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The Republic of Angola
Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture Project
Detailed Design Report
Main Report and Appendices
Document Date:19 September 2014
Project No.??
East and Southern Africa Division
Programme Management Department

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Contents
Currency equivalents iii
Weights and measures iii
Abbreviations and acronyms iv
Map of the project area v
Executive Summary vi
Logical Framework ix
I. Strategic context and rationale 1
A. Country and rural development context 1
B. Rationale 5
II. Project description 6
B. Project development objective 8
C. Components/outcomes 8
D. Lessons learned and compliance with IFAD policies reflected in project design 12
III. Project Implementation 13
IV. Project Costs, Financing, Benefits 21
Listof Figures
List of Tables
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Appendices
Appendix 1: Country and rural context background 26
Appendix 2: Poverty, Gender and Targeting 33
Appendix 3: Country performance and lessons learned 45
Appendix 4: Detailed artisanal fisheries aquaculture project description 49
Appendix 5: Institutional aspects and implementation arrangements 63
Appendix 6: Planning, M&E and learning and knowledge management 85
Appendix 7: Financial managementand disbursement arrangements 101
Appendix 8: Procurement 107
Appendix 9: Project Costs and Financing Error! Bookmark not defined.
Appendix 10: Economic and Financial Analysis 143
Appendix 11: Draft project implementation manual 173
Appendix 12: Compliance with IFAD policies 175
Appendix 13: Contents of the Project Life File 185
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Currency equivalents
Currency Unit = Kwanza (Kz)
US$1.0 = Kz 95.0
Weights and measures
1 kilogram = 1000 g
1 000 kg = 2.204lb.
1 kilometre (km) = 0.62 mile
1 metre = 1.09 yards
1 square metre = 10.76 square feet
1 acre = 0.405 hectare
1 hectare = 2.47 acres
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Abbreviations and acronyms
AECID Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation
AFAP Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture Project
AFD African Development Bank
AFDEP African Development Bank Fisheries Development Project
ASCA Accumulating Savings and Credit Associations
AWPB Annual Work Plan and Budget
BMF Banco BAI Microfinancas
BNA Banco Nacional de Angola,(central bank)
CACS Consultation and Social Dialogue Councils
COSOP Country Strategic Opportunities Paper
CSP Country Strategy Paper
DAF Financial Management Directorate (IPA)
ECP Anti-Poverty Strategy
ENSAN National Strategy for Food and Nutrition Security
EOP End of Project
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FIL Financial Institutions Law
GEPE Cabinet of Studies, Planning and Statistics
IDA International Development Association
INAIP National Instituteof Assistance to Fishing Industry and Technological
Research
INIP National Institute of Fisheries Research
IPA Institutefor the Development of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
ISN Interim Strategy Note
GDP Gross Domestic Product
HDI Human Development Index
MdF Ministry of Finance
MdP Ministry of Fisheries
MFI Microfinance Institution
MINFAMU Ministry of Family Affairs and for the Promotion of Women
MOSAP Market Oriented Smallholder Agriculture Project
NAPA National Adaptation Programme of Action
NDP National Development Plan
NGO Non-governmental Organization
PBAS Performance-Based Allocation System
PESNORTE Northern Fishing Communities Development Programme
PCM Programme Country Manager
PCU Project Coordination Unit
PIM Project Implementation Manual
PMIDRCP Integrated Municipal Programme for Rural Development and Poverty
Alleviation
POC Project Oversight Committee
PRODECA Northern Region Food crops Development Project
RIMS Results and Impact Monitoring System
SNFPA National Service of Fisheries Surveillance
SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
UA Unit of Account
UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework
UPCP Provincial Unit Project Coordination
USD United States Dollar
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Executive Summary12
1. In the latest figures available (2012), Angola ranked 148th out of 186 countries on the Human
Development Index (HDI). Despite recent progress and its rise in HDI rankings (in 2004 Angola was
ranked 166 among the 177 countries on the HDI), poverty remains prevalent throughout much of the
country. Sixty-eight percent of the population is estimated to be living below the poverty line and 15%
of households are living in extreme poverty. Poverty is more prevalent in rural areas where 94% of
households are categorized as poor.
