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Demand Analysis Report- Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia
Programme Management Unit (FTF-TT!"ational nstitute of Agricultural E#tension Management$
(An autonomous organi%ation of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers 'elfare$ o)t* of ndia!
+yderabad , .. ./.$ ndia
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Contents
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1. Chapter 1: An overview of country. 03
2. Chapter 2: An overview of agriculture and horticultural
sector, policies, programmes, priorities
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3. Chapter 3: An overview of animal husandry and fisheries 0!". Chapter ": #resent status and challenges in agricultural
e$tension, mar%eting, insurance, agriculture mechani&ation,
food processing, infrastructure and any other relevant issues.
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5. Chapter 5: 'tatus of agricultural e$tension and research
system.
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). Chapter ): #ulic and private institutions and their relevance
in agricultural development.
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*. Chapter *: #resent capacity uilding programmes and
potential areas.
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!. Chapter !: +raining priorities of the country in Agriculture
and allied sectors
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eferences
Chapter-1 Country Profile
Ethiopia is Africa's oldest independent country and its the second largest in terms of
population. Apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini's Italy, it has never been colonised. It
has a unique cultural heritage, being the home of the Ethiopian rthodo! "hurch - one of the
oldest "hristian churches - and a monarchy that ended only in the coup of #$%&. It serves as a
symbol of African independence throughout the colonial period, and as a founder member of the
(nited )ations and the African base for many international organisations. Ethiopia has suffered
periodic droughts and famines that lead to a long civil conflict in the *+ th"entury and a border
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ar ith Eritrea. he country is self important to have the African (nion at Addis Ababa, the
capital city of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia has a total land area of #.#
million sq.m ith a population of /0.1 million.
he country is divided into nine regions vi2.,
Amhara, igray, romia, Afar, 3enishangul-
4umu2, 4ambela, 5outhern )ations, )ationalities,
and 6eoples 75))689, 5omali, :arari and to
city-regions 7Addis Ababa and ;ire ;aa9. he
regions divided into 2ones 7this level has been
abolished in most regions9, s economy and the ell-being of its more
than /+ million citi2ens depend on the productivity
of its natural resources, principally land and ater
that are used for production of crops and animals
that provide more than &+? of Ethiopia>s 4;6.
4overnance of these resources is shared beteen
the federal government and nine ethnic based
regional governments. he decentrali2ed
approach to government further e!tends public
sector oversight and involvement to district
7oreda9 and local 7ebele9 levels. 5ince *+++,
road netors and electricity generation capacity
have e!panded significantly. 4overnment spending
as a ?age of 4;6 is one of the highest in Africa.
6overty remains very high, cell phone and
telecommunications use is limited, and mobility is
stifled due to insecure land tenure 7;orosh and
8ashid *+#9.
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Map of Ethiopia ith 8egions
Ethiopia can be divided into highlands
7$?9 and lolands 70#?9 using #1++-m
elevation as a crude threshold.
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he elevation of Ethiopia is beteen -#$+ and &&*+ meters above sea level. :alf the land
area is belo ##1+ meter and in beteen 0/+ and #%&+ meters. Ethiopia has e!treme geographic
differences in rainfall patterns. he annual average temperature in Ethiopia is beteen 1.0 and #
@". he median annual average temperature is *.* @" and half the land area has an annual
average temperature beteen #$./ and *0.* @". Ethiopia contains a number of large laes. he
8ift alley contains at least / maBor laes running from the southest to the northeast of the
country. Cae ana in Amhara region is the largest lae in Ethiopia, and is the source of the 3lue
)ile river. Most laes have no surface ater outlets, ith the e!ceptions being Caes Diay, ana,
Cangano, Abbayaa, and "hamo 7Aulache et al., *++%9.
Cife e!pectancy in Ethiopia increased significantly from & in #$%+ to 0& in *+#
7()I"E, *+#&9. Cieise, over the same timeframe under-five mortality decreased from *& to
0.&? 7()I"E, *+#&9, though the *+## Ethiopia ;emographic and :ealth 5urvey 7E;:59
estimated the rate to be /./? 7"5A F I" International, *+#*9. n average, rural households
e!perience a much higher proportion of stunting, asting, and undereight than urban
households. 8egional variation in child anthropometry estimates is drasticG stunting varies from
over 1+? in Amhara, igray, and Afar to **? in Addis AbbaH asting from **? in 5omali to less
than 1? in Addis AbbaH and undereight from &+? in Afar to only 0? in Addis Abba 7"5A F
I" International, *+#*9.
ver a quarter of the population in Ethiopia have inadequate diets 7*0?9H half of
households consume over %1? of calories from starchy staples 7
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he bacbone of Ethiopian economy is driven by its agricultural resources. 6redominantly
a small holder farming systems prevails hoever, commercial farming have started in the country
in the recent past. he agriculture sector plays a central role in the life and livelihood of most
Ethiopians, here about #* million smallholder farming households account for an estimated $1
? of agricultural production and /1? of all employment. f the total number of farming
households, *1? are omen-headed. Moreover, &+? of the farming households operate on less
than +.1 ha, 0&? on less than # ha, and /%? on less than * ha 74ebreselassie, *++% in A, *+##9.
