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AGRICULTURAL GROWTH PROGRAM- AGRIBUSINESS AND MARKET
DEVELOPMENT (AGP-AMDE) PROJECT
USAID/ETHIOPIA
CONTRACT NUMBER: AID #663-TO-11-0000
QUARTERLY REPORT
October 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014
Agriculture Growth Program – Agribusiness
and Market Development (AGP-AMDe)
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SUMMARY OF INDICATOR PERFORMANCE RESULTS .............................................................................. 4
SUCCESS STORIES (OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2014)..................................................................................... 5
COMPONENT I: IMPROVE VALUE CHAIN COMPETITIVENESS .............................................................. 8
Coffee Value Chain................................................................................................................................................ 9
Sesame Value Chain.............................................................................................................................................22
Chickpea Value Chain .........................................................................................................................................39
Honey Value Chain ..............................................................................................................................................47
Wheat Value Chain..............................................................................................................................................58
Maize Value Chain................................................................................................................................................71
Summary of Capacity Building.........................................................................................................................116
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List of Acronyms
ACDI/VOCA Agricultural Cooperatives Development International/Volunteer OverseesCooperatives Assistance
AFCA African Fine Coffees Association
AGP-AMDe Agricultural Growth Program-Agribusiness and Market Development
AGP-LMD Agricultural Growth Program-Livestock Market Development
AMSAP Advance Maize Seed Adoption Program
ARARI Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute
ARC Agricultural Research Center
ATA Agricultural Transformation Agency
B2B Business to Business
BA Barrier Analysis
BCC Behavior Change and Communication
BDS Business Development Services
BoARD Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development
CAADP Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program
CBE Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
CBO Cooperative Bank of Oromia
CIG Common Interest Groups
CLU Central Liquoring Unit
CPA Cooperative Promotion Agency
CQI Coffee Quality Institute
CSA Central Statistics Authority
DAs Development Agents
DCA Development Credit Authority
DRRW Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat
EAB Ethiopian Apiculture Board
EAGC East African Grain Council
EBA Ethiopian Beekeepers Association
ECEA Ethiopia Coffee Export Association
ECEI Ethiopian Coffee Export Initiative
ECGPEA Ethiopian Coffee Growers, Producers and Exporters Association
ECX Ethiopian Commodity Exchange
EFC Ethiopian Fine Coffees
EHBPEA Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association
EIAR Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
EMA Ethiopian Millers Association
ENGINE Empowering New Generations to Improve Nutrition and Economic Opportunities
EPOSPEA Ethiopian Pulses, Oil Seeds and Spices Processors and Exporters Association
ESE Ethiopian Seed EnterpriseFCA Federal Cooperative Agency
FCUs Farmer Cooperative Unions
FMHACA Food, Medicine and Health Care Administration Control Authority
FOG Fixed Obligation Grant
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FtF Feed the Future
GAP Good Agricultural Practices
GAIN Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
GoE Government of Ethiopia
GRAD Graduation with Resilience to Achieve Sustainable Development
GTP Growth Transformation Plan
HRC Holeta Research Center
ICT Information, Communication Technology
JARC Jimma Agricultural Research Center
JRIS Joint Review and Implementation Support
KFBPMFCU Kaffa Forest Bees Product Marketing Farmers Cooperatives Union
KHSPSC Kafta Humera Seed Production and Sales Cooperative
LC Letter of Credit
MFIs Micro Finance Institutions
MoA Ministry of Agriculture
MoFED Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
MoT Ministry of Trade
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MSP Multi-Stakeholders Platform
MT Metric Tons
NBE National Bank of Ethiopia
NCA National Coffee Association
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
OARD Office of Agriculture and Rural Development
P4P Purchase for Progress
PCs Primary Cooperatives
PEPFAR President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
PERSUAP Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan
PFS Partners in Food Solutions
PHH Post-Harvest Handling
PLC Private Limited Company
PMP Performance Monitoring Plan
PRIME Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement and Market Expansion
RCA Regional Cooperative Agency
SACCO Saving and Credit Cooperative
SCAA Specialty Coffee Association of America
SHF Smallholder Farmer
SMEs Small and Medium Enterprises
SMFM Sell More for More
SNNPR Southern Nation Nationality and Peoples Region
SSRWE Sustainable Support for Rural Women Entrepreneurs
TARI Tigray Agricultural Research Institute
TMF Tigray Marketing Federation
TOH Taste of Harvest
ToT Training of Trainers
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TWG Technical Working Group
USAID United States Agency for International Development
USD United States Dollar
VC Value Chain
WFP World Food Program
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report covers the quarterly report period of October 1 to December 31, 2014 and describes
value chain market development results and activities including access to finance, enabling environment
and grant as well as cross cutting activities.
During the quarter, 29,795 smallholder farmers benefited, of which 17,000 were training beneficiaries
and USD 8 million facilitated for farm gate sales of and export of USD 8 million. The results are
highlighted by valuechain and components as follows.
Coffee: continued efforts of the AGP-AMDe resulted in sales of USD 1.5 million at farm gate and
USD 2.9 million in exports as well as generated 70 new jobs through coffee seedling nursery activities.
AGP-AMDe partnered with the Ethiopian Coffee Exporters Association (ECEA) andcoffee industry
leaders and the Ministry of Trade to host the 3rd Annual Conference of the Ethiopian Coffee Exporters
Association (ECEA) under the theme “Towards Quality and Traceability”. The event welcomed more
than 375 participants of which 60 participants were from abroad.
For ECX coffee traceability project, registration of processing stations for Sidama A coffee type has
been completed bringing the total number registered processing stations to 475 and the registration
of processing stations will for Jimma A and Limmu coffee types will be undertaken in next quarter
Sesame: 8,296 MT of sesame valued USD 12.8 million was purchased from smallholder farmers
through their primary cooperatives and USD 4.3 million is exported (2,055 MT). Sesame farmer
cooperative unions and federations accessedUSD 19.2 million loan from banksincluding the
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), and the Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) for sesame
production and marketing activities following AGP-AMDe technical assistance inin business plan
preparation and negotiation organized between selected the financial institutions and nine FCUs, and
for two Marketing Federations.
Capacity building trainings in SMFM – PHH TOT, on managing grading equipment and cascading
training was provided to 3,050 participants (600 Female), and in management to 34 ( 2 Female) FCU
and PC Managers and Board Chairmen for ofive FCUs and eight PCs in six woredas in Amhara, Tigray
and Oromia
The popularization and technology transfer of improved seed multiplication of Humera I, and Setit 1,
application of blended micro nutrient fertilizer and row planting was supported by Field days on
selected demo sites at Metema and Humera. There were 256 (84 female) participants who observed
and evaluated the demonstration that compared the local variety and traditional practices with new
varieties, and participants were impressed with the new varieties. .It was planned to produce 300 MT,
but due to excessive and untimely rain the production is only 142.2 MT that will cover 35,541 ha of
land by 17,771 SHF. From the 2013/14 crop season multiplication, 76 MT was planted in Tigray,
Amhara and SNNPR on 18,989 ha of 28,610 SHF and produced 7,596 MT.
AGP-AMDe delivered 18 sets of grading equipment to nine major sesame producing and marketing
partner FCUs and their 21 affiliated PCs in Tigray and Amhara and organized two field days in Metema,
Amhara and Humera, Tigray. Farmers learned improved skills in applying blended fertilizer and planting
in rows as well as learned about farming experience with improved seed varieties.
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AGP-AMDe sponsored the EPOSPEA’s 4th International Conference under the theme of “Global
Partnership for Sustainable Market Growth”. The conference was opened by H.E. Dr Mulatu Teshome,
President of FDRE and he stated the importance of the sector as it is the second hard currency earner
to the country and emphasized that Government, and exporters. And development partners to work
together to get out from the traditional way of export to value addition products for a better market
share and benefit. There were 268 conference participants of which 70 were internationaluyers from
Europe, US, Middle East and Asia. Presentations were delivered on key topic in the sector such as
gglobal and local sesame production and market trends, to create clear picture to the producers and
exporters, and help in purchase and export sales. There were also B2B meeting among international
buyers who participated in the conference and exporters which result in closing some deals, which
AGP-made is closely follow up to track them.
To strengthen the capacity of FCUs in export marketing and institutional capacity of EPOSPEA, AGP-
AMDe sponsored the participation selected sesame sector actors in in SIAL/Paris trade show and
international conference that was hold Oct. 18 -25, 2014. At SIAL/Paris, Metema and Dansha Aurora
FCU Managers participated and introduced their FCU profile by providing samples, brochures and
business cards to visitors of the trade show which was supplemented by B2B meetings
Chickpea: Erer FCU reported sales of 480 MT of Kabuli
chickpea from last year’s production at a price of USD
545/MT and total value of USD 261,600. A total of
3,244 participants in SMFM ToT, cascading, agronomic
practice and entrepreneurship trainings and field days
have benefited during the quarter. In addition,
participation of union managers in the 4th international
EPOSPEA conference and SIAL 2014 in France have
contributed to the strength and competitiveness of the
value chain.. Contribution of partners, such as Agro
Prom PLC in delivering post-harvest handling techniques
training to 70 lead
Farmers under Erer FCU has been one of the
major accomplishments.
Honey: Through joint investment of AGP-AMDe Innovation and Demonstration grant and Parodi
Apicultura, international honey buyer, Zenbaba Bee Products Development and Marketing
Cooperative Union put up the largest honey processing plant in Amhara region worth USD 147,619.
The new processing plant would enable Zenbaba to supply high quality processed honey to
international market.
AGP-AMDe also collaborated with GOs, NGOs, cooperatives and private actors has made various
efforts to improve the quality and boost the production and productivity of honey. Through different
project interventions more than 4,863 (42% female) farmers benefited during this reporting period.
The major results are supported FCUs to establish honey processing plant and attain fair trade
certification, sold 264 MT at value of USD 752,602 honey to both local and international market,
trained 4,719 (2,765 male and 1,954 female) smallholder farmers with modern beekeeping and
management skill. Therefore, there is a major shift of the sector in terms of market linkage creation,
sector promotion, product and technology improvement and technology introduction to smallholders
and also export honey to the EU member countries of Germany, UK, and non-EU members of
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Norway, Japan, etc. Currently, support is provided to Beza Mar and COMEL to export 201 MT and
USD 802,160 to UK, Germany, Norway and Japan buyers.
The Amhara largest honey processing plant worth of USD 147,619 inaugurated in Zenbaba Bee
Products Development and Marketing Cooperative Union on November 19, 2014 in Bahir Dar. The
inauguration was held in the presence of Amhara Regional Bureau of Agriculture Dr. Teshome Wale,
International honey buyer, Santiago Herro from Parodi Apicultura and the former president of
Chamber of Commerce, Mulu Solomon and other invited guests. AGP-AMDe supported Zenbaba
FCU to collaborate with Parodi Apicultura and thus supported fund for the equipment. The processing
plant will enable Zenbaba to supply honey to international market.
Wheat: SMFM Leadership and Management Trainings were provided for 74 iead farmers, farmer
cooperative leaders, DAs and PHH ToTs for a total of 106 individuals. Cascading on PHH was provided
for 1,252 smallholder farmers (SHFs). In addition four field days on seed multiplication and
popularization were organized in all the four regions to popularize technologies. A total of 1,514 (450
female) smallholder farmers, extension workers and concerned officials have actively participated in
the field days. Job opportunity was created for three Employees (one in Amhara region and the other
in Tigray region). The total volume of wheat sale aggregated was 1,645 MT worth of USD 728,859.
Maize: Hybrid maize seed technology reaching through AMSAP in 16 AGP woredas and BH-661 in
seven woredas of SNNPR are on harvest and threshing stages. SNNPR BH-661 partially completed
and 34 lead farmers yield results are evaluated and over 80% yield increase achieved. As maize
production is increasing; World Food Program (WFP) through Purchase for Progress (P4P) program
influenced to purchase white maize, encouraged small holder farmers to produce more and more. The
limited purchase of WFP and export ban of maize caused some FCUs to remain with excess
production. For the coming season, WFP has signed an MOU with 14 FCUs to supply 16,800 MT.
Nonetheless, the production volume increase of maize is becoming challenging to be absorbed by the
local market. The local market cannot absorb the national maize supply and it seems a high time to
demonstrate regional export market. Now, the challenge shift is from low production to high
marketing cost compared to regional market prices. The price of maize in the local market is higher
than the prices of regional markets, which is another challenge over maize export ban. Hence, AGP
AMDe will continue the effort to increase the productivity per unit input so that production cost will
be minimized and competitiveness of the value chain increased.
Access to Finance: A total of 26 million USD rural loans disbursed for 16 value chain actors in
sesame, maize, coffee & wheat value chains in AGP-AMDe project areas. Trained 87 SACCO leaders,
staff and promoter on SACCO financial and risk management and strategic business planning for three
days.
Enabling Environment: As a result of AGP-AMDe contributions to get the need for private sector
participation in fertilizer distribution to the attention of policy makers, MoA/ATA team has prepared
and presented to key stakeholders a policy proposal for revision of the National Fertilizer Policy and
re-establishment of the National Fertilizer Industry Agency, which was dissolved as redundant in 2006.
Based on lessons learned from the AGP-AMDe organized study tour to South Africa and Colombia
for ECX Board and management for benchmarking international warehousing best practices to inform
the separation of ECX warehouse system from that of ECX trading platform , a Regulations to
establish Warehouse Public Enterprise has been developed and passed by the Council of Ministers’.
This would separate the ECX warehousing system from that of the ECX trading system, which would
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be the first step in the evolution of warehousing and grading system that support the growth of third
party(.i.e private sector) warehousing and grading, one of the policy issues that AGP-AMDe has been
advancing.
Innovation and Demonstration Fund: forty one new grants worth USD 146,783 were awardedin this quarter. To-date, of the total USD 14.2 million AGP-AMDe Innovation and DemonstrationFund, AMDe has awarded 291 grants worth a total of USD 12,401,272, of which USD 7,321,479 (59%)has been disbursed; while grants in the amount of USD 2,010,517 are in the process of approval. Thetotal grant awarded will attract approximately USD 14,191,680 matching contribution by grantees andthird party partners.
Behavior Change Communication: During the quarter, AGP-AMDe’s continued to promote the
utilization of improved seeds and fertilizers as well as more inclusion of women in cooperatives and
FCUs. Print communication materials like posters, fliers and pocket guides that promotes the benefits
of using improved seeds and fertilizers as well as appropriate farming techniques to farmers, and
cooperatives has been distributed. AGP-AMDe has also developed and print different communication
materials promoting women’s inclusion in farmers’ cooperative. Beginning March 2014, AMDe is
implementing an incentives-based women membership drive competition among selected 50 FCUs in
four regions aiming for 30% women membership. To this end, AMDe has continued its effort by further
distributing 14,223 print materials to FCUs, and cooperatives management members and farmers that
are both cooperative members and non-members.
The Regional Cooperative Promotion Bureaus (RCPBs) reported that a total of 78,869 women have
joined primary cooperatives across the four regional states since March 2014. Of this total, 38, 413
is reported with a list of names collected from PCs through FCUs. Collecting the names from over
1,500 PCs has been challenging for the FCUs but they have continued to update the numbers in
collaboration with regional cooperative bureaus.
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SUMMARY OF INDICATOR PERFORMANCE RESULTS
AGP-AMDe achieved significant results to date and during the current quarter. The following table
presents the results achieved during the quarter and Life of Project. For some the priority indicators.
Key PerformanceIndicators
LOP targetAnnualtarget
TotalQuarterActualResults
Cumulativeactual
(March 2011to Dec2014
% of LOPtarget
Achieved
Number of jobsattributed to FTFimplementation
8,144 2,069 276 3,320 41
Number of beneficiariessupported by AGP-AMDe assisted valuechains
1,000,144 242,197 29,795 671,010 67
Value of sales (collectedat farm-level) attributedto FtF implementation –USD
94,733,730 1,627,344 8,030,614 55,221,721 58
Number of individualswho have received USGsupported short-termagricultural sectorproductivity or foodsecurity training
112,301 24,800 17,049 106,902 95
Value of exports oftargeted agriculturalcommodities as a resultof USG assistance - USD
148,236,057 29,016,914 8,005,841 116,566,713 79
Value of Agricultural andRural Loans - USD
39,134,157 12,064,278 26,030,000 69,436,779 177
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SUCCESS STORIES (OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2014)
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COMPONENT I: IMPROVE VALUE CHAIN COMPETITIVENESS
Coffee Value Chain
Overview
Less than 20% of Ethiopia’s coffee exports meet the standards to receive the value added prices of
specialty coffee. Ethiopia has the available, arable land for coffee production (according to government
statistics 450,000 hectares), labor (at least 5 million smallholder farmers who directly depend on
coffee), and varieties to increase the export of quality coffees by more than 75%. Reaching this level
of specialty coffee exports would bring an increase of earning greater than USD 250 million dollars
annually to Ethiopia’s coffee farmers.
