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2016
Shifada Gedama, Chair of Girfaya Seed Multipliers Cooperative.
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caling up agricultural production, improving nutrition
In 2015 the organisation was involved in implementing close
security, developing new enterprise and market
to a dozen development projects, all of which are being
opportunities for farmers, strengthening community-
undertaken in collaboration with local and/or international
based seed production and building climate resilience, are
partners. Four new projects are scheduled to commence
all key areas of Self Help Africa’s work in Ethiopia.
this year.
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SUDAN
05. Early Seed Generation II
ERITREA 04. Production & Marketing of Malt Barley in Amhara
12. Building Opportunities through Seed Enterprise Transformation
Gondar 06. Scaling Community Based Seed Production
Lake Tana
11. Smallholder Support Scheme
Amhara GREAT RIFT VALLEY Addis Ababa
10. Climate Smart Agriculture 02. Scaling RuSACCOs
07. STAR project
SOMALILAND
Oromia Butajira
08. Livestock Growth Programme 09. Improving Honey Production and Quality
SNNPR
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3. Malt Barley Value-Chain Development
SOMALIA 06. Scaling Community Based KENYA Seed Production
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Donor
Total Budget
Rural Savings & Credit Cooperatives II (RuSACCO II) Completed
Irish Aid, Irish League of Credit Unions Foundation
€ 695,965
Scaling RuSACCOs
Irish Aid, Irish League of Credit Unions Foundation
€ 70,000
Irish Aid
€ 353,655
Malt Barley ValueChain Development
Time Frame 2013
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Malt Barley in Amhara for Livelihood Transformation (MALT)
Irish Aid
Oromia & SNNP Regions
Melkassa Agricultural Research Centre, Farmer Cooperatives, Boset Woreda Office of Agriculture & Cooperative Promotion Office
Oromia Region
Farmer Cooperatives: Galema & Raya Kajema
Oromia Region
Kulumsa Agricultural Research Institute & Assela Malt Factory
Amhara Region
Koga Irrigation Water Users Service Cooperative
Amhara Region
SNNP, Amhara and Oromia regions
2017
Hibret Fire, Halaba, Kenbata, Tegulet, Guna and Wemberma Farmers’ Cooperative Unions
2012
SHA
Oromia Region
CNFA
SNNP Region
SHA
SNNP Region
SOS Sahel, Farm Africa, Vita
SNNP Region
Bako Bore Farmers Cooperative Union & Bako Research Centre
Oromia Region
Bureau of Finance & Economic Development (BoFED) & Cooperatives Promotion Agency, Tinsa’e, Bekelcha Selale, Fana Gudina & Agnot SACCO Unions & Primary SACCOs
Amhara, Oromia & SNNP Regions
2016
2016 2016
Early Seed Generation II
Vitol Foundation
€ 110,000
2012
2016 2016
€ 213,211
2014 2017
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Scaling CommunityBased Seed Production
Agricultural Transformation Agency
Sustainable Transformation of Agricultural Resources (STAR)
Irish Aid, Community Foundation of Ireland
Livestock Growth Programme
USAID
Improving Honey Production & Quality
Jersey Overseas Aid Commission
Climate-Smart Agriculture
Irish Aid
Smallholder Support Scheme
African Agriculture Fund – Technical Assistance Facility
€ 349,996
Building Opportunities through Seed Enterprise Transformation (BOSET)
Irish Aid
€€ 40,000
€€ 1,673,489
€ 400,000
Programme Area
SACCO Unions: Awash, Keleta, Ifa Boru, Yenestanet Fana & Sidama Chalala
2017
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Implementing Partner
2016
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Programme
2016
€561,860
2013 2016
€ 103,836
2015 2016
€ 640, 071
2015 2018
2015 2018 2016 2016
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Kadiru Ahmadin, Berssa Village, SNNP Region.
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RURAL SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVES II COMPLETED
SCALING RURAL SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVES
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off-farm enterprise as a means of generating income.
off-farm enterprise as a means of generating income.
n over a decade Self Help Africa has supported a network of micro-finance cooperatives to distribute small loans to almost 40,000 people in two regions of Ethiopia. This
support is designed to assist with the development of on and
or over a decade Self Help Africa has supported a network of micro-finance cooperatives to distribute small loans to over 53,000 people in Ethiopia. This
support is designed to assist with the development of on and In 2016, SHA is building on the success of the RuSACCO
SHA’s RuSACCO (Rural Savings & Credit Cooperative)
programme by extending credit cooperative support to three
Programme has backed the formation of 310 Primary
new intervention areas. The Scaling RuSACCOs project is
Cooperatives and five Cooperative Unions in 20 districts of
improving access to rural finance for smallholder farmers in
Oromia and SNNP Regions.
