Food Facility Auction Floor - European Commission - Europa

Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Improving access to food and income for poor households
in Damot Weyde and Duguna Fango woredas
Koysha Catchment - Anka Duguna Kebele
Improving food security in the Amhara region
Benefi ciary harvesting high-yield wheat in South Wollo (Amhara region)
Summary and objectives
Target groups
Summary and objectives
Target groups
Ethiopia encounters repeated droughts with the
Poor smallholders who own less than half a hectare of
Strengthening the capacity of farmers by widen-
7 400 households from the woreda (districts) of
targeted location characterised by chronic food inse-
non-productive land, have no or few animals, depend
ing income options in the Amhara region through:
Debre-Elias and Ankasha in the west and east Gojam
curity, high population density, acute land shortage,
on sale of fi rewood, are regular relief food recipients
enhanced agricultural productivity, the diversifi cation
zones of the Amhara region.
declining soil fertility and natural resource degradation.
The biggest handicaps are dependence on
rain-fed agriculture, limited access to agricultural
inputs, backward farming practices and lack of marketing
infrastructures.
The objectives are:
• to contribute to food security and poverty
reduction through higher productivity and farm
incomes;
• to increase livestock production and market
access, and improve existing social protection
mechanisms.
Main activities
or work as seasonal day labourers. The project will
particularly focus on women-headed households.
Final beneficiaries
40 328 households and the entire population
(245 000 people) of the 2 woredas (directly or
indirectly).
Total estimated cost *
€ 1435000
Amount requested *
€ 1291500
of agricultural activities and the promotion of technology
transfer and extension dissemination services.
Main activities
Agricultural inputs will be provided in the form of
wheat and barley seeds plus dap and urea fertilizers,
and improved breeding sheep. A warehouse will also
be constructed, and training for community animal
health workers, development agents and farmers will
be provided. Improvements to honey production with
supply inputs will also be carried out.
Improved genetic resources for crops will be provided
– such as blight-resistant potatoes. A community
poultry multiplication centre (run by landless youths
Final beneficiaries
90 146 people benefi ting from increasing seed availability,
livestock provision and job opportunities.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 171 595
Amount requested *
€ 1 054 436
Partners
Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Ethiopia.
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Research on integrated pest management, teach-
and women) will be established along with poultry
ing pest-management techniques and extension
production inputs. And a study on irrigation potential
services, provision of improved seeds, production of
followed by the eventual construction of an irrigation
improved forage, better veterinary services (construc-
scheme will be carried out as part of the Gimira irriga-
tion of two clinics), improvement of market access
tion development.
(construction of two bridges) and technical and institutional
capacity building of local government.
Concern Worldwide, Ireland
info@concern.net
marie.rongeard@concern.net
www.concern.net
DCI-FOOD/128608/392
Cruz Roja Española, Spain
informa@cruzroja.es
www.cruzroja.es
DCI-FOOD/128608/127
* Actions and amounts can be discussed/negotiated among the parties
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