Under the coffee value chain strategy, AGP-AMDe’s work is contributing to the overall goal of a major
expansion of coffee production, requiring a 50% increase in Ethiopian coffee exports that will generate
additional value added export revenues of over 200% by 2020 as per the government’s Growth and
Transformation Plan (GTP), whereby improvement in quality and creating an enabling environment for
traceability are considered key competitive objectives. Specifically, the program is working to increase
the value of commercial coffee while promoting specialty coffees; assisting to develop technology
platforms that enable traceability for mainstream Ethiopian coffees; increasing efficiency of the ECX
platform; and promoting new developments in coffee export markets.
Throughout the life of the project, AGP-AMDe will work actively to contribute to the goal of a 50%
increase in Ethiopian coffee exports as per the government plan. AGP-AMDe supports the coffee
sector to improve productivity quality by establishing nursery sites in collaboration with research
center through coops and CIG’s, traceability system development, market promotion through
participation of international tradeshows, providing innovative grant support, Q certification course
and developing capacity of coffee farmers, cooperative unions, and all other through continuous
trainings. The main targets include:
• Create new jobs
• Increase the value of coffee exports
• Increase the quality, yield and amount of coffee sold
Summary of Top Results
- Coffee Value Chain delivered sales of USD 1.5 million at farm gate and USD 2.9 million in
exports, generated 70 new jobs through nursery activities, facilitated processing of 809 MT
and supported 2,695 beneficiaries during the quarter.
- A total of 11,775 leaflets and 3,382 posters were distributed in both Oromia and SNNPR to
equip farmers with the necessary long-lasting knowledge and skill in Post-harvest handling
techniques.
- Completed registration of all processing stations for Sidama A coffee type. A total of 370
processing stations have been registered so far. Began logistical planning and scheduling tasks
for Jimma A and Limmu coffee types.
- Carried out ToT training on quality coffee production, harvesting, processing and drying
techniques for 36 (2 female) coffee quality inspectors and coffee processing officers from 11
woredas in Jimma and Ilubabor zones.
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- Provided Sell More For More (SMFM) management training based on the the training modules
for 21 Yirgacheffe FCU board members and PC leaders.
- Provided SMFM agricultural post-harvest handling (PHH) ToT training for 153 (14 female) lead
farmers selected from member PCs of Buno Bedele, Sedeten Chora, Arga FCUs as well as
METAD PLC out growers.
- Provided SMFM post-harvest handling cascading training to 2,942 (1,087 female) members of
Bench Maji, Kaffa, Yirgachefe, Buno Bedele and Arga coffee FCU’s.
Key Activities and Successes
Capacity Building
Oromia
- Provided a ToT training on quality coffee production, harvesting processing and drying
techniques in Jimma town for 36 (2 female) coffee quality inspectors and coffee processing
officers. Participants were drawn from 11 growing woredas from the Jimma and Ilubabor
zones. Trainers came from the Jimma coffee research center, Jimma ECX and Oromia
agricultural bureau.
- Provided a SMFM PHH ToT training in Jimma for 41 (1 female) lead farmers and three
facilitators selected from three FCU’s called Buno Bedele, Sedeten Chora and Arga. Each
trained lead farmer is expected to cascade the knowledge for 40 farmers in their community.
The training is expected to reach a total of 2,040 follower farmers.
- Provided SMFM ToT on coffee PHH training for Buno Bedele FCU’s two primary cooperativesand Arga FCU’s primary cooperative. So far, a total of 670 (335 female) farmers have beentrained.
SNNPR:
- Provided SMFM management training to Yirgacheffe union board members and primary
cooperative leaders. The training was based on the Membership, Management, Money and
Marketing concept. The program provided the highly interactive training for 21 leaders to
create specific strategies so as to increase the quantity and quality of coffee produced to meet
the requirement of the market and earn higher prices.
- Provided a SMFM PHH ToT training to 110 lead farmers (13 females) in collaboration with
partner METAD PLC in the Geded woreda. The training focuses on harvesting, processing
and post-harvest handling techniques. Trainees are expected to cascade the knowledge they
acquire to out growers who work in collaboration with METAD PLC.
- Trained lead farmers provided a SMFM PHH cascade training for Bench Maji, Kaffa and
Yirgacheffe union farmers. These trainings help smallholder farmers increase the volume and
quality of coffee production. The training session is benefited 2,272 smallholder farmers (752
females).
Posters and leaflets: In order to equip farmers with the necessary, long-lasting knowledge and skills
in post-harvest handling techniques, AGP-AMDe produced posters and leaflets on four basic topics:
The construction of raised drying tables; coffee harvesting; quality coffee storage; and coffee visual and
sensory defects. So far a total of 11,775 leaflets and 3,382 posters have been distributed in both
Oromia and SNNP regions.
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ECX & Traceability: The program registered all processing stations for Sidama A coffee type and
began the logistical planning and scheduling tasks for Jimma A and Limmu coffee types. Pocket
brochures were handed out during registration. So far, 370 processing stations have been registered.
The delivery of the
Phase I software system
was delayed by a month
due to the software
vendor internal issues.
Phase II remains on
track.
A prototype test phase
is planned for January
2015 to assess the use of
the traceability system
within the ECX and
entire value chain environment and identify integration points with ECX system. This phase will also
evaluate various barcode tag designs and barcode scanning devices and make a selection so that
procurement for larger quantities of the selected scanning device and barcode tags can be made as
per the schedule. Sample scanning devices and bar code tags will be on hand during the prototype
test phase to aid in the evaluation and selection.
Women in Coffee Day: Under the theme “Highlighting Women’s Value”, 47 women and six men
participated in Ethiopia’s first Women in Coffee Day on November 5th at the Hilton Hotel in Addis
Ababa. In the morning sessions, the participants were divided into groups according their role in the
value chain. Together, they explored challenges with respect to gender and developed ideas to solve
them. In the afternoon, two panels presented information and experiences working to improve the
status of women in Ethiopia and internationally. In closing, the women shared their vision for Ethiopia
in ten years, and lauded the meeting as an important step to strengthen their participation in the coffee
value chain.
ECEA Annual Conference: USAID AGP-AMDe partnered with the Ethiopian Coffee Exporters
Association (ECEA) and other Ethiopian government and coffee industry leaders to host the 3nd
Annual Conference of the Ethiopian Coffee Exporters Association (ECEA), November 6 & 7 in Addis
Ababa, under the theme Towards Quality and Traceability. The event welcomed more than 375
participants from different countries. In addition to the innovation grant fund allocated to the
conference, USAID AGP-AMDe provided the association technical assistance, including program
design, speaker identification, conference magazine preparation, as well as multiple promotional e-mail
blasts to international participants around the globe.
National Coffee Day: In recognition of coffee’s vital economic and social importance, the Ministry
of Agriculture in collaboration with the SNNPR Bureau of Agriculture organized the second national
coffee day under the theme: Modern Coffee Development and Marketing for Economic Growth in Bonga
on December 23-24, 2014. As per the Ministry’s request, AGP-AMDe sponsored the event by
supplying medals, trophies and certificates which were awarded to model farmers, investors and youth
groups selected from different coffee producing woredas.
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At the event, discussions were held on the overall coffee value chain issues, the potential and
limitations as well as the future strategy of Ethiopia’s coffee sector. The meeting was led by higher
government officials including Minister of Agriculture and President of SNNPR region.
In Country Partner Selection and Training: After a public solicitation process, METAD Plc was
selected as the in-country partner (ICP) to carry out coffee grading and certification services under
the Q program of the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI). The Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative Union
was also selected as a partner to receive samples for grading. Both organizations received training to
grade coffee according to internationally accepted standards of the Specialty Coffee Association of
America (SCAA) and issue Q certificates for coffee lots that will be promoted to international buyers.
Ethiopia Coffee Mapping and Profiling Project: A team of international experts and researchers
led by CQI travelled to the Jimma Agricultural Research Center (JARC) to exchange information with
AGP AMDe regional staff and JARC experts. The purpose of this visit was to identify tools that will
enable accurate quality mapping for scientific and marketing purposes. The meeting laid the
groundwork for a national strategy for a coffee profiling program that could be announced at the 2016
World Coffee Conference of the International Coffee Organization (ICO). The strategy includes: 1)
Environmental: To identify historic weather information from various sources and perform a cluster
analysis of the regions; 2) Collect and analyze the sensorial profile database at ECX; 3) Select coffee
samples according to the clustering analyses, taking the main characteristic of the coffee product from
the main coffee regions, using a statistical approach; and 4) Perform coffee y product physical, sensorial
and biochemical analyses. The national strategy will be submitted jointly by the expert team along with
the Ethiopia coffee industry before February 2015.
Farm to Market Showcase: The Farm to Market Showcase Initiative was launched with members
of the Ethiopian Coffee Growers, Producers and Exporters Association (ECGPEA) to assist private
farms to gain access to the specialty coffee market through a series of training and promotion activities
focused on quality improvement and market linkage. The objective is to match the corresponding
international quality standards hoping for a better share of the market and price. In a training to launch
the initiative, 19 members of the association signed an agreement for collaboration to participate with
AGP-AMDe and CQI in the international/national promotion and contests by supplying information,
support and coffee samples necessary for Ethiopia’s coffee representation at these events.
Q Grader Training and Assistant Instructor Mentorship: Q Grader training and calibration
supports the continued strength of the Q program and overall adherence to international quality
standards in Ethiopia. Eight new students, eight retakes and 20 calibration students participated in the
December 2014 training. Two new Q Graders earned certification and 12 Q Graders successfully
renewed their certificates.
New Coffee Seedling Production: As per the GoE plan to double coffee production, AGP-AMDe
plans to increase coffee production and productivity by supporting the primary cooperatives and
common interest groups in planting and replacing old unproductive coffee fields with new, disease
resistance, high yielding seedlings.
In Oromia, with the support of innovation grant fund from AGP-AMDe, three primary cooperatives
of the Limmu Inarea FCU (Andode, Atnago and Bufete Gibe) received 550kg of improved seed from
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the Jimma Research Center. Seedlings are under germination and soil preparation for filling the poly
bags is underway. About 1.6 million coffee seedlings are expected from the nursery.
In the SNNPR, technical and financial support were given to six common interest groups (CIG)—four
new and two existing—organized in coffee seedling production in Kaffa Bench and Sheka zones. The
six nursery sites expect to grow 1,000,000 seedlings by the end of the year. This activity has created
jobs for 70 permanent members of the CIG’s, of which most are youth and female.
Analysis of the Coffee Value Chain
Ethiopia‘s coffee production and export performance continues to face various challenges which limit
the economic opportunities for the country‘s estimated five million smallholder coffee farmers. The
year-end performance of coffee exports did not reach the government‘s targets. The problem is largely
attributed to low international coffee prices at the beginning of the year and increasing illegal trade
throughout the country, which affected the volume of coffee traded centrally through ECX. In order
to tackle this, the government of Ethiopia started to take action to identify the root causes of the
problem and enforce appropriate measure.
USAID AGP-AMDe‘s support to cooperatives, individual farmers and CIG‘s in producing new
improved varieties of coffee seedlings in collaboration with research centers plays a significant role.
The various technical, agronomic, and management trainings provided have resulted in improving
farmer income.
The majority of Ethiopia‘s coffee cannot be traced back to the producing communities, to the washing
stations, or to the collection stations. The traceability gap strongly limits the ability of private exporters
to compete internationally, both in specialty as well as in mainstream markets and to earn sustainable
premiums for Ethiopia‘s supply of fine coffees. As in previous years, most exporters and buyers
continue to complain about the ongoing, lot-to-lot quality inconsistencies due to pooling the same
coffee contract category together in the ECX warehouses.
USAID AGP-AMDe is working with ECX to prepare for the implementation of a traceability system,
which is expected to facilitate the trading of certified coffees and significantly increase sales and exports
to large importers and roasters who in past years have demanded an increased availability of traceable
coffee lots.
USAID AGP-AMDe continues to work with the Ethiopian government and with key coffee sector
stakeholders to lay the foundation for a more competitive industry. Ongoing work to address
structural capacity issues and to build a leaner, more efficient, quality-focused system through capacity-
building in supporting the sector by organizing international tradeshows and conferences to help
ensure higher prices in export markets.
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Coffee VC: Key Events Undertaken, October – December 2014
DateName of Event Event Type Location Total Male Femal
eResponsibleStaff
Partners
Oct. 7 ECX Lab EquipmentOfficial HandoverCeremony
Ceremony Hawassa Bisrat EVanessa AdamsMarcelo P
ECX
Oct. 19-23 SIAL Paris Food Show Trade show ParisFrance
Bisrat ErmiasVanessa A
Oromia Coffee Farmerscoop union
Oct. 27-28 ToT Training on QualityCoffee Production
Training Jimma 36 34 2 Alemayhu T Oromia regional, zonaland woreda experts,ECX, Jimma Researchcentre
Nov. 5 Women in Coffee Day Workshop AddisAbaba
47 6 39 Kimbely E, VanessaA, Rahel T, HibretA.
Hivos (NL), InternationalTrade Centre (ITC)
Nov. 6-7 3rd Annual EthiopianCoffee Conference
Conference AddisAbaba
350+ Shelby C. Nyakio NBisrat E. Vanessa A
Ethiopian CoffeeExporters Association(ECEA)
Nov. 12-14 ToT for lead farmers onPHH
Training Jimma,Bonga,Bedele,Gimbi
43 42 1 Kasu Kebede ,Alemayhu T
FCUs, PCs , coopagency , coffee farmers
Nov. 03-04 SMFM Post-harvesthandling (PHH) training
Training Gedebtown
110 97 13 Kilil Mesfin METAD PLC
Nov. 24-29 SMFM managementtraining
Training Dilla 21 21 Kilil Mesfin Yirgacheffe FCU
PHH cascade training Training Gedeb,Bula,Decha /SouthBench
Dec. 21 Q Grader Calibration Test Addis Ababa 19 11 8 Marcelo P Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX)
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Coffee VC: Partners and Interventions during the October – December 2014
Partners Location (Woreda,Region)
Interventions during theQuarter
Major Results Observed
Ethiopian Coffee ExportersAssociation (ECEA)
National ECEA conferenceAFCA ConferenceSCAA Conference
Ongoing collaborations for the organizationof international trade shows and the annualECEA conference.
