Strategy and Objectives
1.1.1 In order to improve the population’s well-being in line with the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), in particular, a reduction in extreme hunger and poverty, DRC is
preparing a Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy Paper (PRGSP) for the 2011-2015 period.
It is underpinned by four pillars, two of which form the strategic anchor for this project: Pillar
II ‘Diversify the Economy, Accelerate Growth and Promote Employment’ comprising the
following six development focus areas: (i) agriculture sector recovery and food security; (ii)
basic infrastructure development; (iii) support for the production system (Focus Area 3), (iv)
improved marketing; (v) promotion of employment; and (vi) regional planning. All these areas
closely affect the agriculture and rural sector; and Pillar III ‘Facilitate Access to Basic Social
Services and Build Human Capital’ comprising the establishment of drinking water and
sanitation facilities, STD prevention, and training and retraining of human resources. These
different focus areas are included in DRC’s Agriculture and Rural Development Sector
Strategy for 2011-2015, which centres on the rehabilitation of agricultural feeder roads and
marketing infrastructure, overhaul of the production system and capacity building for support
services and rural communities. The PADIR actions support the national strategy through their
direct impact on food security and poverty reduction.
1.2 Justification for Bank Involvement
1.2.1 The Bank’s 2008-2012 RBCSP is focused on two pillars: (i) Support for Good
Governance and (ii) Promotion of Pro-Poor Growth. These Pillars concern the agriculture and
rural sector through human resource capacity building (Focus Area 3 of Pillar 1), and
improvement of agriculture and rural sector infrastructure (Focus Area 4 of Pillar II). More
specifically, Focus Area 4 targets the opening up of rural areas by improving agricultural feeder
roads and marketing channels, as well as capacity building for operators. This operation is also
consistent with the Bank’s Medium-Term Strategy (2008-2012) and its Agriculture Sector
Strategy (2010-2014), the common objectives of which are poverty reduction and food security
particularly through improved marketing and transport facilities, enhanced agricultural
productivity, support for the private sector and capacity building for the various partners. The
PADIR activities (rural roads, markets, warehouses, slaughtering areas, drinking water,
capacity building and vocational training) are fully in keeping with both the Bank and
Government objectives. In addition, the PADIR drinking water component will expand Bank
support in this area, which is currently confined to urban and peri-urban areas, to the rural areas
of the Congo.
1.2.2 The Congolese agriculture and rural sector has enormous possibilities of growth and
occupies a dominant position in the country’s economy. However, it is experiencing a sharp
decline in productivity, largely due to the dilapidated state of rural infrastructure and the
shortcomings of the central government support services. Less than 10% of the 87,000 km of
rural roads are suitable for motor vehicles and are virtually inaccessible in the rainy season.
Marketing infrastructure is extremely deficient. Apart from the ongoing project intervention
areas, technical supervisory services are practically non-existent. The food deficit is estimated
at over 30% and poverty affects 60% of the population. Against this backdrop, the DRC has
asked its partners, including the Bank, to support it in addressing this situation.
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1.2.3 The PADIR is in line with the priorities of the Bank, which makes infrastructure the
engine of Africa’s economic development, and will further strengthen its comparative
advantage in the rural infrastructure sector where it is closely involved at sub-regional level.
Under the Bank’s strategy, infrastructure is also the engine of economic development for the
RMCs. Rural and agricultural infrastructure is part of this orientation. The ADF-financed
Agriculture Sector Study resulted in Provincial Development Master Plans (PDDP) and priority
projects for each region. These PDDPs are focused on opening up the agricultural areas,
rehabilitating the production system and providing support to the technical services concerned.
They served as basis for formulating this project, and will help the country negotiate other
financial support operations for the sector. Vocational training for the youths will promote
income-generating activities, which will have positive spinoff effects on employment that the
country greatly needs.
1.2.4 The PADIR will also help consolidate the achievements of Bank-financed rural
development projects in DRC, through the PARSAR and PRESAR projects, by facilitating
transportation of agricultural output from these project areas and expanding the intervention
areas to more specifically target the most vulnerable segments of the populations. The
achievements of these projects are significant, especially in the area of rural
infrastructure (1,500 km of rural roads with 200 road structures, 200 drinking water springs, 40
rural markets, 60 storage warehouses, and 50,000 tonnes of improved seeds) and capacity
building for technical services and community organizations (2,000 senior staff and 800
associations and groupings of producers, traders, MFIs and handicraft totaling over 3,000
members). These achievements have undoubtedly greatly assisted the populations in their daily
lives, but fall short of expectations. Examples of the project outputs are presented in the
attached Appendix VII and the Annex of Volume II.
1.3. Aid Coordination
1.3.1 In the wake of the Aid Effectiveness Forum, ‘Kinshasa Agenda’, the DRC established
mechanisms to ensure closer monitoring of development policies and programmes. Thus, an
Aid and Investment Management Platform (PGAI) was set up at the Ministry of Planning, and
20 thematic groups (TG) were organized. The Belgian Cooperation coordinates TG 15, which
covers agriculture and rural development. The CDFO represents the Bank in the TGs. These
TGs constitute a harmonized consultative framework for operations in the DRC. However, the
frequency of meetings and their coordination should be improved for there is no strict meeting
schedule. Consultation with the different TFPs, at the different stages of project formulation,
has helped offset these shortcomings. This project was presented to, and discussed with TG15
at its 9 June 2010 meeting. Furthermore, the steering mechanism set up by the Government in
2010, namely the National Steering Committee and Provincial Coordination and Monitoring
Committees for agriculture and rural sector projects and programmes will improve aid
coordination on the ground in future.
1.3.2 The ADF intervention will complement the other TFP operations. Indeed, the TFP
actions aim to increase agricultural production. The access and marketing infrastructure
planned under PADIR will facilitate transportation of the produce generated by their
interventions. Furthermore, several TFP projects are located in the north of the country. By
intervening in the south, the Bank will contribute to the harmonization of development country-
wide. The Belgian Cooperation is financing a project to develop agriculture, and open up
certain provinces covered by the PDIR. Consultative meetings on the intervention approach and
geographical location have been organized with this partner to harmonize operations.
Furthermore, in the selection of PADIR rural roads, links with accessible national roads or
those undergoing rehabilitation with AFD, ADF, EU and Chinese Cooperation support, were
taken into account. Relevant lessons were learnt from the TFP experiences, in particular, the
advanced state of dilapidation of infrastructure, which remains the prime concern. The desire to
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remove this bottleneck is shared by all. In addition, sustainability of the infrastructure will
depend on the type of basic works carried out. Feeder roads rehabilitated by LI works are not
very durable because of the fragility of their environment. The current level of agriculture
sector aid is presented in the following table.
Sector or Sub-Sector* Importance
GDP Exports Labour
Agriculture and Rural Development, including forests [40%] [10%] [70%]
Stakeholders – Annual Public Expenditure (2005-2010 averages) *
Government (million US$) Donors Amount (millions US$) [%]
ADF 100 41
IFAD/OPEC 50 20
8 (2% of total expenditure) European Union 20 8
BTC 27 11
WB 20 8
USAID 15 6
Others (FAO, UNDP, GEF,
Nordic Fund) 15 6
TOTAL 247 100
Level of Aid Coordination
Existence of thematic working groups [Yes, set up under the PGAI]
Existence of an overall sector programme [No, a PNIA under preparation]
ADB role in aid coordination [M]
L : Leader ; M : member (not lead) : none: no involvement
(*) Sources: PRSP II, Agriculture and Rural Development Sector Strategy, March 2010, African Agriculture Development
Programme, February 2011, and list of Ministry of Planning projects.
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
2.1. Project Components
The following main actions have been retained in order to achieve the project objectives:
Components UA
Million
Description
I.
Rehabilitation
of Rural
Infrastructure
35.67
Rehabilitation of access routes: 1,905 km of rural roads and 9 landing stages will
be rehabilitated to open up the production areas.
Rehabilitation and development of product marketing and storage infrastructure:
40 rural markets, 16 slaughtering areas and 30 warehouses.
Improvement of drinking water points: 212 springs, 77 boreholes, and 18 drinking
water supply (DWS) networks.
Rehabilitation of Premises of Associations, Training Centres and Technical
Services: 10 workshops for artisans (mechanical, carpentry, crafts) ; 10
agricultural produce processing workshops ; 10 vocational training
centres/institutes (agriculture, livestock, fisheries, animal draught, etc.), 10 social
integration centres, 10 MFI and 8 premises for technical support services
(1/province, 1 in Kalemie in Katanga and 2 in Kinshasa (MINDR and
MINAGRI).
II. Capacity
Building
8.85 Building the capacities of structures concerned with the following activities:
Specific training for 500 agro-processing associations of women, artisans,
LRMCs, market management committees and PMEs totalling 5,000
members (comprising 60% women), in : trading, product processing,
mechanics, carpentry, market management, and feeder road maintenance.
