Food Security : Dutch policy, EKN strategy & portfolio in Ethiopia

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1 Food Security : Dutch policy, EKN strategy & portfolio in Ethiopia

2 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

3 Food (in)security in Ethiopa

4 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

5 EKN Multi Annual Strategic Plan But also: From Aid to Trade Stimulating investments linking up to smallholders Trade missions Improving business climate Food security: three pillars - Reduce household vulnerability - increase agricultural productivity and market access - increase competitiveness of agribusiness

6 (1) Reduce household vulnerability

7 (1) Reduce household vulnerability PSNP 4: 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)

8 (2) Increase agricultural productivity and market access

9 (2) Increase agricultural productivity and market access Agricultural Growth Programme AGP 2: USD 592 million ; 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

10 (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

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12 (2) Increase agricultural productivity and market access (Other) value chain projects ASPIRE: honey Sesame Business n 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)

13 (3) Increase competitiveness of agribusiness

14 (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

15 (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

16 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)

17 Reduce household vulnerability PSNP CBN PSNP CBN IHF Increase Agricultural productivity and market access AGP CASCAPE ISSD SMIS G4AW AMDe/LMD SBN EDGET ASPIRE Increase competitivenes of agribusiness ABSF EHPEA Dairybiss FSRE Fund FSEFS input > farming > marketing > processing > consumption/export >

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