2. Government’s main policies to reduce poverty are embodied in its 2005 Anti-poverty Strategy
(ECP) followed by the 2009 National Strategy for Food and Nutrition Security (ENSAN). The main
goal set out in the ECP is to cut the country’s poverty level in half by 2015 and to consolidate peace
and national unity through the sustained improvement of the living standards of all Angolans. The ECP
highlights rural development with a focus on the improvement of food security and the revitalization of
the rural economy. The goal set out by ENSAN is to ensure that all Angolans will have at all times
physical and economic access to food of adequate quantities and variety to permit them to contribute
to the human, economic and social development of the country. Both of these policy documents are
reflected in Angola’s National Development Plan 2013–2017(NDP).
3. Inland fisheries and small-scale fish farming represent a vast and largely untapped potential
opportunity to support local economic development in terms of fighting poverty, reduction of food
insecurity and the generation of employment. The current NDP’s policy in support of the sector
emphasises increased competitiveness and development of industrial and artisanal sub-sectors on a
sustainable basis. This is to be done through: (i) achieving an increase in sustainable production; (ii)
investment in infrastructure and conservation of fish products, and (iii) development of aquaculture.
The ECP recognizes the development of marine and continental fish products as a key component of
the sector with an emphasis on strengthening of production capacity of the continental/artisanal fish
production. Similarly, ENSAN recognizes the significance of the fisheries sector in contributing to
improved quality of life for the population through increased incomes and food security. The Strategy
outlines the following objectives for the sector: (i) sustainable increase in the development of the
resources; (ii) improved well-being of the population through increased, but sustainable, harvesting of
the resource. This would be achieved by increasing the artisanal fishing fleet through supportive
policies and public investment aimed at restoration of existing and construction of new infrastructure;
and (iii) creation and maintenance of conservation, distribution and commercialization fish networks.
4. Theproject goal is to contribute to poverty reductionin artisanal inland fishing and small-scale
fish-farming households in target communities.The project objective is to improve food security and
nutrition among artisanal inland fishing and fish-farming households. The Project is divided into three
components: Component 1 – Inland Artisanal Fisheries Development; Component2 - Small-scale
Aquaculture Development; and Component 3 – Project Management. In addition to these
components, project design has incorporated a number of activities that address climate change (CC)
issues as they affect fisheries and aquaculture in the Project’s two technical components.
5. The objective of Component 1 is to achieve an inclusive and sustainable development and
management of the inland fisheries sub-sector that in the future could be replicated in other provinces.
The outcome of the Inland Fisheries Component is inclusive, sustainable inland fisheries sub-sector
development and management contributing to strengthened livelihood strategies at household level.
1 First Mission composition: Carlo Bravi, IFAD Portfolio Manager for Angola, and Random DuBois, who supported and
supervised the team work; Joaquim Tenreiro de Almeida, who coordinated the work of the team members in Angola, specialist
in Institutional Development and Fisheries; Chiqui Arregui, specialist in Social Development, M&E and Gender; Jelle Tas,
Economist; Bernard Adrien, specialist in Coastal Fisheries and Marketing; Rui Falcão, specialist in Fisheries Project
Management; Magnus van der Meer, specialist in Aquaculture; Nicole Franz, specialist in Adaptation of Fisheries to Climate
Change; Ambrósio Barros, specialist in M&E and KM; Danilo Pisani, specialist in Financial Management; and Fernando
Pacheco, specialist in Institutional Development. Marco Camagni, IFAD Technical Advisor,joined the team for the final part of
the mission.
2Final Design Mission Composition: Robson Mutandi,CPM Angola;ShakibMbabaali-LeadWriter andInstitutionsConsultant;
Tas Jelle–Economist andFinancial Analyst;Bernard Adrien–ValueChainConsultantMarketAnalyst;Magus van der Meer-
FisheriesExpert;Rauno Zander-CommunitySavingsMobilizationConsultant; andRui Falcão–Coordinator,Sofala Bank
Fisheries Project.