As under rainfed agriculture, an average family of si! persons requires around *.1 to *./ ha to
meet annual household food requirements. hus, it can be seen from the si2e of farms that the vast
maBority of Ethiopias small-holder farmers are dependent, at least for a certain period of the year,
on purchased food 7A, *+##9
Ethiopia is often perceived as a country of droughts, idespread poverty, and economic
stagnation. Indeed the country e!perienced severe famines in both the #$%+s and the #$/+s, hich
resulted in a depletion of household assets and savings and caused e!cess mortality, estimated at
*1+,+++ in #$%*%& and 1$+,+++ in #$/&/1 7Africa
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are smallholders occupying less than a hectare
of land per household.
5mallholder production is dominated by five maBor cereal crops accounting for almost three
quarters of the total cultivated area and about 0/? of total production. Each of the maBor cereals eff,
Mai2e,
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b. "ash crop based mi!ed farming systems
2! Pastoral and Agro-pastoral production system
hese are areas hich are dry, arid and semiarid and accommodate about + ? of the livestoc
population
Policy and Programmes
It is understood from different literature that the agricultural sector has been the priority of
Ethiopia since the early #$$+s, hen the Agricultural ;evelopment-led Industriali2ation 7A;CI9
and related policy frameors ere adopted. 5ubsequently, the 4oEs development policies and
strategies included in the 5ustainable ;evelopment and 6overty 8eduction 6rogram 75;6869
provided the basis for the 6lan for Accelerated and 5ustainable ;evelopment to End 6overty
76A5;E6 *++1 *+#+9, hich also adopted the goals and targets laid out in the Millennium
;evelopment 4oals. 3ased on the lessons learned and the countrys ne long-term vision* the
4oEs 4roth and ransformation 6lan 7*+#+J*+## *+#&J*+#19 has been adopted to provide the
overarching frameor guiding development endeavours. he 46s vision for the economic
sector is >to build an economy hich has a modern and productive agricultural sector ith
enhanced technology and an industrial sector that plays a leading role in the economyH to sustain
economic development and secure social BusticeH and, increase per capita income of citi2ens so
that the country reaches the level of middle-income by *+*+K.
Chapter-&
An overview of 'orticulture, Animal 'usandry and Fisheries
he plant and animal resources of Ethiopia are the main source of livelihood for human
population. he horticulture, livestoc and fisheries also play a maBor role in contributing to the
food security to the nation. In the recent years, in Ethiopia the horticulture is vieed as a sun
rising sector due to e!ports of its products lie floers. he other sector that is also considered
important is the livestoc as it provides opportunity for both local consumption and e!ports of live
animals and other products. isheries mainly inland also support communities to supply ith its
rich cheap animal protein during the large fasting season. his chapter provides a highlight on
these resources.
&!1 'orticulture
As indicated above horticulture is one of the ey development sectors in Ethiopia as
production conditions in Ethiopia favour the cultivation of a ide variety of horticultural
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products. 4iven the diverse range of altitudes in combination ith irrigation potential in different
parts of the country it is possible to produce virtually all tropical, sub-tropical and temperate
horticultural crops.
he total area of horticulture in Ethiopia is almost about #*,11* ha of land from hich
floriculture, /+? foreign revenue earner of the sector, is practiced on only #,&&* ha of land. his
is only ##? of the developed horticulture land in the country. he country produces different
vegetables, temperate fruits, tropical fruits and roots and tubers. In addition to that ithin the span
of less than a decade, Ethiopia emerged as a global player in the cut floers business. ;uring the
past decade the floriculture sector in Ethiopia has developed considerably and Ethiopia is no the
second largest e!porter of cut floers in Africa after =enya. In terms of employment, technology
transfer and generation of e!port revenue, the floriculture sector has significantly contributed to
Ethiopias economic development. or formerly unemployed Ethiopians ho have Bobs because
of the countrys burgeoning rose industry, they consider a rose is a rose and also a means for a
etter life 7E:;A and E:6EA, *+##9*
he e!port value of cut floers and cuttings from Ethiopia has shon a steady rise up to
more than (5; *++ million in *++$ 7E:;A and E:6EA, *+##9.
