PROGRESS REPORT

22 PROGRESS REPORT GTP I TRANSFORMATION AGENDA 23
Alignment of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda with GTP I
From its inception, the Transformation Agenda
was intended to support the fulfillment of
agricultural goals already identified by the GoE.
As a result, separate impact targets have not
been defined for the Transformation Agenda.
Rather, the Transformation Agenda over the past
four years has been expected to support the
achievement of the agriculture targets in the fiveyear
GTP.
Furthermore, the 84 deliverables in the
Transformation Agenda during GTP I do not aim
to address all of the objectives in the GTP. They
were designed to contribute to the achievement
of specific GTP I objectives by unlocking specific
bottlenecks. In particular, the deliverables in the
Transformation Agenda have been expected to
address the following agricultural objectives in
the GTP I:
• Increase crop productivity by applying good
agricultural practices
• Improve agricultural production and
productivity by improving extension service
utilization and agricultural inputs
• Strengthen the agricultural marketing
strategy and increase foreign market
earnings
• Enhance agricultural research
• Strengthen natural resource conservation
Transformation Agenda deliverables have been
grouped into four program verticals: Value Chains,
Systems, Crosscutting Initiatives and Special
Projects.
Value Chain programs strengthen the entire
product cycle of commodities with the highest
potential to impact smallholder farmer production
and well-being. Commodities prioritized within
this vertical represent the vast majority of
agricultural production in Ethiopia. Value Chain
programs in the Transformation Agenda during
GTP I include:
• Tef & Rice
• Wheat & Barley
• Maize & Sorghum
• Pulses & Oilseeds
• Livestock (initiated in last year of GTP I)
Systems are the key building blocks of
agricultural value chains. Systems programs
prioritized in the Transformation Agenda seek
to address each part of the value chain in an
interconnected manner. These include:
• Seed
• Soil Health & Fertility Management
• Cooperatives
• Input & Output Markets
• Research & Extension
• Household Irrigation
• Mechanization
• Rural Financial Services
Crosscutting Initiatives address key issues that
intersect with and strengthen the interventions
in all Value Chain and Systems program areas.
They aim to ensure that interventions are socially,
environmentally, and economically sustainable,
and minimize unintended consequences. In
particular, Crosscutting Initiatives focus on:
• Gender Mainstreaming
• Climate Change & Environmental
Sustainability
• Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation
Finally, a narrow set of Special Projects that
have the potential to contribute significantly to
agricultural transformation, but which do not fit
neatly into one of the other verticals, have been
identified for focus during GTP I.
A mapping of each Transformation Agenda deliverable against GTP objectives is outlined below.
GTP Objective No. 4: Improve agricultural production and
productivity by improving extension service utilization
and agricultural inputs
Deliverable # and Description
1 Develop & release Seed Sector Strategy
2 Update seed sector proclamation
3 Strengthen Seed Regulatory system
4 Strengthen seed supply chain
5 Pilot & expand new seed marketing system
6 Expand Community Based Seed Production (CBSP)
7 Strengthen capacity of seed producers
8 Genetic restoration of key crop varieties
9 Develop & release Soil Sector Strategy
10 Create updated soil fertility atlas
11 Establish fertilizer blending plants
12 Develop fertilizer recommendation scheme
17 Develop & release Cooperative Sector Strategy
18 Update cooperative sector proclamation
19 Develop & launch coops certification system
20 Strengthen cooperative audit structure
22 Transform Ardaita ATVET into coop CoE
23 Provide organizational capacity building to FCUs
28 Implement Rural Financial Services (RFS) Strategy
37 Develop & release Extension Sector Strategy
38 Refine DA career path & incentives
39 Develop FTC functionality criteria & upgrades
41 Strengthen extension package delivery
61 Expand adoption of Quality Protein Maize
69 Pilot & expand use of agro-met info
81 Pilot & scale-up Input Tracking System
GTP Objective No. 5: Strengthen the agricultural
marketing strategy and increase foreign market earnings
21 Pilot commission-based output marketing system
24 Build storage capacity of FCUs for output marketing
25 Set up agricultural market information system
26 Develop cereal market incentivization mechanisms
27 Strengthen warehouse receipt environment
29 Implement contract farming platform
55 Integrate partners to expand domestic wheat purchase
83 Pilot Tef International Market Access initiative
GTP Objective No. 11: Strengthen natural resource
conservation
13 Develop & scale-up use of ISFM packages
14 Promote lime usage for acidic soils
15 Develop vertisols management technology packages
16 Develop Conservation Agriculture technology package
GTP Objective No. 2: Increase crop productivity by
applying good agricultural practices
Deliverable # and Description
42 Develop & release Household Irrigation Sector Strategy
43 Support HHI Value Chain in 21 AGP woredas
44 Develop & enforce national irrigation pump standards
45 Conduct shallow groundwater mapping
46 Strengthen irrigation pump supply chain
47 Develop & release Tef Value Chain Strategy
48 Develop & release Rice Value Chain Strategy
49 Implement integrated tef interventions
Pilot & scale-up tef productivity enhancing package
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(TIRR)
52 Develop & release Wheat Value Chain Strategy
53 Develop & release Barley Value Chain Strategy
54 Implement integrated wheat interventions
56 Design & implement wheat rust management system
57 Improve malt barley production & market linkages
58 Develop & release Maize Value Chain Strategy
59 Develop & release Sorghum Value Chain Strategy
60 Implement integrated maize interventions
62 Develop & release Sesame Value Chain Strategy
63 Implement integrated cropping systems interventions
64 Develop strategy to integrate chickpea/pulse crops
65 Implement integrated sesame interventions
70 Mainstream climate issues in all deliverables
71 Develop & release Agricultural Mechanization Strategy
Strengthen links between technology suppliers &
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operators
73 Facilitate promotion of pre- and post-harvest machinery
74 Facilitate technology transfer with other countries
75 Develop & pilot tef row planter
GTP Objective No. 7: Enhance agricultural research
30 Develop & release Research Sector Strategy
31 Operationalize Ethiopian Agricultural Research Council
32 Refine career path and compensation for researchers
Establish Centers of Excellence for commodities
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research
34 Develop national researcher training program
35 Develop national capacity to use biotechnology tools
36 Identify agricultural technologies & strengthen R&D
40 Build ADPLAC capacity
Enhance Agricultural Research Institutes’ breeding
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capacity