Strengthening the Rice System in Sierra Leone through South-South Cooperation (WB-P180895)

Countries
  • Sierra Leone
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Borrower
Government of Sierra Leone - Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
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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Project Cost (USD)
$ 2.80 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 May 29, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Apr 5, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to increase adoption of sustainable climate smart and best practices in rice production by smallholders in four districts in SierraLeone. To achieve this, the proposed pilot project will facilitate knowledge and experience sharing between Sierra Leone and Vietnam to strengthen institutional/technical capacities of 10,000 rice farmers in Sierra Leone in improved climate smart rice production techniques.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The potential environmental risk classification is Moderate, as the activities under Component 2 involve the supply of the following equipment and facilities to beneficiaries: (i) agricultural production equipment such as animal traction implements, power tillers, manually operated weeders/hand-held cultivators, transplanters and seeders/planters, (ii) harvesting and postharvest management equipment and facilities, e.g., mobile harvesters, mobile threshers, and tarpaulins, and (iii) agricultural marketing equipment, such as transport equipment (ox-cart).

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Investment type and amount not available at the time of disclosure.


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Contact Point
Task Team Leader: Kadir Osman Gyasi / Title: Senior Agriculture Economist
Email: kgyasi@worldbank.org

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