Ethiopian Commodity Exchange National Pricing analysis (Judy Ganes)Support for lab certifications and grantfor lab equipmentTraceability
Ethiopian Institute forAgricultural Research (EIAR)
National Research meeting to design plan forEthiopia coffee mapping and profilingproject
Strategy planning
Jimma Agricultural ResearchCenter (JARC)
Jimma, Oromia Seedling productionResearch meeting to design plan forEthiopia coffee mapping and profilingproject
Strategy planning
Ministry of Trade National AFCA, SCAA conferencesMilan Expo
Trade promotion
Ministry of Agriculture National Agronomy trainings & seedlingproduction
Agronomy training & trade promotion
Oromia Coffee FarmersCooperative Union
Oromia, National Trade promotionWashing station grantsSMFM Trainings
Market linkage, Grant support
Yirgacheffe Coffee FarmersCooperative Union
SNNPR, National washing station grantsTrade promotion
Market linkage, grant support
Sidama Coffee FarmersCooperative Union
Sidama, SNNPR Market promotion
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Limu Inara Coffee FarmersCooperative Union
Limu, Oromia Market PromotionSMFM TrainingSeedling production
Market linkage,
Damota Woleyta Coffee FarmersCooperative Union
Sidama, SNNPR Market Promotion Market linkage & Organizational development
Kaffa Coffee FarmersCooperative Union
Kaffa, Oromia Market PromotionSMFM TrainingSeedling production
Market linkage
METAD Plc Addis Ababa Grant support for washing station Organizational development
Bench Maji Coffee FarmersCooperative Union
Market PromotionSMFM TrainingSeedling production
Market linkage
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Coffee VC: Activity Tracker (Gantt chart) October – December 2014
Activity DescriptionIndicatorUnit
Y4Target
Q2 (Oct. - Dec. 2014) Cumulative Q1 + Q2
Reason for VarianceTarget
AchievedTarget
Achieved
Number % Number %
Market promotion and linkages
Implement phase one Tractabilityproject including roll out at threecoffee site and at the respectivewashing stations
Value &volume oftraceablecoffee sold
3 3 3 40% 3 3 40%
ECX price & Quality standardanalysis
reliable andtransparentstandardsestablished
2 2 2 75% 2 2 75% Price analysiscompleted &presented to ECX.Profile mappingmeetings held
Int'l trade show promotion: Supportsector to participate in internationaltrade shows - AFCA, SCAA(including technical support forECEA to make Ethiopia portraitcountry in 2015 show), and 1 otherinternational
B2B meeting,marketslinkages,export value &volume
3 Planned for Q3 & Q4
Trade missions to follow up ontrade show participation togetherwith associations and exporters(Tractability project site visit &selected buyers visit)
Marketslinkages,export value &volume
2
Capacity building to host ICO 2016conference. Technical support andSite visit to next ICO conference
SuccessfulICOconference,brandplacement
1 1 1 100%
Support annual ToH competition toidentify & encourage best lots ofcoffee & promote them accordingly
identify bestlot of coffee
1 1 3 300% Planned for Q3
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Activity DescriptionIndicatorUnit
Y4Target
Q2 (Oct. - Dec. 2014) Cumulative Q1 + Q2
Reason for VarianceTarget
AchievedTarget
Achieved
Number % Number %
New technologies andmanagement practicesComplete establishment of certifiedcupping labs in Hawassa, Dilla andJimma to improve ECX qualitymanagement system
Increasedquality, price &gross margin
3 3 3 100%
Multi-stakeholder meeting facilitatedonce a year in each region to updatestakeholders on project progressand ensure B2B connections
Marketchallenges,constraints &solutionsidentified
1
Through innovation grant fundintroduce new seedlings throughnursery establishment with PC andCIGs
Production,productivity &qualityimproved
1,000,000 0 600,000 1,000,000 2,600,000 260%
Implement seedling distribution andplanting strategy to introduce newseedlings through nurseryestablishment with PC and CIGs(continuing into year 3, 4 and 5)
# of Seedlingsdistributed 1,000,000
0 0 1,000,000 1,350,000 135%
Conduct Q grader training andcalibration courses using the Qgrader system
Transparent,consistent &reliablegrading andpricing system
36 18 36 200% 18 36 200%
Completion of grant awards,washing stations, SCAA certification(In-Kind for 3 Lab Equipment),
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Activity DescriptionIndicatorUnit
Y4Target
Q2 (Oct. - Dec. 2014) Cumulative Q1 + Q2
Reason for VarianceTarget
AchievedTarget
Achieved
Number % Number %
Through the innovation grant fund:1) capacitate ECEA to recruitindustry best practice experience, 2)assist in organizing an annualinternational conference - SupportECEA to host an effective, highimpact conference & training formembers
# of eventattendants
300 300 375 125% 300 375 125%
Facilitate the proper handover anddistribution of grading equipment’sprocured for partner FCUs in kindgrant
# of FCUs&PCs received
6 6 6 100% 6 6 100%
Conduct SMFM agricultural PHHtraining of training to farmertrainers/lead farmers and cascade(only where necessary)
# of trainees5,000
3095 5000 3173 63%
Conduct SMFM managementtraining (gender focused leadership,record keeping, business planningand marketing) to cooperativeleaders and staff
# of trainees 190 90 21 23% 90 21 23%
Quality improvement training inharvesting and processing for wetand natural processing- Dry Mill Jul-Sept- Harvesting- Processing and Drying Beds- Dry Milling at the farm and exportlevel
# of peopletrained
200 100 69 69% 100 69 69%
Strengthen the capacity of MoA,marketing and cooperative bureausand FCA to deliver training on
# of Trainings 120 120 125 104%
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Activity DescriptionIndicatorUnit
Y4Target
Q2 (Oct. - Dec. 2014) Cumulative Q1 + Q2
Reason for VarianceTarget
AchievedTarget
Achieved
Number % Number %
primary marketing, quality coffee,seedling production and other goodagricultural practices
Roaster training to grow internalconsumption and for qualityassurance at cupping labs
# of trainees 20 Planned for Q4
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Sesame Value Chain
Overview
Ethiopia is fourth in production and second in exports on the sesame global market. Better financial
services, improving marketing and allowing buyers to buy directly from producers has improved the overall
production and sales of sesame and sesame-based products like tahini.
In 2012/13, Ethiopia exported a volume of 222,705 MT worth USD 390.6mn and in 2013/14 a volume of
269,221 MT worth 618.3mn USD, a 20 percent increase in volume and a 58 percent increase in value.
In 2014/15, the first five months, July to November 2014, Ethiopia reported sales of 72,934 MT in volume
worth USD 148.7 million. The sales indicate that Ethiopian sesame is in high demand and prices are high.
Stakeholders must work hard to maintain the status as emerging countries also produce sesame.
AGP-AMDe is working with partners MoA and the regional bureaus’ extension and input departments,
Federal and Regional Research Centers to increase production and productivity of sesame by introducing
new technologies for popularization supported by good agriculture practices, demo sites and field days.
AGP-AMDe trains key personnel in cooperative management, finance and record keeping as well as in
warehouse management and quality grading through SMFM training program in order to minimize post-
harvest losses, scale up farmer capacity and improve the skills of PCs and FCUs management and board
members. AGP-AMDe trains PC and FCU managers and staff in international marketing and supports their
participation in international trade fairs and links them with international buyers. AGP-AMDe also
supports the Ethiopian Pulses, Oil Seeds and Spices Processors and Exporters Association (EPOSPEA) in
recruiting, marketing information systems and assist in organizing international conferences.
Summary of Top Results
A total of 8,296 MT at a value of USD 12.8 million were purchased from producers through their primary
cooperatives (Table 1). Of the total, Dansha Aurora, Setit Humera, Kafta Humera Seed Producer and
Sales Cooperative (KHSPSC) and the Tigray Marketing Federation (TMF) exported 2,055 MT, which is
valued at USD 4,289,287 to China (75%), Turkey (25%) and Israel (5%).
Sesame purchases and exports by Farmer Cooperative Unions (FCUs)
FCU Purchase in
MT
Purchase in
USD
Export in
MT
Export in
USD
Remark
Selam 1,150 1,673,135 - - Not yet exported due to low
Int. market demand & price
Metema 1,440 2,137,968 - - Not yet exported due to low
Int. market demand & priceTsehay 700 989,289 - - 60 MT is sold to ECX
Admas 250 336,788 - - 35 MT is sold to ECX
Dansha Aurora 973 1,514,115 380 817,000 270.3 MT is sold to ECX
Setit Humera 650 1,038,291 649 1,370,650
L. Welkayit 523 774,244 - - Will be delivered to TMF
Tekeze 190 161,354 - - Will be delivered to TMF
Feleg 20 29,608 - - Will be delivered to TMF
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FCU Purchase in
MT
Purchase in
USD
Export in
MT
Export in
USD
Remark
KHSPSC 1,600 2,901,554 589 1,169,735
TMF 300 507,564 300 931,902 Includes 137 from previous
yearTMF - - 137 From previous year purchase
SGFCF 500 777,205 - - Not yet exported due to low
Int. market demand & price
Total 8,296 12,841,115 2,055 4,289,287
NB: 1 USD @ Birr 19.3 rate
Access to Loans: Farmer cooperative unions and federations received USD 19.2million loan from banks,
such as the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), and the Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO).
Loans requested and approved for sesame marketing in Q2.
The cooperative is involved in the AGPAMDe seed multiplication program 23ha
The importance of the technology wasdemonstrated on field days that created awarenessto the member SHF on the importance of thetechnology and ready for implementation.
Desta Berhe Farm Shelela (Maykadra),KaftaHumera, western zone
Involved in seed multiplication on 100ha Demonstrated technologies at field days and createdawareness to the member commercial farmers onthe importance of the technology and are ready forimplementation
Setit humera FCu Setit humera, western zoneof tigray
4 Member pcs (Hintset, Maebel, lemlem& shewit) were involved in SMFM PHHToT training
Knowledge gained from training and they areequipped to transfer this to farmers
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Partners Location (Woreda,Region)
Interventions during thequarter
Explain observed major results
Dansha FCU Dansha,Tsegede, Westernzone of Tigray
3 Member pcs (Alemgenet, Maidele &Hadnet) were involved in SMFM PHHToT training
Feleg FCU Endabaguna, Asgedetsinbla,North western ofTigray
5 Member pcs (Dedebit, Selam,Adimehameday, Hitsats & Rahwa) wereinvolved in SMFM PHH ToT
EPOAPEA Addis Ababa 4th International Conference and MIS staffrecruiting
70 international buyers, 198 exporters and 153invited guests participated and was successful.
Metema FCU
Dansha Aurora
Metema/ North Gonder
Sanja/Tach Armachiho
Participation in SIAL/Paris and EPSPEA 4th
Int. Conference as well bank loan for USDfacilitated
Experience share, sample and business card exchange
Tseahy, Gibe Dehdesa, BunoBedele FCUs
Participation at EPSPEA 4th Int.Conference and Bank loan facilitated
Experience share, sample and business cardexchange, and bought 700mt of sesame
Setit Humera, Tekeze, LemlemWelkayit
Humera/ Tigray Bank loan facilitated Experience share, sample and business card exchange
TMF Mekelle/Humera, Tgray New sesame cleaning machine installationprocess and bank loan for 3.9 millionfacilitated and B2B training
Experience share, sample and business cardexchange, and bought 300mt and exported 437mt ofsesame (The difference is carried over stock of lastyear)
SRFCMF
Admas
KHSPSC
Hawassa/SNNPR
Enjiara/Amhara
Humera/Tigray
Bank loan facilitated Experience share, sample and business card exchange
Fire Kalsi Dansha/Tigray Bank loan facilitated Good relationship was developed with SACCO
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Sesame VC: Activity Tracker (Gant Chart), October – December 2014
Activity DescriptionIndicator and
Unit
Y4Target
This Quarter Up to This Quarter
Reason for VarianceTarget Achieved Target Achieved
5,000MT 4,250 7,508 177 5000 7,508 150 PCs to FCU and FCUsdelivered sesame to theMarketing Federationsfor export
Conduct discussion forum tolearn best practices and to makebusiness to business (B2B)connections (MSP)
# MSP 1 1 3 300 1 3 300 The two were organizedwith partnership of FCAand ATA in Gonder andone by AGP made inShire/ Tigray
New technologies and management practices 0
Provide grading equipment forPCs/FCUs (moisture tester,Sample drawer bag trier, riffletype, sample divider, gram scalewith poly scoop , hand sieveswith bottom pan and stitchingmachine)
# of sets ofequipment
28 28 18 64% 28 18 64 The distribution wasrevised as there areadditional FCUs of otherVC and the importedequipment was limited
Sesame PHLassessment/research at time ofharvest (during) of Hillas andthreshing
(# of studies withPHL loss)
3 3 - - 3 0 0 Because of excess anduntimely rain farmersharvested earlier beforeproper maturity anddrying period and was
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Activity DescriptionIndicator and
Unit
Y4Target
This Quarter Up to This Quarter
Reason for VarianceTarget Achieved Target Achieved
Number % Number %
not favourable for theprocess
Facilitate and support theproduction of C2 seedproduction on SHF &commercial farmers, multipliedin year 3 as a C1
# FCUs andWoreda OAproducingsesame
10 5 9 180 10 14 140 Technical support andsupervision was given toadditional producers
Facilitate and support timelycollection of quality seed fromSHF and PCs & commercialfarmers based on the seedprovided, cleaning , storage,packing and certification of seed
# supports/visits 4 6 150
Conduct field days todemonstrate improvedtechnologies
# participants 450 268 256 95.5 718 438 61
Establish demonstration sites inareas of the selected Sesamepotential FCUs in collaborationwith input team
# demonstration 12 12 33 275
Seed multiplication of certifiedHumera 1 which will bepurchased from HARC
Hectare covered 500 500 500 100
Selection of seed multiplicationsites and farmers
# of FCU orfarmers
27 27 115 426
Follow up and technicalassistance of GAPs for seedmultipliers
# of visits 18 8 10 125 18 24 133 The technical support onGAP and implementationsupervision was given to
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Activity DescriptionIndicator and
Unit
Y4Target
This Quarter Up to This Quarter
Reason for VarianceTarget Achieved Target Achieved
Number % Number %
additional seedmultipliers
Facilitate the inspection processof Seed multiplication by seedlaboratory
# of hectareinspected
625 500 482 96.4 500 482 96
Grant support to purchasecleaning machine to four FCUs(Dansha,Setit Humera ) -Pending selection by FCA
# of cleaningmachines
4 4 100 4 4 100
Capacity building
Conduct SMFM managementtraining (gender focusedleadership, record keeping,business planning and marketing)to cooperative leaders and staff- 70% done
# trainees 80 80 26 32.5 80 26 33 The balance will bedelivered in the comingquarter
provide technical training on theoperation of grading equipmentand grading techniques onsupported equipment forassigned quality technicians &store keepers at FCUs
# of FCUs 40 40 26 85% 40 26 65 The number of traineeswere based on thenumber of equipmentdelivered
Conduct/Cascade SMFMagricultural/PHH, training tofarmer trainers/lead farmers(only where necessary)
2800 2800 2,990 107 2800 2990 107 The Regional VC willdeliver the data and sendit to you
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Activity DescriptionIndicator and
Unit
Y4Target
This Quarter Up to This Quarter
Reason for VarianceTarget Achieved Target Achieved
Number % Number %
Conduct/Cascade SMFMagricultural/PHH, training tofarmer trainers/lead farmers(only where necessary)
# of trainee 30 30 30 107% 30 2,990 9967 Working with FCA todeliver the training in thenext quarter
Conduct training for FCUs,Commercial farmers, womentraders, exporters andmarketing experts in marketlinkage opportunities and exportreadiness
# trainee 30 30 30 30 0 We ar+M19e workingwith FCA to deliver thetraining in the nextquarter
Through the Enovation Grantfund, 1. Capacitate EPOSPEA torecruit Int. to STD) Sec.General, 2. Provide technicalsupport in building marketinformation system and 3. Assistin organizing an annual Int.Conference
# of assistance 3 3 2 67 3 2 67 MIS staff is hired and 4th
Int. conference issassisted, but Sec. Generalis promoted as he isqualified and have doneonly 2.
Provide TOT on PHH SMFM tolead farmers, DAs, WoredaAgricultural Experts and PCsrepresentatives
# of trainee 80 80 60 75% 80 60 75 Due to different reasons,especially as it is sesamemarket period.
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Chickpea Value Chain
Overview
Chickpea is one of the major grain legumes with a unique sources of dietary protein in the developing
world where there is very scarce animal protein or unaffordable expensive otherwise. Ethiopia is
considered as one of the secondary centers of genetic diversity for chickpea.
Ethiopia is considered one of the secondary centers of genetic diversity for the chickpea. AGP-AMDe
aims to strengthen the chickpea value chain’s competitiveness through training in agronomic practices,
post-harvest handling, entrepreneurship training and field days conducted on chickpea farms. When
chickpea is harvested, AMDe’s supports FCUs to sell more chickpea to both domestic and international
buyers.
Summary of Top Results
Chickpea Marketing: Erer FCU sold 480 MT of Kabuli chickpea from last year at a price of USD545/MT and earned USD 261,600. Chickpea is still at a harvest stage and next quarter is the marketingseason and AGP-AMDe will support target farmers in maketing.
Capacity building: A total of 2,965 farmers (lead farmers, smallholder farmers, cooperative staff, district
agents, women and youth) have benefited from trainings on post-harvest handling (PHH),
entrepreneurship in small scale food processing and good agricultural practices. In addition, 279 (20
female) participants attended three chickpea field days organized in Oromia and Amhara.
Licensed chickpea producers increased: During the period, supported by AGP-AMDe’s, Wodera
FCU in North Shoa obtained seed business license. Wodera also employed one agronomist as permanent
staff. Wodera joined the two previously licensed FCUs (Tsehay and Ghion) and the number of total
licensed chickpea seed suppliers in Amhara has increased to three.
Key Activities and Successes
Sell More For More: Post-harvest handling training is delivered to lead farmers and smallholder farmers
in the targeted areas in Amhara and Oromia regions. A total of 105 lead farmers from Tsehay, Ghion,
Wodera in Amhara and Lume, Erer, Liben and Biftu in Oromia. In the quarter, the same training was
cascaded to 2,697 farmers, reaching 63 percent of the target, of 4,250 trainees.
Group work during the chickpea PHH training in Debre Markos, Amhara inNovember.
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Entrepreneurship: Aiming to enhance the entrepreneurial knowledge of the woman and youth groups
in both Amhara and Oromia regions under our partner FCUs, 54 trainees (80% women) have been trained.
The training focuses on the major traits of an entrepreneur and highlights risk taking, time management,
opportunities, planning, business relationships, customer service, self-reliance, decision making particularly
in making price decisions in relation with chickpea and the market.
Agronomic Practice TOT Training in Amhara: In collaboration with IFDC, the program delivered
agronomic practice ToT training to 25 trainees (4 female) from the woreda and kebele agricultural and
cooperative promotion offices. The majority are trainees were from the Merkeb FCU.
Chickpea Field Days: To increase farmer’s knowledge and skills on chickpea seed production and better
management practices, five field days In Amhara and Oromia regions were conducted (two in Amhara
and three in Oromia) under the Wodera, Erer, Biftu and Bale green farm. A total of 279 (20 female)
participants participated in the field day, in which more
than 85% were farmers.
Field days have helped chickpea farmers share experience
and enhance their field management knowledge on
chickpea production. The field day conducted in the Ginir
woreda in Bale, Oromia made participants realize they
could attract foreign investors. A total of 75ha of chickpea
are planted with the varieties of Ararti and ACOS
(monini).