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To achieve this outcome the Component will support activities leading to the following outputs: (i)
institutional capacity strengthened (national, provincial, local/extension service); (ii) improved
community participation in economic and wider local development processes; (iii) increased quantity
and quality of fish produced and sold on a sustainable basis; and (iv) improved market related
infrastructure.
6. The objective of Component 2 is to support the Government priorities for the aquaculture sub-
sector. The outcome is inclusive and sustainable small-scale aquaculture sector management and
development contributing to strengthened livelihood strategies at household level. To achieve this
outcome, the Component will support activities leading to the following outputs: (i) institutional
capacity strengthened (national, provincial, local/extension service); (ii) improved community
participation in economic and wider local development processes; (iii) increased quantity and quality
of fish produced in fish ponds and sold on a sustainable basis; and (iv) hatchery infrastructure
effectively provides project clients with required inputs.
7. The Project will be implemented in Angola’s central northern region in the four provinces of
Bengo, North Kwanza, Malanje and Luanda. Component 1 will cover an area consisting of the
comunas on the north side of the Kwanza River (a navigable route throughout the year; this is of the
utmost importance in terms of transport of passengers and goods), between Dondo (North Kwanza
Province) and the mouth of the Kwanza River (Luanda Province). The area will also cover the
comunas traversed by Dande and Bengo Rivers, in the provinces of Bengo and Luanda. As in the
case of the Kwanza River, this latter area presents a large number of lakes, some of which are
seasonally or permanently linked to those rivers. All fishing communities are located around the lakes
and along the rivers. The total number of beneficiaries targeted by the component is an estimated
15,000 represented by fishermen (10,000) and processors and small traders (5,000). Geographically,
some 5.000 would be in Bengo and 2.000 and 8,000 from North Kwanza and Luanda provinces,
respectively.
8. Component 2 will be implemented in the provinces of Malanje, North Kwanza and Bengo
Provinces. The Component will initially focus its efforts in Malanje and expand to other suitable areas
in the other two provinces. The total number of beneficiaries targeted by the component is an
estimated 800 families represented by 724 families engaged in small-scale family fish farming, 62
engaged in aquaculture as emerging farmers and 14 as semi-commercial fish farmers.
Geographically, some 678 would be from Malanje and 79 and 43 from North Kuanza and Bengo
Provinces, respectively.
9. The Ministry of Fisheries is the government body responsible for Angola’s fisheries sector. As
such, it will be responsible for policy and legislative initiatives that pertain to the Project, making any
institutional adjustments in sector administration and providing broad project oversight. A national
Project Oversight Committee (POC) will be established to guide project planning and implementation,
provide high level advice, review and approve annual work plans and budgets, review implementation
progress and impact and address key issues. Coordination and management of the Project will be
delegated to the Institute for the Development of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IPA) which will
establish a Project Coordination Unit (PCU) responsible for programming, budgeting, allocating
resources, monitoring and providing information for the evaluation of the Project. In addition, the
Ministry of Fisheries will coordinate with other government bodies involved with or influenced by the
Project, particularly with the provincial governments of the four participating provinces as well as a
number of NGOs, private firms and individuals involved in the implementation of non-core project
activities. The Ministry of Finance will play an important supporting role and be responsible for the
financial supervision for the Project. Additionally, coordination with the local authorities, at provincial,
municipal and communal levels, will be established to ensure the achievement of project objectives
and outcomes. The Ministry will also maintain a dialogue with IFAD, particularly on policy and
legislative matters.
10. Total Project costs. Based on current 2013 prices, the total investment and incremental
recurrent project costs, including physical and price contingencies, is estimated at USD10.4million
(Kz988million). Physical and price contingencies make up 19% of the Project costs. The foreign
exchange component is estimated at USD0.99 million or about 10% of the total project costs. Taxes
make up USD0.67 million (6.4% of the project costs). It should, however, be noted that a parallel
financing of€10 million from the European Community (EC) is being finalised; this will be a grant from
the EC to the Republic of Angola. The EC grant will build on the current AFAP design, focusing on
activities related to: a) savings mobilisation (Accumulating Savings and Credit Associations (ASCAs));
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b) Capacity Building; c) Nutrition; and d) Climate Change issues. The EC has promised to fast-track
the approval process of the grant through its internal procedures. This is aimed at enabling
implementation commencement of the grant-funded activities together with the rest of the project
activities. The EC and IFAD will finance a small team of consultants to undertake the requisite design
of the grant interventions.
