Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture
2023–2028
Partner
U.S. Department of State – Office of Global Food Security (Lead funder)
Government of Ethiopia
Sector
Agriculture and Food Systems
Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture
Food Security and Resilience
Private Sector Engagement and Market Systems Development
Target
Improve access to healthy diets for 7 million people, with a focus on women and children
Regions
156+ target woredas across Ethiopia.
Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture is a five-year, $67 million activity under the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future initiative. The project seeks to increase access to healthy diets, particularly for women and children, by enhancing the competitiveness, inclusiveness, and resilience of Ethiopia’s food and agriculture systems. By using a nutrition-led approach, the activity focuses on reorienting the food system to meet the desirability and convenience needs of consumers, driving demand and consumption of more nutritious foods.
Transforming Agriculture aligns with national strategies including the Food Systems Strategy and Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Strategy, and works through partnerships and grant funding to catalyze systemic change across food systems.
At the heart of the program is the commitment to improve the consumption of nutritious foods, particularly among women and children, by creating a food system that responds to consumer preferences, accessibility, and affordability.
The strategic focus areas of the program include:
⦁ Influencing food system actors to build inclusive, resilient, and competitive agricultural systems.
⦁ Promoting the consumption of nutritious foods through a nutrition-led approach that prioritizes health and well-being.
⦁ Strengthening value chain linkages between:
- Producers
- Input suppliers
- Buyers
- End consumers
⦁ Stimulating innovation and partnerships to drive systemic improvements across:
- Food supply
- Food environment
- Food and water utilization
Expected Outcomes: (these are to be added in the cards)
7 Million Lives Improved
Impact: Reach and improve the diets of 7 million Ethiopians, with a strong focus on women, children, and vulnerable groups.
🔗 Stronger Market Linkages
Impact: Improve connections between producers, input suppliers, buyers, and consumers across 156+ woredas.
🍠 Nutritious Food Supply Boosted
Impact: Enhance the supply and demand for nutritious foods, encouraging healthier consumption patterns across target regions.
🛒 Enabling Healthy Food Choices
Impact: Strengthen the food environment to make nutritious, affordable options more accessible and desirable to consumers.
💼 Private Sector Activation
Impact: Drive private sector innovation and engagement within Ethiopia’s agriculture and food system sectors.
Target Achievement to date
7 Million Lives Improved
Reach and improve the diets of 7 million Ethiopians, with a strong focus on women, children, and vulnerable groups.
Stronger Market Linkages
Improve connections between producers, input suppliers, buyers, and consumers across 156+ woredas.
Nutritious Food Supply Boosted
Enhance the supply and demand for nutritious foods, encouraging healthier consumption patterns across target regions.
Enabling Healthy Food Choices
Strengthen the food environment to make nutritious, affordable options more accessible and desirable to consumers.
Private Sector Activation
Drive private sector innovation and engagement within Ethiopia’s agriculture and food system sectors.
250 Partners
250 local private sector businesses
Knowledge Pieces
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