Program Performance Audit Report

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PPA:PAK 22272 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AUDIT REPORT ON THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM (Loan 1062-PAK[SF]) IN PAKISTAN October 2000 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit – Pakistan Rupee (Pre/PRs) At Appraisal At Program Completion At Operations Evaluation (June 1990) (June 1994) (March 2000) SDR1.00 = $1.4308 $1.4190 $1.4342 $1.SDR0.6989 SDR0.7046 SDR0.6973 PRs1.00 = $0.04565 $0.032787 $0.1929 $1.PRs21.9047 PRs30.50 PRs51.85 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank ISF – irrigation service fee MFAL – Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock MFEP – Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning OEM – Operations Evaluation Mission O&M – operation and maintenance PCR – program completion report PIU – produce index unit SCARP – Salinity Control and Reclamation Project SDR – special drawing rights TA – technical assistance tton USAID – United States Agency for International Development NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report, “$” refers to US dollars. Operations Evaluation Office, PE-551 CONTENTS Page BASIC PROGRAM DATA ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY iii I. BACKGROUND 1 A. Rationale 1 B.Formulation C. Objectives and Scope at Appraisal 1 D. Financing Arrangement 2 E.Program Completion 2 F. Operations Evaluation 3 II. IMPLEMENTATION PERFORMANCE 3 A. Policy Reforms and ...