food security programme ekn addis

Welcome to the webinar about theFood Security Programme Ethiopia

EKN Addis Ababa

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ኢኬኤን አዲስ አበባ

(2) Ethiopia

(3) Average annual rainfall

(4) Annual rainfall distribution and GDP growth 1982-2000

(5) Demographic and economic trends

(6) Food (in)security in Ethiopia

(7) Nutrition indicators

(8) Government policy Developmental state

Policy: growth and transformation of economy; transformation of agriculture Agribusiness as the engine of industrialisation; Smallholders & foreign investments

Agriculture: Three flagship programmes for smallholders• PSNP: vulnerable areas and people • AGP: agricultural areas and farmers with potential

for commercial farming• SLMD: vulnerable and degraded areas

(9) Question to you:

Given the conditions and and given the policy of the Ethiopian government, what kind of food security programme would you design if you were EKN Addis? What sort of interventions should it include?

(11) Multi Annual Strategic Plan 2014-2017

Food security: three pillars - social safety net for vulnerable households - agricultural growth - commercial agriculture with Dutchh companies (value chains, commodity platforms)

But also:

From Aid to Trade– Stimulating investments

• linking up to smallholders– Trade missions– Improving business climate

Reduce household vulnerability

PSNP

PSNP

CBN CBN IHF I ncrease Agricultural productivity and market access

AGP

AMDe/ LMD CASCAPE

I SSD SMIS

G4AW SBN EDGET ASPIRE I ncrease competitivenes of agribusiness ABSF EHPEA Dairybiss FSRE Fund FSEFS input > farming > marketing > processing > consumption/export >

(13) Agricultural Growth Programme (AGP)

• AGP 2: USD 592 million 2015-2019• Loan from World Bank, multi-donor trust fund & aligned

programmes • Ministry of agriculture• Components

• Extension• Research• small scale irrigation• markets & value chains

• Direct beneficiaries: 4.6 million farmers in 157 woredas

(15) SpeedboatsBilateral projects (speedboats) feed tanker AGP. the tanker

Capacity Building for Scaling-up Evidence-based best Practices in Ethiopia (Cascape)

- validation of good farming practices

Integrated seed sector project (ISSD) - fostering seed production - making seed market more efficient

Small scale and micro irrigation support project irrigation - capacity building : Short & long term

Enhancing Dairy Sector Growth in Ethiopia (EDGET) - production & market access for smallholders

Question to you:

Having heard about EKN Addis’ food security programme, what do you think of it? What do you think are its 1. Strengths2. Weaknesses?

Reflections Melle Leenstra, Netherlands Embassy Kenya

(16) Enhancing Dairy Sector Growth in Ethiopia (EDGET)

• Dairy value chain project• € 13 million, 2012-2017, by SNV• Local dairy value chains; small dairy

farmers, service provision and markets at woreda -level• Activities

– Development farmers’ capacities– Forage development– Supplementary feed– Milk and transportation equipment– Agro-input dealership– Milk collection and processing centres– Institutional development– Women and youth participation– Processing & nutrition

• Key outcomes– Increased dariy income of 65,000 farm households– Improve nutritional status of more than 500,000 children

(17)EDGET• Input for the tanker

– Boosting animal production component– Greater impact on nutrition – Developed approach, methodologies and technologies:

• Capacity of the tanker– Upscaling– Funds– Programme governance structure– targeting

Thank you

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