FSRP Publication
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
The Government of Ghana (GoG) in collaboration with ECOWAS and the World Bank is implementing the Food System Resilience Project (FSRP) Phase 2 under the World Bank Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach (MPA) for Investment Project Financing Instrument. Phase 2 consists of three countries namely: Sierra Leone, Chad, and Ghana and three regional partners, (ECOWAS, CILSS and CORAF. The FSRP2 is expected to be implemented over a 5-year period.
The development objective of the FSRP2 programme is to increase preparedness against food insecurity and improve the resilience of food system actors, priority landscapes and value chains in programme areas. The Food Systems Resilience Project which has an environmental and social risk rating of substantial is organized around five core distinct but interrelated components to help achieve the objectives of the project.
The project components include:
Component 1: Improving digital advisory services to support timely agriculture and food crisis prevention and management
Component 2: Sustainability and adaptive capacity of Ghana’s food systems productive base
Component 3: Enhancing regional food market integration and agricultural inputs and output trade
Component 4: Contingency emergency response
Component 5: Project management
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1. The Republic of Ghana (the Recipient) is implementing the West Africa Food System Resilience Program – Phase 2 under the Multiphase Programmatic Approach Project (the Project), with the involvement of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), as set out in: (i) the financing agreement (Credit No. 7195-GH) dated May 22, 2023 (the “Original Financing Agreement”), between the Recipient and the International Development Association (“Association”), (ii) the additional financing agreement (Grant No. TF0C4998) dated July 12, 2024 (the “FS2030 Additional Financing Agreement”), between the Recipient and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Association (collectively, the “Bank”), acting as administrator of the Food Systems 2030 Multi-Donor Trust Fund; (iii) the second additional financing agreement (Grant No. C7695-001) dated March 13, 2025 (the “Second FS2030 Additional Financing Agreement”) between the Recipient and the Bank, acting as administrator of the Food Systems 2030 Multi-Donor Trust Fund; and (iv) the additional financing agreement (Credit No. 77640-001) dated March 13, 2025 (the “IDA Additional Financing Agreement”) between the Recipient and the Association (collectively, the “Agreements”). The Association has agreed to provide the original and additional financings (P178132), and the Bank, acting as administrator of the Food Systems 2030 Multi-Donor Trust Fund, has agreed to provide additional financings (P181488) for the Project, as set out in the Agreements. This ESCP supersedes previous versions of the ESCP for the Project and shall apply both to the original and the additional financings (P178132 and P181488) for the Project referred to above. The Bank and the Association shall be together referred to hereinafter as the “Bank”.
2. The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and this Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), in a manner acceptable to the Bank. The ESCP is a part of the Unless otherwise defined in this ESCP, capitalized terms used in this ESCP have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreements.
3. Without limitation to the foregoing, this ESCP sets out material measures and actions that the Recipient shall carry out or cause to be carried out, including, as applicable, their respective timeframes; institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements; and grievance management. The ESCP also sets out the environmental and social (E&S) documents that shall be prepared or updated, consulted, disclosed and implemented under the Project, consistent with the ESSs, in form and substance acceptable to the Bank. Said E&S documents may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the Bank. As provided for under the referred Agreements, the Recipient shall ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover the costs of implementing the ESCP.
4. As agreed by the Bank and the Recipient, this ESCP will be revised from time to time, if necessary, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes or unforeseen circumstances or in response to Project performance. In such circumstances, the Bank and the Recipient agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Bank and the Recipient’s Representative specified in the Agreements. The Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP.
5. The subsection on “Indicators for Implementation Readiness” below identifies the actions and measures to be monitored to assess Project readiness to begin implementation in accordance with this ESCP. Nevertheless, all actions and measures in this ESCP shall be implemented as set out in the “Timeframe” column below irrespective of whether they are listed in the referred subsection.
1. The Republic of Ghana (the Recipient) is implementing the West Africa Food System Resilience Program – Phase 2 under the Multiphase Programmatic Approach Project (the Project), with the involvement of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), as set out in the Financing Agreement and the Grant Agreement (the Agreements). The International Development Association (IDA) has agreed to provide the original financing (P178132) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the IDA (IBRD and IDA together, the Bank) acting as the administrator of the Food Systems 2030 Multi-Donor Trust Fund, have agreed to provide additional financing for the Project, as set out in the referred agreements. This ESCP supersedes previous versions of the ESCP for the Project and shall apply both to the original and the additional financing (P181488) for the Project referred to above.
2. The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and this Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), in a manner acceptable to the Bank. The ESCP is a part of the Agreements. Unless otherwise defined in this ESCP, capitalized terms used in this ESCP have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreements.
3. Without limitation to the foregoing, this ESCP sets out material measures and actions that the Recipient shall carry out or cause to be carried out, including, as applicable, their respective timeframes; institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements; and grievance management. The ESCP also sets out the environmental and social (E&S) documents that shall be prepared or updated, consulted, disclosed and implemented under the Project, consistent with the ESSs, in form and substance acceptable to the Bank. Said E&S documents may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the Bank. As provided for under the referred Agreements, the Recipient shall ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover the costs of implementing the ESCP.
4. As agreed by the Bank and the Recipient, this ESCP will be revised from time to time, if necessary, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes or unforeseen circumstances or in response to Project performance. In such circumstances, the Bank and the Recipient agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Bank and the Recipient’s Representative specified in the Agreements or the Recipient’s Chief Director of MoFA. The Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP.
5. The subsection on “Indicators for Implementation Readiness” below identifies the actions and measures to be monitored to assess Project readiness to begin implementation in accordance with this ESCP. Nevertheless, all actions and measures in this ESCP shall be implemented as set out in the “Timeframe” column below irrespective of whether they are listed in the referred subsection.
Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Addendum for the Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC)
Issued By: MINISTRY OF FOOD OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
West African Food System Resilience Program Phase 2 (FSRP2) - (P178132)
Date: October 2024
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose and Structure of the Matching Grants Manual
The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance and information on the management of the Matching Grants Scheme (MGS) to persons directly involved in Matching Grant sub-projects implementation such as project staff, service providers, potential applicants and beneficiaries. The manual has been prepared to ensure effective and efficient use of funds through:
• Guidelines for implementation
• Segregation of duties
• Allocation of funds to beneficiaries that meet funding criteria specified for grant eligibility set out in this manual and in accordance with fiduciary policies and procedures
• Safeguard of assets
• Accuracy and reliability of the accounting records
• Facilitation of reporting, monitoring and evaluation.
The manual consists of the following principal parts:
i. an outline of governance and management structure of the matching grants scheme
ii. a description of the core business areas and the modalities of the scheme,
iii. an outline of the different steps of the grant cycle, and
iv. an overview of administrative principles and procedures.
Each of these parts is subdivided into sections providing detailed information and guidance on management and administration of the MGS.
The manual can be accessed from the project website (www.fsrp.org.gh). The website version takes precedence over other versions of the manual.