Benin Agricultural Competitiveness Tender

Project ID P168132Status PipelineCountry BeninApproval Date as of board presentation NATotal Project Cost US 160.00 millionImplementing Agency NARegion AfricaClosing Date NACommitment Amount US 160.00 millionProposed Development Objectives Development Objectives From PADThe projectdevelopment objective PDO is to increase and diversify Benins agri-food exports.The following key performance indicators KPIs are proposed to measure outcomes at the PDO level iIncrease in volume of annual formal export sales for targeted agricultural value chains iiNumber of new agri-food products formally exported The project will disaggregate relevant indicators for gender. In addition the project ME system will track the following three Corporate Results Indicators CRIsaNumber of farmers reached with project agricultural assets or services including women and youthtargeted at 30 percentbBeneficiary satisfaction rate with the quality of project-supported services disaggregated by gender andcNumber of km of rural roads rehabilitated.Project activities will be funded by a loan of US 160 million over six years under the Scale Up Facility SUFwith four interrelated components i creating an enabling environment for agribusiness and export development ii enhancing value chain VC competitiveness iii promoting private sector investments and iv project management.The initial focus will be placed on value chains with known exports potential including cashew pineapple and selected horticultural crops. Component 1. Enablingenvironment for agribusiness and export development US 60 millionComponent 1 will support the Governments ability to provide an enabling environment for competitiveness enhancement. This component seeks to i strengthen the policy regulatory and administrative framework for agribusiness including institutional support for several public bodies responsible for agribusiness development ii support public agencies that will guide strategic competitiveness reinforcement engagements along the value chains and iii invest in critical public infrastructure for the agri-food sector.