Inclusive and sustainable agricultural value chain development in Oromia and SNNPR

About this project

This initiative aims to contribute to the modernization of agriculture and the development of the agro-industrial sector in Ethiopia by sustainably improving the productivity and the quality standards of selected agricultural value chains in Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR).The initiative targets strategic agricultural value chains in the Agro-Commodities Procurement Zones of two Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks: respectively wheat and processing tomato in Oromia, avocado and pineapple in SNNPR. These commodities have been prioritized by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, in consultation with the regional authorities, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, and FAO. The selection is based as well on the Feasibility Studies of the two Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks, which identified the most promising agri-value chains in the two procurement zones of the Parks.The initiative will be structured along six main components: 1) the capacity building of public and private actors along the value chains; 2) the development of agro-infrastructure and rural connectivity; 3) the improvement of access to credit and financial services for the selected value chains; 4) gender; 5) nutrition-sensitive agriculture; and 6) the sustainable management of natural resources.The first component will target private and public actors at different levels of the value chains: researchinstitutes, input providers, extension servic…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

Ethiopia

Sectors

Basic nutritionAgricultural inputsAgro-industries

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesNutrition · Main focusEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 17 Mar 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-011400-01-2.

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