Federal Republic of Nigeria Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Staple Crop Processing Zones Support Project (scpz)

Purpose of the ESMF

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  Assessment of potential adverse E&S impacts commonly associated with the sub-projects and the way to avoid, minimize or mitigate them;
  
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  Establishment of clear procedures and methodologies for the E&S planning, review, approval and implementation of sub-projects;
  
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  Development of an ESA screening/initial assessment system to be used for sub-projects; and
  
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  Specification of roles and responsibilities and the necessary reporting procedures for managing and monitoring sub-project E&S concerns.
  

To realize the objectives of this ESMF, the scope of work include the following tasks:

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  Task 1: Environmental screening and scoping;
  
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  Task 2: Environmental policy and regulatory framework;
  
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  Task 3: Potential positive and negative environmental and social impacts;
  
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  Task 4: Analysis of environmental and social mitigation principles;
  
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  Task 5: Development of environmental and social management plan to mitigate negative
  

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  Task 6: Institutional framework;
  
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  Task 7: Training needs; and
  
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  Task 8: Public consultation.
  

At the time of project preparation, the specific sites that the project would be implemented in are not known in sufficient details. While a master plan for the Kogi State SCPZ and ABIR has been developed, the specific sites for each of the core investment activities and infrastructures and the ancillary facilities are not known at this point in time in sufficient details. Therefore, there is a need for an environment and social management framework that outlines the principles and procedures that would be followed to ensure that implementation of SCPZ meets with the existing EIA law in Nigeria and World Bank Safeguards policies. This ESMF however, does not attempt to address site specific impacts related to individual undertakings (in any specific form) as the locations and extent of impacts or activities are not known at this preparatory stage.

This ESMF outlines the process and procedure to be followed when any activity that will be financed under the Staple Crop Processing Zones (SCPZ) project has the potential to trigger any of the World Bank safeguard policies, especially Environmental Assessment, OP 4.01

1. Investments directly funded by the SCZP Support Project, including infrastructure and other investments anticipated to be financed under Components 1 and 2.

2.    Establishment of the SCPZ Core Area, comprising approximately 250 hectares, as well as private investment by tenants in the SCPZ Core Area.

3.    Investment by the anchor tenant (expected to be Cargill) in the establishment of a nucleus farm in the ABIR comprising approximately 30,000 hectares (final dimensions are still to be determined).

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  assessing the potential environmental and social impacts of sub-projects, whether positive or negative, and propose mitigation measures which will effectively address these impacts;
  
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  establishing clear directives and methodologies for the environmental and social screening of micro-projects to be financed under the project;
  
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  identifying the environmental policy, regulatory and institutional framework pertaining to the project;
  
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  Establishing social inclusiveness, especially vulnerable groups and mitigation of social exclusion
  
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  Guiding the development of specific Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) activity as might be needed for specific sub-projects.