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Report No:

RESTRUCTURING PAPER

ON A

PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING

OF

SMALLHOLDER TREE CROP REVITALIZATION SUPPORT PROJECT

P113273

BOARD APPROVAL DATE JUNE 5, 2012

TO THE

GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA

{April 06, 2016}

AGRICULTURE GLOBAL PRACTICE

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE GROUP

COUNTRY DEPARTMENT AFCW1

AFRICA REGION

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

CBL

Central Bank of Liberia

EPO Equatorial Palm Oil

EVD Ebola Virus Disease

FA Financing Agreement

FFB Fresh fruit Bunches

FO Farmers Organization

GoL Government of Liberia

IDA International Development Association

IL Investment Lending

ISDS Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet

LACRA Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Agency

LPMC Liberia Produce and Marketing Corporation

MARCO Morris America Rubber Company

MoA Ministry of Agriculture

MFDP Ministry of Finance and Development Planning

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

PCU Project Coordination Unit

PDO Project Development Objectives

PFI Participating Financial Institutions

PMU Project Management Unit

SRC Salala Rubber Company

STCRSP Smallholder Tree Crop Revitalization Support Project

VOSIEDA Volunteers to Support International Efforts in Developing Africa

Regional Vice President:

Makhtar Diop

Country Director: Henry Kerali

Senior Global Practice Director

Country Manager:

Practice Manager

Juergen Voegele

Inguna Dobraja

Simeon Ehui

Task Team Leader

Abimbola Adubi

LIBERIA


P087145

CONTENTS

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A. SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... 1

B. PROJECT STATUS ................................................................................................. 2

C. PROPOSED CHANGES .......................................................................................... 4

Financing Plan/Funds Allocation ....................................................................................................... 4

Results Framework .............................................................................................................................. 4

Closing date .......................................................................................................................................... 4

Cost Reallocation ................................................................................................................................ 5

Component 1 ........................................................................................................................................ 5

Component 2 ........................................................................................................................................ 7

Component 3 ........................................................................................................................................ 8 ANNEX 1: REVISED FUND REALLOCATION TABLE ...................................................... 10

ANNEX 2: REVISED FUND ALLOCATION BY CATEGORY ........................................... 11 ANNEX 3: REVISIONS TO RESULT FRAMEWORK----------------------------------12

ANNEX 4: REVISED RESULTS FRAMEWORK .................................................................. 15

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RESTRUCTURING PAPER

A. SUMMARY

1. This Paper seeks the approval of the Country Director for a Level-2 restructuring

of the Smallholder Tree Crop Revitalization Support Project (P113273) in Liberia.

The proposed changes include: (i) the extension of the closing date of the project to

November 30, 2018 from the current closing date of December 31, 2016 (ii) a fund re-

allocation within the project categories and components in order to accommodate the two

year extension of the project, and also allow for the exchange rate differential between

Dollars and the SDR and (iii) a revision to some project targets in the Results Framework

to reflect financing adjustments made.

2. A request for an extension of the closing date of the project to December 2018

was received from Government of Liberia (GoL) on August 20, 2015. The request for

extension is based on the delay in implementation due to three main reasons: (i) there was

almost one year delay in project start-up due to need for ratification of the project by the

Liberia legislature; (ii) the assumptions made during the project design, particularly with

regard to the long term credit arrangements and the selection of implementation partners

were not tenable as the project began implementation. Therefore time was taken to re-

design and refocus the project; and (iii) the Ebola outbreak adversely affected field

activities and stalled most of the sequenced activities planned during the period. The

request for extension is therefore to cover additional two productive seasons of the tree

crops.

3. The Board approved IDA credit of USD 15 million on June 5, 2012 to assist the

Government of Liberia to increase the income of Smallholder Tree Crop Farmers in a

sustainable manner throughout the country. The credit became effective on July 20, 2013

and is expected to close on December 31, 2016. The project is being implemented by a

Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) established under the Ministry of Agriculture. After a

long delayed start-up due to bureaucratic difficulties (the Credit was declared effective

more than 11 months after Board approval), implementation of the main tree crops

revitalization sub-component (cocoa/coffee) started in early 2014, but stalled for over one

year due to the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in March 2014.