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and ##? of national 4;6 7Ethiopia, )3E *++09. Accounting for a quarter of national and &+? of
agricultural 4;6, livestoc play a crucial role in national development. At more than 1+ million,
Ethiopias livestoc population is the largest in Africa and eighth largest globally. Mi!ed crop-
livestoc farmers comprise more than /+? of the rural population and supply most of the
countrys food. And since *+#+, the production of commercial livestoc products meat and mil,
sins and hides, and poultry has increased by more than 1+? 75tapelton, *+#09. he livestoc
sector is an integral part of the farming systems in the country. It is the source of many social and
economic values such as food, draught poer, fuel, cash income, security and investment in both
the highlands and the lolandsJpastoral farming systems 7;8E, *++#9.he recent livestoc
population of Ethiopia estimates that the country has about 1*.# million heads of cattle, *&.*
million sheep, **.0 million goats and &&.$ million poultry 7MA, *+#H 3erihu et al., *+#&9
&!& Fisheries sector of (thiopia
Artisanal freshater fishery is one of the most important economic activities in Ethiopia,
7A, *+#*9. he inland ater body of Ethiopia is estimated to encompass about %,&++ m * of
lae area and a total river length of about %,+++ m. As many other countries challenged in the
orld, population rise urbani2ation, agricultural development, industriali2ation and other ater
resource development activities have resulted in a decrease in the species diversity of freshater
fish species 7;ereBe, *+#&9. ishing contributed less than # ? of the gross domestic product in
#$/%. A study reported that #1,/$ tonnes ere caught in *++#, only +? of an estimated
potential of 1#,&/# tonnes 7
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place by the government as part of a five year plan 7*++1-*++09 for accelerated and sustained
development to end poverty include the folloingG
6articipatory ;emonstration and raining E!tension 5ystem 76A;EE59. he system as
introduced by the government in #$$1 to provide a small amount of inputs through
pacages provided directly to farm households. 5ome 1 to &+ ? of farm households are
reached and served through the system ith a lo number of visits by public ;As
armer raining "enters 7"s9. 8oughly /,1++ "s have been built at the %eele level.
+hese centers are staffed with evelopment Agents 4As and are responsile for
providing e$tension activities in rural areas
Agricultural echnical and ocational Education. In *+++, the government invested
in agricultural and technical vocational education and training 7AE9 centers to train
;As charged ith carrying out agricultural e!tension activities ith farm households. 3y
the close of *++/, the program had trained over 0,+++ ;As at the diploma level.
Institutional "oordination. he rapid e!pansion of the e!tension system has brought ith it
an administrative model to support an e!tensive set of responsibilities, adapting to *
agro-ecological 2ones and to support a ;A corps of over 0+,+++.
he country-ide enabling environment in hich e!tension operates is critical to
e!tension efforts. arious aspects of the enabling environment may include seed, fertili2ers
and other inputs, ater management, credit systems, as ell as farmer producer groups. ther
critical elements such as maret enablers 7transport, marets, value chains9, and economy-
ide enablers 7government policy, infrastructure, strong institutions9 could benefit e!tension if
properly aligned. ;espite Ethiopia natural endoment in resources 7e.g. ater9 and the many
government efforts to improve social elfare of it people, many constraints to e!tension and
agricultural production in general are assessed, leading to the conclusion that the enablingenvironment requires strengthening, particularly in the areas of seed, maret access, and
credit, if e!tension is to achieve its full potential impact. he government of Ethiopia has
taen steps to ensure that the countrys overall agriculture system, policies, and business
environment are oring in line ith e!tension approaches for greatest impact. o specific
programs that are designed to strengthen the countrys enabling environment are the
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3an Agricultural 4roth 6rogram and the ood 5ecurity 6rogram. hese programs are
seeing to analy2e constraints ithin the country-ide enabling environment systems such as
seeds, soil health, ater management, credits, and maret access, and ill loo to strengthen
these systems ith targeted investments.
here are opportunities for bringing )4 and private-sector e!pertise into the
implementation of e!tension services, and encouraging noledge sharing and
collaboration beteen all groups that are already active in the field. Cinages in other
sectors need to be e!plored, and collaboration beteen e!tension and public health for
e!ample could reap synergies and ultimately serve the Ethiopian public more effectively.
Challenges in (thiopian Agricultural (%tension
(naling (nvironment
Agricultural E!tension 5ystem alays have generic issues lie lo investments, ea
research-e!tension linage, lac of qualified manpoer in developing and underdeveloped orld
e!tension system and Ethiopia is not an e!ception. ;avis et., al., 7*+#+9 opined that the
countryide enabling environment in hich e!tension operates is critical to the success of
e!tension efforts in fulfilling the government mandate of increased food security and the desire forincreases in farmer income. In consultations ith staeholders and e!tension e!perts, the enabling
environment as named as one of the greatest challenges facing the e!tension system.
+nput availaility Seed, Fertilier and Credit.
Around #* to #1 ? of farmers use improved heat and mai2eH less than #? of farmers use
improved seed for teff, barley, and sorghum 75pielman, =elemeor, and Alemu *++$9. It is also
mentioned in several literature that the accessibility to improved seed is a maBor constraint.
Although private companies 7such as 6ioneer9 e!ist, they play a very small role in producing and
distributing seed in Ethiopia. oday, obtaining fertili2er is both difficult and cost-prohibitive for
most smallholder farmers, yet productivity gains depend on this access.
;avis et al., 7*+#+9 indicates that smallholder access to fertili2er ill be critical if Ethiopia
is to see continuing increases in productivityH staple crop yields are most severely limited by soil
&& degradation. ther soil-ameliorating options are also being promoted by the government and
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others to improve the soil and reduce dependence on artificial fertili2ers. A study conducted by
EEAJEE68I 7*++09 notes that up to a third of farmers covered by 6A;EE5 have disadopted the
seed-fertili2er technology pacages over time, liely due to the high cost of inputs, insufficient
credit and credit rationing, a lac of varieties ith traits appropriate to farmers needs, and other
factors.