Grading Equipment: AGP-AMDe facilitated the
distribution of 24 types of grain grading equipment to the
six selected FCUs in Oromia and Amhara. Training on the use of the equipment will be provided before
the harvest.
Seed Business License: The Wodera FCU in Amhara is the third FCU in the region to achieve a seed
business license. This means the FCU will be able to provide improved seed for the small holder farmers
in coming seasons. AGP-AMDe supported the union with business plan preparation and the hiring of an
agronomist.
Tsehay and Ghion FCU in North Gondar and East Gojjam are the other two FCUs with the license. In its
partnership with Wodera FCU, AGP-AMDe provided 8 MT of improved Ararti chickpea seed varieties.
The FCU planted the seed on 125ha of land. After the harvest, the seed will be certified by seed labs,
cleaned and packed as certified chickpea seed to be sold to chickpea farmers in the coming planting season.
Warehousing: In the period, the program provided close supervision on the construction of the 2500
MT capacity warehouse in North Gondar zone under the Tsehay FCU. Approximately 90 percent of the
warehouse has been constructed, and soon the electrical installation process will be completed. The
warehouse will house the cleaning machine as well as the crops.
Access to Finance: Except for Merkeb FCU in Amhara who will use its own capital, the remaining FCUs
have secured loans from regional banks in Amhara and Oromia worth USD 2,349,600 to purchase the
upcoming chickpea harvest in 2014/15. The loans is planned to purchase a total of 8,094 MT of chickpea,
A chickpea field day in Amhara.
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of which 86 percent grain and 14 percent seed. The amount of money needed to buy all 8,094 MT is
approximately USD 3,674,690. The difference, USD 786,340.44 is expected from the FCUs. AGP-AMDe's
support for the FCUs to access additional finance is fundamental.
Trade Conference: In the quarter, Erer FCU’s manager participated in the SIAL trade show in France.
Two FCU managers from Lume and Wodera participated in the 4th EPOSPEA trade conference. The FCU
managers, who shared information about the Ethiopian chickpea market, were supported by AGP-AMDe.
Analysis of the Chickpea Value Chain
The significant increase in chickpea prices during the first quarter of the year has encouraged some of the
FCUs to release their stock at a reasonable price in the reporting quarter. Domestic exporters in the
local markets assessed a reasonable volume of kabuli chickpea in order to supply overseas markets. Erer
FCU saw the opportunity to sell 480MT of chickpea stock from last year at USD 600/MT earned
reasonable profit. The total amount of chickpea seed and grain production from the current harvest is
expected to be of good quality compared to any time of the year in the past.
AGP-AMDe’s effort to increase the competitiveness of the chickpea value chain is given due consideration
because of three major factors which are likely to drive double digit growth in domestic chickpea
consumption in the coming 3-5 years: (a) population growth and younger demographic (b) urbanization
and a switch to processed foods and (c) chickpea health benefits and cost effectiveness as a substitute for
increasingly expensive meat.
AGP-AMDe’s contribution to support smallholder farmers with improved seed varieties for the last two
years has brought tremendous results in increasing the volume of Kauli chickpea production in the nine
chickpea producing FCUs in Amhara and Oromia regions. Good trade relationship among FCUs has also
been created through the market linkage activities.
The chickpea value chain continues to face the following challenges: 1) Delay in delivery of farm
machineries by the supplier to chickpea seed producing cooperatives; 2) Lack of efficient market
information system (MIS) to better equip the farmers with timely and reliable market information; 3)
Delays in delivering grants to beneficiaries (Leye and Edget agro-processors).
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Chickpea VC: Key Events Undertaken, October – December 2014
Date Name of Event Location Total Male FemaleNames of AMDe team
attendingName of partners/participnats
Oct. 5 -7 20/14 Entrepreneurshiptraining
Debrezeit, Oromia 24 13 11 National ChickpeaVC and RegionalField VC specialist
Lume Adama ,Erere,Bacho andLiben FCUs, Ideget and,Leyewomen association
Nov. 6 - 7, 2014 Field days Ejere and wajitkebele(Modjo andDebrezieit),Oromia
80 75 5 National ChickpeaVC and RegionalField VC specialist
Farmers from Erere & LumeAdama FCU, DA’s from WoredaBoA, Woreda and Zonal levelBoA officials and agronomists
Nov.25 - 27, 2014 PHH ToT Waliso, Oromia 19 19 0 Regional Field VC &PHH expert Liben FCU
Nov.29 - Dec. 1,
2014
PHH ToT Modjo, Oromia 36 31 5 Regional Field VC &PHH expert
Erere FCU,and Lume AdamaFCU
Dec.7 - 8, 2014 PHH cascading Ada Woreda,Oromia
707 418 289 Regional Field VCspecialist
Erere FCU:- at Tadecha kebeleunder Dukum PC
Dec.16. 2014 PHH training Debrezeit,Oromia
71 69 2 Regional Field VCspecialist
Chickpea farmers under ErerFCU and Agro prom,
Dec.19. 2014 Field days GinnerWoreda/BaleZone, Oromia
90 82 8 National ChickpeaVC, Input specialstand Regional FieldVC specialist
Bale green PLc, Woreda andZone BoA, agronomists from theZone and farmers in the area
Chickpea VC: Partners and Intervention, October – December 2014
Partner Location region Zone Woreda Intervention
Lume Adama FCU Mojo town Oromia East Shoa LumeSeed multiplication, grain production &training
Erer FCU D/Zeit Oromia East Shoa AdamaSeed multiplication, grain production &training
Liben FCU Wolliso OromiaSouth WestShoa
WollisoSeed multiplication, grain production &training
Biftu seed producing coop. Oromia East Shoa LumeSeed multiplication, grain production &training
Tsehay FCU North Gondar Amhara North Gondar DembiaSeed multiplication, grain production &training
Wodera FCU North Shewa Amhara North Shoa BasoSeed multiplication, grain production &training
Ghion FCU East Gojjam Amhara East Gojjam DejenSeed multiplication, grain production &training
Mereb FCU Bahirdar Amhara West Gojjam BahirdarSeed multiplication, grain production &training
Edget woman Agribusiness coop
Mojo town Oromia East Shoa Lume Small scale food processing
Leye Woman Agribusiness coop
Tulu BoloTown/Oromia
OromiaSouth WestShoa
Tulublo Small scale food processing
Bale Green Plc Bale Oromia Bale Gassera Seed multiplication and grain production
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Partner Location region Zone Woreda Intervention
Agro Prom InternationalPlc
AA AA AAValue Addition (chickpea & sesameprocessing
ATA AA AA Seed multiplication (double cropping)
EPOSPEA AA AA Trade show and conference
SNV Ethiopia AA AAOrganized field day to introduce ACOSvariety chickpea
MoT AA AA Export Info Sharing
MoA at woreda, zone andregion levels
AA and regionsOromia andAmhara,SNNP
Follow up on seed multiplication
EIAR D/Zeit OromiaResearch on seed multiplication chickpeavarieties
Chickpea VC: Activity Tracker (Gant Chart), October – December 2014
Activity DescriptionIndicatorand Unit
Y 4Target
Q 2 Cumulative (Q1+Q2)
Reason for varianceTarget Achieved Target Achieved
Number % Number %
Market promotion and linkages
Supporting FCUs to engage in seedmultiplication Business (supportingin getting the license,)
# of FCUs 3 2 1 50 2 1 50 These are FCUs in Oromiawho failed to meet thetarget on time (started theprocess lately)
Facilitate creation of market linkagewith buyers for FCUs andprocessors (Kabuli and Desi grainproduct for domestic and exportmarket)
Volume ofsales in MT
10,500 480 1,000 1,400 140 not ready for marketing(harvesting not yet done)
New technologies and management practices
Facilitate new seed distribution forselected 3 FCUs (Erer, Wodera andGhion) (30% women)
# of farmers 1,000 1,000 813 81 Done in the 1st quarter
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Activity DescriptionIndicatorand Unit
Y 4Target
Q 2 Cumulative (Q1+Q2)
Reason for varianceTarget Achieved Target Achieved
Number % Number %
Adoption of new technologiesfacilitated (in coordination with AGPand input activities for existing andnewly added FCUs
# ofhectaresunderimprovedtechnologies
4,536 4,536 2,286 50 The variance is due to adecline in less or noparticipation by Bechowolliso FCU on seedmultiplication activity(being unable to collect theseed supplied to farmersand distribute back to newfarmers).
organize Field Days to improve theadoption of the new technologiesand to share the good practicesamong stakeholders
# of fielddays
7 7 5 71 7 5 71 due to various meetingschedules in both Amharaand Oromia hampered thefield day program to takeplace on time
Assist FCUs and PCs in providinggrading equipment for Chickpea(Moisture tester, Sample drawer bagTrier, Riffle type Sample divider,Gram Scale with poly scoop andHand Sieves with bottom pan)
# PCs &FCUsadoptingnewtechnologies
24 24 24 100 24 24 100
Capacity building
Conduct SMFM managementtraining (gender focused leadership,record keeping, business planningand marketing) to cooperativeleaders and staff
# of trainees 80 80 47 59 due to budget constraint,
Provide entrepreneurship trainingfor aggregators including women andyouth groups/associations
# of women& youthgroupmembers
80 30 30 100 80 54 68 Due to budget revision.Same training will takeplace in Amhara in QII.
Conduct/Cascade SMFMagricultural/PHH, input training tofarmer trainers/lead farmers
# of leadFarmersTrained
105 105 118 112 105 118 112 Due to inclusion of 3additional experts fromBoA
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Activity DescriptionIndicatorand Unit
Y 4Target
Q 2 Cumulative (Q1+Q2)
Reason for varianceTarget Achieved Target Achieved
Number % Number %
Cascade SMFM agricultural /PHHinput/ training to farmers andoperators
# of farmerstrained
4,250 4,250 2,697 63 4,250 2,697 63 Due to a decline in less orno participation by Bechowolliso FCU on seedmultiplication activity(being unable to collect theseed supplied to farmersand distribute back to newfarmers).
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Honey Value Chain
Overview
Beekeeping is one of Ethiopia’s longest-standing cultural practices in the farming communities where 1.5
million households keep bees. Worldwide, millions are engaged in beekeeping contributing billions of
dollars to the world economy through honey and wax production and pollination.
AGP- AMDe’s strategy for the honey value chain is to upgrade producers and processers to increase their
competitiveness to meet the demand for high quality table honey in domestic and international markets.
The project aims to provide post-harvest handling and management trainings for 5,800 farmers, finalize
the installation of Zenbaba’s honey processing plant and create market linkages for producers, processors
and buyers.
Summary of Top Results
Market Linkages
A total of 263.85MT of honey worth USD 752,602 was supplied to local and international markets, of
which 201MT valued of USD 802,160 was exported.
Honey production, value and exports in Q2.
Domestic Market Export
RegionVolume inTon
Value in USDVolume inMT
Value inUSD
Amhara 25 63,095
200.54 802,160Oromia 146.14 347,486
SNNPR 13.85 29,679
Tigray 78.86 312,343
Total 263.85 752,602 200.54 802,160
Capacity Building
Trained 4,719 smallholder farmers and government staff on post-harvest handling (PHH), which covers
quality control, storage and pest management, and has resulted in a 14% reduction in post-harvest losses.
Job Opportunities
Partners Bez Mar and COMEL created employment for 20 temporary (three months) and eight full time
employees.
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Honey VC: Activity Tracker (Gantt chart), October – December 2014
Activity Description
ActivityIndicator and
Unit ofMeasure
AnnualTarget
This Quarter Cumulative Q 1 + Q 2
Target ActualTarget
Actual Reason for Variance
Number % Number %
Market promotion and linkages
Build on the success of marketlinkages and sales agreementsbetween sellers and buyers inidentified domestic and internationalmarkets, including CIGs, Coops, andFCUs.
Volume of sales,MT
800 200 263.85 132 Promotional work wasvery effective, anddomestic and internationaldemand is increasing
Facilitate multi-stakeholder meetingto share best practices and lessonslearned and ensure B2B connections
# of MSPs 1 2 Even though this activitywas not planned, theregional AGP-AMDe MSPmeetingss were conductedin collaboration with otherNGOs
Build the capacity and supportorganizations to participate ininternational trade shows (Zimbabwe,SIAL, Gulf Foods)
# of firms/coopssupported
12 6 4 67 One person each fromEAB, EBA, EHPEA andAGP-AMDe participated inApi Trade Africa inZimbabwe. There are twomore similar events
New technologies andmanagement practices
Follow-up on all grantee sites (BezzaMar, Tseday Mar, Rahi Honey,Zembaba FCU, Hashenge FCU, KaffaForest Honey FCU, Holeta ResearchCenter)
# organizationsassisted
6 5 5 100
Capacity Building
Deliver ToT SMFM training tobeekeeper trainers /leaders and newmodern beehives TOT training
# lead farmerstrained by TOT
180 160 155 97
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Activity Description
ActivityIndicator and
Unit ofMeasure
AnnualTarget
This Quarter Cumulative Q 1 + Q 2
Target ActualTarget
Actual Reason for Variance
Number % Number %
Cascade SMFM to beekeepers on thenew modern beehives
# farmers trainedby Cascading
5800 5800 4311 74 One region (SNPPR) willconduct in the comingquarter
Deliver SMFM management training(gender focused leadership, recordkeeping, business planing andmarketing) to cooperative leaders andstaff and new modern beehives
# PC leaderstrained
160 40 25 63 Budget constraints
Build capacity at research centers toprovide embedded services such astraining, demonstration, forageintroduction to stakeholders
# of researchcenters
1 1 1 100
Conduct exposure visit for womenhoney producers and CIG membersto see beekeeping best practices
# of visitors 100 75 50 67 The intended number offarmers did not have timeto join the visit
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Wheat Value Chain
Overview
The government has given due attention to improve the production and productivity of wheat.
Currently, the agricultural extension system is providing trainings to a large number of farmers in
improved agricultural practices. In addition to that, the availability of improved cultivars and expansion
of highly productive seed varieties is a good opportunity to improve the production and productivity of
wheat.
The goal of AGP-AMDe for the wheat value chain remain focused on replacing the large quantity of
imports that are required annually to meet the increasing demand for wheat products in the country.
The strategy primarily aims at stimulating farmer cooperatives, agribusinesses, and processors within
the value chain to be able to work collaboratively and effectively respond to market signals and
become more productive and competitive in order to capture the profit opportunities that can be
exploited in the possible shift of the prevailing import to domestic sourcing.
The main targets are:
- Facilitate 12,000 MT of wheat aggregations from the smallholder farmers
- Benefit over 400,000 smallholder direct beneficiaries. Gross margin for this farmers will
increase by more than 50% and the postharvest losses will reduce by certain percent.
Summary of Top Results
Capacity building: - Trained 1,463 (573 female) lead farmers and other SHFs, cooperative leaders,
DAs other participants on SMFM Leadership and Management Trainings, PHH ToTs and cascading
trainings. In addition 1,446 (450 female) smallholder farmers (SHFs), extension workers and concerned
officials have participated on seed multiplication cum popularization farmers’ field days organized in
Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR and Tigray regions. Workshops and meetings were also organized and
attended by 77 participants.
Job Employment opportunity:- A job opportunity was created for 3 individuals one agronomist
in Wodera FCU and two thresher machine operators in Bokra FCU.
Wheat Sales: In Oromia region Raya Wakana & Gedeb Asasa FCUs and member individual farmers
sold 1001.8 MT of wheat grain to EGTE. The total money value of the purchased wheat is USD
450,810. Wheat seed cooperatives (Fereweyni Gogolo and Aba-Gerima in Tigray region) aggregated
17 MT of wheat seed valued at USD 7667. Three FCUs in Amhara region (Gozamin, Damot and
Wedera) totally aggregated 626 MT of wheat from PCs and SHFs. The total value of the aggregated
wheat seed is USD 270,382.
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Key Activities and Successes
Wheat Domestic marketing Alliance establishment: A one day meeting was organized to
discuss and create a conducive plat form for effective alignment for key wheat market stakeholders in
domestic wheat aggregation and marketing. The key institutions represented in the meeting were
Ministry of Trade, EGTE, FCA, and Cooperative Bank of Oromia, CBE, Ethiopian Millers Association,
AMDe and ATA. The group had discussed on issues of establishing “Wheat Marketing Alliance” to
serve as a platform for conducive policy environment through identifying strategic issues in the
domestic wheat market escalation in resolving appropriate institutions, on a forum for resolving inter-
institution operational issues affecting wheat marketing through cooperation amongst key
stakeholders, market linkages to ensure guaranteed market to increase local wheat market supply and
provision of technical support for access to finance for output wheat marketing and capacity building
through providing supports for FCUs and other related bodies for more efficient wheat marketing.
On the meeting the team pointed out that the key activities to be played by each organization. It was
emphasized that AGP– AMDe should play roles more in business to business forum facilitation and
capacity building in PHH to key players in the market and build capacity of FCUs to meet the millers’
requirements in terms of quality.