Implementation of the rubber and oil palm revitalization sub-components was also

blocked first by the inability to finalize the long-term credit arrangements, and then later

by the EVD outbreak. With the first restructuring of the project and the reduction of

Ebola outbreak by mid-2015, all the activities of the various sub-components commenced

and field activities started fully on the project. Management arrangements required to

implement the activities are largely in place and the institutional strengthening activities

are progressing as planned. The project conducted its Mid Term Review (MTR) in

November 2015, and set new agenda to ensure unhindered implementation of the

activities of the various sub-components with agreement of all stakeholders on the

project.

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4. Due to the long start-up delays and the EVD outbreak, project implementation is

at least two years behind schedule, and the Project would need to be extended beyond the

current closing date of December 31, 2016, to be able to achieve its development

objectives. Fortunately, the GoL has written to the Bank to request a 2-year extension of

the project period resulting from the delays indicated above. The task team critically

reviewed the request of government and carried out a Mid-term Review (MTR) and

assessment of the project components in November 2015. The MTR mission noted the

continuing strong support of GoL and stakeholders for the Project and reconfirmed the

relevance of project development objectives. The mission also noted the significant

improvements in project implementation after the country was declared Ebola free and

resolved to process the request of government based on progress of implementation over

a few months. As at April 4, 2016, the project is 53.2% disbursed. Based on the current

improvement of project implementation, the task team is confident that, subject to a 23

months extension of the closing date, together with the adjustment of the appraisal targets

and cost reallocations, the Project should be able to achieve its project development

objectives. This will cover the additional 2 production cycles of the project and allow for

more expansion of tree crop rehabilitation and planting.

5. The main characteristics of the Liberia tree crop sector at present are the old age

of plantations and their low productivity. There have been no significant replanting

activities for the last twenty five years due to the war, and a large proportion of the

country’s rubber and oil palm plantations are now at the end of their productive life,

necessitating replanting. The Smallholder Tree Crop Revitalization Support Project

(STCRSP) aims at improving the income opportunities of poor farmers through a

combination of rehabilitating unproductive farms; undertaking replanting and new

planting programs; facilitating future replanting and development programs; and,

improved financing mechanisms and institutional arrangements.

B. PROJECT STATUS

6. As of April 4, 2016, all the components of the project are active and field work

has progressed significantly. Disbursement has thus increased from 14% last December,

2014 to 53.23% as of April 4, 2016. The Cocoa/Coffee operator has mapped out a total

of 2,103.88 ha for implementation in 2016. Due diligence on safeguard is already carried

out and rehabilitation is on-going on 1,829.43 ha for 1,155 Cocoa farmers, and 184.45 ha

for 87 Coffee farmers. Following the completion of baseline on these farms, farm inputs

such as files, knapsack sprayers, rain boots, nose masks, axes etc. were distributed to the

farmers as part of matching grants and the under-brushing has been completed

successfully. The control of pests and diseases is currently taking place using

recommended pesticides and fungicides. These farms are also geo-referenced with their

co-ordinates available on google map. The target farmers are spread within the 48

Farmer Field Schools (FFS) established by the project and cover the three counties of

Nimba, Bong and Grand Gedeh where a total of 200 ha of new Cocoa seedlings will be

planted next season. Arrangement is already made to purchase new variety of seeds and

establish nursery sites before the end of the year. The training and capacity building

activities have been rolled out through the FFS to strengthen the farmers groups, teach

modern farming methods and the PCU is closely monitoring the progress of this

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intervention in the target counties. The FFS is being used to strengthen farmer’s

organizations and transform them into viable business oriented farmers cooperatives. The

Project is finalizing the Contract Management with ACE Global for the provision of

Collateral Management Services for the marketing of cocoa and coffee and already, four

ware houses of farmer’s cooperatives have been identified for initial renovation.

7. On Rubber, the project has started its out grower scheme with MARCO and a

total of 150 farmers have planted 300 ha of new Rubber stumps. The Afriland First Bank

Liberia, acting as Participating Financing Institution (PFI) under the scheme has assessed

the 150 Rubber farmers for credit worthiness and they will benefit from the long term

credit scheme of the project. A Concessionaire on Rubber production, Salala Rubber

Corporation (SRC), has also joined the out grower scheme. A project sub-unit has been

set up at SRC to work directly with the rubber smallholder farmers in Margibi County

under the technical supervision of SRC in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture.