Training and retraining of 300 senior staff from the technical ministries
(participatory planning, project management, agricultural statistics, works
supervision, IT, gender concept and environmental management).
Support for furniture, computer equipment and specific equipment for 10
workshops for artisans, 10 workshops for processing associations, and 10
vocational training and 10 social reintegration centres, 10 MFI and 8
administrative buildings with about 100 offices for the technical services.
IEC programme on gender equality, human rights, gender promotion,
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prevention of HIV/AIDS, malaria control and nutrition based on locally
available foodstuffs, etc. This programme will affect 10,000 people 60% of
whom are women.
III- Project
Management
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Management and coordination of activities and maintenance of project
assets;
Establishment of monitoring and evaluation system, and preparation of the
ESMP.
Audit of accounts and mid-term and final reviews.
2.2. Technical Solutions Retained and Alternatives Explored
2.2.1. The selection of activities and their technical design was based on participatory
consultations grouping together the grassroots communities, local authorities and government
technical services. These consultations helped to identify priority actions in line with the
population’s needs. Another factor taken into account was the need to harmonize PADIR
activities with the PRGSP and Provincial Development Plans. The technical design drew on the
lessons learnt from similar experiences in the region. Two aspects were prioritized: the
sustainability of outputs and the need to ensure their ownership by the beneficiaries. The issue
of sustainability, particularly of rural road management and maintenance, represents a critical
concern in project design, which created two integrated components concerning ‘physical
infrastructure’ and ‘capacity building for users’. This issue is also a cause for concern for the
Government, which has established a highways and road maintenance fund, regulated rainy
season roadblocks, and organized maintenance brigades.
2.2.2 The experience gained from the PRESAR and PARSAR projects has underscored the
importance of works quality at start-up, followed by the sensitization and organization of users.
Indeed, structures built of durable materials, which comply with quality standards, require little
maintenance and are more resistant to environmental uncertainties. Thus, the mechanical
compaction works on rural roads using adequate materials and the construction of reinforced
concrete bridges and culverts were preferred to manual works and masonry structures which
did not prove to be durable. The involvement of grassroots communities and local authorities in
subsequent management and maintenance improves their sustainability and enhances their
impact. The construction of all project infrastructures will be preceded by a written undertaking
signed by the beneficiaries to ensure the management and maintenance of future structures. The
aspect relating to the integration and complementarity of project activities in the area with those
of the Bank and other TFPs (road projects, drinking water projects, agricultural projects, etc.)
was also a decision-making factor for the PADIR in order to avoid overlapping and to facilitate
coordination of outputs on the ground. All the planned rural roads will connect with a year-
round, all-weather road, or one whose improvement is already scheduled.
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Table 2.2: Alternative Solutions Explored and Reasons for their Rejection
Alternative Brief Description Reasons for Rejection
Intervene on all
degraded access and
marketing
infrastructure in the
provinces concerned or
else prioritize high
potential production
areas?
Most of the rural infrastructure is in
very poor condition and its complete
rehabilitation requires significant
resources which exceed those of this
project. Intervention over a broader area with
the available resources cannot resolve of
problem of access for resources would be
spread too thinly. Integrated and integral development is
the most suitable. Consequently,
intervention on priority sites is
necessary.
PADIR activities will primarily be located in
the high production potential basins of
each province:
Investments will be more effective for the
supply of local markets with agricultural
produce and the revival of the resultant
trade flows.
The concentration of activities on well-
defined sites will foster complementarity
of actions and enhance their impact on the
ground.
The rural roads must connect with the
provincial and national roads and TFP
road programmes in the region.
Distribute project
activities over all the
provinces as requested
by the Government, or
confine them to a few
provinces where the
Bank has a
comparative
advantage?
Some TFPs (IFAD, Belgian
Cooperation and the World Bank) mainly
intervene in the central and northern
provinces (Equateur, Orientale,
Maniema), and in rural Kinshasa. To
avoid overlapping, it is necessary to
intervene in other areas. ADF is
intervening in 5 southern DRC provinces
which have high untapped potential due
to their remoteness. The need for
development actions there is great, and
has not yet been met.
PADIR interventions have been confined to the
southern provinces for the following
reasons:
Need to consolidate the achievements of
the Bank’s interventions in the region in
order to improve their sustainability and
prevent the spreading of investments too
thinly country-wide.
The Bank has an advantage in this region:
knowledge of the area. Existence of
project management structures, the
capacity of which has been built up by the
Bank, which will facilitate
implementation of the new project.
Rehabilitate more rural
roads using LI works
with a low unit cost or
else opt for mechanical
and manual works, and
durable structures
(reinforced concrete)
on a limited network?
LI works are usually carried out on
roads where degradation is not serious
for these are light manual works.
For its part, machine use entails more
significant compaction works with hard
structures which combine labour and
mechanization. Infrastructure built in this
way is much more resistant.
Manual rehabilitation of rural feeder is not
suitable for DRC because:
Their state of degradation is extremely
advanced;
The physical environment (sandy soil and
heavy rainfall) fosters erosion and manual
works have shown their limitations;
Mechanized works are more durable and
easy to maintain. Even though they are
more costly, their cost can be offset by the
maintenance savings to be made.
2.3. Project Type
PADIR is an autonomous operation in the form of an investment project grant. The institutional
capacities of the sector Ministries require further strengthening and no single sector programme
has been adopted by all the donors. The Ministry of Agriculture is preparing a National
Agricultural Investment Programme (PNIA). Currently, most donor interventions in the sector
are made through this type of operation (investment projects). The project grant is, for the
moment, the most suitable instrument, since part of the funds will be used to build the
capacities of the services of the Ministries of Rural Development, Agriculture, Gender and
Environment at the decentralized level. The planned capacity building includes the following
themes: (i) formulation of policies and monitoring of their implementation; (ii) project
monitoring and evaluation; (iii) compilation of reliable statistics; and (iv) strategic and
organizational studies. This strengthening will help the country prepare its sector programme in
future.
2.4. Project Cost and Financing Arrangements
2.4.1 The total project cost, net of taxes and customs duties, is estimated at UA 50.869
million, i.e. US$ 81.428 million. This comprises UA 28.893 million in foreign exchange (US$
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46.251 million) and UA 21.976 million in local currency (US$ 35.178 million). Average
provisions of 6% and 7% of the base cost have been made for physical and financial
contingencies respectively. The summary of the project cost estimates by component and by
expenditure category is presented in Tables 2.3 and 2.4 below.
Table 2.3
Summary Cost Estimates by Component
COMPONENTS In US$ Thousand In UA Thousand % %
F.E. L.C. TOTAL F.E. L.C. TOTAL F.E.
Base
Cost
Comp : Rural Infrastructure Rehabilitation 31.706 19.022 50.729 19.807 11.883 31.690 63 62
Comp : Capacity Building 8.342 4.449 12.791 5.211 2.779 7.991 65 16
Comp : Project Management and Coordination 2.051 8.101 10.152 1.282 5.061 6.343 20 12
Total Base Cost 42.100 31.573 73.672 26.300 19.724 46.024 57 90
Physical Contingencies 1.496 2.084 3.580 934 1.302 2.236 42 4 Financial Contingencies 2.655 1.521 4.176 1.659 950 2.609 64 5
Total Cost 46.251 35.178 81.428 28.893 21.976 50.869 57 100
Table 2.4
Summary Cost Estimates by Expenditure Category
Expenditure
Categories In US$ Thousand In UA Thousand % %
F.E. L.C. TOTAL F.E. L.C. TOTAL F.E. Base Cost
Works 25.613 17.501 43.114 16.000 10.933 26.934 59 53
Goods 5.428 1.517 6.945 3.391 948 4.338 78 9
Services 7.955 1.648 9.603 4.969 1.030 5.999 83 12
Operating costs 3.104 10.906 14.010 1.939 6.813 8.752 22 17
Base Cost 42.100 31.573 73.672 26.300 19.724 46.024 57 90
Physical Contingencies 1.496 2.084 3.580 934 1.302 2.236 42 4
Financial Contingencies 2.655 1.521 4.176 1.659 950 2.609 64 5
Grand Total 46.251 35.178 81.428 28.893 21.976 50.869 57 100
Table 2.5
Summary Project Cost Estimates by Source of Finance
Sources of Finance In US$ Thousand In UA Thousand %
F.E. L.C. TOTAL F.E. L.C. TOTAL
ADF 46.251 32.921 79.171 28.893 20.566 49.459 97
GOVERNMENT 0 2.257 2.257 0 1.410 1.410 3
TOTAL 46.251 35.178 81.428 28.893 21.976 50.869 100
2.4.2 The project will be financed by ADF, the Government and beneficiary structures. The
ADF grant, in an amount of UA 49.46 million, which represents 97% of the total project cost,
net of tax, will be used to finance all the goods, works and services as well as operation of the
PMU, including bank charges. The Government and beneficiaries will contribute UA 1.41
million (US$ 2.257 million to the financing of the project costs; i.e. about 3% of the project
cost. The contribution of beneficiaries concerns maintenance of their micro-projects
rehabilitated by PADIR (2% of the project cost). The Government’s contribution consists in
providing offices for the project (1% of the cost). The ADF financing in local currency will
support the Government’s efforts for the most vulnerable segments of the population so as to
reduce poverty. Expenditures relating to the various project components will be made in
conformity with the schedule in Table 2.6 below. The breakdown of project cost by category
and source of finance is presented in the attached Appendix VI. Details of the physical
quantities and project costs are summarized in the list of goods and services in Annex B2 of
Volume II.