"urrently, potential irrigable land in Ethiopia is clearly underdeveloped. Cess than 0 ? of
Ethiopias irrigable land is under irrigation, hile figures for neighboring 5udan are #& ?, and for
Madagascar * ?. armers access to credit 7and financial services more broadly9, hoever,
remains inadequateG of the estimated si! million potential microfinance clients in Ethiopia, Bust
over one million are currently being served. here is also very significant regional variability in
the availability of finance institutes, and some regions 7for e!ample, Afar, 5omali9 have hardly
any access at all. Additionally, cultural constraints in certain regions also prevent farmers from
using microcredit. Cand tenure in Ethiopia is directed entirely by the government, ith
smallholder farmers LleasingK land from the government. his policy, hile alloing for
government control of land resources, limits the ability and motivation of farmers to invest in their
farms and limits their ability to gain credit, using land as collateral. If todays farmers had
onership rights, they could rent, sell, or mortgage their land. he Ethiopia Cand enure and
Administration 6rogram 7ECA69 has recently started a process of land registration and
certification, hich is hoped ill improve tenure security and investment. he 4E should
continue to push for these types of positive changes to land tenure policies.
)!2 Agricultural *ar$eting in (thiopia
"urrently, Ethiopian agricultural marets are characteri2ed by very limited maret support
services, coupled ith e!tended maret chains beteen producers and consumers, adding costs.
n the other hand, the e!pansion of global and local marets necessitates the fulfilment of
stringent quality requirements and supply sustainability by developing maret services. hese
include such areas asG standardi2ation and grading, pacaging, processing and food quality, safety,
and traceability, as ell as other services such as financial, business development and maret
information. (nfortunately, most of these maret services are very limited or almost non-e!istent
in Ethiopia, hich impedes the competitiveness of most agricultural value chains and therefore
their effective integration into regional and global marets 7
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Moreover, in addition to lo input utili2ation, agricultural production is highly susceptible
to adverse eather conditions that affect the quantity of surplus supplied to the maret. 5ome
studies indicate that even in good harvest year, the average maretable surplus is not more than
*/? of the total production 7MoA8;, *++19.
(ntil recently government policies, strategies and investment programs ere mainly
focused on increasing agricultural production ith a little attention to improving the performance
of agricultural mareting. )oadays, the fundamental development obBective of the country has
been based on building a free-maret economic system that enables the country to develop
rapidly, e!tricate from dependence on food aid and enable the poor people to be the main
beneficiaries from economic groth. In line ith this the government has developed long term
policy and strategic frameor to improve the quality of farm produce and traded commodities,
reduce mareting costs and increase competition in the mareting sector. Among those policies
the policy that encourages the improvement of the role of the maret in agricultural development
is the one hich advocates for the importance of development of maret-based agricultural system
and improvement of agricultural mareting systems through maret driven production systemH
improving standardi2ation of agricultural products, the supply of maret information system,
e!panding and strengthening cooperatives, and strengthening private sector participation to enable
proper functioning of the agricultural mareting system.
(stalishment of (thiopian Commodity (%change (C/.
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goods delivery system to settle transactions, hile serving all fairly and efficiently. E" creates
trust and transparency through aggressive maret data dissemination to all maret actors, through
clearly defined rules of trading, arehousing, payments and delivery and business conduct, and
through an internal dispute settlement mechanism. E" provides maret integrity at three
important levelsG the integrity of the product itself, the integrity of the transaction, and the
integrity of the maret actors. he Ethiopia "ommodity E!change 7E"9 commenced trading
operations in April *++/. E" has invited membership of the agricultural and trade industry.
he Ethiopian "ommodity E!change as started to benefit and moderni2e the ay
Ethiopia as trading its most valuable assets, its commodities. Ethiopia needed a change from
the traditional means of trading to better support the needs of all those involved in the trading and
production.
3efore E" as established agricultural marets in Ethiopia had been characteri2ed by
high costs and high riss of transacting, forcing much of Ethiopia into global isolation.
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*++$9. he proBect had utili2ed an inde! derived from #+ years of rainfall data from #0 eather
stations across Ethiopia. According to the analysis made on the data, there is /+? correlation
beteen rainfall levels and the number of food aid beneficiaries in each year, suggesting that
rainfall is a reliable obBective indicator of drought triggered vulnerability and social assistance
needs 7;evereu! and 4uenter, *++%9. he 6ublic inancial Enterprises Agency of Ethiopia
76EA9, Ethiopian Insurance "orporation 7EI"9, Agricultural ransformation Agency 7AA9,
=ifiya inancial echnology 7=9, )ational Metrology Agency 7)MA9 and I" (niversity of
ente 7the )etherlands9 launched a ne crop insurance that covers #1 million smallholder
farmers in five years 7:asabe, *+#09. );Is crop insurance is applied based on the inputs the
smallholder farmers spent to produce their crops. he farmers are e!pected to pay a ris premium
of around #+? of the total cost of the inputs such as fertili2er, basic seeds, herbicides and
pesticides they use to producing crops. And if that crop fails due to eather, the farmer ill get
hisJher total investment 7#++?9 on inputs from the EI". 5tudies sho that currently an Ethiopian
smallholder farmer spends *,1++ to ,+++ birr on average on inputs to gro crops in one season
7:asabe, *+#09.