Under the 2016 planting season, 100 smallholder farmers are expected to plant 200

hectares, adding 200 more hectares by next year. Activities mapped out include final

selection of farmers, environmental assessments, underbrushing of farmland and

preparation of rubber stumps for the revised target of 400 hectares for replanting.

8. On Oil Palm, the project is working with EPO- LIBINCO and VOSIEDA. The

EPO-LIBINCO is the main Concessionaire for the out growers scheme in Grand Bassa

County. It has worked with the PCU to identify farmers and farms and efforts are being

made to finalize its Management Contract so that planting of oil palm seedlings and

technical support can start during the next planting season. Already 54 farmers in Grand

Bassa County have been assessed for credit worthiness by Afriland First Bank Liberia,

assisted by the CDA to form a legally registered cooperative society and their farms have

been geo-referenced and are to start under brushing of 108 hectares. Dube Plantation in

Grand Gedeh County has also been assessed for initial operation through the

Cooperatives under the supervision of VOSIEDA. Free, Prior, Informed, Consent (FPIC)

to deed the 600 ha plantation to the Dube Multi-Purpose Farmers’ Cooperatives

(DPMFC) was successfully conducted by the Land Commission (LC) and Statement of

Declaration was made by the Community. LC is now processing the deeding of the

plantation. The planned activities in Dube include: (i) the control of harvesting of fresh

fruit bunches from the plantation and processing using four (4) motorized freedom mills

purchased by the Project; (ii) rehabilitation of 300 ha by under brushing; (iii) the setting

up of the nursery for the planting of the 300 ha. The processing of the Fresh Fruit

Bunches (FFBs) from the 600 ha will provide the startup capital for the DPMFC.

9. Due to the long period before tapping of rubber (seven years) and harvesting of

fresh fruit bunches of oil palm (four years) after planting, the Ministry of Agriculture

(MoA), Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), and International

Development Association (IDA) working with Concessionaires under the project, have

agreed to set up a Long term credit facility to support smallholder farmers. The Liberian

Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI) was identified as the Agent Bank to

manage the Long term Credit Facility Account and the designated account has been

opened accordingly. Afriland First Bank Liberia (AFB) is the Participating Financing

Institution (PFI) to work with the Concessionaires to enhance farmers access the credit

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facility on Rubber and Oil Palm. The identified and accredited farmers above will start

benefiting from the long term credit facility early in 2016.

10. The main constraint to the implementation of the project now is the time frame

for implementation given that past production cycles of the tree crops was missed due to

delays above. The request by GoL for an extension of the closing dates in order to cover

two production cycles is appropriate and will enhance the achievement of the project

objectives. The MTR mission considered this option and held several meetings with the

stakeholders to ensure that no momentum is lost in the implementation of the project. The

final agreement on the collaboration and the need to cover more production cycles of the

tree crops necessitates the level 2 restructuring of the project.

C. PROPOSED CHANGES

Financing Plan/Funds Allocation

11. The project will continue to follow the same fund flow pattern. However, there

will be funds reallocation among the various components in order to account for

increased cost of inputs and also reducing some activities and non-essential costs under

components 2 and 3. The re-allocation is also done to provide for exchange rate

differential between SDR and US$, and also to account for the real cost of activities of

the sub components. Annex 1 provides the summary of the cost re-allocation and the

rationale for the changes while Annex 2 indicates the Revised Project Cost and

Financing.

Results Framework

12. A detailed review of the Results Framework was conducted and some targets

were revised given the realities of the implementation and financial constraints. Also the

yield indicators were moved up to the Project Development Objective (PDO) level to

give prominence while the PDO is still relevant and will be continued. Two indicators

were dropped due to lack of relevance and ambiguity in measurement. These are

“Incremental yearly net cash flow in project area “and “Coaching of MoA & CDA staff

(Person-days)”. The details of the Results Framework (RF) are indicated in Annex 2 of

the paper.

Closing date

13. It is proposed that the project closing date be extended by 2 years from December

31, 2016, to December 31, 2018. This will allow the new planting and rehabilitation of

the tree crops to cover two production cycles and enhance the achievement of project

objectives. The earlier positive results from the project implementation are indication

that the extension will assist the project to give more results for the sector and the

beneficiaries.