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Table 2.6
Expenditure Schedule by Component in UA Thousand
COMPONENTS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total
Component A: Rural Infrastructure Rehabilitation 200 5.008 9.994 11.639 4.850 31.691
Component B: Capacity Building 1.237 1.579 2.066 2.358 750 7.991
Component C: Management and Coordination 1.033 1.326 1.327 1.327 1.329 6.342
Total Base Cost 2.470 7.912 13.387 15.324 6.929 46.024
Physical Contingencies 79 369 688 798 303 2.236
Financial Contingencies 92 430 802 931 354 2.609
Total Cost 2.641 8.711 14.878 17.053 7.586 50.869
% 5% 17% 29% 34% 15% 100%
2.4.3 The national counterpart contribution was assessed in compliance with the Bank’s
Policy on Expenditure Eligibility as follows:
(i) the country’s commitment to implement its overall development programme:
Since July 2009, DRC has been implementing an economic programme backed
by the IMF Extended Credit Facility and aligned on the PRGSP, the objective of
which is to consolidate macroeconomic stability and growth. The conclusions of
the third review of this Programme in December 2010 confirm the shift towards
growth-bearing policies likely to reduce poverty;
(ii) the financing allocated by the country to sectors targeted by Bank assistance:
The agriculture and rural development sector budget is rising sharply. Since the
EHIPC Initiative completion point was reached in July 2010, the priority sector
budget, including agriculture, has risen considerably. In 2011, the budget of this
sector will increase by 10% in comparison to 2010. Selected as one of the
performance criteria of the IMF-backed economic programme, this trend will be
maintained in the short- and medium-term;
(iii) the country’s budget situation and debt level: Implementation of budgetary
policy was satisfactory in 2010. The domestic budget balance, which previously
posted a deficit, now shows a slight surplus (0.2% of GDP). The 2011 Budget is
being executed on the basis of a balanced annual cash flow plan, agreed upon
with the IMF on the expectation of current revenue of CDF 3,006.3 billion
against expenditure of CDF 3,172.5 billion. The negative balance is covered by
EU budget, the sale of a telecommunications license, and use of the banking
system. However, resource projections at end 2011 show a shortfall mainly due
to the failure to adjust petrol prices in efforts to protect the population’s
purchasing power, especially in an electoral period. DRC has received
considerable external debt relief. In 2010, the NPV of the external debt/exports
ratio was brought down from 182.5% to 57.5%. However, the country remains
vulnerable to a drop in exports and higher borrowing costs. The Government has
undertaken to pursue reforms aimed at promoting export growth and limiting
external borrowing to highly concessional resources.
2.5. Project Area and Beneficiaries
2.5.1 The PADIR activities are located in the south of DRC, in the provinces of Bas-Congo,
Bandundu, Kasaï-Occidental, Kasaï-Oriental and Katanga. These provinces cover 1,174,000
km2 and have a population of about 36 million inhabitants. It is a region with high agricultural
potential. It produces half of DRC’s food crops and supplies agricultural products to the main
Congolese towns and cities (Bandundu, Kananga, Lubumbashi, Mbuji-Mayi, Kinshasa and
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Matadi). The resident population is 75% rural, with agriculture as the principal activity. Poverty
affects 60% of the inhabitants. The project intervenes directly in high production potential
basins to facilitate the transportation of products and supply of the local market. It will also
help consolidate and complement the outputs of the PARSAR and PRESAR projects in these
provinces. The sites directly concerned with the PADIR interventions comprise the project
areas of PARSAR and PRESAR activities, mainly towards the north of the provinces currently
affected.
2.5.2 The main beneficiaries are producer and trader associations, particularly women who
are highly active in trading, artisanal workers, SMEs, Vocational Training and Social
Reinsertion Centres, and the technical services of Ministries responsible for Rural
Development. Local authorities and private operators will also benefit from the basic
infrastructure and revival of economic activities. Thus, the number of direct and indirect
beneficiaries is estimated at 6 million inhabitants (about 17% of the population of the regions
concerned). The vulnerable groups are poor farmers, orphans, the handicapped and war victims.
Most of them live in semi-urban and rural areas, with little access to the formal employment
market and social infrastructure (reinsertion and vocational training centres, drinking water,
etc.). Their harsh living conditions justify the need to adopt special measures to save them from
social exclusion.
2.5.3. Capacity building, in the form of training, as well as office automation and specific
equipment, will benefit the Government technical services responsible for rural development.
These are : (i) MINDR (General Secretariat-SG, Agricultural Feeder Roads Department -
DVDA, National Rural Water Service - SNHR, National Animal Traction Service-SENATRA,
National Rural Housing Service-SENAHRU), National Cooperatives and Farmer Organization
Service-SNCOOP, National Rural Information Service – SNIR, National Appropriate
Technologies-SENATEC and Studies and Planning Department-DEP); (ii) MINAGRI (GS,
Agricultural Centres, community farms, National Agricultural Statistics Service-SNSA, and
(iii) the Ministry of Planning (Productive Services Directorate). Local authorities and other
partners involved in project implementation (Local Road Maintenance Committees –LRMC,
Market and Slaughterhouse Management Committees, associations of hauliers, traders,
artisans, Rural Agricultural Management Council-CARG, Small and Medium Enterprises
{SME) for works, Micro-Finance Institutions (MFI) are also among the beneficiaries of
capacity building. In all, 500 structures with about 5000 members will benefit from capacity
building. Furthermore, 300 senior staff from the sector ministries will benefit from capacity
building to enable them to provide high quality technical support to farmers and to the
implementation of PADIR activities.
2.5.4 The above-mentioned activities will generate the equivalent of 23,300 permanent jobs,
increase the incomes of traders retained as typical beneficiaries, from US$ 150 to US$ 250 per
month and the marketing of additional 2.3 million tonnes of agricultural production by
facilitating the transportation of produce and reducing post-harvest losses. In addition,
vocational training will lead to the integration of 6,000 young men and women into working
life.
2.6. Participatory Approach to Project Identification, Design and Implementation
2.6.1 During project formulation, all the stakeholders were closely involved, in consultation
workshops and working meetings, in the discussion of priority needs and provincial
development plans. Subsequently, depending on the available resources, meetings were held to
summarize and harmonize points of view with Government technical services, private
operators, NGOs and representatives of the beneficiaries. Concerns were raised about opening
up the production basins, the supply of drinking water and the rehabilitation of markets to
facilitate produce marketing. As regards the administration, the main concern was to train
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personnel and provide them with working resources. In particular, the rural roads selected were
those that connected with the provincial or national road network and were prioritized by the
Government for annual DVDA maintenance. Field-level proposals were discussed and
validated with the Central Ministries. This approach helped to identify the most profitable
investments and clearly define responsibilities for the management and maintenance of
infrastructure to be handed over to the beneficiaries in order to ensure sustainability.
Consultations with the beneficiaries, private operators and TFPs will continue during project
implementation in order to enquire about the impacts and, if required, refocus the activities to
meet expectations. Information workshops will be organized by supervision missions from the
headquarters and CDFO to enhance project impacts.
2.7. Bank Group Experience and Lessons Reflected in Project Design
2.7.1 The Bank’s agriculture and rural sector portfolio comprises three national operations
(PARSAR, PRESAR, and an Agriculture Sector Study) and 2 regional projects (Lake
Tanganyika Integrated Management Support Project and the Congo Basin Ecosystems
Conservation Support Project) all of which are active. Their performance is fairly satisfactory.
