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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