Food Security : Dutch policy, EKN strategy & portfolio in
Ethiopia
Dutch food security policy
• Policy letter to parliament November 2014 – Eradicate existing hunger and malnutrition – Promote inclusive and sustainable growth in the agricultural sectors – Create ecologically sustainable food systems
• Other NL policies
– Promotion of Inclusive business – Aid to trade
• Cross-cutting themes
– Climate change – Gender
Government policy Developmental state Policy: growth and transformation of economy; transformation of agriculture (GTP2) 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
EKN Multi Annual Strategic Plan 2014-2017
Food security: three pillars - Reduce household vulnerability
- increase agricultural productivity and market access
- increase competitiveness of agribusiness
But also:
From Aid to Trade – Stimulating investments
• linking up to smallholders
– Trade missions
– Improving business climate
(1) Reduce household vulnerability
(1) Reduce household vulnerability
• PSNP 4: 2015-2019 – Main channel: Social safety net & strengthening
livelihoods
– € 24 M for PSNP 4 through multi donor trust fund.
– special interests: nutrition and graduation; transition into a regular national safety net
• Nutrition programmes – Community based nutrition (UNICEF)
– Integrated home fortificatton project (GAIN)
(2) Increase agricultural productivity and
market access
(2) Increase agricultural productivity and market access
Agricultural Growth Programme
AGP 2: USD 592 million 2015-2019; EKN: EURO 30 million
• 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
(2) Increase agricultural productivity and market access
Bilateral 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 (SMIS)
- capacity building : Short & long term
Enhancing Dairy Sector Growth in Ethiopia (EDGET)
- production & market access for smallholders
(2) Increase agricultural productivity and market access
(Other) value chain projects – ASPIRE: honey – Sesame Business Network
G4AW – CommonSense: information services on farm management, loan
and insurance services – GIACIS: financial service delivery to smallholders
Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) – Core support (rural financial services, extension packages on key
crops, fertilizer policy, information dissemination, clusters)
(3) Increase competitiveness of agribusiness
(3) Increase competitiveness of agribusiness
• value chain approach: productivity and quality improvement, creating more added value and export growth.
• Strengthening of the capacity of the agribusiness services and regulatory and policy environment.
• Income and employment
• Ethiopian and Dutch private sector together
• Aid and trade
(3) Increase competitiveness of agribusiness
Agribusiness Support Facility (ABSF) – Business support services, promotion PPPs, improve
information and knowledge, business establishment
Dairybiss – Business support and capacity building,
EHPEA – Advocacy business climate, trainings, networking, business
support, safety and quality in value chains
FSRE fund – turn innovative ideas into financially viable activities
FDOV, PSI, 2scale
FDOV/PSI/G4AW projects
Agricultural input services • PSI 09ET23 composting • FDOV 12ET01. Appropriate solutions for mechanisation
of agriculture (TGT Enterprise) • PSI 12ET22 Pre mix feed production • FDOV 14ET33 Dairy equipment (DORCAS)
Financial services • FDOV 12ET05. Rural based financial services (Kifiya) • G4AW GIACIS (Geodata for Innovative Agricultural
Credit Insurance Schemes) – ITC +…. • G4AW CommonSense – WUR
FDOV/PSI/G4AW projects
Processing
• FDOV 14ET06 potato processing (Veris)
• PSI 12ETO1 Deep freezing beef
• PSI 13ET24 pascalised camel & cow milk
• PSI 14ET06 full fat soy flour production
Food testing
• FDOV 12KE02-E1. Quality testing food products.
• PSI 10ET25. Food testing laboratory
Natural resource management & value chain development
• Gambella and CRV landscape management project (HoA-REC) – Environmental governance, support for livelihoods, ecosystem
services
Education and research
• Netherlands Initiative for Capacity development in Higher Education (NICHE- NUFFIC)
• Development of commercial agriculture, small scale and micro-irrigation, agribusiness
• Applied Research Fund for Food Security and Business • Farmer-business approaches to FS
• Study on land consolidation (proposal)
Reduce household vulnerability
PSNP
PSNP
CBN CBN
IHF
Increase Agricultural productivity and market access
AGP
AMDe/LMD
CASCAPE
ISSD
SMIS
G4AW
SBN
EDGET
ASPIRE
Increase competitivenes of agribusiness
ABSF
EHPEA
Dairybiss
FSRE Fund
FSEFS
input > farming > marketing > processing > consumption/export >
Dutch private Agribusiness investments in Ethiopia
• Floriculture
• Vegetable production
• Entering food chains: seed production, spices
• Increasing interest in food safety (e.g agro-industry parks)
• Poultry
• Dairy (feed, milk production, dairy processing)
• Other
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