Since there are no PCRs concerning this sector, the formulation and implementation
mechanism for the PADIR were based on lessons learnt from the DRC Portfolio Review and
the Mid-Term Reviews of the PARSAR and PRESAR projects carried out between 2008 and
2010, as well as the conclusions of other TFP monitoring reports. The main lessons concern the
positive impacts of rural roads on access to rural areas and the revival of marketing. Integration
of activities in the same project area has had a greater impact on development than thinly
spread interventions. Post-harvest losses have dropped significantly and agricultural produce
easily reaches the market. Food importing provinces have offset their deficit and have achieved
surpluses, which they export to the other provinces. Capacity building for technical senior staff
has resulted in improvement in the quality of their service delivery. The shortcomings concern
weaknesses of some service providers and the poor quality of manually implemented rural road
works, which impacted negatively on their durability. In addition, delays in the fulfillment of
the conditions precedent and difficulties in mobilizing counterpart funds have extended project
implementation periods.
2.7.2 The above-mentioned lessons were reflected in the PDIR design. Thus, to address the
challenges of opening up rural areas, priority has been given to access and marketing
infrastructure (69% of the project cost, excluding the cost of infrastructure-related capacity
building). The option taken to mechanize certain rural road works and train maintenance
committees and involve them in management will improve their sustainability. Capacity
building for SMEs will improve their qualifications, as well as the quality of their work.
Renewal of the contracts of structures with sound experience in the management of ongoing
projects (PRESAR and PARSAR) to assume responsibility for PADIR will speed up
implementation. The counterpart funds and conditions precedent are reduced to a strict
minimum. The conditions precedent are limited to two, which can be easily fulfilled. The
Government will pay the salaries of local staff and provide premises. Furthermore, preparation
of the procurement plan prior to project start-up and the Bank’s policy to delegate authority to
approve documents to the regional offices as well as RMC capacity building will help to ensure
the effectiveness of its assistance.
2.8 Key Performance Indicators
2.8.1 The outcomes identified in the logical framework and in the above paragraphs 2.5.3 to
2.5.5 were retained as project performance indicators. These will be measured during the first
year through the conduct, by a consultant, of a survey to determine the project baseline
situation. The related information will be incorporated in the monitoring-evaluation system to
be established for PADIR. Special emphasis will be placed on the monitoring of socio-
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economic impacts on the target groups, disaggregated by women and youths (vocational
training, social reintegration, jobs created). Project management-related indicators will comply
with the Bank’s institutional indicators. These concern: (i) the period not exceeding 180 days
allowed for signing the grant agreement; (ii) the average disbursement rate of at least 18%/yr.;
and (iii) the project performance indicator (PI) based on14 indicators rated from 0 to 3 during
supervision missions.
2.8.2 The gathering and assessment of physical output indicators and the volume of produce
marketed will be based on the status and audit reports, the statistics of the Ministries of
Agriculture, Rural Development, Trade and the Economy, as well as on FAO food security
reports. An impact assessment will be conducted at mid-term and another on project
completion. These assessments will be conducted with Bank financing by specialized
consultants. The information will be gender disaggregated and analyzed in relation to the
expected project outputs and impacts. The related reports will be made available to the Project
Coordination, the Steering Committee, and the Bank supervision and mid-term review missions
for relevant lessons to be drawn. If required, these bodies will consult each other and refocus
the project in order to enhance its effectiveness. Monitoring of the indicators will also be used
by Congolese and Bank officials to improve the design of future projects.
III PROJECT FEASIBILITY
3.1. Economic and Financial Performance
An additional 2.3 million tonnes of food crops, meat and fish will be marketed at full
development, representing about 20% of current production of the project area. This will result
from access and marketing infrastructure (markets and others) which will facilitate the
transportation of food products, reduce post-harvest losses estimated at over 30% in DRC, and
encourage farmers to produce more. The monthly incomes of traders will rise from US$150 to
250. The net present value generated by the project is US$ 15.68 million. Other non-
quantifiable benefits will also be produced, for example travel time savings and impact on the
productivity of structures benefiting from capacity building. The project economic rate of
return (ERR) is estimated at 18%.
3.2 Environmental and Social Impacts
3.2.1 Environment: The PADIR is classified in Environmental Category II. Its activities,
focused on the rehabilitation of existing infrastructure and partner capacity building, should not
pose any threat to the environment. The major negative impacts concern quarries, dust and
health risks related mainly to waste around markets and slaughtering areas. Measures have been
recommended for the rehabilitation of quarries, reforestation to replace the cut vegetation and
create a dust filter, maintenance of markets, and STD knowledge building. There will be
positive social impacts: contribution to improved living conditions of beneficiaries through
higher incomes, improved transport conditions for produce and better hygiene in markets,
facilitation of access to drinking water, and capacity building for stakeholders.
3.2.2 Regarding the risks related to rural road works, the mitigation measures will be
incorporated into contractors’ terms of reference, especially the spraying of rural road work
sites with water to reduce dust, the planting of vegetation on embankments, the cleaning of
markets and sensitization of communities and training in waste management. Concerning the
other risks, IEC activities will be carried out to build the beneficiaries’ knowledge of
environmental conservation and STDs. Information campaigns on malaria control, hygiene and
nutrition will be conducted to raise the population’s awareness of these aspects. All the
environmental measures are detailed in the Environmental and Social Management Plan
(ESMP), the implementation of which will be supervised by the Government. The cost of
strengthening the environmental aspects is estimated at US$ 3.20 million.
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3.2.3 Climate Change: Climate change, which is a global phenomenon (drought,
proliferation of epidemics, floods, etc.), constitutes a major problem for the survival of all
species, as well as the implementation of development works and must be taken into account.
The PDIR will not have any negative impacts on climate change. The traffic flow in the project
area will be improved. CO2 emissions of transport vehicles into the atmosphere will be reduced
due to shorter travel times. The rehabilitation of markets will reduce loading and unloading
times for transport vehicles. Though limited, these impacts will help to reduce the greenhouse
effect. The gradual introduction of solar power for motor pumps and lighting for markets and
training centres will also help to limit CO2 emissions. Reforestation of borrow areas for
materials and feeder road edges will help to control the effects of global warming. As regards
markets and slaughtering areas, shady areas will be created with perennial plants. All this
vegetation restoration represents an estimated 500 ha of green space.
3.2.4 Gender: The DR C has ratified many international and regional agreements relating to
human and, in particular, women’s rights, including the Convention on the Elimination of all
Forms of Discrimination against Women ratified in 2005. The Congolese Constitution prohibits
all forms of discrimination against women and guarantees the mainstreaming of gender issues
into all the development sectors (Article 14 of the DRC Constitution). However, customary
law, and the implementation of some legal texts do not comply with the principles of men and
women’s rights. The impunity observed for violence against women is not conducive to the
eradication of this phenomenon. Though women are responsible for virtually all petty trading
activities and most of the agricultural and stockbreeding work (60% of the agricultural work
force), they are little involved in resource management and control.
3.2.5 The project activities are intended to improve the living conditions and well-being of
all vulnerable people. The sensitization campaign on gender equality, the rights of both sexes
and conflict resolution, planned under the project in its IEC programme, will help to correct the
imbalance in this area. The project will also build the capacities of the decentralized services of
the Ministry of Women’s Affairs to help them to disseminate gender promotion texts, and
enhance supervision and assistance to women in their daily activities. Over 500 associations of
traders, agro-processing operators, and artisans totaling about 5,000 members, at least 60% of
whom are women, will be organized and trained to help them resume their economic activities.
Currently, women traders experience difficulties in obtaining agricultural supplies. With the
improvement of rural roads, mechanized transport will develop and their ordeal will be eased.
Concurrently, 10 MFIs will be supported to assist the various developers in financing their
activities.
3.2.6 Building the capacities of structures dominated by women will provide them with
opportunities to create income-generating activities and organize and consolidate their status
within rural communities usually dominated by men. The project will provide direct support to
women’s and youth associations through the transfer of agricultural product processing
technologies and the provision of kits of materials specific to each type of activity. The project
will ensure that the majority of the beneficiaries of the project outputs will be women in
accordance with the logical framework indicators. This aspect will appear in support
agreements for the different partners prior to commitment of the project investments. The
estimated cost for gender promotion and implementation of the activities specifically targeted
by this aspect is UA 6 million (training, specific equipment, rehabilitation of markets where
women are very active, organization of sensitization campaigns, teaching aids, etc.)
3.2.7 Social: The project will implement an IEC programme and will involve field staff of
the Ministries of Gender, Health and Environment in its implementation. This programme will
improve the level of knowledge on gender equality, decision-making participation, human
rights, gender promotion, health, particularly protection against HIV/AIDS and malaria, and
balanced nutrition based on locally sourced foodstuffs. Ten thousand (10,000) people will
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benefit from this programme. The improved agricultural product marketing conditions and
hygiene of the food product points of sale will also help to reduce water-borne and food–related
diseases. The project will have significant positive social impacts, especially on vocational
training, trades and employment. It will equip the social reintegration and vocational training
centres, which will help to improve employment in the provinces and the living standards of the
population in general.