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14. The proposed changes require the following amendments to the Financing

Agreement (FA): (i) revision of the table specifying cost allocation to the components in

Section IV A2 of Schedule 2; (ii) revision of the Results Framework; and (iii) revision of

the closing date in Section IV B.2 of Schedule 2. All other provisions of the Agreements

remain unchanged. The proposed changes would be effective from The approval date of

the project restructuring.

15. The Project Implementation Manual (PIM) will also be adjusted to reflect the new

changes in the implementation arrangements and the revision above. Cost Reallocation

The main principles to make activity and costs adjustments were as follows:

(i) Expanding the scope of rehabilitation and replanting of the cocoa/coffee

subcomponent and of the MARCO scheme & Dube subprojects, but reducing

the SRC & EPO sub-projects scope, while accounting for increased costs of

farm tools, inputs and implementation partner units;

(ii) accounting for real costs met under components 2 and 3 so far; and

(iii) reducing some activities and non-essential costs under components 2 and 3

until project end.

More details concerning changes made in the detailed costs table are indicated below:

Component 1

Sub-comp 1.1 (cocoa/coffee):

o Increase coverage areas for Cocoa to:

2,500 farmers targeted by next cropping season starting June.

2016;

cocoa rehabilitation: 3,700 ha medium input + 1,200 ha high input;

and

coffee rehabilitation: 371 ha medium input.

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o Possible extension of contract of SOCODEVI until 2018 for expansion of

cocoa areas.

o Substantial reduction of provision for road rehabilitation (to about USD

100,000) for only urgent rehabilitation (small bridges and culverts) on

very critical points.

Sub-comp 1.2 (oil palm)

o Dube sub-project

Scope kept at 300 ha rehabilitation + 300 ha replanting under

medium input model .

Costs of VOSIEDA contract taken into consideration as it stands

(USD 246,000 over 24 months); however it is assumed that it

could be revised downward and/or the costs could be spanned over

a longer implementation period without cost increase.

Costs to be borne by PCU (vehicle, nursery, mini-mills, etc.) as

shown in the VOSIEDA contract negotiation minutes taken into

account but still need clarification.

Elimination of provision for roads as there is no need for road

rehabilitation for this sub-project.

o EPO sub-project

Plan is to increase target to about 75 farmers (most of them already

identified and hold more than 2 ha each) who will be supported to

rehabilitate 150 ha in 2016, then progressively replant the same

150 ha the next two seasons under high input model e.g. using LT

credit.

EPO costs and farm development (grant + credit + farmer labour)

recalculated as per information provided by EPO.

Road rehabilitation provision reduced to USD 68,000 (including

studies and supervision of work); to be used for some critical

points only.

Sub-comp 1.3 (rubber)

o MARCO sub-project

300 ha already planted. Plan to increase new planting in 2016 to

300 ha and tripled by 2017.

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MARCO costs reduced as compared to signed contract (e.g. less

staff and Operation & Maintenance) to account for the fact that (a)

farmers are pretty well organized through the Todi cooperative; (b)

they are in close locations; (c) average farm size is at least 2

ha/participant, thus 2 technical staff are probably enough to

monitor 300 farmers.

Road rehabilitation provision reduced to USD 59,000 (incl. studies

and supervision of work) for some critical points only.

o SRC sub-project

Reduction of scope to 150 farmers/300 ha replanting or planting

(starting in 2016);

SRC costs reduced as compared to estimated costs at appraisal

(e.g. less staff and O&M) to account for reduced scope : 2

technical staff are far enough to monitor about 150 farmers that

might be scattered in different clans/localities.

Road rehabilitation provision reduced to USD 65,000 (incl. studies

and supervision of work) for some critical points only.

Component 2

Sub-comp 2.1 (institutional building):

o Scope/amount unchanged for capacity building of Moa/CDA.

o Support to MoA/CAO: includes the effective amount spent so far for

equipment + an agreed provision for recurrent costs support, as

discussed/agreed with the PCU.

o Support to PMU: includes the contribution to the PMU Director salary

(until Sept. 15) and the STCRSP contribution to the PMU operating

expenses based on current yearly expenses.

o Support to CDA: includes actual and planned expenses for equipment,

vehicles, development of national FO/coop policy/bills, allowances for

field visits and running costs (total USD 213,000).

o Securing of smallholders’ land use rights:

Ehud Foundation contract accounted for under this activity (and

not any more under component 1);

