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AGP-AMDe Presented to Feed The Future Partners Coordination Meeting by Tim Durgan Chief of Party

AGP-AMDe Presented to Feed The Future Partners Coordination Meeting by Tim Durgan Chief of Party Addis Ababa May 3, 2012. Presentation Outline Project objectives & components How AGP-AMDe f its i nto AGP

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AGP-AMDe Presented to Feed The Future Partners Coordination Meeting by Tim Durgan Chief of Party

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  1. AGP-AMDe Presented to Feed The Future Partners Coordination Meeting by Tim Durgan Chief of Party Addis Ababa May 3, 2012

  2. Presentation Outline • Project objectives & components • How AGP-AMDe fits into AGP • Targeted value chains & woredas • Capacity building & analytical studies • Nutrition-related activities • Implementation approaches/methodologies

  3. AGP-AMDe’sObjectives • In line with the overall objectives of AGP, AGP-AMDe will sustainably reduce poverty and hunger by improving the productivity and competitiveness of value chains that offer jobs and income opportunities for rural households. • Intermediate Results: • Improved performance of the agriculture sector • Increased livelihood transition opportunities • Improved private sector competitiveness • Increased resiliency to and protection from shocks

  4. How AGP-AMDe fits into AGP 1.1 Institutional Development • Component II • Small-Scale Rural Infrastructure Development & Management • Component I • Agricultural Production & Commercialization • Component III • AGP Management & Monitoring, Evaluation, Review and Learning (MERL) 1.2 Scaling up Best Practices 1.3 Agribusiness & Market Development (AMDe)

  5. AGP-AMDe Components • Improve VC competitiveness • Improve access to finance • Improve the enabling • environment ofselected VCs • Stimulate upgrading & • investmentthrough innovation • & demonstration funds • Cross-cutting themes: • Gender, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, • environment/NRM AMDe: The Pillar of My Home VC Competitiveness Access to Finance Enabling Environment Innovation Grants

  6. Targeted Value Chains and Woredas

  7. Capacity Building Activities • M3 assessment of FCUs, primary cooperatives and private-sector associations (13 assessments so far) • Sell More For More training to FCUs and primary cooperatives (rolled out in April) • Cost share to leverage investments in machinery, storage facilities & enhance the capacity of research centers for increased output of foundation seed • Leverage investments by seed producers (producers, cooperatives) to expand seed cleaning, processing, packaging & distribution to fulfill unmet demand • Develop new enterprises &profit centers within cooperatives for input supply, commodity handling & marketing, mechanization services

  8. Capacity Building Activities • Train unions and cooperatives in the maize, wheat and chickpea VCs in management, marketing & post-harvest handling to build capacity to meet WFP and private processors contract demands • In partnership with Winrock, organize training programs for processors & beekeepers on demo site management & modern beekeeping management • Train CIGs, private commercial farms, primary cooperatives and smallholders on nursery management & seedling marketing to increase coffee productivity • Train FCUs on post-harvest handling & warehouse management to reduce losses & improve standards for sesame

  9. Analytical Studies Planned • Fertilizer industry competitive constraints & enabling environment analysis – in process • Business Enabling Environment assessment to identify policy/regulatory constraints to growth & opportunities • Analysis and policy recommendations to address liquidity problem in private banks, in collaboration with ATA • Financial system assessment of selected VCs to identify opportunities & constraints related to access to finance • Assess potential for mobile banking services to promote rural financial flows & increase savings. • Transport route analysis using UNESCAP time/cost/ distance model; storage analysis will also be included

  10. Nutrition-related Activities Planned • Fortification program with General Mills and Technoserve, wheat flour • Industry promotion of chickpea to increase demand & educate consumers on nutritional benefits – EPOSPEA • Consumer education program on health benefits of table honey – EAB • Integration of nutrition into Sell More For More training series

  11. Targeted Beneficiaries/Partners at Critical Nodes Critical Nodes M i n i s t r y o f A g r i c u i t u r e Targeted Beneficiaries/ Partners

  12. Targeted Beneficiaries • Smallholder farmers (1 million) • Farmers who apply new technologies (750,000) • Private enterprises • Producer organizations • Women’s groups • Trade & business associations • Public-sector actors receiving capacity building • MSMEs accessing bank loans • Banks, MFIs& SACCOs receiving capacity building

  13. AGP-AMDe’s Approach • Focus on regions & woredas with high agricultural potential • - % of current output (20% for maize, 47% for wheat, 81% for sesame) • The Agribusiness & Market Development Project under AGP • - Working with businesses and supporting entities to provide input & other services to processors & exporters • - Improve efficiencies & expand output of VCs • - Contribute to GTP targets • Interventions planned to ensure businesses & participants sustain efficiencies & outputs within the VCs through returns on investments

  14. Thank You tdurgan@acdivocaeth.org

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