3.2.8 Involuntary Resettlement: The PADIR does not involve the displacement of any people
from the project area or their resettlement.
IV. IMPLEMENTATION
4.1 Implementation Arrangements
4.1.1 Executing Agency: The project will be implemented under the oversight of the
Ministry of Rural Development and attached to the General Secretariat for Rural Development.
Its implementation mechanism will rely on structures from the PARSAR and PRESAR. These
structures have acquired sound experience that will speed up project implementation. They also
have branches in the provinces concerned. A PADIR Management Unit (PMU) will be set up
based on these structures, and will comprise the National Coordination and five branches (one
per province). The composition of the PMU will be adapted to the specificity of the project
which is focused on infrastructure and capacity building, and the staff will be selected on a
performance basis. The Branches will comprise: (i) a branch manager; (ii) an infrastructure
expert; (iii) a gender specialist; (iv) a capacity-building specialist; (v) a monitoring and
evaluation specialist; (vi) an environmental specialist; (vii) an accountant; (viii) a cashier, (ix) a
secretary; (x) four drivers; (xi) two security guards; and (xii) a messenger. The Katanga
Province branch will be located in Kalemie, closer to the project intervention sites. A liaison
office will be established in Lubumbashi, the region’s capital, to be able to follow up files with
the administration. It will comprise a liaison officer and a driver.
4.1.2 The National Coordination (CN) will comprise: (i) a national coordinator; (ii) an
internal auditor; (iii) a capacity building specialist, (iv) a monitoring-evaluation specialist; (v)
a national procurement counterpart; (vi) an administrative assistant; (vii) a computer
programmer; (viii) a secretary; (ix) three drivers; (x) two security guards; and (xi) a messenger.
PADIR staff will be seconded to the project by the Government. The appointment of new staff
to the PMU, apart from the existing PARSAR and PRESAR staff, must have the prior approval
of ADB on the basis of 3 CVs per post. A Ministerial Order will be signed to set up the PADIR
structures. This document will constitute a condition precedent to first disbursement of the
grant resources. In order to build the PMU’s implementation capacity, there will be local
technical assistance (TA) in accounting (54 months), procurement (18 months) and financial
management (24 months). The procurement specialist will support the PMU in the preparation
of BDs, bid analysis, contract monitoring and the training of project staff. On completion of
his/her assignment, the national counterpart will take over. The financial management expert
will assist in the establishment and testing of the financial management manual and will train
the local staff. The CN will sign a performance contract, renewable every two years, which will
be binding on all the project staff. This contract forms part of the other conditions to be fulfilled
no later than six months after the first disbursement.
4.1.3 The PMU will see to the preparation of activity programmes and annual budgets, the
preparation of payment requests, monitoring of project activities, consolidation of accounts and
preparation of status reports. Implementation of the actual activities will be awarded to service
providers on the basis of competition. The decentralized services of the Ministries concerned
(Gender, Environment etc.) will be closely involved in works control and acceptance. The
different training courses will be carried out contractually by a specialized structure to be
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recruited. It will be responsible for organizing all the training courses and related logistics. This
approach has been successfully tested under the PRESAR and PARSAR. Local executing
agencies (LEA) will also be responsible for the implementation of rural infrastructure and
sensitization and training programmes for the infrastructure management and maintenance
committees.
4.1.4 Institutional Arrangements: PADIR’s institutional mechanism is consistent with the
one established by the Government for the monitoring and coordination of development
projects. It concerns the National Steering Committee (SC) and Provincial Coordination and
Monitoring Committees (CPCS) for agriculture and rural sector programmes. The composition
of these Committees and their operating modalities are defined in their acts of establishment
(refer to Ministerial Orders No. 027 and 028 of 18 May 2011). These committees are composed
of representatives of the technical ministries involved in rural development, local communities
and TFPs (refer to Annex B.3 of Volume II). The SC, chaired by the MINDR Secretary-
General, ensures its consistency with the Government’s strategy. It coordinates TFP
interventions and approves the project annual work programmes and budgets. It meets on a
quarterly basis. The CPCS is responsible for monitoring project progress and the quality of its
outputs and coordination with other operators in the field. It is responsible for overall project
control, field supervision and ensures its consistency with the Provincial Development Plans. It
is chaired by the provincial rural development inspector in each province, and meets every two
months. The CPCS prepares the project monitoring reports and minutes of coordination
meetings for submission to the SC for information and consideration.
4.1.5 Successful project implementation will depend on smooth coordination with the
provincial authorities and decentralized structures concerned. The technical services of
MINDR, MINAGRI, and the other ministries concerned (gender, the environment,
infrastructure, etc.) at the central and decentralized levels must be closely involved in the
programming, control and acceptance of the planned works.
4.1.6 Procurement Arrangements: Procurement of goods, works and services financed on
ADF resources will be made in compliance with the Bank’s Rules of Procedure for the
Procurement of Goods and Works or, as the case may be, its Rules of Procedure for the Use of
Consultants using Bank standard bidding documents.
4.1.7 Procurement Plan (PP): The country will submit to the Bank for approval, prior to the
negotiations, the draft PP prepared during the project appraisal mission. The Bank will consider
the PP with a view to ensuring its compliance with the Grant Agreement as well as with the
relevant Rules. This PP will cover an initial period of at least 18 months, and will be updated
annually by the Donee, or as required. Any proposal for its revision will be submitted to ADF
for prior approval.
4.1.8 Financial Management and Disbursement: The existing financial management
mechanism for the PRESAR and PARSAR projects, which already have experience in project
administrative, financial and accounting management, will be adapted to the context of the new
project. In order to strengthen the mechanism, the team responsible for financial management
will be reinforced by the creation of positions for an internal auditor at the National
Coordination and a cashier for each branch, in addition to the accounting assistant. This
organization of the team takes into account both the scope of the project, which comprises five
provinces, and the lessons learnt from the two previous projects. The advantage of the proposed
structure is that it will make the mechanism efficient and operational at start-up, and result in
savings in terms of costs and time.
4.1.9 The National Coordination will be responsible for the administrative, financial and
accounting management of all the project activities, including those implemented by other
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entities. To that end, it will ensure: (i) the assignment of personnel; (ii) the preparation of
procedure manuals; (iii) the strengthening of the internal control procedure; (iv) the
procurement of software and its configuration on the basis of the specific project data; (v) the
training of financial staff in the Bank’s financial management procedures; and (v) the
recruitment of the external auditor. An action plan to improve the project’s financial
management is presented in Annex B4 of Volume II.
4.1.10 Funds will be disbursed in accordance with the Bank’s rules and procedures. A
special account will be opened in a bank acceptable to ADF for the payment of the grant
resources. Disbursements will be made in accordance with the project expenditure schedule
and the list of goods and services. The first disbursement will be released following grant
effectiveness and fulfillment of the conditions precedent to first disbursement. Two
disbursement methods are proposed: (i) the special account method for the project management
team’s operating expenses and for payments of amounts not exceeding UA 20,000. The funds
will be disbursed in the form of advances to be paid into the special account opened for that
purpose. Replenishments will be made upon justification of the use of at least 50% of the
previous disbursement and the totality of previous disbursements, if required; and (ii) the
method of direct payment to service providers for amounts exceeding the equivalent of UA
20,000.
4.1.11 Audit: The project financial statements, the special account and certified expenditure
statements will be audited annually by an independent external audit firm acceptable to the
Bank. The auditor’s terms of reference (TOR) must be prepared on the basis of the Bank’s
standard model. They must specify that that the audit will be conducted in compliance with
international audit standards. The terms of reference will cover in detail the financial,
management, internal control and procurement aspects. They will specify that the auditor will
prepare, in addition to the audit report, a letter to Management in which it will present its
comments, identify any weaknesses observed and bring to the borrower’s attention any issues it
may consider relevant. The auditor must have access to all the legal documents, exchanges of
correspondence and other project-related information. The annual audit reports will be
submitted to the Bank not later than six months following the closure of each financial year,
otherwise disbursements will be suspended.
4.2 Monitoring
4.2.1 Project implementation will cover a period of five years, from April 2012 to March
2017. The PMU will assume the main responsibility for internal monitoring of the activities
and their impacts. It will prepare, in conformity with the Bank’s recommended format,
quarterly and annual reports focused on the monitoring of the project logical framework
indicators. The existing monitoring-evaluation system adopted by the PARSAR and PRESAR
structures, which will be used in implementing the PADIR, will help considerably in this area.
It is computerized and has information collection and processing tools to monitor the physical
outputs, disbursements and gender disaggregated socio-economic and environmental impacts.
This system will be adapted to the PADIR, and the staff in charge will be retrained from project
start-up. This will ensure the timely detection of any weakness and finding of adequate
solutions.