)! Agricultural *echanisation in (thiopia
hough Ethiopia has a long history of agricultural practices, the development of
agricultural mechani2ation is still minimal. arm poer is mainly dependent on o!en draft and
human muscle operating using traditional farm implements. !en pulled maresha is the dominant
farm implement in cereal based systems hereas handhoe is the main farm implement used in
agroforestry systems. he level of tractor based agricultural machinery use is relatively better in
heat dominated cropping systems here harvesting and threshing are done using combiners. In
the country, there as no clear agricultural mechani2ation strategy till the recent draft developed
by the Ethiopian Agricultural ransformation Agency 7AA9 and Ministry of Agriculture 7MoA9.
Agricultural *echaniation 3esearch 4irectorate of (+A3
Agricultural mechani2ation research ;irectorate of EIA8 has been involved in developing
and introducing mechani2ation technologies that are more efficient and compatible ith the socio
economic condition of Ethiopian farmers. he research has developed different improved
mechani2ation technologies ith a significant role in improving labour and land productivity,
timeliness, reduction of post harvest losses in various levels and producing quality for mareting
and industry. :oever e!cept for fe of them, the ider use of the technology is minimal oing
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to the fact that the efforts made and attention given by the e!tension systems and various
staeholders lie )4s ere not to the level of bringing satisfactory and tangible results. o help
fill the gap, the directorate has been conducting a country ide mechani2ation study, here
documents ere revieed, field studies conducted and different organi2ations consulted. he
directorate also conducted a national mechani2ation orshop to share e!periences and
information on status, challenges and opportunities for mechani2ation research and development
to create a common understanding among all staeholders on mechani2ation technology sourcing,
multiplication and delivery and to establish a forum and develop an action planJa roadmap for
setting up an efficient Agricultural Mechani2ation scheme for Ethiopia.
7httpGJJ.eiar.gov.etJmechani2ation9
I68I 7*+#09 indicates that only $? of farmers in the eed the uture regions of Ethiopia
used mechani2ation at some point during the agricultural year *+#&J#1. he study also indicated
that mechani2ed ploughing as most idespread 71?9, hile mechani2ed threshing and
harvesting as reported by and * ? of households, respectively.
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he milling of cereals is mainly restricted to the milling of teff, heat, and corn. Cocal
production of cereals in *+#* comprised #/ million tons, of hich .1 million tons ere of teff,
million tons of heat, and 0 million tons of corn. In addition to local production, #.1 million tons
7ith a value of (5; &%# million9 ere imported in *+#*. he food-processing sector is by far the
largest manufacturing industry in Ethiopia, covering $? of the gross value of production 7469
in *++$J*+#+ of large and medium si2e manufacturing industryH the 46 of the food industry
equals #0,**+ Million E3 7$++ Million (5;9. hese 10+ enterprises in the food industry, of
hich 1+ are private, provide 0+,+++ BobsH 4rain millers and baeries account for %+ out of
these 10+ industries. he average 46 per industry equals #,0 Million (5;Jyear. E!cluding
drins the top products in food processing are flour 7heat9 7#& tons in *+#+9, sugar 7*/ tons9
and biscuits 7#$ tons9. It also to be noted that none of the food products ith a significant
contribution to the production volume shos a stable trend, implying a very unstable maret.
he total production volume of food products 7e!cluding drins9 in *+#+ as ##&& tons,
hereas in *++0 it as %*/ tons. he food processing sector in Ethiopia can be characteri2ed by
lac of maret demands and lo competitiveness in the maret, since companies are relatively
small in si2e and number and annual e!penditure on processed food per capita in Addis does not
e!ceed *++ 3irr. he country has a lot of potential from the supply side but is badly organised
ith respect to connectivity, reliable supply 7stable in quality and quantity9, technology level and
noledge. :oever there are various industries tacling this issue by setting up their on supply
chain
Chapter-
Status of Agricultural (%tension and 3esearch system
!1 Agricultural (%tension System in (thiopia
E!tension in Ethiopia has been subBect to radical policy shifts in the past 1+ years, from
feudalism to Mar!ism to a free maret system 7=assa *++19. "urrently, e!tension is provided
primarily by the public sector, operating in a decentrali2ed manner through hich e!tension is
implemented at the woreda 7district9 level. Cimited e!tension is conducted by )4s, usually
oring through the woreda-level 3ureaus of Agriculture and 8ural ;evelopment 73A8;s9.
