Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (WB-P171187)

Countries
  • Vietnam
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
*Unidentified at this stage of the project*
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Canceled
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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Borrower
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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)
$ 150.90 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)
$ 166.10 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
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 12, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Jul 9, 2019

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the project document, the Project aims to improve food safety management systems and infrastructure in targeted areas and reduce food safety risks in selected value chains. 

  • Reduced incidence/levels of specific hazards in marketed meat, fish and fruit and vegetables
  • Improved food safety behavior and confidence of consumers
  • Reduced incidence of foodborne disease outbreaks amongst high-risk groups (i.e. students)
  • Expanded market for safe food products sourced from targeted project areas and channeled through the distribution infrastructure upgraded by the project

The number of project components will depend upon the number of cities/provinces which participate in the project. Each city/province would be responsible for implementing a component, for example, Food Safe Hanoi or Food Safe Ho City Minh City. An additional component would relate to central government functions and be called Food Safety Policy and Coordination. For each city-specific Component, the structure will be identical to cover:

(i) Safe Food Practices and Infrastructure in Primary Production;

(ii) Safe Food Practices and Infrastructure in Processing and Market Distribution;

(iii) Regulatory Capacity and Consumer Engagement; and

(iv) Component Management. For the Central Component, the interventions related to institutional development, policymaking and technical support to city-level interventions.

Investment Description
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Total project cost is expected to be between US$ 150 and 175 million, with the IBRD loan covering 50-60 percent of total project cost, primarily financing hardware investments. Remaining costs will be covered by counterpart funds of the participating municipalities and private investors. 


Contact Information
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1/World Bank
Binh Thang Cao, Hardwick Tchale
Sr Agricultural Spec.

2/Borrower/Client/Recipient
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam

3/Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Contact: Phong That Son Ton

Deputy Director-General - Agricultural Projects Management B

Email: ttsonphong@apmb.gov.vn

Hochiminh, Hanoi, other project cities and provinces

Contact: Trung Phuoc Nguyen
Director - Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Email: snn@tphcm.gov.vn

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
The World Bank
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20433
Telephone: (202) 473-1000
Web: http://www.worldbank.org/projects

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF WORLD BANK

The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. You can learn more about the Inspection Panel and how to file a complaint at: http://ewebapps.worldbank.org/apps/ip/Pages/Home.aspx.

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