With efforts done last year on wheat market linkage facilitation by AGP-AMDe between Raya Wakena
and EGTE, the FCU obtained more than 9 million net profit including other activities done in the year
by the union itself (from the audit report presented by auditors on general meeting held on November
23 - 24, 2014). Based on the market linkage experiences and trusts developed in last year between the
two institutions, they have signed wheat out market agreement for the sale of 300 MT by birr 900 per
quintal that will be effective for one month time in the reporting period without much problem.
Business to business Meetings (B2B):- A meeting was conducted on Dec. 14, 2014 in Alamata town
(Tigray region) in which 38 participants (3 female) from different sectors, ESE, EGTE private investors,
processors, FCUs and seed coops, SACCOs and other government office representatives. The main
issues raised and discussed were opportunities, challenges and solutions of seed and grain marketing.
Threshing service provision:- The four FCUs that received threshers (Wodera, Erer, Melik and
Bokara) have started providing service to wheat farmers. Accordingly, it is reported that Bokura FCU
provided portable thresher machine services for 48 (14 female) SHFs and further data will be collected
to record the benefits of all thresher services.
Threshing services undergoing by Bokura FCU in Tigray region
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Wheat seed harvesting and collection: In Amhara region the seed producer cooperatives and
one private farm have collected 96.1 MT of wheat seed so far and stored it in the unions’ storages for
further cleaning and packing.
Farmers Field day: Wheat seed multiplication cum popularization farmers’ field days were organized
in four regions to popularize technologies. A total of 1446 (450 female) smallholder farmers, extension
workers and concerned officials have actively participated in the field days.
In Amhara region the Farmers’ Field Day was organized in Marweled PC in Womberma woreda under
Damot FCU and 243 (52 female) participants attended the field day. The partners were smallholder
farmers, officials and experts from regional bureau of Agriculture, zone and Woreda administration
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Wheat VC: Key Partners and Interventions, October – December 2014
PartnersLocation (Woreda,
Region)
Interventions during the
quarterExplain observed major results
RBoA, zonal and Wered MoA
Offices In East Gojam, RCA in E.
Gojam, Farmer Cooperatives, SHFs,
Agri. Research Centers
Damot and Debre Elias Wheat seed multiplication
cum Popularization farmers’
Field day event
Melik & Edget FCUs PCe SMFM PHH
ATA Addis Abeba Key partner in market linkages
BoA, Silte Zone Alichowuriro and
Mirabe Azernet berbere Woreda
Agri Offices, Silte zone Marketing
and Cooperative Department, SARI
Worabe center
Wheat seed multiplication
cum Popularization farmers’
Field day event
Yetgagezi and Selam CIGs (Silte
Zone)
Misrak Azernet
berbere and Alicho
weriro Woreda
Marketing training for CIG
members
-
Melik FCU, zeyetun and zeman
wheat flower mill factory
Wheat marketing Discussion
and Market negotiation forum
10 primary cooperatives and Melik FCU
signed the Agreement to market 7900
quintal of wheat in the year 2015
Edget FCU Technical support on Wheat
seed Multiplication
FCUs In 4 regions Grading equipment
Bokra FCU Enda-Mehoni/Tigray Grant for PHH cascading The trainee practice new technology
Hashenge FCU Ofla/Tigray Grant for PHH cascading The trainee practice new technology
Ethiopia Seed Enterprise Mekelle/Tigray Forum (enabling environment)
through B2B meeting
Discuss with seed producers & partners
about the challenges that hinder seed
marketing face to face and sign
agreement with 4 seed cooperatives
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Fereweyni Gogolo seed cooperative Ofla Forum (enabling environment) Discuss with ESE face to face about the
challenges face last year and sign
agreement
Aba-Gerima seed Cooperative Ofla Forum (enabling environment) Discuss with ESE face to face about the
challenges face last year and sign
agreement
Feryat haya seed cooperative Enda-Mehoni Forum (enabling environment) Discuss with ESE face to face about the
challenges face last year and sign
agreement
Kokob seed cooperative Enda-Mehoni Forum (enabling environment) Discuss with ESE face to face about the
challenges face last year and sign
agreement
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Wheat VC: Activity Tracker (Gantt chart), October – December 2014
Activity DescriptionIndicator and
UnitY 4
Target
This Quarter Cumulative Q 1 + Q 2
Reason for VarianceTarget
AchievedTarget
Achieved
Number % Number %
Market promotion and linkages
Organize 4 discussion and marketnegotiation forums 1 in each regionbetween Producer FCUs and Buyers/Processors for the sale of 12,000 MT(Amh= 4000; Oro= 6000; SNNP=1000and Tig= 1000)
12,000 MT Sales/PurchaseFacilitated
12,000 2,000 1,645 82 3,200 4,094 128 This period isharvesting time,marketing will be inthe coming quarters
Support CIGs to aggregate and marketthrough training (leadership, marketing,BDS etc.,)
# CIGssupported
7 4 4 100 4 4 100
New technologies and management practices - -
Organize experience sharing tour forFCUs and Private operators across theregions to learn best practices in theWVC
# of participantsattended 21
- - This was requested toconduct in Dec.however therequested budget notapporived on time
Provide Technical Support to seedproducer coops and private operators tointroduce new varieties and promotedirect retail of seed
# of seedproducer coopsand private seedgrowerssupported
116 6 100 10 10 100
Conduct Farmers Field day on wheatseed Multiplication cum popularizationintervention
# farmers fieldday conducted
4 4 4 100 4 4 100
Follow-up and Technical support on seedmultiplication, SMFM leadership,management TOTs and cascadingtrainings,
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Activity DescriptionIndicator and
UnitY 4
Target
This Quarter Cumulative Q 1 + Q 2
Reason for VarianceTarget
AchievedTarget
Achieved
Number % Number %
Technical support and follow up of theutilization of the technical efficiency andperformance of the grant supportedthreshers
# FCUs/receivedTA/supports
4 4 3 75 4 3 75 because harvesting isstill going on in someareas and the followup is a continousprocess
Capacity building - -
Facilitate Multi-stakeholder meeting(MSPs) once a year in each region toupdate stakeholders on wheat industryissues (5 X 40 participants )
# MSP meetingsfacilitated
4 - - This will be facilitatedin the coming quarters
Support regional Marketing Agencies inimproving their existing MIS throughproviding material and MIS training(in data collection, transmission,dissemination and analysis )
# MIS improved 4 - -
Grant Support to Edget Seed producerFCU
2,500 MT SeedStorage Built onCost Share Basis
1 1 - - 1 - - becase of change onthe required size ofwarehouse by theregion, negotiation notyet finalized
Conduct ToTs in SMFM business trainingmodule delivered (negotiation, pricing,promotion, creating linkages, relationshipmanagement, etc.) to be cascaded toFCU and business operators
# trainerstrained
90 50 46 92 44 46 ToT training willcontinue in the comingquarters
Conduct/Cascade SMFMagricultural/PHH, input training to farmertrainers/lead farmers (only wherenecessary) (30 each)
# farmerstrained byCascading
4,400 2,800 1,252 45 1,600 1,252 The cascading traningwill continue. 2regions (SNNPR andOromia) not yetcascaded so far
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Activity DescriptionIndicator and
UnitY 4
Target
This Quarter Cumulative Q 1 + Q 2
Reason for VarianceTarget
AchievedTarget
Achieved
Number % Number %
Conduct/SMFM agricultural PHH, inputtraining to farmer trainers /lead farmers(only when necessary)
# PC leaderstrained
120 120 127 106 127 The cascading traningwill continue. 2regions (SNNPR andOromia) not yet notcascaded so far
Facilitate the proper handover anddistribution of grading equipmentprocured for partner FCUs in kind grant
# FCUs & PCs 40 40 41 103 41 More PCs areaddresed/supported innuber The targetincludes PHH ToTs
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Maize Value Chain
Overview
The seed technology transfer strategy increased demand for hybrid maize seed utilization and cultivation
practice using high yielding hybrid maize varieties. This has increased yield and created better production
supply beyond the local market absorption capacity. AGP AMDe’s interventions however are not only
limited to production and productivity but also marketing, processing and value adding activities in general.
Low production was the main reason for high price of maize. This challenge is tackled by increased
production supply and the market price of grain maize is getting lower than the past years. But the local
market price is still higher than the regional market price in East Africa. Commercialization of better
quality maize has created the need to export markets and the request of lifting export ban became an
issue on policy decision makers. However, the high price of white maize in local market is challenging the
competitiveness of the product in regional markets. Increasing the productivity and lowering the local
market price should still be a strategy for maize value chain. Maize is working under non structured market
and the marketing prices are unnecessarily growing now and then. Usually, the windfall advantages
outweigh the role of market functions. The LoP strategies are:
- Facilitate VC support interventions to SHF & farmers institutions.
- Facilitate use of farm input technologies & adoption of improved post-harvest technologies to SHF
& commercial farms.
- Enhance PS involvement in farm input supply services and technology rental services.
- Network producers to end market actors and minimize the long market chain, which is against
the benefit of the key actors.
- Facilitate marketability of VC products, support & promote value addition and agro processing through
USG support projects
The main LoP targets are:
- 75% yield increase
- 100% increase of gross margin/ha for SHFs
- 10–20% transaction cost reduction
Summary of Top results
The second year hybrid maize seed technology reaching through AMSAP in 16 AGP woredas and BH-661
in seven woredas of SNNPR are on harvest and threshing. SNNPR BH-661 partially completed and 34
lead farmers yield results are evaluated and over 80% yield increase achieved. As maize production is
increasing; World Food Program (WFP) through Purchase for Progress (P4P) program influenced to
purchase white maize, encouraged small holder farmers to produce more and more. The limited purchase
of WFP and export ban of maize caused some FCUs to remain with excess production. For the coming
season, WFP has signed an MOU with 14 FCUs and they have signed an MOU to supply 16,800 MT. The
production volume increase of maize is becoming challenging to be absorbed by the local market. The
local market cannot absorb the national maize supply and it seems a high time to demonstrate regional
export market. Now, the challenge shift is from low production to high marketing cost compared to
regional market prices. The price of maize in the local market is higher than the prices of regional markets,
which is another challenge over maize export ban.
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To improve supply volume and quality of maize, postharvest/grading equipments are supplied to selected
FCUs. Demonstrating the equipment and training of post-harvest handling techniques are given to TOT
and cascaded dawn to the farmers. This has contributed to improved quality of maize and lowered post-
harvest loss of the crop at farmers’ level.
Second year AMSAP Maize variety demonstrations: The second year AMSAP new seed
demonstrations on 3,200 lead farmers’ plots using Pioneer hybrid maize varieties has successfully
completed the new seed technology popularization to all the 16 AGP woredas in 112 farmers associations.
The small holder farmers are eagerly waiting for the completion of threshing operation to evaluate the
final yield results.
Second year AMSAP demonstration with pioneer hybrid varieties
No. Region Zone Woreda No. of
PAs
# Farmers Focal
person
No. of
DAs
1 Amara W/Gojam Jabi tenan 7 200 1 21
Bure Zurea 7 200 1 21
Womberema 7 200 1 21
S/Achefer 7 200 1 21
Awi Guangua 7 200 1 21
N/Gonder Alefa 7 200 1 21
2 Oromia Jimma L/seka 7 200 1 21
Goma 7 200 1 21
I/ababor Dedessa 7 200 1 21
W/Welga Diga 7 200 1 21
G/gida 7 200 1 21
W/tuka 7 200 1 21
W/Shoa Bako 7 200 1 21
3 SNNPR Guragie Enemor ener 7 200 1 21
Yem Special Wer. Yem 7 200 1 21
Kefa Decha 7 200 1 21
Total 3 10 16 112 3200 16 336
BH-661 hybrid maize popularization impact on FCUs and private seed enterprises:
In Amara region; BH-661 hybrid maize popularization have created new hybrid maize seed
demand for farmers. Amongst members of four FCUs 7,583 (415 female) small holder farmers
got the chance to purchase the new hybrid maize seed and cultivated over 2,744.5 ha of land to
harvest 191MT grain maize.
Because of last season BH-661 Popularization, four private seed companies and one state seed
agency are attracted to start certified BH-661 seed multiplication business to supply smallholder
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farmers. This year the companies have cultivated 502.25 ha of land for certified seed multiplication
and 1,357.75 MT certified BH-661 maize seed is expected to be harvested. The seed amount
could serve for 54,280 ha of hybrid maize grain production. This harvest is estimated to serve
for 162,810 farmers’ grain maize production for market and consumption. (For detail info see the
table below).
Private seed companies engaged BH-661 seed business
No Seed Company name Working areas
Quantity of
Basic seed
used (Qt)
Land allotted for
BH-661 seed
multiplication
(Ha)
Expected
Quantity of
certified hybrid
seed input (Qt)
# Farmers to
be benefited
from the
certified seed
input
1 Avallo RD PlcAnkesha &
BureZuria5 20 600 7,200
2 Yimam Tessema SSEWomberma
(BurAfere)13 52 1,560 18,720
3 Nile SSSWomberma
(Yergin)28.375 113.5 3,405 40,860
4Amhara Seed
EnterpriseGuangua 75 300 7,500 90,000
5 Bayihi plc Bure Zuria 4.2 16.75 502.5 6,030
Total 125.575 502.25 13,567.50 162,810
Similarly, all the joint effort on BH-661 popularization in six woredas of SNNPR resulted in 80% to 265%
average yield increase over local variety and BH-660 hybrid respectively. The table below illustrated white
maize yield performance comparison against local variety and BH-660 hybrid maize.
BH 661 yield performance against BH0660 and non-hybrid maize (ton/ha)
Woreda name
Average yield (ton/ha) BH-661 yield performance (%)
Non hybrid
BH-660
hybridBH-661 hybrid
Over non
hybrid maize
Over BH-660
hybrid
Chenna 2.2 4.60 6.90 213.64 50.00
Basketto SPW 2.2 4.50 10.30 368.18 128.89
South Bench 2.2 4.00 7.00 218.18 75.00
Gedeb 2.2 4.00 6.50 195.45 62.50
Konta SPW 2.2 5.00 9.50 331.82 90.00
Wondo Genet 2.2 4.50 8.00 263.64 77.78
Average 2.20 4.43 8.03 265.15 80.69
Marketing of White Maize: In accordance with the value chain approaches of development assistance,
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AGP AMDe’s interventions are not only limited to production and productivity but also marketing,
processing and value adding activities in general. Hence, the volume and value of maize traded through
project assistance are summarized in table below:
2014 White Maize supplied from FCUs to P4P WFP
Name of CU & Region Planned Actual
MT USD MT USD %
Amhara Region
1 DAMOT FCU 2,000 600,000
2,000 600,000
100
2 MERKEB FCU 4,500 1,501,604
4,500 1,501,604
100
3 ADMAS FCU 1,500 496,524
1,500 496,524
100
Total 1 8,000 2,598,128 8,000 2,598,128 100
Oromia Region
1 GIBE DEDESA FCU 1,000 277,005
1,000 277,005
100
2 LIMU INARA FCU 1,500 415,508
1,500 415,508
100
3 LIBEN FCU 1,000 310,160
735 227,968
74
4 AMBO FCU 1,000 310,160
1,000 310,160
100
5 HARAGU FCU 1,500 406,684
1,384 375,234
92
6 BORE BAKKO FCU 1,000 271,123
868 235,335
87
Total 2 7,000 1,990,642 6,487 1,841,211 92
SNNPR
1 ADMAS FCU 4,000 1,176,471
2,800 823,529
70
2 SIDAMA ELTO FCU 4,000 1,279,144
4,000 1,279,144
100
Total 3 8,000 2,455,615 6,800 2,102,674 86
Grand total of 2014 (1+2+3) 23,000 7,044,385
21,287 6,542,013
93
Total sales of 2013
13,592 4,707,310
Incremental sales of 2014
7,695 1,834,703
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Key activities and successes
Capacity building through field day visits as demonstration plat form for experience sharing:
AMSAP field day visitors shared demonstration plots experience and learned the role of improved hybrid
maize for uniform and high yield performance. In all 16 woredas from 98 peasant associations 2,718
household farmers, 334 development agents, 178 district office staffs and 22 federal and regional officials
made experience sharing visits and discussions.
Trainings:
TOT trainees: The strategy of training of trainers has contributed to reach more and more smallholder
farmers and helped to adopt the hybrid maize seed technology and benefited their livelihood as income
generating commodity. Maize beyond its multidimensional benefit as food, feed and fuel; is becoming cash
crop to the farming community. In all AMSAP woredas, 181 TOT trainees have contributed to trickle
dawn the knowledge of good agronomic practice and post-harvest handling techniques to 2,889 farmers
within three months.
SMFM trainees: Up to Dec 31, 2014 PHH training was cascaded in Amara, Oromiya and SNNP
regions. Under AMSAP 2,889 lead farmers trainees have attained the training. Among the trainees, 2,765
were male and 124 were female lead farmers.
Non AMSAP TOT and SMFM trainees on PHH training: In addition to AMSAP Amara region has
trained TOT and cascaded PHH trainings for three FCUs. From these FCUs 34 trainers and 288 member
farmers got the training.