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oriented rather than maret-oriented approaches. In e!tension programs, little attention is paid to
gender, culture, youth, :IJAI;5 prevalence, agro ecosystem variance, or local demands
7Ashorth *++1H EEAJEE68I *++09. Although gender training and mainstreaming tae place in
some 3A8;s, omen-focused e!tension is limited, and gender considerations are missing at all
levels 73uchy and 3asa2ne *++19. Ethiopia has had government agricultural e!tension services
since the #$1+s, hen a model similar to the (nited 5tates Cand 4rant approach as used, in
hich universities reached out to communities ith research-based noledge and through adult
education. he Imperial Ethiopian "ollege of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts 7IE"AMA9
provided e!tension services in addition to research and teaching. In #$0, the Ministry of
Agriculture as established, and the mandate of e!tension provision as transferred to this
institution. he Ministry of Agriculture established e!tension departments at the headquarters and
provincial levels 7Abate *++%9.
;uring this time, several national development plans ere devised, the last of hich
supported small-scale farmers through comprehensive pacage programs 7"omprehensive
Integrated 6acage 6roBects, or "I66s9, the most prominent of hich ere the "hilalo and
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as loer than *++#+* levels, it as still significantly higher than the levels recorded in the
#$$+s, hich averaged /1 million birr or / million 666 dollars 7all in *++1 constant prices9.
EIA8, hich accounts for about half of Ethiopias agricultural 8F; spending, conducts research
through a coordinated but de- centrali2ed system encompassing a headquarters and #1 research
centers located across the country. EIA8s mandate is broadly deined to include crops, livestoc,
fisheries, forestry, and other natural resources. he institutes spending as relatively lo in the
#$$+s but more than doubled beteen *+++ and *++# from %* to #0# million birr, or * to %#
million 666 dollars 7all in constant *++1 prices9. hereafter e!penditures began to decline,
reaching %0 million birr or & million 666 dollars in *++/. EIA8, non as the Ethiopian
Agricultural 8esearch rgani2ation 7EA89 until *++1, as formed in #$$% through a merger of
the Institute of Agricultural 8esearch 7IA89 ith several other research centers. 8esearch capacity
at these predecessor agencies steadily rose from the #$%+s, but from the mid-#$$+s Ethiopia
decentrali2ed its agricultural research system, and a number of centers ere transferred to regional
authorities resulting in a short- term decline in e!penditures and staing levels. In *++#, Ethiopia
employed 1+# E agricultural researchers, increasing to 0&0 Es in *++& before contracting to
11+ by *++/. In *++$, an additional * staf departed. EIA8 had accounted for more than /+ ? of
Ethiopias agricultural research staff capacity before #$$%, but by *++/ its share had fallen to &*
?.
he agricultural research intensity ratio, or total public spending on agricultural 8F; as a
?age of agricultural 4;6, is a common indicator of comparative agricultural 8F; spending
across countries. Ethiopias ratio rose sharply after *+++, reach- ing N+.01 in *++*.
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3y comparison, 5outh Africa and 3ra2ils 35c researchers comprise only #1? and #? of their
national research systems, respectively 7I68I, *+#&9.
Chapter-5
Pulic and Private institutions and their relevance in Agricultural development
5!1 Pulic Sector
MaBor government ministries, agencies, research and education institutions play an
important role in todays e!tension system in Ethiopia. hese institutions provide e!tension
services through various departments and institutes listed beloG
Pulic (%tension +nstitutions
Ministry of Agriculture and 8ural ;evelopment 7MA8;9
Agricultural Mareting and Inputs 5ector
)atural 8esources 5ector
Agricultural ;evelopment 5ector
Agricultural E!tension ;epartment
raining and ocational Education ;epartment
Ministry of rade and Industry
Ministry of "apacity 3uilding
Ministry of Education
Ministry of :ealth
Ministry of ransport and "ommunication
Ministry of inance and Economic ;evelopment
ood 5ecurity "oordination 3ureau 75"39
Ethiopian Agricultural ransformation Agency 7AA9
Pulic 3esearch and (ducation +nstitutions
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural 8esearch 7EIA89
8egional Agricultural 8esearch Institute 78A8I9
Ethiopian ;evelopment 8esearch Institute 7E;8I9 Ethiopian Economic 6olicy 8esearch Institute 7EE68I9
Agricultural echnical and ocational Education raining 7AE95asaaa Africa und
for E!tension 75AE9
:aramaya (niversity
:aasa (niversity
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3ahir ;ar (niversity
he semi autonomous EIA8 coordinates the decentrali2ed agricultural research activities at
federal and regional research centers, and through higher education institutions.
8egional CevelG 3ureau of Agriculture and 8ural ;evelopment 73A8;9
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armer cooperatives in Ethiopia do not provide e!tension services directly to their
membersH rather, they are a maBor source of both agricultural inputs and farm credits. hey also
provide grain mareting services and supply consumer good to members at prices that compete
ith local traders 7;avis et al., *++$9. 5ome cooperatives are involved in seed multiplication and
distribution, training of members in para-veterinary services and distribution of veterinary
medicines. Although the vie among cooperative leaders is that these supposedly farmer-driven
organi2ations are not free to set their on agendas since it is the government that sets the
parameters ithin hich cooperative programs operate 7Mogues et al. *++$9, these cooperatives
have played a significant role in improving members elfare.