11. Project Financing. The Project is to be financed by IFAD and the Government of Angola. The
IFAD loan amounts to USD 9.45 million (91% of total project cost). The Government contribution is
estimated at USD 0.95 million (9% of total project cost) to cover actual costs, taxes and duties. A
parallel financing of€10 milliongrantfrom theEC will form part of the overall AFAP financing.
12. Project benefits. Project benefits are expected to lead to: (i)increased income in rural inland
fishing and fish-farming communities (including fish traders/traditional processors); and (ii)improved
food security and reduced vulnerability in rural areas. Benefits would be derived from: (i)increased
volumes to market through technology improvements in fishing and fish farming (e.g., through
improved and diversified fishing practice, adoption of ice, fish pond construction and fish farm
operation and management); (ii)increased access to production inputs (e.g., ice, fingerlings and fish
feed); (iii)improved rural infrastructure (tertiary market access roads, markets and landing sites)
leading to increasingly more rural communities marketing their produce; (iv)reduced transportation
costs and lower post-harvest losses, therefore increased volume of fish marketed due to road
rehabilitation; (v)improved fishers’, processors and traders knowledge and skills on new technologies
and business management techniques; and (vi)improved literacy levels though community training.
13. Another direct benefit of the Project would result from the adoption of ice in the fish value chain
from production to retail consumption, leading to a direct reduction of post-harvest losses, reliable
supply and improvement of food safety and hygiene standards. It is expected that consumers would
benefit from a gradual increase in the quantity and quality of fish products available in local markets
which are caught, processed and sold under improved hygienic conditions which in turn would
contribute to a gradual increase in demand for fresh and processed fish. Infrastructure investments in
strategic locations would likely have a positive impact on raising income and standard of living in
general in the Project’s rural communities.Group formation and introduction of savings and promotion
of basic financial management skills will contribute to this. Finally, the introduction of an inland catch
and effort system would contribute to improved fish resource management and enforcement,
benefitting fishery stakeholders in the target provinces
14. Risks. The major risks identified in the Project are the following: (i) project-supported activities
may contribute to overexploitation of the resource in the absence of baseline information, a monitoring
program and fishery management actions; (ii) insufficient market demand to absorb the incremental
fish production derived from project interventions; (iii) failure of local authorities to assume the
responsibilities and costs associated with provision of extension services to fishing communities and
the maintenance of infrastructure built/rehabilitated under the Project; (iv) existing policy gaps/failures
could serve to impede the achievement of project objectives; (v) the absence of climate-change data
that impede the assessment of CC related impacts; (vi) limited institutional capacity in climate change;
(vii) sustainability of project personnel and equipment after closure of project; (viii) absence of service
providers in the project area;(ix) weak financial management in the project’s implementing agency.
15. Sustainability. Factors contributing to the long-term sustainability of project outcomes are the
following: (i) government’s long-term commitment to address rural development, poverty alleviation
andfood and nutrition security andthe recognition ofthe importance and role that inland fisheries and
aquaculture sub-sectors play in achieving the stated policy objectives and actions; (ii) adoption of a
precautionaryapproach to fisheries development capable of being replicated elsewhere in Angola;(iii)
establishment of a policy dialogue between IFAD and government leading to the formulation of
policies to support long-term sustainable fisheries management in Angola; (iv) creation of strategic
institutional partner relationships that will continue beyond end of project; (v) institutional
strengthening at all levels and involving all stakeholder groups participating in the Project; (vi)
community empowerment that will lead to their greater involvement in the local level planning and
management process and taking of decisions; (vii) the habit of thrift at community level, and the
inoculation of basic household financial management skills, will make income and net asset gains of
AFAP at the household level more durable and lasting beyond the active project implementation
period, and (viii) knowledge management activities providing the opportunity to generate and
disseminate project-related experiences and lessons-learned to other institutions in Angola and
beyond.
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