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Africa
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Farmer with his rain-fed crop
LVIA fi eld staff during a survey visit and discussion with
benefi ciaries
Women’s group meeting
Training session
Projects funded by the EU
Intensive irrigated vegetable and forage
production for extreme food-insecure
community – Haikota, western Eritrea
Summary and objectives
To enhance the food and livelihood security of erratic
rainfall affected riverine communities and the capacity
of the agriculture sector to undertake intensive
food production under pressurised irrigation. To
improve the year-round production, consumption
and price stability of vegetables and fodder crops
in the Alebu community.
Target groups
500 selected households in Haikota (30% are
female-headed), totalling about 2 500 people.
Final beneficiaries
About 7 000 people in Alebu and 60 000 people in
the Haikota sub-region.
Total estimated cost
€ 920 702
Grant awarded
€ 780 000
Partners
Ministry of Agriculture regional offi ce/Gashbarka
region.
Improve agricultural production and
resources for vulnerable families in
the 7 woredas of SNNPR
Summary and objectives
The project’s specifi c objective is to enhance
the capacities of farmers, the Agricultural Rural
Development Offi ce and local actors, to co-
implement productive strategies improving short and
long-term food security in 7 woredas in Southern
Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional State
(SNNPRS).
Target groups
20 000 families (120 000 people belonging to 68 sensitive
kebeles in 7 woredas), with specifi c agricultural
support to female-headed families.
Final beneficiaries
Rural families, which are most exposed to the threats
identifi ed.
Total estimated cost
€ 1 323 183
Grant awarded
€ 1 190 865
Partners
Inter-Aide, France, Rural community based development
initiative association (RCBDIA), Ethiopia.
Food Security through increased
Income, Assets and Protection
from grain price rises (FS-IAP)
Summary and objectives
To contribute to a sustained decrease in levels of
food insecurity in Productive Safety Net Program
and other vulnerable households, specifi cally through
improving resilience to food insecurity and enhancing
livelihood assets by creating and strengthening
Village Savings and Lending Associations (mainly
aimed at women), livelihood asset groups and grain
banks.
Target groups
About 30 000 individuals (min. 70% women) from
30 000 food-insecure households in 9 woredas
(administrative divisions) in Oromia and 4 in SNNPR.
Final beneficiaries
At least 150 000 household members.
Total estimated cost
€ 2 515 516
Grant awarded
€ 2 263 965
Partners
FARM-Africa, United Kingdom.
Enhancing agricultural productive
capacities of resource-poor farmers
in Enemore and Mirab-Badewacho
districts
Summary and objectives
To improve the food security situation of households
by increasing crop productivity and production,
improving livestock productivity and incomes from
livestock and strengthening and improving the quality
of extension services, by developing small-scale
irrigation schemes, helping improve livestock assets
and quality and supporting the establishment of
Farmer Training Centres.
Target groups
6 900 poor and very poor households.
Final beneficiaries
15 peasant associations – 10 028 households.
Total estimated cost
€ 1 111 337
Grant awarded
€ 1 000 203
Partners
Ethiopian Catholic Church Social and Development
Commission (ECC-SADCO).
VITA, Ireland
info@vita.ie
www.vita.ie
Contract DCI-FOOD/213-429
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Associazione Internazionale
Volontari Laici – Lay Volunteers
International Association (LVIA), Italy
progetti@lvia.it
www.lvia.it/index.htm
Contract DCI-FOOD/212-948
CARE Österreich, Austria
care@care.at
www.care.at
Contract DCI-FOOD/214-170
Caritas International, Belgium
projets.projecten@caritasint.be
www.caritas-int.be
Contract DCI-FOOD/212-799
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