Second Additional Financing to Tunisia Emergency Food Security Response Project (WB-P181565)

Countries
  • Tunisia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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Voting Date
Mar 14, 2024
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Tunisia - Ministry of Economy / Office des Céréales
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 300.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 300.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Other Related Projects
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Apr 4, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Feb 8, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to (a) ensure, in the short-term, the supply of (i) agricultural inputs for farmers to secure the next cropping seasons and for continued dairy production, and (ii) wheat for uninterrupted access to bread and other grain products for poor and vulnerable households ; and (b) strengthen Tunisia’s resilience to food crises by laying the ground for reforms of the grain value chain.

Components:
Emergency support to farmers
Emergency purchase of wheat for food security
Improving resilience to food security shocks and project management

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The environmental risk rating for the second Additional Financing is currently considered 'Substantial' due to various factors. Key environmental risks are linked to the project activities under Component 2, which involves the purchase and temporary storage of wheat in government silos at designated ports. While the project is not categorized as high-risk and is not situated in environmentally sensitive sites, thus reducing the potential for extensive harm, it does involve activities that could lead to adverse environmental impacts. These impacts, which are mostly temporary, predictable, and reversible, include air emissions (like gaseous pesticide residuals and emissions from backup generators), organic dust, noise pollution, and the generation of solid, liquid, and hazardous wastes, notably from pesticide use.

Investment Description
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Total Project Cost: US$ 300.00 million

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD): US$ 300.00 million


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World Bank

Christian Berger
Senior Agriculture Economist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Ministry of Economy
Hager Chalouati
Director of the multilateral cooperation at the Ministry of
heger.Chalouati@mdici.gov.tn

Implementing Agencies

Office des Céréales
Salwa Zouari Ben Hdid
General Director
zouari.salwa@oc.com.tn

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