Chapter-9
Present Capacity 8uilding Programmes and Potential Areas
As described earlier there are different types of e!tension service providers in Ethiopia for
agricultural development and capacity building is one of the ey activities and also earmared
ith targets. he government oned armers raining "entre at the =ebele level is the prominent
capacity building service provider folloed by )4s, national and international proBects.
Alemayehu 7*+#+9 in his narration indicates that the armer raining "entres 7"9 are
the cornerstone of Ethiopias strategy to support small-scale farming as a business. he centres
ere set up in *++* in each rural ebele, the loest unit of administration in the country 7each
ebele has about 1,+++ people9. Each " is staffed by three e!tension agents. here are nearly
/,1++ such centres throughout the country though perhaps understandably for such a ne and
massive initiative, only about *,1++ are fully functional. he government plans to establish about
#1,+++ centres. he centres are governed by a management committee of beteen % and #+
e!tension agents and farmers. he committee is chaired by the ebele head, ho is also a farmer.
At its monthly meetings, this committee plans, manages and evaluates the training and
demonstration programme. It also organi2es farmers to help in setting up and maintaining the
demonstration fields.
he centres provide a ide range servicesG farmer training and e!tension services on
improved farming techniques 7through training courses, e!hibits, demonstration farms, field days
and farmer-to-farmer e!tension9H maret-oriented information and advisory servicesH meeting and
communication facilitiesH and seed and seedlings of ne crops, vegetables, fruit and forage
varieties. he Ministry of Agriculture has developed some *+ training modules for use in the
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centres. he centres are part of a system of agricultural services in each =ebele. he primary
service cooperative supplies inputs. A public animal-health clinic offers veterinary services.
6rivate providers do artificial insemination, treat livestoc, spray crops, and rent out ater pumps.
Innovative farmers organi2e their on field days. he training centres are also lined to research
centres in each Done in Ethiopia. Many of these services complement hat the training centres do.
8elations ith them tend to be informal, though the training centres management committees are
increasingly coordinating their or. he use of farmer-to-farmer services is increasing, also ith
coordination by the committee. As the " is an important. he challenges faced by armers
raining "entres of Ethiopia.
8udget constraints: arious efforts, funded by the government, donors and )4s, aim to
improve both the training centres programmes and their ability to generate their on income.
heir ability to do so depends heavily on the abilities of the management committee and the
e!tension agents.
4elivery of services: Illiteracy among farmers, and limited funding and staff sills constrain the
centres ability to deliver training and other services. he centres try to complement their training
courses ith practice-oriented activities such as demonstration sites, field days and e!hibitions.
Staff turnover: he rapid turnover of e!tension agents hampers the development of strong
relations beteen the centres and the community. Many development agents are rapidly
transferred or promoted, hile others leave the service to or ith )4s or private companies.
Administrative interference:
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ell as maret-oriented training. he village loudspeaer could be used to broadcast maret
information.
he general training topics handled y the Farmers raining Centres are as follows:
i9 nursery operators for fruits and coffee and ii9 seed producers for cereals, beansJpulses and
vegetables iii9 paravets, iv9 private crop spraying and v9 irrigation pump maintenance. In
mareting and processing, the proBect facilitates training for small scale dairy processing and
mareting and small scale processing and retail mareting of agricultural produce.
Agricultural echnical ;ocational (ducation and raining A;(. for 4evelopment
Agents
"AA;6 7*+#9 in a study indicates that the present *1 AE colleges in Ethiopia
provide a -year regular training programme in the areas of animal science, plant science, natural
resources, animal health and cooperatives. 5o far about %*.+++ ;As have been trained to provide
e!tension services to farmers at ebele level by oring in the armer raining "entres. he ;As
are trained in five maBor areasG animal science, plant science, animal health, natural resource
management and cooperative promotion. armers training 7mainly through AE graduates or
;As and "s9, improved access to agricultural inputs and products. ;evelopment and e!pansion
of marets are ey support programmes that help these initiatives. In the current academic year,
*+.&& trainees are attending their training provided by#.#* trainers.
Other training initiatives
Agricultural raining for
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the value chain actors as identified as a ey factor for a participatory smallholder maret
oriented agricultural development. he proBect therefore focused on strengthening innovation
capacity of farmers, pastoralists, community-based and private sector organi2ations, and
agriculture and natural resource management public organi2ations, through technical and
entrepreneurial sills development and, facilitating linages beteen relevant actors
(thio-7erman Agricultural raining Center AC.
he Ethio-4erman Agricultural raining "enter 7A"9 is located in =ulumsa, about #%+
m south-east of Addis Ababa. he centre ors together ith seven private-sector enterprises.
he training provided by A" taes a holistic approach, hile encompassing a broad range of
topics. hese include rotation cropping, plant protection, irrigation and the sustainable use of
resources. he centre also teaches subBects such as business practices, administration, mareting
and value chains. Activities concentrate on the mechanised cultivation of cereals and potatoes, as
ell as soil fertility and agricultural production systems for smallholder farmers.
