USAID FTF PARTNERS QUARTERLY COORDINATION WORKSHOP PRESENTATION MAY 3 RD ,2012

1. USAID FTF PARTNERS QUARTERLY COORDINATION WORKSHOP PRESENTATION MAY 3RD ,2012

2. B • Background to CIAFS Project • The FTF strategy is aligned with Ethiopia’s CAADP Compact which outlines the GOE’s long term agriculture development strategy • CAADP identified low technical and management capacity throughout the MoA, research centers and regional BoAs • The USAID Mission also identified weak capacity as a major constraint to agriculture change • CIAFS builds on previous and existing USAID/Ethiopia programs that addressed key policy and capacity impediments • Implemented by FintracInc, CIAFS is a four year project; CIAFS has 11 staff (5 program staff); No field office

3. CIAFS Project Strategic Objective (task order) • Work with “agents of change” to raise awareness of international best practices and develop greater knowledge of policy alternatives to empower key policy makers to push for policy reform for agricultural growth and food security

4. CIAFS Project Components • Component One: Capacity Building to Key Agents of Change • Component Two: Dissemination of Best Practices, Technologies, and Innovations • Component Three: Demand-Driven Analysis for Policy Dialogue • Component Four: Monitoring and Evaluation Support • Component Five: Communication

5. Targeted Value Chains and Regions • Maize, Wheat, Sesame, Coffee, Meat, Milk, Honey • Amhara, Tigray, SNNP, Oromia regions

6. Capacity building and analytical studies • Year 1 Summary of Activities and Achievements • Needs Assessment Study of the MoA - completed • Needs Assessment of the Private Sector - completed • Leadership training for champions of change • 100 planned; 90 trained (12Female; 78 Male) • National workshops for MoA and private sector on needs assessments; 2 planned; 2 achieved • Dialogue on tertiary education for agricultural transformation – Demand Driven; 60 scientists • High-level round table discussion on agriculture and food security- Demand Driven; 34 persons • Sponsored conferences, workshops and visits

10. Component One: Capacity Building Activities for Key Agents of Change

12. Component One: Capacity Building Activities for Key Agents of Change

13. Targeted Beneficiaries/Stakeholders • Ministry of Agriculture • Ministries of Trade and Industry • Regional Bureaus of Agriculture • Chambers of Commerce (national and regional) and Sectoral Associations • Agribusinesses, Cooperatives, Research Institutes, Professional Associations • Civil Societies/NGOs • Other FTF Projects

14. Implementation Approaches 1.Adapting to local contexts and needs • Develop in-depth knowledge of public policies and strategies and their context, as well as of the capacity building needs • Capitalize on local institutions and personnel to lower transaction costs and generate development impacts beyond immediate project goals • Work at higher end of the value chain

15. Implementation Approaches 2.Promoting partnerships and consortiums for synergy and impact • Forging collaborative relationship with important and likeminded projects, parliament, government institutions and the like • Driving for partnership with local firms, agents of change, institutions and associations • Institutional collaboration to avoid duplication, deepen synergy and increase scale economies

16. Implementing Approaches 3. Building capacity through result-driven programs • Integrating capacity building with GTP/ATP plan for agricultural transformation. • Targeting higher level decision makers to enhance leadership and management competencies to improve efficiency in decisions • Complementing training programs with site and industry visits & inspirational speakers • Doing post training and workshop follow-ups • Training a cadre of “agents of change” and supporting them technically and financially for greater multiplier effect