4.2.2 External monitoring will be conducted at the central level by the MINDR General
Secretariat and the SC, and at provincial level, by the CPCS, which is chaired by the provincial
rural development inspector. These structures are required to review project progress, assess its
performance and the quality of its management and outputs, and, if necessary, refocus it in
consultation with the Bank. Compliance of the ESMP implementation will be supervised by the
Congo Environmental Study Group (GEEC), which is the technical organ of the Ministry of
Environment responsible for ensuring compliance with environmental and social standards in
project implementation. A focal point of the Ministry of Environment in Kinshasa will be
involved in the coordination and consolidation of the ESMP across the entire project.
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4.2.3 Specific surveys will be conducted at project start-up to establish a baseline situation,
at mid-term and on completion to assess the impacts in relation to the performance indicators
mentioned in the appraisal report. The Bank’s monitoring will be conducted through
supervision missions and the project technical and financial audits. The Bank’s Human
Development Division (OSHD.1) will be involved in these missions to assess the socio-
economic and poverty reduction impacts. CDFO will contribute through its close monitoring of
the project by providing the required assistance in the areas of technical monitoring,
procurement, disbursement and financial management. The project implementation schedule
presented at the beginning of the report can be summarized as follows:
Timeframe Milestones: Monitoring/Feedback Loop Activities:
November 2011 Grant Approval ADF
1st quarter (Qr) 2012 Signature and Effectiveness Government/ADF
1st Qr 2012 Establishment of PMU Government
3rd Qr 2012 Recruitment of TA PMU/monitored by GS MINDR and ADF
3rd Qr 2012-end 2015 Preparation of Engineering Designs PMU /LEA/monitored by GS MINDR and ADF
4th Qr 2012-2nd
Qr 2013 Equipment of PMU & partners PMU /LEA/monitored by GS MINDR and ADF
4th Qr 2012 Recruitment of LEA PMU/monitored by GS MINDR and ADF
4th Qr 2012-1st Qr. 2016 Recruitment of Contractors PMU /LEA/monitored by GS MINDR and ADF
2nd Qr 2013-end 2016 Training of Partners PMU/LEA/monitored by GS MINDR and ADF
2nd Qr 2013-end 2016 Works Implementation and Control PMU/LEA/monitored by GS MINDR and ADF
4th Qr 2014 Project Mid-Term Review PMU /Government/ADF
2nd Qr 2017 Project Completion Report PMU/Government/ADF
4.3 Governance
4.3.1 The socio-political conflicts of the nineties, characterized by the suspension of
investments and shortcomings of the development support services, especially affected the
human resources of the administration and rural and agricultural infrastructure. This situation
impacted negatively on the rational management of the country’s resources, project
implementation and financial resource management. With support from the different partners,
a more conducive business climate, in general, and better organization of the agriculture and
rural sector, in particular, have been perceptible since 2010. This trend is confirmed by the
following facts: (i) enactment, in February 2010, of the law authorizing ratification of the
Treaty establishing the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa
(OHADA); (ii) US$ 12.3 billion debt relief for DR Congo comprising US$11.1 billion under
the EHIPC Initiative and US$ 1.3 billion under the Multilateral Debt Relief; (iii) reform of the
procurement system and the promulgation in 2010 of the Public Procurement Code; (iv) start of
restructuring of the administration with the Belgian Cooperation, FAO and MINDR support
with the Bank’s financial contribution; (v) Preparation of DRC’s Agriculture and Rural
Development Sector Strategy for the 2011-2015 period and the National Food Security Plan;
and (vi) preparation of the National Agricultural Investment Plan under the Global Agriculture
and Food Security Programme (GAFSP).
4.3.2 This project’s governance risks concern the goods and services procurement procedure
and financial resource management. These risks will be mitigated by the strict application of
the Bank’s procurement rules of procedure. The supervision and technical and financial audits
will ensure conformity and consistency between the resources committed and services actually
delivered. The Bank-organized training sessions for SMEs on the project cycle and
procurement for SMEs, as well as the scheduled technical assistance, will help to improve
project governance. As for the Government, involvement of the Ministries of Finance, Planning
and the Budget in the Steering Committee provides a guarantee of good governance in so far as
they have the right to inspect the project resources and quality of its outputs. Furthermore, the
establishment, by the Minister of Finance, of a Project Technical Monitoring Committee, which
holds monthly meetings chaired by him/her to review the implementation of activities and
budgets, has significantly improved operational governance.
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4.4 Sustainability
4.4.1 The Government has included the PADIR in its development strategies (PRGSP and
Agriculture and Rural Strategy). Its implementation is backed by the sector ministries and the
population on the ground. All the actors concerned were involved in the project identification,
preparation and appraisal to facilitate subsequent ownership of project outputs. The project
selected profitable marketing infrastructure serving densely populated areas with high
agricultural production potential. These aspects will foster revenue collection by the local
authorities and management committees for infrastructure maintenance.
4.4.2 The rural roads selected are part of the DVDA priority maintenance programme,
which receives an annual allocation from the National Road Maintenance Fund (FONER),
established in 2008 and funded by the national budget, donors and parafiscal revenue (petrol,
road tolls, fines collected). Its budget for 2011 is estimated at US$ 50 million. The Roads
Agency will be allocated US$ 24 million of this amount for the maintenance of provincial and
national roads and the DVDA US$7.6 million (13% of the FONER Budget) for the
maintenance of 3,000 km of rural roads. The Government intends to gradually replenish this
fund even more in order to ensure maintenance of the entire priority network. The Local Road
Maintenance Committees (LRMC), which will be involved in the infrastructure work, will be
equipped and trained by the project and subsequently supported by DVDA with the financial
backing of FONER. To facilitate this operation, PADIR will carry out rural road maintenance
for the first two years after rehabilitation and provide the LRMCs with kits of maintenance
equipment and build DVDA’s capacity in terms of training and working resources. On the
other hand, adequate rural road rehabilitation at start-up and construction of durable road
structures will facilitate and contain subsequent maintenance costs.
4.4.3 Regarding markets, user associations will be responsible for managing the markets,
water points and latrines. Funds collected from traders will be distributed, as is customary,
between the local authorities and associations responsible for infrastructure maintenance and
cleanliness in the markets. As for the slaughterhouses, the taxes collected should ensure the
management and maintenance of water points, latrines and wastewater treatment ponds. For a
typical market, the recurrent costs were estimated at US$7,000 per year. These may be easily
covered by the additional expected revenue, estimated at US$19,300 per year. Infrastructure
implementation must be linked to the establishment of committees to manage it and the signing
of agreements to take over subsequent maintenance to ensure sustainability.
4.5. Risk Management
4.5.1 Risks: The infrastructure rehabilitation works do not pose any major implementation
risks. The planned technologies are well known in the region, and the PMU is very familiar
with them. Apart from the above-mentioned governance aspects, the main risks for the
achievement of project objectives are: (i) lack of qualified services for the technical control of
infrastructure; (ii) weak capacity of SMEs for the works; (iii) inadequate organization of
infrastructure management/users committees; and (iv) lack of familiarity with the Bank’s
financial management rules of procedure.
4.5.2 Mitigation Measures The following measures will be taken to mitigate the negative
impacts of the above-mentioned risks: (i) capacity building of technical services involved in
training and working resources; (ii) training and retraining of officials from Associations and
SMEs; and (iii) organization of Infrastructure Maintenance Committees. On completion of
their training, they will also be provided with batches of small materials and maintenance
equipment; and (iv) mobilization of international financial management and procurement
expertise, the training of senior staff and institutional and governance capacity building by the
Bank.
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4.6. Knowledge Building
4.6.1 Through its monitoring and evaluation system, PADIR will provide information on the
impact of rural infrastructure on the reduction of travel time and transport costs, and their
effects on the prices of foodstuffs, food security and employment. The experimental
introduction of solar energy at local community level will improve knowledge of this
technology with a view to envisaging its extension and reducing oil consumption. It will
provide an alternative solution in areas without electricity. Support to the Vocational Training
and Social Reintegration Centres will enhance the technical level of young people, who will be
the drivers of the new technologies in their environment. The IEC themes in favour of the
population will in time build up their knowledge in the areas of nutrition, hygiene and disease
prevention. This information will provide relevant lessons for enhancing the effectiveness of
Bank operations.
4.6.2 The main lessons learnt from PADIR implementation will feed the database of the
Statistics Departments of the Ministries of Rural Development, Agriculture and Planning and
will serve as a reference for future operations. Summaries could be posted on the websites of
the Bank and the Government relating to the PRGSP. The capacity building component will
comprise technical training targeting national staff, which will enable them to improve their
qualifications. In addition, the technical staff of the PMU and provincial administration will be
involved in the different stages of the project’s implementation (definition of needs and
technical specifications, preparation of TORs, compliance control, works acceptance etc.).
