Postharvest Losses in Ethiopia

A new report from the AKLDP reviews the major problem of avoidable post harvestloss of agricultural produce, and proposes a customized, standard method for loss assessment. The report is available here: TUFTS_1851_AKLDP_Post_harvest_loss_V3_online

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AKLDP Five-Year Final Report

This is the final report from the AKLDP, covering the five years of the project from 2014 to 2018. The report describes the project’s policy support to the Ethiopian government during this period, as well as the wide range of evaluations, reviews and studies, and technical assistance to coordination platforms, and the project’s support to…

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Re-orientating Livestock Production to Market Demands

This new study was requested by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, and examines livestock production systems against the demands of high-end domestic markets, and meat and live animal export markets. The study includes technical and economic assessments of different intervention models, and provides recommendations for re-orientating conditioning and fattening practices to better meet market…

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Five Years of the AKLDP

The AKLDP is currently preparing a report covering the five years of project activity since 2014. The report will highlight the project’s policy support to the Government of Ethiopia, as well as a range of studies, reviews and evaluations, and technical support to Ethiopia’s agriculture and food security coordination platforms.

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Improving livelihoods in drought-prone areas

This new study from the AKLDP re-examines mixed livestock-crop systems in drought prone areas with high levels of food insecurity and poverty. Covering areas of Amhara, Oromia and Tigray regions, the study makes recommendations for improving agriculture and livelihoods in both rain-fed systems and in areas with potential for irrigated agriculture. The full study report…

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Agricultural Mechanization Forum

We’re working with the Agricultural Mechanization Forum management group and IFPRI to organize a South-South knowledge share conference on agricultural mechanization. The conference is financed by IFPRI with contributions from GIZ and CIMMYT, and is planned for October 31 to November 2, 2017 with one day field visit to a site in Oromia. Mechanization experts…

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Public-Private Partnerships and Livestock Development

With the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, the AKLDP has recently completed a major analysis of the technical and financial feasibility of public-private partnerships to strengthen the management of livestock facilities and services in Ethiopia. The analysis covers export quarantines, livestock markets, municipal abattoirs, and contracting out sanitary mandates. The Full Report is here: PPP Report…

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In the pipeline …

The AKLDP is currently finalizing a review of the five-year Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement Through Market Expansion (PRIME) project. This project is being reviewed by the AKLDP with a view to assisting the design of a second phase. The AKLDP is also in the final stages of releasing a report on the feasibility of public-private partnerships…

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New evaluation report

Performance Evaluation of Title II Funded Development Food Assistance Programs in Ethiopia, May 2017 This evaluation report covers the four DFAPs in Ethiopia funded by USAID, and contributing to the Government of Ethiopia’s national Productive Safety Net Programme. The DFAPs shared a common goal of improving food security amongst target populations through various mechanisms, including…

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