RESILIENT. Diversified, sustainable and inclusive value chains in Ethiopia

About this project

The 36-month RESILIENT proposal was elaborated to respond to the food security and nutrition needs of the Ethiopian Tigray, recently affected by a conflict that ended in November 2022, leading to a general deterioration of the already precarious living conditions. The indicators provided by FAO, in particular the prevalence of moderate to severe malnutrition, show the conflict-related deterioration: the indicator dropped to 56.2% in 2019- 21, but the latest documented value brings us to 58.1%. In fact, food insecurity in Tigray is closely linked to the conflict, as the forces destroyed the productive factors on which the economy of the majority farming families was based, looting cereals, livestock, the population's assets, burning crops, slaughtering livestock, preventing access to humanitarian assistance, total and partial blockage of electricity, banking services. Therefore, in compliance with the Guidelines on the Humanitarian Aid-Development-Peace nexus, which envisage the mix of immediate response to needs with other long-term actions, the proposal was designed by a multi-stakeholder partnership composed of civil society (Oxfam, REST), the private sector (DECSI), governments (TBoARD, BOSAR), universities and research institutes (MU, UNIFI, IZSVe), enhancing the mutual skills and know-how of the Italian and Ethiopian systems. In line with OSS 2, the project aims to contribute to ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agricu…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

Ethiopia

Sectors

Ending violence against women and girlsInformal/semi-formal financial intermediariesAgricultural development

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesNutrition · Main focusGood governance · Main focusClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

OXFAM ITALIA ONG/ON

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 5 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-013244-09-7.

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