On job training: In Amara region under the auspices of four FCUs in 52 primary coops, 102 farmers
have got on job training and quality equipment demonstration about the distributed grading equipments.
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Number of participants in the second year AMSAP field days
AMSAP
Woreda
PA Farmers DA’s District offices Federal ,region &
zone
All total
M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total
Amhara
Wembere
ma
9 577 53 630 12 1 13 23 4 27 15 0 15 685
Bure 5 62 7 69 16 2 18 12 0 12 - - 0 99
Jabi tehinan 4 69 3 72 12 2 14 5 2 7 - - 0 93
S/Achefer 5 93 3 96 10 - 10 9 1 10 - - 0 116
Alefa 6 68 4 72 8 4 12 7 1 8 - - 0 92
Guangua 3 36 8 44 18 8 26 8 2 10 - - 0 80
Total
32 905 78 983 76 17 93 64 10 74 15 - 15 1,165
Oromia
Bako tibe 8 245 51 296 10 7 17 5 0 5 - - 0 318
Wayu Tuka 10 296 40 336 21 4 25 10 1 11 - - 0 372
Guto Gida 7 83 5 88 11 5 16 3 1 4 - - 0 108
Diga 8 110 20 130 31 4 35 6 0 6 - - 0 171
Dedessa 130 21 151 14 4 18 10 1 11 - - 0 180
Goma 9 198 8 206 42 8 50 24 4 28 6 1 7 291
L/Seka 4 52 0 52 44 4 48 16 0 16 - - 0 116
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AMSAP
Woreda
PA Farmers DA’s District offices Federal ,region &
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Updated list of Partners
Partners
to date
(Up to
June 2-
Value
Chain
Type of
Partner
(Associati
on/FCU/P
Women
owned/le
d
organizat
Category
(Farmers/
processor
s/buyers/
Area of
partnersh
ip
(Marketin1 Bako
Research
Maize Gov Male Research seed
technology2 EIAR Maize Gov Male Research seed
technology3 DuPont
Pioneer
Maize private female Seed
multiplier
Hybrid
maize
Seed4 WFP Maize Public Male Buyer marketing
5 Agricultur
al
Maize Gov Male Srakehold
er
Network
6 Ministry of
Agricultur
Maize Gov Male Srakehold
er
Network
7 Ministry of
Trade
Maize Gov Male Srakehold
er
Network
8 Federal
Cooperati
Maize Gov Male Srakehold
er
Network
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Input Supply
Overview
USAID AGP-AMDe‘s interventions toward the expansion of the agricultural input supply system are afundamental contribution to Ethiopia‘s goals of food security and becoming a middle income country.
Increased use of fertilizer and access to quality seed is central to meet the GoE Growth andTransformation Plan targets for crop production. The strategy, designed to implement input supply valuechain is focused on rolling out and implementing market interventions that will respond to increasedemand for quality seeds of superior varieties, multi-nutrient and briquetted fertilizer in collaboration withFCUs, public & private sectors.
Towards achieving its objectives, USAID AGP-AMDe is pursuing a strategy that focuses on technicalsupport in quality seed multiplication program, popularization of local hybrid seeds and in marketdevelopment to cooperatives and commercial seed enterprises. It supports blended fertilizer initiativealong with ATA and MoA through training and popularization and scaling up of specific nutrient deficienciesthat correspond to value chain crops in specific agro ecologies. In addition, the project assist to increaseproduct demand through knowledge enhancement and technical assistance to private seed companies,fertilizer blending FCUs, and agribusiness entrepreneurs for cascading to cooperatives and smallholderfarmers.
Summary of Top Results
- 208.75ha of wheat seed multiplied was inspected and certified by Tigray regional seed quality
control laboratory from which 835 MT of seed is expected to be produced that can cover 6680
hectares for the next season benefiting 6680 farmers. From the previous season produce, 1683MT
was used for seed in the Region which covered 13460 hectares benefiting 13460 farmers.
- The project supported the introduction of two new sesame varieties to the research system for
verification of higher yield, better quality and non shattering character. Humera Research Center
has started working on the promising varieties so that the varieties will pass the National standard
Registration Process.
- 20,313 MT of grain was produced from BH-661maize hybrid seed that was distributed and planted
in Amhara region.
- 2,738.1 MT of Sesame (Humera-1 & Setit-1 varieties) produced, 547.7 MT was used as seed and
the remaining 2,190.4 MT was sold as grain in Amhara and Tigray regions. The seed will cover
109540 hectares and benefit 109540 farmers in the two Regions.
- Agricultural input TOT training on the use of the new blended fertilizer on chickpea given to 30
(5 female) in Amhara region.
- From 8,416.3 MT of Wheat (Kekeba Variety) produced, 6,733 MT was sold as grain in Tigray
region.
- Out of this 67.7 MT of AMDe’s chickpea seed grant in Amhara region 59 MT seed distributed
while the remaining quantity 8.7 MT is not distributed due to the heavy rainfall and flood that
affected timely chickpea planting.
- From yield data collected on maize fertilizer briquette demonstrations in SNNPR region, plot
treated with USG had yield increment on an average 12 quintal/ha against plot treated with urea
granular fertilizer.
- 10 blended fertilizer popularizations were conducted on chickpea in SNNPR region.
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- 3,741 (856 female) smallholder farmers and partners attended farmers‘ field day organized in all
regions on Sesame, Wheat, Maize fertilizer popularization and seed multiplication popularization
of high yielding hybrid varieties.
Key Activities and Successes
Improved Seed Multiplication and Popularization Program
Seed Grants
- Wheat seed production data collection is on process in all regions.
- Chickpea is on vegetative stage hence not harvested.
- Sesame seed production report for Tigray region is presented below while the data collection for
Amhara region is on progress.
Sesame yield data in Tigray Region
Seed coop andCommercial farm
Crop VarietyArea(ha)
Seed produced(qt)
Walta Seed coop
Sesame
Setit-1 69 144
Hadinet Seed coopHumera-
128 58
Egrimitcal Seed coopHumera-
130 19
Rawian Seed coop Setit-1 23 157
Desta Berhe Commercialfarm
Setit-1 100 205
Total 250 583
Seed Multiplication
- Field supervision was done on chickpea seed multiplication fields in Amhara and Oromia regions.
- Field inspection by Tigray regional seed quality
control laboratory was conducted at Firiat
Gogolo, Firiat Haya, Kokob and Abo Gerima
wheat seed producer cooperative farms and
208.75ha was certified by the field inspectors.
Ethiopian Seed Enterprise (ESE) will purchase the
certified seeds as to the agreement entered
between the two parties.
- AGP AMDe has taken an initiation to bring a new
sesame variety to a research system, which is selected and maintained by an innovative seed
selector farmer (Ato Maru) which was supplied for further testing and verification to Humera
Research Center. A team composed of four members from our project and Humera Research
Center conducted an assessment at My Segen area in Tigray region and observed that the new
variety has high yield performance compared to the previous varieties (Setit-1, Humera-1 and
Chickpea Seed Multiplication Field at Ade'a AGP Woreda (Erer FCU)
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Hirhir which were considered as best varieties around Humera area). In addition the new variety
was observed to be more tolerant to water logging and different diseases like bacteria blight.
o Some amount of seed from the new variety was collected and given to Humera
Agricultural Research Center and other centers in Oromia and Amhara regions for
further testing and verification.
FCUs’ Chickpea seed distribution and planting under AMDe’s support in Amhara region
FCU Woreda
Qtydistributedto woredas
(MT)
# of farmers benefited Qtydistributed
to SHF
Areaplanted
(Ha)Male Female Total
Tsehay Dembia 19.85 501 13 514 19.85 198.5
Takusa 10.0 122 4 126 3.3 33
Chilga 7.75 294 13 307 7.75 74.5
Sub Total 37.6 917 30 947 30.9 306
Ghion Dejen 3.23 80 4 84 2.83 28.25
Awabal 3.95 83 3 86 2.38 23.75
Shebel 4.83 148 15 163 4.83 48.25
Sub Total 12.01 311 22 333 10.04 100.25
Wodera BasonaWorana
2.2 42 9 51 2.2 16.195
Mortina Jiru 7.95 164 22 186 7.95 50.725
Sub Total 10.15 206 31 237 10.15 66.92
Merkeb Bahir Dar Zuria 8.0 164 4 423 8.0 60
Grand Total 67.76 1,598 87 1,940 59.09 533
AGP-AMDe’s Seed Linkages
Maize: From the 57.1 MT of BH-661 maize hybrid seed that was distributed and planted in Amhararegion, 7,583 (413F) farmers from three FCUs (Admas, Damote and Gozamin) benefited by producing20,313 MT of grain.
Sesame: From the distributed 11.6 MT of Sesame (Humera-1 variety) in Amhara region, 1,546 (155F)farmers planted1,934 hectares of sesame and finally produced 773.6 MT of which 154.7 MT was used asseed and the remaining 618.9 MT was sold as grain.
From the distributed 19.6 MT of Sesame (Humera-1 & Setit-1 varieties) in Tigray region, 1,572 (314F)farmers planted 3,929 hectares of sesame and finally produced 1,964.5 MT of which 393 MT was used asseed and the remaining 1,571.5 MT was sold as grain.Wheat: From the distributed 418.6 MT of Wheat (Kekeba & Dandaa varieties) multiplied from theprevious grant seed source in Oromia region, 1,922 (192F) farmers and 1 FCU (Siko Mendo) planted2,790 hectares of wheat which is planned to be harvested in the next quarter. The crop stand is generallyrated very good.From the distributed 360.7 MT of Wheat (Kekeba variety) in Tigray region, 4,809 (962F) farmers planted
2405hectares of wheat and finally produced 8,416.3 MT of which 1,683.3 MT was used as seed and the
remaining 6,733 MT was sold as grain.
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Chickpea: AMDe project has provided technical support to FCUs engaged in Kubuli seed multiplication
and grain production activities. As a result, 3 FCUs are engaged in Kubuli seed multiplication activities
using their own seed source.
Technology Transfer and Scaling up
Blended Fertilizer Initiative: The popularization of the new blended fertilization is under way through theestablishment of demo sites on wheat, maize, chickpea and sesame. Popularization the use of new blendedfertilizer and urea briquettes using farmer field days have attracted the interest of farmers, extensionagents and administrators in all four regions. Data collection is underway in all regions.
Wheat: Field Performance Evaluation of Blended Fertilizer and USG Demonstrations carried out atGasera and Agarfa AGP Woredas. The objective was to evaluate the performance of the Blended fertilizerand Urea Supper Granule/USG Demonstrations, to distribute the agronomic data collection form for thedemos and to give technical advice how to collect the data and avoid any technical error while collectingthe data.Maize: Yield data were collected from popularization demonstration commercial hybrid maize BH-661and pioneer varieties (Sheno and Lemu) using blended fertilizer NPS/DAP in eight potential woredas at 55demonstration sites of farmers and FTC plots in Amhara region. The summarized data will be presentedon the next quarter report.
Field Supervision carried out at urea supper granuleand deep placement demonstration sites on maizecrop at Gomma and Limmu Sekka AGP woredas inJimma zone of Oromia region. Accordingly, Urea
Supper Granule (USG) plots showed betterperformance than conventional urea in everydemonstration sites and the technology hasalready won the interest of the farmers atdemonstration sites and as a result farmersare demanding the technology.Yield data on maize fertilizer briquettedemonstrations were collected fromWondo Genet, Yem SPW & Ennemor-Innerworeda totally from 40 demo sites. Thecollected data showed that plot treated withUSG had yield increment on an average 12
quintal/ha against plot treated with urea granular fertilizer. Detail data collected from the sites indicatedbelow:
Briquette fertilizer demonstration results
No WoredaNo. of Demo
sites
Maize
Variety
Average Yield
Quintal/Hectare
USGUrea
Granular
1 Wondo Genet 5 BH-540 74.8 62.8
2 Yem SPW 20 Shone 84.63 73.11
3 Ennemor-Inner 15 Shone 75.03 62.73
Average 78.15 66.21
Cob from USG treatedplot
Cob from urea treated plot
USG impact on maize cob size and hence yield
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Chickpea:
- Ten (10) soil samples have been collected in collaboration with Weliso Agricultural Office from
10 blended fertilizer demonstration sites at Weliso AGP woreda of Oromia region.
- Brief orientation on blended fertilizer demonstration on chickpea crop has been given to 10
farmers, 4 DAs and 1 woreda experts at Weliso woreda at Gurura FTC of Oromia region.
- Popularization of blended fertilizer conducted with improved chickpea variety called Arerti in
Chena woreda at 6 sites & Yem SPW at 4 sites of SNNPR. 10 farmers (all male) were participated
to conduct the demos. At the end of cropping season 300 farmers would be benefitted from the
technology promotion. NPKSZnB & NPS fertilizer formulations were applied for technology
popularization on 500 Sq. Meter.
Farmers’ Field Days: Farmers’ field days organized on sesame, maize and wheat crops blended fertilizer
and seed multiplication demonstrations at different woredas of Amhara region. The project organized
sesame regional and woreda field days in West Armachiho and Quara woredas and participated 182 (16F)
and 72 (15F) producer/commercial farmers and experts and officials at all levels, respectively.
A regional field day on maize and wheat was also organized at Womberma woreda and 243 (52F) lead
farmers and people from different institutions were participated. In the field days both blended fertilizer
and seed multiplication sites visited. During the field days extension agents explained the purpose of
improved varieties, blended fertilizer and seed multiplication demonstrations and the benefit to enhance
yield and income. In addition, farmers, together with the extension and development agents, moved
around the farm, and assessed the better performance of the improved varieties and blended fertilizer
treatments/urea briquette applications. Farmers appreciated the outstanding performance of the improved
varieties and the impact of blended fertilizer/urea briquette applications on the performance of maize,
wheat and sesame crops.
Farmers’ Field day was organized in collaboration with Agarfa-Kejewa FCU and Agarfa Agricultural Office
on wheat seed multiplication field and Urea Supper Granules Demonstration on wheat crop in Oromia
region. A total of 129 (16F) lead farmers and people representing different institutions participated in the
field day.
Farmers’ field day was organized on chickpea seed multiplication program in Ginir Woreda, Bale zone of
Oromia region. A total of 98 (5F) lead farmers and people from Ginir Woreda Administrator, agricultural
office and investment office heads, agronomic experts and Kebele participated in the field day. The
objective was:
To promote the chickpea varieties ACOS and Arerti and the seed multiplication program conducted with
support of AGP-AMDe in collaboration with Bale Green farm.
To discuss the intervention required to increase the seed multiplication program and increase the
adoption of best agricultural practices in chickpea seed and grain production to increase productivity and
quality of produce and support marketing of chickpea in the areas.
Farmers’ field days were organized by AGP-AMDe & woreda agricultural offices for lead farmers, DAs,
and Extension Agents, regional BOA, FCUs, regional zonal & woredas government officials to demonstrate
the importance of newly introduced technologies to the communities. 1865 (485F) participants attended
the field day during popularized technologies, fertilizer briquette, blended fertilizer, and newly released
maize BH-661 variety in Chena, Basketto, Yem, Alicho-Worero and Ennemor-Enner woredas of SNPPR
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region. The participants appreciated the technologies and requested to use for coming crop season. All
popularized technologies, fertilizer briquette, blended fertilizer, and newly released maize BH-661 variety
showed significant yield increment against the conventional technologies. Particularly significant demand
created by the farmers to use blended fertilizer and maize BH-661 variety.
Tigray Regional Bureau of Agriculture conducted a field
day con activities performed by different stakeholders
including interventions performed by AGP-AMDe in
wheat VC areas. A total of 513 (68F) participants from
Region, zone, district and village level attended the field
day including invited participants by the project. The very
interesting thing is that AGP-AMDe interventions are
extremely explained by farmers and extension agents to
the regional higher officials and other participants.
- Tigray region Southern zone administration office and
Endamekoni administration office together with ESE
were organized a field day on popularization of high
yielding maize hybrid varieties. A total of 462 (130F)
participants from Region, zone, district and village
level attended the field day.
- Field day on sesame popularization of fertilizer demo and seed multiplication fields was held in Tigray
Region, Kafta Humera woreda, Rawian village at Mebrahitu Weldetinsae farm. A total of 177 (69F)
participants attended the field day.