Furthermore, the use of periodic reports in which performance indicators are analyzed
constitutes an attractive knowledge base regarding project impacts on the Bank and the Donee.
V. LEGAL FRAMEWORK
5.1 Legal Instrument
This is a grant which will be awarded to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo
to cofinance this project.
5.2 Conditions for Bank Intervention
A. Conditions Precedent to Grant Effectiveness: Effectiveness of the Grant Agreement
will be subject to its signature by the Donee and ADF.
B. Conditions Precedent to First Disbursement: In addition to effectiveness of the Grant
Agreement, the first disbursement will be subject to fulfillment, by the Donee and to the full
satisfaction of the Fund, of the following conditions:
(i) Provide ADF with the original copy of the Order signed by the Minister of Rural
Development concerning establishment of the PADIR PMU structures
(paragraph 4.1.2);
(ii) Provide ADF with evidence of the opening of a special account in the name of
PADIR in a bank acceptable to ADF for payment of the project grant resources
(paragraph 4.1.10).
C. Other conditions: In addition, the Donee will:
(i) Submit to ADF, for approval, no later than six months after the first
disbursement of the grant resources, the project implementation and
administrative and financial management procedure manuals (paragraph 4.1.9) ;
and
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(ii) Submit to ADF, for approval, no later than six months after the first
disbursement of the grant, the Project Coordinator’s performance contract
(paragraph 4.1.2).
D. Undertaking: Through the PMU, the Donee undertakes to implement the
Environmental and Social Management Plan (paragraph 3.2.2).
5.3. Compliance with Bank Policies
The Rural Infrastructure Development Support Project complies with all the Bank’s applicable
rules.
VI. RECOMMENDATION
Management recommends that the Board of Directors should approve the proposal for an ADF
Grant of UA 49.46 million to DR Congo for the Rural Infrastructure Development Support
Project, subject to fulfillment of the conditions stipulated in this report.
Appendix I
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DRC
Comparative Socio-Economic Indicators.
YearCongo
(DRC)Africa
Develo-
ping
Countrie
Develo-
ped
CountrieBasic Indicators Area ( '000 Km²) 2 345 30 323 80 976 54 658Total Population (millions) 2010 67,8 1 031,5 5 659 1 117Urban Population (% of Total) 2010 35,2 39,9 45,1 77,3Population Density (per Km²) 2010 28,9 34,0 69,9 20,4GNI per Capita (US $) 2009 160 1 525 2 968 37 990Labor Force Participation - Total (%) 2010 38,0 40,1 61,8 60,7Labor Force Participation - Female (%) 2010 40,7 41,0 49,1 52,2Gender -Related Dev elopment Index Value 2007 0,370 0,433 0,694 0,911Human Dev elop. Index (Rank among 169 countries) 2010 168 n.a n.a n.aPopul. Liv ing Below $ 1 a Day (% of Population) 2006 59,2 42,3 25,2 …
Demographic Indicators
Population Grow th Rate - Total (%) 2010 2,7 2,3 1,3 0,6Population Grow th Rate - Urban (%) 2010 4,6 3,4 2,4 1,0Population < 15 y ears (%) 2010 46,4 40,3 29,0 17,5Population >= 65 y ears (%) 2010 2,9 3,8 6,0 15,4Dependency Ratio (%) 2010 96,2 77,6 55,4 49,2Sex Ratio (per 100 female) 2010 98,3 99,5 93,5 94,8Female Population 15-49 y ears (% of total population) 2010 22,6 24,4 49,4 50,6Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Total (y ears) 2010 48,0 56,0 67,1 79,8Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Female (y ears) 2010 49,6 57,1 69,1 82,7Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000) 2010 43,7 34,2 21,4 11,8Crude Death Rate (per 1,000) 2010 16,6 12,6 8,2 8,4Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2010 113,9 78,6 46,9 5,8Child Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2010 193,7 127,2 66,5 6,9Total Fertility Rate (per w oman) 2010 5,8 4,4 2,7 1,7Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100,000) 2008 670,0 530,2 290,0 15,2Women Using Contraception (%) 2005-08 … … 61,0 …
Health & Nutrition Indicators
Phy sicians (per 100,000 people) 2004-09 11,0 58,3 109,5 286,0Nurses (per 100,000 people)* 2004-09 50,2 113,3 204,0 786,5Births attended by Trained Health Personnel (%) 2007 74,0 50,2 64,1 …Access to Safe Water (% of Population) 2008 46,0 64,5 84,3 99,6Access to Health Serv ices (% of Population) 2005-07 … 65,4 80,0 100,0Access to Sanitation (% of Population) 2008 23,0 41,0 53,6 99,5Percent. of Adults (aged 15-49) Liv ing w ith HIV/AIDS 2005-09 3,2 4,9 0,9 0,3Incidence of Tuberculosis (per 100,000) 2009 372,0 294,9 161,0 14,0Child Immunization Against Tuberculosis (%) 2009 95,0 79,9 81,0 95,1Child Immunization Against Measles (%) 2009 86,0 71,1 80,7 93,0Underw eight Children (% of children under 5 y ears) 2007 28,2 30,9 22,4 …Daily Calorie Supply per Capita 2007 1 605 2 465 2 675 3 285Public Ex penditure on Health (as % of GDP) 2008 1,8 5,7 2,9 7,4
Education Indicators
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
Primary School - Total 2009 90,3 102,7 107,2 101,3 Primary School - Female 2009 83,0 99,0 109,2 101,1 Secondary School - Total 2009 36,7 37,8 62,9 100,1 Secondary School - Female 2009 26,2 33,8 61,3 99,6Primary School Female Teaching Staff (% of Total) 2009 26,3 47,0 60,5 81,4Adult literacy Rate - Total (%) 2008 66,6 64,8 80,3 98,4Adult literacy Rate - Male (%) 2008 77,5 74,0 86,0 98,7Adult literacy Rate - Female (%) 2008 56,1 55,9 74,8 98,1Percentage of GDP Spent on Education 2005 … 4,6 3,8 5,0
Environmental Indicators
Land Use (Arable Land as % of Total Land Area) 2008 3,0 7,8 10,6 10,9Annual Rate of Deforestation (%) 2005-09 … 0,7 0,4 -0,2Annual Rate of Reforestation (%) 2005-09 … 10,9 … …Per Capita CO2 Emissions (metric tons) 2009 0,0 1,1 2,9 12,5
Sources : ADB Statistics Department Databases; World Bank: World Development Indicators; last update : May 2011
UNAIDS; UNSD; WHO, UNICEF, WRI, UNDP; Country Reports.
Note : n.a. : Not Applicable ; … : Data Not Available.
