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Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Strengthening cereal banks and rural savings
and credit facilities in rural Ethiopia
Traditional ploughing in Bale
Increasing food availability
in Alaba Special Woreda and Awassa Zuriya
Tree nursery in Awassa
Summary and objectives
Target groups
Summary and objectives
Target groups
Support structures and fi nancial services like those
105 CBs, fi ve micro-fi nance institutions, and
CLOVEK V TISNI OPS has been implementing
23 000 farmers, 15 000 other inhabitants.
provided by cereals banks (CBs) and rural savings
and credit facilities (RSCF) can play an essential enabling
role in developing sustainable food supplies and
87 related RSCFs.
Final beneficiaries
emergency responses to drought and subsequent
food insecurity in Awassa Zuriya and Alaba districts.
Persistent needs for food security were identifi ed
Final beneficiaries
160 000 inhabitants, mainly household members of
reducing food insecurity. To be more effective, they
10 000 smallholder members of CBs and 43 000 rural
in the two target areas. The project contributes
those directly targeted by the project.
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need to expand their services in rural areas and offer
appropriate services for funding agricultural productivity.
CBs should develop services to enhance
the capability of small farmers to respond to market
requirements. The dissemination of good practice is
an additional activity. The objectives of the project are
to enhance access to sustainable and adapted services
in rural areas through increasing the outreach of
CBs and fi nancial intermediaries to alleviate poverty,
reduce food insecurity and promote economic and
social development of low income rural households.
Main activities
clients of RSCFs.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 364 896
Amount requested *
€ 1 201 108
Partners
HUNDEE – Oromo Grassroots Development Initiative,
Ethiopia.
towards mitigation of hunger in Ethiopia and towards
productive and sustainable farming and land management.
It addresses specifi cally the problems of
inadequate knowledge of effective agricultural techniques,
inadequate methods of crop storage, soil
erosion and lack of alternative income opportunities.
The present action has been designed in close
consultation with the affected communities and it
includes an active role for local and district authorities
as project partners. Overall, the project will help
mitigate the current and long-term food insecurity
in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s
Region, Ethiopia. Specifi cally it will increase availability
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 347 868
Amount requested *
€ 1 213 081
Partners
Awasa Zuria and Alaba Special Woreda Administrations,
Ethiopia.
• train the CBs’ members on market requirements;
of food and access to food in the Alaba and Awassa
• improve the CBs’ warehouse conditions and
Zuriya districts.
capacities;
• deploy successful new products in RSCFs;
Main activities
• train staff on conduct using a participatory
• introduction of drought-resistant crops,
approach, as well as the specifi cs of agricultural
agro-forestry and anti-erosion measures;
fi nance and value chain linkages;
• introduction of household nurseries and
• organise thematic workshops to share CB and
RSCF experiences.
Centre International de
Développement et de Recherche
(CIDR), France
laurence.walger@cidr.org
www.cidr.org
DCI-FOOD/128608/401
communal storage facilities;
• fi sh farming and other income-generation training
and infrastructure.
Člověk v tísni – People in Need,
Czech Republic
aid@peopleinneed.cz
www.peopleinneed.cz
DCI-FOOD/128608/516
26 * Actions and amounts can be discussed/negotiated among the parties