Number of participants who attended field days in all regions
Region Technologies WoredasParticipants
Male Female Total
Amhara
Sesame fertilizer popularization and seedmultiplication
West
Armachiho
166 16 182
Sesame fertilizer popularization and seedmultiplication
243 191 52 Regional and zonepartner bureaus,woreda and kebeleoffices
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Inputs: Activity Tracker (Gantt chart) October – December 2014
Activity Description Indicator UnitY4
Target
Q 2 (Oct. - Dec. 2014) Cumulative (Q1+Q2)
Reason for VarianceTarget
AchievedTarget
Achieved
Number % Number %
Market promotion andlinkagesImplement phase one Tractabilityproject including roll out at threecoffee site and at the respectivewashing stations
Value & volume oftraceable coffee sold
3 3 3 40% 3 3 40%
ECX price & Quality standardanalysis
reliable andtransparentstandardsestablished
2 2 2 75% 2 2 75% Price analysiscompleted &presented to ECX.Profile mappingmeetings held
Int'l trade show promotion:Support sector to participate ininternational trade shows -AFCA, SCAA (including technicalsupport for ECEA to makeEthiopia portrait country in 2015show), and 1 other international
B2B meeting,markets linkages,export value &volume
3 Planned for Q3 & Q4
Trade missions to follow up ontrade show participation togetherwith associations and exporters(Tractability project site visit &selected buyers visit)
Markets linkages,export value &volume
2
Capacity building to host ICO2016 conference. Technicalsupport and Site visit to next ICOconference
Successful ICOconference, brandplacement
1 1 1 100%
Support annual ToH competitionto identify & encourage best lotsof coffee & promote themaccordingly
identify best lot ofcoffee
1 1 3 300% Planned for Q3
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Activity Description Indicator UnitY4
Target
Q 2 (Oct. - Dec. 2014) Cumulative (Q1+Q2)
Reason for VarianceTarget
AchievedTarget
Achieved
Number % Number %
New technologies andmanagement practicesComplete establishment ofcertified cupping labs in Hawassa,Dilla and Jimma to improve ECXquality management system
Increased quality,price & gross margin 3
3 3 100%
Multi-stakeholder meetingfacilitated once a year in eachregion to update stakeholders onproject progress and ensure B2Bconnections
Through innovation grant fundintroduce new seedlings throughnursery establishment with PCand CIGs
Production,productivity &quality improved
1,000,000 0 600,000 1,000,000 2,600,000 260%
Implement seedling distributionand planting strategy to introducenew seedlings through nurseryestablishment with PC and CIGs(continuing into year 3, 4 and 5)
# of Seedlingsdistributed
1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000 1,350,000 135%
Conduct Q grader training andcalibration courses using the Qgrader system
Transparent,consistent & reliablegrading and pricingsystem
36 18 36 200% 18 36 200%
Completion of grant awards,washing stations, SCAAcertification (In-Kind for 3 LabEquipment),
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Activity Description Indicator UnitY4
Target
Q 2 (Oct. - Dec. 2014) Cumulative (Q1+Q2)
Reason for VarianceTarget
AchievedTarget
Achieved
Number % Number %
Through the innovation grantfund: 1) capacitate ECEA torecruit industry best practiceexperience, 2) assist in organizingan annual international conference- Support ECEA to host aneffective, high impact conference& training for members
# of eventattendants
300 300 375 125% 300 375 125%
Facilitate the proper handoverand distribution of gradingequipment’s procured for partnerFCUs in kind grant
# of FCUs &PCsreceived
6 6 6 100% 6 6 100%
Conduct SMFM agricultural PHHtraining of training to farmertrainers/lead farmers and cascade(only where necessary)
# of trainees 5,000 3095 5000 3173 63%
Conduct SMFM managementtraining (gender focusedleadership, record keeping,business planning and marketing)to cooperative leaders and staff
# of trainees 190 90 21 23% 90 21 23%
Quality improvement training inharvesting and processing for wetand natural processing- Dry Mill Jul-Sept- Harvesting Oct-Dec- Processing and Drying BedsNov-Feb- Dry Milling at the farm andexport level Mar-Jun
# of people trained 200 100 69 69% 100 69 69%
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Activity Description Indicator UnitY4
Target
Q 2 (Oct. - Dec. 2014) Cumulative (Q1+Q2)
Reason for VarianceTarget
AchievedTarget
Achieved
Number % Number %
Strengthen the capacity of MoA,marketing and cooperativebureaus and FCA to delivertraining on primary marketing,quality coffee, seedling productionand other good agriculturalpractices
# of Trainings 120 120 125 104%
Roaster training to grow internalconsumption and for qualityassurance at cupping labs
# of trainees 20 Planned for Q4
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COMPONENT II: IMPROVING ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL
FINANCEOverview
AGP-AMDe Access to Finance Component objective continued to be addressing the systemic constraints
through the following strategies:
- Create strong and lasting linkages between agricultural and financial sector actors to secure
working capital and investment loan facility.
- Improve financial management capacity of agricultural actors
- Promote the expansion of leasing services leveraging the USAID DCA program
- Implement Community Warehouse Receipt pilot in Amhara region
Summary of Top Results
- A total of 26,029,281 million USD rural loans disbursement disbursed for 16 value chain actors
in sesame, maize, coffee & wheat value chains in AGP-AMDe project areas.
- Enhancing savings mobilization and credit supply capacity of SACCOs, training on SACCO financial
and risk management and strategic business planning was conducted for 87 SACCO leaders, staffs
and promoters for three days.
- Experience sharing visit to best practice areas was conducted to 84 SACCO leaders, employees
and experts from Western Tigray, Amhara and SNNP region
- Community receipt system cascaded to five more PCs in Damot and Gozamin FCUs
- SACCOs have mobilized Birr 3,330,042 from their members and disbursed Birr 3,416,298 to their
members.
- SACCOs’ members increased by 512 (46 female) in Amhara region
- Edget Lerobit SACCO in Amhara has started providing credit insurance
Key Activities and Successes
Technical Assistance: In an effort to address one of the challenges identified the project is actively working
in supporting FCUs in preparing loan application package that includes building business plan for project
financing and preparing a simple cash flow forecast for working capital and investment loan
• Following the continuous support to partners, USD 83,522,986.34 working capital loan
applications were submitted to government and private banks. So far USD 40,881,289.64 and
26,029,281.18 have been approved and disbursed, respectively.
• In Oromiya 12, in Amhara 5 FCUs were technically assisted on the preparation of output
marketing plan to be used for loan application to financial institutions. As the result of the technical
assistance and training conducted on business planning almost all cooperative unions were applied
to Banks for output financing.
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Total loan (million USD)
RegionAmount
Applied
Amount
Approved
Amount
DisburseUse rate
Amhara 19.61 8.09 5.29 65%
Honey 0.16 0.16
Maize 3.44
Sesame 16.01 7.93 5.29 67%
Oromia 7.40
Chickpea 1.06
Coffee 1.69
Maize 2.99
Wheat 1.66
SNNPR 27.00 22.54 10.49 47%
Coffee 18.28 15.54 6.66 43%
Maize 1.53 0.66 0.66 100%
Sesame 6.34 6.34 3.17 50%
Wheat 0.85
Tigray 29.52 10.25 10.25 100%
Sesame 28.59 9.78 9.78 100%
Wheat 0.92 0.48 0.48 100%
Grand Total 83.52 40.88 26.03 64%
Implementation of community receipt system (CRS): The CRS is arranged in a way that farmers
deliver their produces to FCUs’ warehouses via primary cooperatives in which they are members. In
return farmers will receive a good received note (GRN), which they can pledge with ACSI to access credit.
FCU, once they received the grain from primary cooperatives, will becomes responsible for the control
of the commodities to be used as collateral. The system is deemed to improve farmers’ situation by availing
them secured access to credit and reliable storage facilities for their grain, it gives them the option to sell
when they can get the best price.
As one of the interventions area of the project, last year AGP-AMDe with the Ethiopian Agricultural
Transformation Agency (ATA) has been implementing a pilot Community Receipt System (CRS) project
in Wemberema and Debre-Elias woredas at two FCUs(Gozamin and Damot) and four PCs ( Genet, Guay,
Burafer and Burafer). Taking last year lessons the project has been scaling up to other five PCs which are
found in Damot and Gozamin FCUs operational area. The new participant PCs are Gofichima, Dejiba and
Debre-Elias Zuria from Debre-Elias Woreda and Wogedad and Zobint PCs from Womberma Woredas.
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To facilitate CRS implementation, CPA and FCUs have assigned focal persons at regional, Zonal, Woreda
and FCU levels. Focal persons are responsible to create awareness at community and PCs levels and to
provide technical support to PCs and FCUs.
Training was provided to 19(M=9,F=10) staffs of CRS participant PCS on role and responsibilities of
key players, work flow under CRS, Principles of grain quality and post-harvest losses, physical analysis
and wheat grading procedures and criteria, post-harvest handling, grain storage and warehouse
management. In addition CRS program launched at Dejiba, Gofchima, Debre Elias zuria, Wogedad and
Zobint Pcs.
Implementation of SACCOs’ development program: Experience sharing visit was arranged to 84, out
of which 17 are female, staffs, chairperson and SACCOs experts of Regional, zonal and Woreda
Cooperative at Embaba Haya SACCO(in Tigray region) and Lidet and Soser SACCO Unions( in Amhara).
The experience sharing visit aimed to improve saving mobilization, Credit management, financial product
development and implementation, community mobilization to be member of SACCOs and SACCO’s
governance capacity of SACCOs and CSACUs.
SACCO training on savings & membership mobilization, financial management, risk management, saving &
credit administration, governance and planning for 87 out of which 23 are women SACCO board chairs
and employees (board chairs, managers, Accountants, credit officer and cooperative experts) was
conducted in the objective of improving the service provision SACCOs and increase their outreach and
after the training participants set SACCO goals and strategies to implement right after the training taking
their current statuses as baseline.
Analysis of Access to Finance
Lack of proactive and strategic thinking and action from FCU staff, especially managers on improving theirbusinesses. Even though a complete-packaged training was given on the most important topics like,planning ahead and per the harvesting cycle of each commodity, financial management, business plandevelopment for working capital loan, output marketing plan and analysis, pricing strategy, the FCUmanagers couldn’t build on that rather they just get back to the routines and keep themselves busy whiletheir FCUs run business as usual. Most of them couldn’t develop their business plan and apply for bankloan on time, rather they prefer to go to the bank at the last minute. As opposed to the trainings’ goal,which was enabling the FCUs staff to strategically lead their businesses on their own, our staff has to goout to the FCUs to remind and assist them to prepare business plan, other necessary documents, takethem to the bank to apply and even follow up the bank process.
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Delay in audit service and report submission to FCUs from the respective cooperatives promotion officesespecially in SNNPR and Oromiya regions created a huge impediment on the loan application and approvalprocess
Occurrence of long overdue nonperforming loans from CBE and MFIs on some FCUs like Merkeb,South
Omo and Oyssa Dawro FCUs was observed which is also another formidable challenge to access bank
loan on time. Some of the loans are more than 30 years old and some are taken by member primary
cooperatives of the unions as opposed to the unions themselves which makes it difficult to gather adequate
evidence to convince the current leadership to pay them back.
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Access to Finance: Key Events Undertaken, October – December 2014
Date Name of EventLocation (city,
woreda,region/country)
ValueChain/Cross
CuttingArea
Total Male FemaleName(s) of AMDeTeam Attending
Name of PartnerOrganizations
Nov. 4 - 8,2014
Experience sharing visiton SACCOs bestpractices
Embaba HayaSACCO( Tigray)LidetUnion(Amhara )
Access tofinance
31 30 1 Ephrem Tesfaye, TeferiWondale and DemekeMekuria
CPA
Dec. 20 - 21,2014
CRS launching program Debre-Elias andWombermaWoreda
Access toFinance
28 26 2 Fantahun Ameshe,Demeke Mekuria
CPA, ACSI, Damot &Gozamin FCU
Dec. 23-25,2014
CRS technical training toparticipant PCs staff
Debre-Markos Access toFinance
19 9 10 Tibebu Ashagrie,Demeke Mekuria
CPA, Damot and GozaminFCUs
Oct. 23-25,2014
SACCO developmenttraining
Ambo Access toFinance
23 16 7 Olika Urgessa Cooperatives, FCAexperts, SACCO union,Primary SACCO
Oct. 16 -18/2014
SACCO training onsavings& membershipmobilization, financialmanagement, governance& planning
No participants 24 24 0 0 0 0 Need consultation withUSAID
Stakeholders consultationWorkshop aimed at bringingactors together on CRS
# of participants 63 0 0 63 0 0 The CRS scale up to theother regions is overtakenby ATA
New Technologies andmanagement practices
Follow up with Kifya on theimplementation of access tofinance and savings throughmobile technology in rural areas
No of follow-upmeeting and fieldvisits
12 3 1 33 6 4 67 Kifiya is re-purposing theproject due to difficulty inimplementation
CRS Program Launching andsupervision of the work flow
# PCs where theprogram is launched
20 20 5 25 20 5 25 The CRS scale up to theother regions is overtakenby ATA, so the achievementis only for Amhara
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Activity DescriptionIndicator and Unit Y4
Target
This Quarter Cumulative -Q 1 + Q 2
Reason for VarianceTarget Achieved Target Achieved
Number % Number %
Connecting portfolio andpipeline businesses to newtechnologies and managementpractices: Our potentialinvestments in a beeswax andsesame company will introducenew technology to the companyenabling them to add value andincrease export prices on waxand processed sesame.
# of companies 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
Capacity Building
International Benchmarking tripon cooperative and ruralfinancingConduct trainings for FCU staffon business plan development,planning, marketing and pricingstrategies
No of participants 132 0 0 132 130 98
Conduct trainings to SACCOstaff and RCA experts onbusiness management, financialmanagement, risk management
No of participants 122 0 87 122 123 101
Conduct 4 trainings to SACCOaccountants and cashiers onpeach tree accounting software
No of participants 28 28 0 0 0 0 due to budget shortfall newway of delivering the trainingis being considered
Delivering training andawareness creation campaign onCRS
# of training &awareness creationcampaign attendants
4,072 0 0 4072 7 0.2 CRS is overtaken by ATA inall regions except Amhara
Private Equity Training: Thisactivity will be conducted on anindividual/company basis duringthe investment facilitationprocess.
# of companiescoached
3 1 0 0 2 0 0
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Activity DescriptionIndicator and Unit Y4
Target
This Quarter Cumulative -Q 1 + Q 2
Reason for VarianceTarget Achieved Target Achieved
Number % Number %
Access to Finance
Provide coaching service toFCUs, PCs and private firms onbusiness plan development,record keeping, finacnialstatement /auditing preparationand planning
No of MSMEsassisted
51 51 17 33 102 33 32 Tigray and SNNP didn't doany coaching in Q2
Assist SACCOs to conductgrass root level training andcampaign for members andpotential members
No of campaigns 90 30 0 0 0 0 Lack of funding
Provide technical assistancethrough coaching to SACCOsto expand their outreach andservices to value chain actors
No of SACCOSassisted
45 45 2 4 75 2 3 The SACCO trainingis givenin Q2, so coaching isexpected in Q3
Experience sharing visit on bestpractice of SACCOperformance
No of visitors 90 90 84 93 90 84 93 Oromiya didn't conduct b/cbudget not approved
Evaluation workshop of theongoing CRS pilot project
# of participants 44 0 0 44 31 70 Some participants fromgovernment office couldn'tattend the workshopbecause of emergency work
Field Visit for selection of CRSscale up
# of FCUs and PCsVisited
24 0 5 24 5 21 CRS is overtaken by ATA inall regions except Amhara
Facilitation in order for availingwarehouse space, staff, printedmaterials and equipment forCRS participating FCUs and PCs
# of field Visits 12 0 1 12 1 8 CRS is overtaken by ATA inall regions except Amhara
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Activity DescriptionIndicator and Unit Y4
Target
This Quarter Cumulative -Q 1 + Q 2
Reason for VarianceTarget Achieved Target Achieved
Number % Number %
Sourcing, Assessing andPreparing SMEs for investment.These are the main activitiesdone by the AMDe PE teams.We anticipate moving threecompanies through this processin the coming year.
# number of CIMs(investment analysisreports) prepared
3 1 0 0 2 0 0
Convening, preparing andconnecting investors to SMEs.Each month the AMDe PE Teamhas meetings with investors inthe U.S. We will also be hostingthem in Addis and introducingthem to companies.
# of investor tripshosted in Ethiopia
2 1 0 0 2 0 0
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COMPONENT III: IMPROVING AGRIBUSINESS ENABLING
ENVIRONMENT
Overview
The goal of the enabling environment component is to increase competitiveness through the following
More than 17, 600 member farmers of 31 FCUs were the targets during the reporting period to achieve
through cascade training and so far 15,242 farmers (36.4% female) are trained by trained lead farmers.
Training grant fund and training material (Posters and leaflets) production and distribution were part of
the quarter’s activities which result in distribution of more than 1000 USD training grant fund and 60,000
training materials for 70 primary cooperatives that are member of 31 FCUs. 7 honey cooperatives which
are not forming their secondary cooperative (union) have also received training support. This cascade
training program will also continue during the coming quarter. The detail cascade training activities is
presented below.
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Grain grading equipment operation training: Practical training on use and operations of graingrading equipment was the other training activities during the quarter. The training was given to staff andleaders of 4 FCUs in Amhara region. As reported last quarter, the project provided 39 FCUs with graingrading equipment and the objective of introducing these innovative post-harvest technologies was toprovide Farmers’ Cooperative Union with the necessary technology to enable smallholder farmers toreduce post-harvest losses and increase their productivity.