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In the last to decades, the agriculture and rural development policy of Ethiopia has been
aiming at enabling efficient use of modern agricultural technologies and practices among
smallholder farmers for increased production and productivity 7efera et al., *+#09. he strategies
to improve the livelihood have been manifold through research and e!tension linages process
involving government, non government, cooperatives, farmer organisations and private players.
:oever, still the target set as per the vision of the government has not been achieved. hough
8F; institutions have technological pacages the orrying factor ill be the non adoption of
these practices by the farmers. In critical sense it can be vieed as the access to such improved
technologies are far reach for the subsistence farmers in Ethiopia. In these lines efera et al.,
7*+#09 argues that numerous factors could affect the decision to adopt a technology or pacages of
technologies. ne of the questions as hy the model farmers remain islands of best performers
in the sea of poorly performing farmers. Quite often capacity building initiatives are looed upon
the present adoption rates of improved farming techniques and to sitch on for mareting
e!tension and then delivering entrepreneurial sills. 3efore suggesting the demands for capacity
building it is ise to understand the adoption rates as in the bo! beloG
he study by efera et al., *+#0 concludes that there is only partial adoption of the
technology pacages in the study woredas.
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It is ell understood that crop productivity per unit area of land in Ethiopia remains very
lo due to various constraints including the limited use of appropriate productivity boosting
technologies and appropriate crop production husbandry practices. "rop pests and diseases do also
contribute to the lo level of productivity and huge post-harvest losses of up to +? 7eb
resources of A9. or the maBority of the smallholder producers, the economic benefit derived
from the cropping enterprise is unsatisfactory because of the limited level of value addition to the
produce and the inadequate integration ith maret. raining priorities at the field level are on the
folloingG
a. (se of improved varietiesb. "rop diversificationc. 6acage of 6ractices for improving crop productivity 7 for cereals, pulses, oil seeds, fruits
and vegetables9
d. (se of farm based resources effectivelye. Integrated farming systemsf. "rop diversification and seed production techniquesg. (se of improved varieties and hybridsh. Integrated )utrient Managementi. Integrated pest and disease managementB. (se of bio fertili2ers. Application of micro nutrients
Priority area 2 #ivestoc$ and fisheries
he livestoc sector maes substantial contributions to the agricultural 4;6 7about *1?9 and
)ational 4;6 7R##?9. :oever, there are challenges that undermine the benefits that the sector
could offer for economy. he countrys huge livestoc potential had not been put into ma!imum
use. actors including lac of institutional capacities and improved technologies, limited
availability, inadequate credit support systems and maret structure, inefficient coordination and
capacity of the staeholders across the value chains, shortage of quality livestoc feed, and
livestoc diseases reduced livestoc productivity. he country also could not utili2e the huge
livestoc and livestoc products e!port potential due to lac of capacity to meet international
safety and sanitary standards. o countervail the above gaps and shortcomings, the Ethiopian
4overnment has emphasi2ed the development of the sub-sector and accordingly developed a
livestoc master plan that intends to improve livestoc productivity, develop livestoc value
chains and improve the sanitary standards and regulatory frameors. he training priority in this
vital sector ill be toards
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a. Improved feeding techniquesb. arm made eed preparationc. ;isease managementd. (se of hygienic practices for clean mil productione. 6robiotics in dairy
f. Mineral supplementationg. Intensive poultry systemh. Intensive goatary 7 3roiler goats9i. "hinese hatchery for fish seed production or ibre reinforced plastic hatchery systemsB. 6olyculture systems
Mareting techniques ill be another ey training area that needs to be addressed. In
fisheries the main focus should be on the post-harvest handling and management and development
of mareting channels and linages. Mareting groups needs to be formed and credit should be
been made available through a micro finance institution for the purchase of motori2ed fishing
boats.
Agricultural (nterprises
here is another area that small farmers can touch upon in Ethiopia is on remunerative
region enterprises lie Mushroom cultivation, honey bee, lac, resin, bee eeping and many others.
hough these enterprises are prevailing in Ethiopia there is a need to adopt improved practices for
maing more profits. or e!ample !fam indicates that 3eeeeping is an important economic
activity in Ethiopia, employing up to to million people. :oever, the yield and quality of the
honey is lo, as people use outdated methods.
Sustainale natural resource management
It is estimated that as high as /+ ? of Ethiopias natural resource base is suffering some
level of degradation ith indigenous tropical forest disappearing at an estimated .0 ? in the
highlands and #.* ? over the hole country. Increased land degradation is caused by poverty,
population pressure, inappropriate use and management, inadequate inputs including nutrient
recycling, unsuitable farming and gra2ing practices, absence of appropriate technologies and land
use plans, inefficient marets and other barriers. Although the 4overnment of Ethiopia has
embared on different programs and proBects to promote natural resources management practices,
land degradation, inefficient agricultural ater management is still prevalent. E!ternal technical
support and significant investments are required to reverse the situation and use the scarce ater
resources efficiently increase ater productivity. Cac of accurate and up-to-date information also
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constrains appropriate decision-maing for land and ater resources development. 5ustainable
natural resource management e!periences ill be the ey to support in this area.
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