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Provision for a review of land use rights validation and securing

activities in 2017 is kept, as per design; and,

Provision for land demarcation eliminated (this was only envisaged

for new planting) as it is too costly and complicated to organize; in

any case only initial steps to issue a proper tribal certificate (plus

off course land use rights validated at family/community level) are

required to proceed with new planting, as per PIM.

o Support to tree crop adaptive research: reduced to USD 30,000.

o Support to LPMC/LACRA: USD 70,000, as per ongoing MoU signed

with them.

o Preparation of LT large scale tree crop development programme:

Reduced amount for contribution to elaborating the tree crop

master plans and tree crop database (USD 200,000); and,

Preparation of large scale project: reduced to USD 25,000 (as a

provision to hire several national consultants to contribute to

drafting lessons learnt and proposals for larger scale project); the

bulk of funding for preparing the large scale project should

however come from a PPA/PPF under the STCRSP2.

o Reimbursement of PPA: adjusted to actual amount (USD 1,063,000)

Component 3

o Sub-comp. 3.1 (PCU)

Adjustment of duration per staff position; no hire of the Value

Chain Development Officer (VDO) neither of the tree crop

agronomist; hire of Procurement Assistant and Safeguards Officer

in 2016 to continue the procurement and safeguards functions until

project end (in Nov.. 2018);

Reduction of vehicles to keep up with reduced number of staff;

Implementation support:

adjustment of accounting and Management Information

System (MIS) software costs (shared with other projects);

reduced provision for short term (ST) National and

International Consultants to support implementation

according to felt needs by PCU

o Sub-comp 3.2 (M&E and communication)

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EGIS contract reduced to USD 400,000 (instead of USD 503,000

which seems excessive); this is possible as is a time-based

contract;

Reduced amount for communication & knowledge sharing

activities: however we kept them as it will become more and more

important as long as the project achieves substantial results in

coming years; and,

Kept provision for participatory planning and evaluation

workshops at district and national level as it is good practice, not

costly and envisaged in both the Project Appraisal Document &

Project Implementation Manuel (although it has unfortunately not

been implemented so far)

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Annex 1: Revised Fund Allocation Table

Amount (original costab) (USD)

Amount (Revised costab) (USD)

Amount (original costab) (XDR)

Amount (Revised costab) (XDR)

COMPONENT - 1 (Smallholder Tree Crops Revitalization)

9,467,000

9,435,396

6,123,545

6,103,102

1. Cocoa & Coffee Revitalization 6,462,000 7,850,047 4,179,819 5,077,650

2. Smallholder Oil Palm Revitalization 1,013,000 872,106 655,239 564,105

3. Smallholder Rubber Revitalization 1,992,000 713,242 1,288,486 461,347

COMPONENT - 2 (Institution Building and Preparation of Future Large Scale Tree Crop Development Program

3,055,000 2,277,774 1,976,067 1,473,334

1. Institutional Capacity Building 1,327,000 863,341 858,344 558,435

2. Preparation of Large Scale Smallholder Tree Crop Development Program

503,000 249,799 325,356 161,578

3. STCRSP Project Preparation Advance 1,225,000 1,164,634 792,367 753,321

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COMPONENT - 3 (Project Coordination and Management)

2,477,000 3,286,831 1,600,388 2,123,564

1. Strategic Planning, Coordination and Implementation Support

1,844,000 2,679,863 1,190,944 1,730,959

2. Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Production & Sharing

633,000 606,968 409,444 392,605

TOTAL PROJECT COST 15,000,000

15,000,000

9,700,000

9,700,000

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Table 2: Revised Fund Allocation by Categories

CATEGORY Origninal Allocation

(US$)

Revised

Allocation

(US$)

Origninal

Allocation

(XDR)

Revised

Allocation

(XDR)

Category - 1 (Civil Works)

1,550,000

433,830

1,000,000

280,614

Category - 2 (Goods)

775,000

847,940

500,000

548,474

Category - 3 (Consultant's

Services and Training)

6,800,000

9,235,320

4,400,000

5,971,229

Category - 4 (Smallholder Sub-

grants)

2,950,000

2,390,447

1,900,000

1,546,214

Category - 5 (Smallholder -

credits)

300,000

293,602

200,000

189,911

Category - 6 (Incremental

Operating Costs)

600,000

634,312

400,000

410,292

Category - 7 (Refund PPF)

1,255,000

1,164,549

800,000

753,266

Unallocated

800,000

-

500,000

-

TOTAL

15,000,000

15,000,000

9,700,000

9,700,000

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Annex 3: Revisions to Results Framework

Original Revisions Rationale

PDO: to increase access to finance, inputs, technologies and markets

for smallholder tree crop farmers in Liberia, and to develop a long

term development program for the tree crops sector.

