Context presentation for WCA Research team meeting

Bamako April 6 to 9, 2011

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Oxfam Ethiopia

Country context

Ethiopia is a land locked country85% depend on subsistence agricultureOver 51% of population are womenAgriculture generates ~ 90 percent of the

export earnings and employmentCollectivisations expericences ~18% of rural community (estimated

28ml) organised in to coops.

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Rural Policy context

Agriculture Development LI, the pillar

Growth and transformation plan (GTP)

Cooperatives Laws Agricultural commercialisationEthiopian commodity exchange

(ECX)AU Comprehensive Agricultural

Development Programme3

Agriculture and rural Development strategic directions (2010 to 2015)

Enhance the capacity and extensive use of labour,

Proper utilization of agricultural land, Commercialisation and specialization Integrating agri., marketing, and

agricultural research, extension etc. Efficient agricultural marketing system,

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PO/CA policy provisions

Cooperative law Investment incentive permitted by law to

Coops. Exemption from income tax Land acquisition free of lease Other assistance and incentives from

government Established appropriate authority Exempted from any fee entertained by court

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Oxfam Ethiopia country programme

Empowered citizens enjoying fundamental and democratic rights from an accountable government.

change propositions

– Economically empowered citizens

– Able and willing government

– Vibrant civil society

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Eritrea

Somalia

Djibouti

Country programmes

1. Rights in crisis

2. Pastoral programme

3. CASHE1.Empowered one million smallholder farmer with

sustained income and asset growth

2.Gender equitable access to institutions, resources and decision making ensured

3.A vibrant lobbying group consisting of stakeholders, smallholder farmers and their networks as collective voice for change.

4.Evidence based influencing government and donor policies on smallholder agriculture7

CASHE strategies•Farmer Perspective

•Leadership (WEL)•Capacity building•Linkages to market•Organisation (governance and systems)

•Market Perspective•Identification (subsectors and technologies)•Market power (Negotiations and intelligence) •Gendered value chain approaches•PSD

•Networking and influencing•Stakeholder forums•Partnership•Documentation and dissemination for influencing and advocacy•MEL 8

Partner subsectors

CASHE/GTP

CASHE: o Honey value chain o Coffee VCo Honey VCo Spices o FAL integrationo Women enterpriseo Malt barley value chain

GTP– Maize– Rice– Pulses– Sesame– Honey– Coffee

Strategic partners

Pilot work completed in Amhara

Field work on progress in both regions

Amhara Unions, MGs, GO, NGO

Oromia Value chain Forums (Union, women's affairs, University)

National ECA, ILO, ECX, MOA, Cooperatives agency,

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WCA research vis-à-vis CASHE

Relevance

Sector targeting and development

New Business Model Development

Refine strategies and learning

Influencing and collaboration

WEL Strengthening Integrated in to

existing partnerships

Progress to date

Piloting in honey Filed work for phase

one SD planning for April National Learning

event

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Thank you

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