three low-productive and drought-prone zones of Amhara, Oromia and SNNP regional states. This is enabling farmers
These member-run RuSACCOs have a comparative
to save for leaner times and to invest in productive assets,
advantage as microfinance providers, particularly in rural
allowing them to diversify their incomes and to improve their
communities where less than 15% of households have
household food security.These member-run RuSACCOs
access to credit.
have a comparative advantage as microfinance providers, particularly in rural communities where less than 15% of
They have also benefited from training, management support,
households have access to credit.
mentoring and financial assistance. The project is contributing towards a RuSACCO movement SHA, in collaboration with the Irish League of Credit Unions
that promotes higher levels of financial inclusion through
Foundation and Terrafina Microfinance, commenced a new
sustainable, community-owned financial institutions, with a
phase of its RuSACCO programme in 2013.
number of specifically designed outputs developed to achieve this goal. The project is working to improve the operational
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The programme is promoting higher levels of financial
and management standards of the target RuSACCOs and
inclusion, helping rural families to access credit with which
unions. This is helping them to achieve self-sufficiency and to
they can develop enterprise and income-generating
serve the long-term financial needs of rural households, thus
opportunities.
contributing towards increased wealth and food security.
Total direct beneficiaries: 50,620
Total direct beneficiaries: 74,380
MALT BARLEY VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT
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MALT BARLEY IN AMHARA FOR LIVELIHOOD TRANSFORMATION (MALT)
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result, farmers have secured higher prices for their grain,
as a source of cash income and would help to significantly
thereby improving household incomes and food security.
improve the livelihoods of highland farm households in the
ince its launch in 2012, the Malt Barley Value Chain Development project has helped strengthen the capacity of 6,000 smallholder farmers in Oromia to
produce higher quality and quantities of malt barley. As a
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Getachew Miko, Dirma Village, Oromia.
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he emergence of new brewery investments in Ethiopia, coupled with an increasing number of people consuming barley as a staple food, has created a
high demand for quality malt barley grain. This could serve
Amhara region. However, low productivity of malt barley, However, due to a chronic shortage of quality malt barley
poor market conditions and lack of access to resources in
seed in Ethiopia, farmers have been unable to meet an
the area have hampered the ability of malt barley farmers to
increasing demand for grain. A second phase of the project
capitalise on this opportunity. Instead, the grain they produce
is planned for 2016 and is designed to tackle this issue by
is predominantly used for household consumption or sold at
supporting 924 members of four farming cooperatives to
below market price.
produce quality, certified barley seed for distribution and sale to 14,784 malt barley farmers in Oromia.
In order to tackle these challenges, SHA is implementing a number of complementary interventions through its MALT
SHA is set to source and procure the barley seed from
project to support increased production and productivity. The
research institutions, before training farmers in seed
project is building on the capacity of farmers’ institutions,
multiplication and production, agronomy, seed quality and
enabling them to provide services to individual member
inspection. The project is also supporting the construction of
farmers. It also intends to build storage capacity to allow
grain stores, and building the marketing and financial capacity
farmers to store their grain until such a time as the market
of cooperatives so that they can negotiate the best prices for
offers the best price, as well as creating linkages between
their members.
farmers’organisations and malt processors so that they have a predictable source of income.
Total direct beneficiaries: 924
Total direct beneficiaries: 1,200
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Ejigayehu Bekele and Gulilat Habtie with daughter Mebrat Gulilat, and sons Abiti Gulilat and Fikadu Gulilat, Garmama Village, Oromia.
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EARLY SEED GENERATION II
SCALING COMMUNITY-BASED SEED PRODUCTION
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That project was one of the first of its kind in the country.
for Community-Based Seed Production (CBSP)’. The goal
It demonstrated that farmers at community-level could
of the project is to create community-based seed producers
produce quality basic and pre-basic seed for sale and
that fulfil current unmet demands. Specifically, these include
distribution.
producing self-pollinating varieties, reaching remote regions
arly Seed Generation II Project follows a successful pilot that was undertaken to test farmer-led basic and pre-basic wheat seed production in Ethiopia.
uilding on its experience in developing community based seed production, SHA is supporting the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency’s
(ATA) project entitled ‘Build Capacity and Operating Model
and promoting climate-smart seed production. The second phase of the project is testing this innovative approach to farmer-led early generation seed production on a
The project is increasing the volume of improved seed
wider scale. It extends the reach of farmer-led seed production
production by CBSPs for wheat, teff, barley and pulses in
to a new region – Amhara – and to a new crop – maize.
SNNP and Amhara regions – enabling competent CBSPs to market their seeds to members and non-member farmers
The project aims to prove the viability of farmer-led seed
by improving their technical capacities, building seed
production as a means to address limited seed availability in
storage facilities and providing a set of pre and post-harvest
Ethiopia.
seed technology packages.
This will not only address the high demand for certified
Total direct beneficiaries: 1,790
seeds in Ethiopia, but will also provide farmers with better market access and a better price, thus enhancing economic growth and development.