Continued PDO remains relevant and achievable.

PDO indicators

Area of smallholder tree crop farms rehabilitated, replanted or

planted under the project,

disaggregated

- Rehabilitation

- Replanting

- New Planting (ha)

Revised – targets revised

Targets have been revised to reflect decrease in project funding

Incremental yearly net cash flow in project area:

- High input rehabilitated cocoa

- Medium input rehabilitated cocoa

- Rehabilitated coffee

- Rehabilitated oil palm (farmers run plantation)

- Rehabilitated oil palm (out growers scheme) (Mt/ha)

Dropped The indicator has been dropped due to potential attribution

problems related to using the farm gate price in calculation of net

cash flow. This price is determined by demand-supply dynamics

outside of the sphere of project interventions.

Long term credit delivered to oil palm and rubber out growers under

the project (Yes/No)

Revised and moved to

intermediate level – ‘Out grower

schemes with long-term credit to

participating smallholders farmers

supported by the project

(number)’

The indicator has been revised to better reflect project

interventions (to establish out-grower schemes with credit

component) rather than setting an absolute target for credit

delivered.

Farm access roads rehabilitated (km) Continued and moved to

intermediate level

The indicator has been moved to intermediate level because it is an

output.

Direct project beneficiaries (number), (of which are female) (%) Revised – targets revised Target for female participation have been revised to reflect

experience from first year of implementation.

Long term large scale tree crop development program formulated and

approved by Ministry of Agriculture (Yes/No)

Continued

New – ‘Smallholder tree crops

farmers with access to finance,

input, markets and technologies as

a result of the project (number)’

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Intermediate indicators

Component One: Tree Crop Revitalization

Yield of high input rehabilitated cocoa (Mt/ha) Revised and moved to PDO level -

‘Yield of major tree crops: high

input cocoa, medium input cocoa,

rehabilitated coffee, rehabilitated

oil palm (tons/ha)’

This indicator has been revised as yield indicators are merged into

one indicator and moved to PDO level. Yield is considered a

medium-term outcome in this project and hence more appropriate

at the PDO level.

Yield of medium input rehabilitated cocoa (Mt/ha) Revised as yield indicators are

merged into one indicator and

moved to PDO level ‘Yield of

major tree crops: high input

cocoa, medium input cocoa,






at the PDO level.

Yield of rehabilitated coffee (Mt/ha) Revised as yield indicators are










at the PDO level.

Yield of rehabilitated oil palm (Mt/ha) Revised as yield indicators are










at the PDO level.

Cocoa Farmer Organizations (FOs) strengthened (Number) Continued

Farmers’ run Oil Palm Plantation Cooperative strengthened

(Number)

Continued

FOs strengthened in out grower schemes Continued

Volume of cocoa bulked by project supported FOs (Mt) Continued

Component Two: Institutional Building and Preparation of Future Large Scale Tree Crop Development Program

Capacity building plan for MoA & CDA developed (Yes/No) Continued

Persons trained (Number) Continued

Coaching of MoA & CDA staff (Person-days) Dropped The indicator has been dropped as coaching of senior staff is no

longer relevant.

County Agricultural Offices equipped (Number) Continued

CDA field offices equipped (Number) Continued

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National Policy and Strategy for FO and Cooperative development

formulated and validated with all national stakeholders (Yes/No)

Continued

Methodology for community land use rights validation agreed with

stakeholders (Yes/No)

Continued

Tree crop master plans formulated in a participatory process under

MoA leadership

- Cocoa

- Coffee

- Oil Palm

- Rubber (Yes/No)

Continued

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Annex 4: Revised Results Framework

Project Development Objective (PDO): to increase access to finance, inputs, technologies and markets for smallholder tree crop farmers in Liberia, and to develop a long

term development program for the tree crops sector

PDO Level Indicators

Co

re UoM Baseli

ne

Status

(Nov

2015)

