The Agriculture Knowledge, Learning, Documentation and Policy Project
The Afar Region of Ethiopia has some of the worst human development indicators in the country, and the Horn of Africa more widely. This Technical Brief by the AKLDP was produced as part of the preparation for the Afar National Regional State Resilience Conference in October 2014 and describes some of the key strategies for…
The Pastoralists Resiliency Improvement and Market Expansion (PRIME) project is USAID’s main Feed The Future project in pastoralist areas of Ethiopia. AKLDP has recently completed a mid-term evaluation of the project and the report is now available. The PRIME project has results focusing on livestock production and market competitiveness, climate change adaptation, alternative livelihoods, knowledge management, and…
Ethiopia has experienced substantial growth in official exports of meat and livestock during the last few years, and livestock export targets have been set in the government’s Growth and Transformation Plan. Responding to a request from the Ministry of Agriculture to the AKLDP and the Livestock Market Development project, the project supported a review of…
In May 2012, U.S. President Obama together with three African Heads of State, G-8 leaders and corporate heads, launched the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. The vision was for the private sector, donors, and African governments to reduce poverty and support the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). The New…
In mid-2014 we conducted a mid-term evaluation of the project Empowering New Generations to Improve Nutrition and Economic Opportunities (ENGINE) in Ethiopia, implemented by Save the Children International and partners. ENGINE was designed to support the Ethiopia government’s National Nutrition Policy and USAID nutrition objectives under the U.S. Global Health Initiative and Feed the Future…