Summary of cascade training achievement of the quarter
Summary of cascade training achievement of the quarter
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Cooperatives management: AGP-AMDe applies the SMFM management training to build the capacityof cooperative board members and staff in effective leadership practices, developing business plans,facilitating better operations management, marketing and keeping records. To enrich the effectiveness ofSMFM management training, the project prioritized SMFM management training delivery for FCUs andcooperatives that received project support through grant and access to market opportunities.Accordingly, in this quarter, SMFM management trainings were delivered to 34 primary cooperatives
which are members of 13 FCUs. 145 cooperative leaders and staff (12 females) participated in the trainings.
On average 4-5 primary cooperatives participated from each FCU in one training session aiming to
facilitate experience sharing among the cooperatives. These SMFM cooperatives management trainings are
given to selected cooperatives involved in local and international marketing activities through their FCUs.
Summary of cooperatives management training delivered during the quarter
RegionValueChain
FCUs
PlanAccomplishment
# ofPCS
# ofparticipa
nts# ofPCS
# of trainingbeneficiaries
%accomplish
edMal
eFema
leTotal
Amhara
Maize Damot 5 19 6 22 4 26 137%
WheatGozamin &Ghion
5 20 4 16 4 20 100%
Honey Zembaba 6 40 723 2
25 63%
Tigray SesameSetit humera,dansha felege
10 40 8 32 2 34 85%
SNNPRCoffee Yergachefie 4 20 4 21 0 21 105%
MaizeOysa Dawroand South Omo
5 20 5 19 0 19 95%
Total 13 35 159 34 133 12 145 91%
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Gender
Overview
Women in Ethiopia make up more than 45% of the agricultural labor force, yet represent less than 20%
of members of agricultural cooperatives and have less access to productive resources and opportunities
than men. AGP-AMDe continues to view these gender gaps as essential to close in order to achieve
greater gender equality as well as increased productivity and food security.
AGP-AMDe’s vision for gender mainstreaming is that women, girls, men and boys equitably participate in,
contribute to and benefit from overall organizational policies, program management and day-to-day
operational practices with adequate recognitions and valuing of their contributions, and fair distribution
of the benefits. To achieve this vision the AGP-AMDe is mainstreaming gender equity across all program
components, in addition to ensuring that a targeted approach is employed, designating specific activities
and resources towards lessening the inequality between women and men. Recently, more extra effort has
been pulled together and a Women in Agribusiness Leadership program to empower women in
agribusiness sector is designed and under implementation.
AGP-AMDe supports the development and adoption of organizational systems and tools to identify and
address inequality, build public and private sector awareness and capacity, strengthen networks of
individuals and organizations promoting gender equity, create public awareness and target innovation
investments in areas of benefit to women. This strategy is implemented through three interwoven focuses:
- Targeted, strategic actions that are empowering women (individually and collectively) along the
value chains and across all components.
- Support and facilitation of mainstreaming efforts (internally and externally) to positively influence
institutional policy, systems and practices.
- Development of a women leadership network which includes capacity building in
entrepreneurship and leadership, formulating mentor-mentee relationships and linkages with
regional and international women’s networks.
Summary of Top results
Women in Agribusiness Leadership training fifth and sixth round trainings conducted in the four regions
(Oromia, SNNP, Tigray and Amhara) and Addis Ababa for 100 women business leadership training
participants with the main objective of facilitating learning on equipping participants to become good
mentor and launching the methorship program.
Women in Agribusiness Leadership network Mentoring program launched in the four regions (Oromia,
SNNPR, Tigray and Amhara) and Addis Ababa with objectives to;
- Introduce the WALN objectives, expected results and updates on current progress
- Officially launch the second phase of the project and increase the visibility of the mentor &
mentees working in Agribusiness in the region.
- Create Mentor and Mentee relationship.
- Share experience /knowledge acquired by the mentors during the training program
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Innovative Business Plan Competitions among the 100 women in business leadership training participants
was conducted in Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR and Addis Ababa both at regional and national level.
As a result, one woman winner from each regions selected and competed for the national competition
award. The Innovative Business Plan competition was held in the four regions and Addis Ababa participants
to enable participants in exercising and developing competitive business plans and ideas. Accordingly, more
than 50 women business leadership participants participated in the competition and five top scoring
business plans were selected from each region. The first winner of the Region’s (one from each Regions
– Addis Ababa, Oromia, SNNPR, Amhara and Tigray) were further competed for national prizes.
Key Activities and Successes
Women in Agribusiness Leadership Network (WALN) mentoring training and
Mentorship: This program is launched in Oromia, Amhara, SNNPR and Tigray Regions.
The Oromia region fifth round business leadership training on Mentoring skills and techniques was
conducted for three days at Adama town for 14 women mentors and WALN participants (one participant
absent) on November 11 – 13. The training achieved all the expected outputs and the participants also
gave their feedback as they have learned basic techniques and skills on mentorship.
After the three days mentorship training for the business leadership participants, a launching event was
conducted on November 14, 2014 inviting all the mentees and key stakeholders in the Region. There
were a total of 65 participants attended the launching event out of which only seveb men were
representatives from the government offices. Apart from the women mentors and mentees, the rest of
the representatives were from Oromia Agriculture Bureau, Oromia youth and women affairs, Oromia
Investment Bureau, Oromia trade Bureau, Oromia cooperative promotion agency, Adama Zone Chamber
of Commerce, Zonal Trade & Industry representative, Adama Zone youth and women affairs, Adama
zone Small and micro enterprise, The participants were given the opportunity for introduction and
familiarization of themselves with other fellow participants.
WALN Oromia Region Launching event participants
Site Visit: Site visit was also organized for Business Leadership participants for practical learnings from
fellow participants. The participants visited one of the members association who produce Enjera to
the local market including Hospitals, Hotels and groceries. The participants got key learnings from the
success of the business on small technologies facilitate the business, bookkeeping and financial
management and also Human resource managements.
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Oromia WALN team visit to Women owned enjera baking factory in Adama town
Similarly, the fifth round business leadership training on mentoring skills and techniques was conducted
for WALN participants & Mentors in Amhara Region. The training was conducted during November 17
– 20 at Bahirdar town.
The Mentorship program was successfully launched on November 19 parallel with the training. Where
around 130 participants (110 women and 20 men) attended. An honorary guest and Inspirational women
leader – Wz. Mulu Solomon (former President of Ethiopian Chambers of Commerce and a pioneer women
entrepreneur) made a remarkable speech on the event. This has motivated the participants and
appreciated by all the participants. Mrs. Vanessa Adams, AGP AMDe COP has also made a remarkable
opening speech by welcoming all participants, especially women mentors and their mentees for their
commitment to take part in the Mentorship program. Finally, the mentorship program was officially
launched by the President of Amhara Women Entrepreneurs Association Wz. Nigist.
Amhara Region WALN mentorship program launch event participants
In Tigray Region on the similar topic on Mentorship, the training was conducted during November 17 –
19 for 24 women mentors in Mekelle town. The contents covered on the training was to enable them to
acquire skills and tools on the upcoming mentorship program to be launched and implemented by the
participants for the coming 6 months. After the training women mentors has been given a mentorship
guideline/hand book prepared by WALN to facilitate the mentorship process.
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WALN Tigray Region Business Leadership participants on mentoring training session
Mentorship program launch: The launching program was held at Axum hotel Mekelle on the 20th
November 2014. There were 105 participants of which 99 women mentors and mentees, the rest
from different government sectors, women associations, and women entrepreneurs.
During the event, overall progress and achievement of the WALN program was presented by the
regional AGP-AMDe WALN team. Women participants of the program also shared their opinion of
their gain from the training programs as well as the support they acquired from the program to
improve their business.
Tigray Region WALN Mentorship launching event participants
Guest Speaker Alena Garandi: Alena is one of the most successful woman entrepreneur in the Tigray
region. She was invited on the event to come and share success experience to inspire WALN
participants. She has shared her experience on how motivated to start and run the drip irrigated
farming on 50 hectares of land. Currently, she is running 18million ETB capital investment on
producing different fruits, vegetables and pulses for local markets and supplying to the Ethiopian
Commodity Exchange. She is also in the process of identifying international markets for her produces.
The WALN participants of the conference were highly inspired by Alena’s experience and her
enthusiasm for growing her business.
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The mentorship training and launching event was also conducted in SNNPR, Butajira town from December
1 – 4, 2014. The training and mentoring launch carried out from December 1 -3 December 2014.
Seventeen women mentors participated on the 3 days training (December 1 -3/2014) and trained on
mentorship & coaching as well as the application of Mentor Hand book. With this, the mentors become
well equipped and motivated to begin the mentor/mentee relationship and provide support to their
mentees by using the mentors hand book as their guidance throughout the mentorship period.
SNNPR WALN business leadership training participants
Mentorship Launch on December 4, 2014 at Butajira. More than 65 mentors/mentees and 5 (two men) from
governments offices and associations were present on the mentoring launch event. Apart from having
brief opening remarks made by the AMDe COP, Regional WALN team and government officials; Ethiopian
Women Entrepreneur Association president and member of WALN network also made a motivation
speech. She said, women who are engaged in businesses need to be organized and create network to
overcome challenges and to use this initiative (WALN) as a good opportunity to shine and make history
in their community and country.
SNNPR WALN Mentoring Launch event participants
During the launch event three mentors shared their experience and lesson learned from the WALNBusiness Leadership Training. The participants appreciated what they have learned to improve theirbusiness through the training sessions as well as the experience visits and guest speakers invited duringthe training sessions. In addition, the experience they have shared among each other was another greateropportunity for their personal development as well as their business.
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During the event, the business plan competition made with the participant results were announced andthree top scoring women was awarded by AGP-AMDe Chief of Party Ms. Vanessa Adams andrepresentatives from SNNPR Women, Children & Youth Affairs and Regional Bureau of Trade.
SNNPR WALN Business Plan Competition winners’ award
WALN fourth round training for Addis Ababa participants was conducted during December 3 – 5, in
Addis Ababa. Ten women WALN business leadership participants have attended the training. The training
leadership and team building, and gender and leadership. The training was facilitated in participatory way.
The participants have given feedbacks on the training and majority of them have rated the training was
‘Excellent” and helpful to run their business successfully.
Addis Ababa WALN participants on training session
WALN mentorship training and launch conducted during December 29 – 31, 2014 in Addis Ababa Radison Blue
Hotel. On the launching event more than 30 women participants attended the launching event and the mentor –
mentee sessions. Women mentors, who attended the 5th round training on business leadership shared their success
stories with regard to how the training and experience shared among each other helped them to develop their
business and personal developments.
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Addis Ababa Mentorship Program Launch event participants
WALN Mentors Handbook developed and printed: The handbook was developed to support thementorship program for the women mentors. The handbook is prepared in English and translated toAmharic for the mentor reference. The handbook covers basic concepts about mentorship and also toolsand checklists for mentoring on business development. The handbook was distributed to all theparticipants during the training and in preparation of the mentorship program.
WALN Mentors Handbook – Amharic & English Copies
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Gender Key Events Undertaken, October – December 2014
Name ofEvent
Event Type DateLocation (city,Woreda,region/country)
and Crop Health/Human Health. The lead farmer trainings were organized in collaboration with woreda
agriculture offices and FCUs and facilitated by the previously trained HEA. Upon completion, each lead
farmer was provided with two sets of material in their local language to be used in cascading the training.
Each of the trained lead farmers is expected to cascade the training to 50-60 farmers selected from primary
cooperative unions.
Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Cascade Training: The previously trained development agents in
Raya Alamata Woreda of Tigray in collaboration with the woreda agriculture office, cascaded the nutrition
sensitive agriculture training to 476 farmer (263 females), using the SMFM nutrition training technical guide
and material. The training was carried out in the FCU’s of Raya Alamata Woreda.
Nutrition Training of Farmers’ Cooperative Unions: During the reporting period, 63 (7 females)
FCU managers and agriculture office heads from Amhara and Tigray were trained on basic nutrition and
nutrition sensitive agricultural interventions. The objective of the training was to give them the tools to
support and implement household dietary diversity strategies. The Farmers’ Cooperatives Unions are
tasked with organizing the training, selecting lead farmers, and providing material.
Home Economics Agents Refresher Meeting: A one day refresher training was conducted targeting
83 home economics agents trained as trainers for the nutrition sensitive agriculture training. The refresher
training was intended to sensitize the HEAs on nutrition activities and implementation strategies and
discuss the challenges and lessons in cascading the training to farmers. HEAs will train lead farmers instead
of district agents, a strategy that has proved effective in behavior change and sustainable.
Cookbook Revision, Translation, and Printing: The cookbook is being revised and translated into
Amharic and will be printed in the next quarter.
Nutrition STICKS (Posters) Revision and Printing: To complement the nutrition facilitator’s and
technical training guides the project developed nutritional material (known as STICKS) that promote
nutritional messaging. The original material is being revised for graphic content and translated to local
languages. The material is expected to be printed by next quarter.
Analysis of Nutrition Activities
Opportunities
- Establish a multi-sector, national nutrition program coordinating body at the woreda level, especiallyin Amhara and Tigray, which will promote and support the implementation of nutrition activities.
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- Smallholder farmers gain more and more access to irrigation schemes that can increase sustainableaccess to diversified food crops.
- Nutrition education and behavior change communication can be integrated into the value chains.
Challenges
- Budget constraints: a small budget has been allocated for nutrition.- The predefined and tight schedule of the woreda agriculture offices and farmers make planning difficult.- There is a general low level of nutritional knowledge and awareness among regional and woreda level
partners.- Lack of vegetable and fruit seeds for home gardening.- No nutrition specialist assigned for Oromia and Tigray.
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Nutrition: Key Events Undertaken, October - December 2014
Name of Event Date EventType
Location Total Male Female
Name of PartnerOrganizations
HEAs RefresherMeeting
Nov. 07 Meeting Bahir Dar 25 19 6 Woreda Agricultureoffice
HEAs RefresherMeeting
Dec. 12 Meeting Adama 30 20 10 Woreda Agricultureoffice
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Behavior Change Communications (BCC)
Overview
AGP-AMDe aims to promote the utilization of improved seeds and fertilizers as well as more inclusion
of women in cooperatives and FCUs, as well as nutrition. To achieve this, part of the strategy leverages
printed communication materials like posters, fliers and pocket guides.
AGP-AMDe implements behavior change communications campaigns to support main project activities
thorugh BCC camapings on gender equity, inputs promotion and nutrition. These campaigns include
the promotion of inputs to increase agricultural productivity, promoting the inclusion of more women
members in agricultural cooperatives and promoting the consumption of more nutritious foods by
smallholder farmers in the four AGP regions. During this quarter, the focus has been gender and
nutrition campaigns.
Summary of Top Results
Since a March 2014 baseline, the Regional Cooperative Promotion Bureaus (RCPBs) have reported
that a total of about 78, 869 new women have joined primary cooperatives across the four regional
states. From these reported numbers, AGP-AMDe has collected over 41,500 names of newly
registered women and this number is increasing every week. The names are being collected form over
1,500 participating PCs in collaboration with regional cooperative bureaus.
Promoting gender equity and the inclusion of more women in agricultural cooperatives as well aspromoting the use of improved seeds with fertilizers to increase productivity, AGP-AMDe hasdistributed over 22,700 print materials targeting FCU and PC management members, and male andfemale famers. From the total print materials distributed, 8,500 materials were for input campaign andthe remaining 14,200 materials were for the gender campaign.
Key Activities and Successes
Gender: Aiming to facilitate the inclusion of over 10,000 new women by AGP-AMDe's partner
FCUs and PCs, the project has been promoting gender equity and a new women member registration
competition from March 2014 until December 2015. Federal and regional cooperative promotion
bureaus have been leading and coordinating this campaign in collaboration with the project. AMDe has
been distributing various behavior change communication (BCC) materials to male and female farmers’
as well as FCUs and PC management staff at general assembly meetings, FCU and PC offices, Kebele
and Wereda government offices ad meeting halls, high-traffic rural market places, project trainings and
other FCU-led events. The women inclusion in agricultural cooperatives campaign, which began in
March 2014 and ended December 2015, has involved AMDe's 50 partner FCUs and over 2000 of their
member PCs. The campaign aims to push women membership to minimum 30% among participating
FCUs as per the Federal Government of Ethiopia’s target.
Within this quarter a total of 6,804 posters and leaflets promoting the benefits of women inclusion in
cooperative were distributed directly to union as well as primary cooperative management members
at meetings, trainings and various events. A total of 7,419 posters ad fliers promoting the benefits of
women inclusion in cooperatives as well as promoting the new women member registration
competition and the rewards were distributed directly to women and men farmers through Godjos
at market places, and directly by FCUs and primary cooperatives management members, as a
continuation of the campaign that has already been launched before this quarter.
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Gender Campaign Women Membership Status
Increase in Number of Women Members at FCUs from March - December 2014.
In addition, the winners of the new women members’ registration competition were identified from