2016 2017 2018 Frequen

cy

Data sources and

methodology

Responsibili

ty for data

collection

Description / comments

PDO Indicator 1: Area of

smallholder tree crop

farms rehabilitated,

replanted or planted under

the project,

disaggregated

- Rehabilitation

- Replanting

- New Planting

Ha 0 2,261

1,961

300

0

4,506

875

100

4,506

1,250

300

4,506

1,250

300

Annual Review of

contracted

concessionaires

and service

providers reports

and count of area

rehabilitated,

replanted and

newly planted

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

PDO Indicator 2: Yield

of major tree crops:

- High input cocoa

- Medium input cocoa

- Rehabilitated coffee

- Rehabilitated oil palm

Mt/ha 0

0.12

0.12

0

0

0.12

0.12

0

1.00

0.75

0.37

0.40

4.00

1.30

0.50

0.50

5.00

Bi-

annual

Producer and value

chain

surveys data

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

PDO Indicator 3: Smallholder tree crops

farmers with access to

finance, input, markets and

technologies as a result of

the project

Numb

er

0 1,392 2,925 3,025 3,025 Annual Review of

contracted

concessionaires

and service

providers reports

and count of

smallholder

farmers with

access

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

PDO Indicator 4: Long

term large scale tree crop

development program

formulated and approved

Yes/N

o

No No No No Yes Annual Review of program

document

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

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by Ministry of Agriculture

PDO Indicator 5: Direct

project beneficiaries (of

which female)

Numb

er (%)

0 1,392

(15)

3,000

(15)

3,100

(15)

3,100

(15)

Annual Review of service

providers reports

and CAO

supervision

and count of direct

project

beneficiaries

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

Intermediate results

Component 1: Tree Crop Revitalization

IR Indicator 1.1:

Cocoa Farmer

Organizations (FOs)

strengthened

Numb

er

0 0 10 30 43 Review of service

providers reports

and CAO

supervision

reports and count

of FOs

strengthened

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

IR Indicator 1.2:

Farmers’ run Oil

Palm Plantation

Cooperative

strengthened

Numb

er


providers reports

and CAO

supervision

reports and count

of cooperatives

strengthened

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

IR Indicator 1.3: FOs strengthened in

out grower schemes

Numb

er


providers reports

and CAO

supervision

reports and FOs

strengthened

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

IR Indicator 1.4: Volume of cocoa

bulked by project

supported FOs

Mt 0 0 300 500 1,000 Review of service

providers reports

and CAO

supervision reports

and estimate of

cocoa bulked by

supported FOs

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

IR Indicator 1.5: Out grower schemes

with long-term

Numb

er

0 0 1 2 3 Review of

contracted

concessionaires

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

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credit to

participating

smallholders farmers

supported by the

(number)

and service

providers reports

and count of out

grower schemes

IR Indicator 1.6: Farm access roads

rehabilitated (km)

Km 0 0 20 30 30 Review of

contracted

concessionaires

and service

providers reports

and count of km

farm access roads

rehabilitated

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

Component 2: Institutional Building and Preparation of Future Large Scale Tree Crop Development Program

IR Indicator 2.1:

Capacity building

plan for MoA &

CDA developed

Yes/N

o

No No Yes Review of capacity

building plan

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

IR Indicator 2.2:

Persons trained

Numb

er

0 0 70 70 70 Review of training

service provider

reports and count

of number of

number of trainees

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

IR Indicator 2.3:

County Agricultural

Offices equipped

Numb

er

0 5 5 5 Review of CAO

reports and count

of CAO equipped

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

IR Indicator 2.4:

CDA field offices

equipped

Numb

er

0 5 5 5 Review of CDA

reports and count

of CDA offices

equipped

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

IR Indicator 2.5:

National Policy and

Strategy for FO and

Cooperative

development

formulated and

validated with all

national

stakeholders

Yes/N

o

No No Yes Review of regional

and national

validation

workshops reports

and participatory

evaluations reports

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function

IR Indicator 2.6:

Methodology for

Yes/N

o

No No Yes Review of

validation

PMU/ PCU

M&E

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community land use

rights validation

agreed with

stakeholders

workshops reports function

IR Indicator 2.7:

Tree crop master

plans formulated in

a participatory

process under MoA

leadership:

- Cocoa

- Coffee

- Oil Palm

- Rubber

Yes/N

o

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Review of Master

plans documents

and reports of

consultants on the

processes of

preparation &

validation

PMU/ PCU

M&E

function