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Appendix II
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Table of ADB Portfolio in the Country
Project/Sector Amount (MUSD)
% Disbursed Key Dates of
Age (yr) Commitment Disbursed Approval Signature Closure
Agricultural and Rural Sector Rehabilitation
Support Project in Bas-Congo and Bandundu
Provinces (PARSAR)
25.00 19.94 80.00 19/05/04 25/5/04 31/03/12 7
Agriculture and Rural Sector Rehabilitation
Project in Katanga and the 2 Kasaï Provinces
(PRESAR)
35.00 28.05 80.14 12/12/05 2/2/06 31/01/13 5.5
Agriculture Sector Study (ASS) 1.85 1.50 81.23 28/06/06 11/10/06 30/06/11 5
Agriculture 61.85 49.49 80.41
Rehabilitation of the Nselé-Lufimi and
Kwango-Kenge Roads 52.45 34.02 64.86 19/12/05 29/12/05 31/12/11 6
Priority Air Safety Project (PPSA) 88.60 - 0.00 27/09/10 2/11/10 31/12/15 0.7
Project for the Rehabilitation and
Strengthening of the Inga Hydro-Power
Stations and Kinshasa Distribution Grid
(PMEDE)
35.70 - 0.00 18/12/07 10/4/08 31/12/14 3.6
Rural and Periurban Electrification Project
(PEPUR) 69.69 - 0.00 15/12/10 10/03/11 31/12/15 0.5
Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation
Project in Semi-Urban areas (PEASU) 70.00 20.88 29.83 6/6/27 9/8/07 31/12/12 4
Infrastructure 316.44 54.91 17.35
Orientale Province Health Development
Master Plan Support Project (PAPDDS) 25.00 8.27 33.08 17/03/04 25/05/04 31/03/12 7
Socio-Economic Reintegration Support
(PARSEC) 15.00 2.31 15.41 24/07/07 9/8/07 30/06/13 4
Social 40.00 10.58 26.45
Human Resources Revitalization and
Mobilization (PRM-RH) 20.00 - 0.00 19/01/11 4/05/11 31/12/15 0.5
Multisector 20.00 - 0.00
Total 438.3 114.98 26.23
4.6
Source: SAP (June 2011)
Appendix III
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Main Related Projects Financed by Other Development Partners Donor Project Name Location/Province COST
Million US$
World
Bank
Agriculture Sector Rehabilitation Support Project (PARRSA) Equateur, and Kinshasa (Maleba Pool)
120.00
IFAD
Integrated Agricultural Rehabilitation Project in Maniema Province (PIRAM) Maniema 23.33
Agricultural Rehabilitation Programme in Orientale Province (PRAPO) Orientale 14.73
Agricultural Revival Programme in Equateur Province (PRAPE) Equateur 16.00
Belgium
PRAPE and PRAPO in cofinancing with IFAD Orientale and Equateur 12.28
Rural Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Bas-Congo, Bandundu, Kasaï-Oriental, 30.00
Rehabilitation of Agricultural Feeder Routes (land, river and quays) 75.00
Plant Production Support (APV) Bas-Congo, Bandundu, Kasaï-Oriental, Katanga, Orientale 4.90
Seed Selection Support (ASS) Bas-Congo, Bandundu, Katanga, Kasaï-Oriental 7.81
Artisanal Fisheries and Fish Farming (PRODEPAAK) Katanga, Bas-Congo, Katanga, Orientale 6.50
Urban and Periurban Horticulture Support (HUP) Bas-Congo, Bandundu 4.00
Technical and Organizational Support to Rural and Semi-Urban Initiatives of
Agricultural Associations
Katanga
2.17
Various other support operations for MINAGRI and in the rest of the country Various provinces. 31.23
EU Restoration of Agricultural and Fishery Product Distribution Channels through
Marketing Cooperatives in Tanganyika District
South Kivu 2.30
Food Security and Natural Resource Management Support Project in Bushi Region Orientale
1.80
Agricultural Product Marketing and Production Support in Ituri Bandundu ; Kinshasa City 2.05
Agricultural Revival in Bandundu Province to Supply Kinshasa Bandundu ; Kinshasa City 8.70
Various other operations All regions 74.53
USAID Food Production Processing and Marketing Bas-Congo, Kinshasa, Bandundu 35.00
Capacity Building of the National Agricultural Research Institute (INERA) Kinshasa – Bas Congo-Maniema-K. Oriental 10.00
Inter Food Policy and Research (or International Agricultural Policy Research
Institute) & Study on Improvement of the Agriculture Sector Business Climate
Country-wide, Kinshasa 2.60
Other
Donors
Periodic support to the different agricultural subsectors, capacity building and research
and extension.
All provinces of the country 148.79
ADB
Group
108.70
Total 742.42
Source: Ministry of Planning /Productive Sectors Department
Appendix IV
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Appendix IV
Map of Project Area
Annex 1 : PADIR Area of Intervention
Projet Area
This map is for use exclusively by readers of the report to which it relates. Names and boundaries shown in no way represent the
views of the Bank Group or its staff on the legal status of any territory; neither do they imply their approval or acceptance of its
boundaries.
Provincial
Boundaries
Appendix V
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Summary of Procurement Arrangements (in UA Thousand)
Expenditure Categories ICB NCB Other Shortlist Other Fin.
Gvt/Benef..
Total
1.
Goods
4.338 [4.338]
1.1 Rural Infrastructure Equipment 0.300 [0.300] 0.300 [0.300] 1.2 Office Equipment 0.456 [0.456] 0.456 [0.456]
1.3
1.4 1.5
1.6
1.7
2.
2.1
2.2
2.3 2.4
3.
Transport Equipment
IT Equipment Various Specific Materials
Various Teaching Aids
Specific Professional Equipment
Civil Works
Rehabilitation of Rural Infrastructure
Rehabilitation of Administrative Buildings
Rehabilitation of PMU Premises and Katanga branches Rehabilitation of Springs, DWS and Boreholes
Consultancy Services
0.993 [0.993]
0.596 [0.596]
21.408[21.408]
2.905 [2.905]
0.651 [0.651]
0.125 [0.125]
1.218 [1.218]
0.047 [0.047] 2.574 [2.574]
0.993 [0.993]
0.596 [0.596] 0.651 [0.651]
0.125 [0.125]
1.218 [1.218]
26.934 [26.934]
21.408 [21.408]
2.905 [2.905]
0.047 [0.047] 2.574 [2.574]
5.974 [5.974]
3.1 3.2
3.3
3.4 3.5
3.6
3.7 3.8
3.9
3.10 3.11
3.12
3.13 3.14
3.15
4. 4.1
4.2 4.3
4.4
4.5 4.6
4.7 4.8
Preliminary Sketches for Rural Infrastructure Preliminary Sketches for Administrative Buildings
Various Complementary Engineering Designs
Monitoring and Inspection of Infrastructure Works Sensitization, Training and Organization
Rural Outreach
Technical Assistance to PMU Preparation of Project Manual
Preparation of Rural Infrastructure Manual
Various TA and Short-Term Missions Various Sector Studies
Training Courses
Audit of Accounts and Procurements Mid-Term Review
Project Completion Report
Operating Costs
Maintenance of Buildings/Equipment Partners’
Structures
Operating costs of Equipment Partners’ Structures Office Rental
Focal Point Expenditure
PMU/ Branch Allowance Performance Bonus Operating costs of Provincial Coordination and
Steering Committees
Operating costs of PMU/Branches Headquarters Visit
Contingencies Physical
Financial
0..087 [0.087]
0.070 [0.070]
0.015 [0.015]
0.015 [0.015]
0.013[0.013]
0.013[0.013]
0.853 [0.853]
4.978 [4.978]
0.512 [0.512] 0.974 [0.974]
0.025 [0.025]
2.261 [2.261] 2.609 [2.609]
0.318 [0.318]
2.873 [2.873] 0.832 [0.832]
0.245 [0.245]
0.562 [0.562]
0.187 [0.187] 0.116 [0.116]
0.534 [0.534]
0.094 [0.094]
0.929
0.453
0.028
0.318 [0.318] 0.087 [0.087]
0.070 [0.070]
2.873 [2.873] 0.832 [0.832]
0.245 [0.245]
0.562 [0.562] 0.015 [0.015]
0.015 [0.015]
0.187 [0.187] 0.116 [0.116]
0.534 [0.534]
0.094 [0.094] 0.013 [0.013]
0.013 [0.013]
8.752 [7.342]
0.929 [0]
0.453[0]
0.028[0] 0.853 [0.853]
4.978 [4.978]
0.512 [0.512] 0.974 [0.974]
0.025 [0.025]
4.870 [4.870] 2.261[2.261]
2.609 [2.609]
TOTAL
2.045 [2.045]
24.613 [24.613]
17.040 [17.040]
5.761[5.761]
1.410
50.868 [49.458]
Others: * Shopping for Goods; ** Selection Process for Individual Consultancy Services, *** Community-based Works Contract
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Project Cost by Expenditure Category and Sources of Finance Expenditure
Category In Dollars Thousand In Units of Account Thousand
GVT/Ben ADF TOTAL GVT/Ben ADF TOTAL
L.C. F.E. L.C. Total L.C. F.E. L.C. Total
Works 0 25.613 17.501 43.114 43.114 0 16.000 10.933 26.934 26.934
Goods 0 5.428 1.517 6.945 6.945 0 3.391 948 4.338 4.338
Services 0 7.955 1.648 9.603 9.603 0 4.944 1.030 5.974 5.974
Operating costs 2.257 3.104 8.649 11.753 14.010 1.410 1.939 5.403 7.342 8.752
Base Cost 2.257 42.100 29.316 71.415 73.672 1.410 26.274 18.314 44.588 45.998 Physical
Contingencies 0 1.496 2.084 3.580 3.580 0 959 1.302 2.261 2.261 Financial
Contingencies 0 2.655 1.521 4.176 4.176 0 1.659 950 2.609 2.609
Grand Total 2.257 46.251 32.921 79.171 81.428 1.410 28.892 20.566 49.458 50.868
Appendix VII
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Appendix VII: Examples of Physical Outputs of PRESAR and PARSAR
Rural Roads
Mbalaka Road, Kambové/ PRESAR
Bif Kasombo Road, Katanga /PRESAR
Bridges
Mabaya Bridge, Katanga / PRESAR
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Rural Markets
Sambwa Market, Katanga/PRESAR
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Kasansa Market/ Kasaï-Oriental/PRESAR
Springs
Kawama 2 Springs, Katanga /PRESAR
Mazembe Spring, Katanga
Administrative Building
Buildings of the Ministry of Gender, Family and Children, Kinshasa /PARSAR
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MINAGRI buildings, Kinshasa /PARSAR
Distribution of small items of processing equipment to associations/PARSAR Seed fields Bas Congo /PARSAR
