The Agriculture Knowledge, Learning, Documentation and Policy Project
The AKLDP launched the first round of its Research Grant Program with Ethiopian universities and research institutes at a reception in Addis Ababa on 9th June 2015. The program offers research grants in agriculture, livestock, food security and nutrition, and provides capacity-building support. The launch event in Addis Ababa was attended by the Presidents of seven…
The report of the external mid-term evaluation of the Agricultural Growth Program – Livestock Market Development (AGP-LMD) Project in Ethiopia is now available. The AGP-LMD is part of the USAID Feed the Future program with the objective of fostering growth and reducing poverty by improving the productivity and competitiveness of selected livestock value chains: dairy,…
Drought Cycle Management evolved in northwest Kenya in the mid-1980s and has been a robust and well-used approach for over 20 years. This AKLDP Technical Brief reviews the model and explains how it relates directly to recent thinking on drylands resilience. The current momentum around resilience is seen as an important opportunity to further institutionalize Drought Cycle Management…
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…