Total direct beneficiaries: 5,380
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SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES (STAR) PROJECT
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such as extreme climatic events like drought and floods,
hide, skins, leather and dairy.
thiopian agriculture is dominated by small-scale subsistence and rain-fed production systems using few inputs and characterised by low productivity. As
a result, farmers are extremely vulnerable to external shocks
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Birtukan Shura, Misraq Shewa Zone, Oromoia.
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elf Help Africa’s Livestock Growth Programme is a five-year project designed to reduce poverty by improving the productivity and competitiveness of
selected livestock value chains, including meat/live animals,
as well as to diseases and volatile global markets. This project is addressing these problems as well as improving
Backed by the US Government’s Feed the Future (FTF)
food security in one of the poorest and most food-insecure
Initiative, the project is also a component of USAID-Ethiopia’s
woredas (districts) of the Oromia Region.
Agricultural Growth Programme.
SHA is directly targeting 2,800 smallholders to increase
As part of a consortium led by US-based non-
their capacity to diversify livelihood activities, improving their
profit organisation CNFA, SHA is responsible for the
wealth, food and livelihood security. The project is focussing
implementation of the project in the Oromia and SNNP
on improving the production and productivity of crops and
Regions.
livestock and creating better market linkages for farmers. SHA is focussing on increasing the productivity and SHA is introducing appropriate technologies to tackle
competitiveness of selected livestock value chains and
watershed and soil erosion problems. Rural savings and
on improving the quality and diversity of household diet
credit cooperatives are being linked in order to strengthen
through the intake of livestock products. Integrated into
the cooperatives, allowing farmers access to financial
these components are the crosscutting objectives of
services.
engaging people living with HIV/AIDS, improving gender equity, promoting ICT solutions, environmental mitigation and
Total direct beneficiaries: 2,800
natural resource management.
Total direct beneficiaries: 5,000
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Begeshaw Biru, Dirma Village, Oromia.
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IMPROVING HONEY PRODUCTION & QUALITY
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As well as addressing the challenges presented by low
Developed to promote a CSA approach towards achieving
production, this project is addressing the current poor
food security, it is built on the three key pillars of: increasing
quality of honey that is produced.
productivity and incomes, enhancing resilience of
thiopian beekeepers currently realise just 10% of their production potential, and meet less than 10% of the market demand within the country for honey.
collaboration with SOS-Sahel, Farm Africa and Vita, this ‘Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Project’ started in June 2015.
livelihoods, and reducing agriculture’s contribution to climate 95% of Ethiopian beekeepers use traditional beekeeping
change.
methods and do not have access to modern hives. By providing training and improving hive production, the honey
The project covers 15 districts categorised into four clusters,
harvest per hive can be increased by at least 30% - while
with each member of the consortium taking responsibility for
honey-producer cooperatives can assist beekeepers
implementation in a given district.
in marketing their produce collectively to processing companies that buy in bulk.
The CSA Project is strengthening the resilience of individuals, households and communities by improving
Funded by Jersey Overseas Aid Commission, this project
and diversifying livelihoods, developing community-based
works with farmers to increase production and returns from
management systems of resources (water, wetlands,
beekeeping. Smallholders receive training in basic bee
farmlands, communal land and forests) and embedding
husbandry, queen bee rearing, colony multiplication and
location-specific climate change adaptation and mitigation
nutrition. Seedlings for bees to forage, and hives are being
strategies into its development initiative.
procured and distributed, and six honey coops are being established. Cooperative members are being trained in marketing, business planning and quality standards. This is encouraging collective marketing, improving access to markets and enabling farmers to invest in beekeeping to improve their livelihood security.
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Total direct beneficiaries: 130
Total direct beneficiaries: 7,750
Amarech Tesfa and husband Tarku Desta, Bueezuria Village, SNNP Region.
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BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SEED ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION (BOSET)
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negotiate supply contracts, which uses maize and soybean
and improved agronomic practices, are crucial to improving
as its primary raw materials to produce a supercereal
resilience.
he project is supporting 800 smallholder farmers to increase their production and productivity of maize and soybean. The farmers, working through Bako
Bore Farmers’ Cooperative Union, are being supported to
limate change is posing significant challenges to Ethiopian communities, affecting water and food security. The utilisation of drought-tolerant, early-
maturing crop varieties, along with conservation agriculture
supplementary food. The primary aim of this project is to improve the economic, Along with technical assistance, SHA is delivering a
ecological and organisational resilience of smallholder
comprehensive package of smart subsidies to enable
farmers through on-farm disaster risk management
farmers to increase production and capitalise on this market
interventions in drought-prone areas of Boset District in
opportunity, thereby increasing their incomes and food
Oromia Region. The adoption of conservation agriculture
security.
techniques, together with increased availability and utilisation of improved quality seed, is helping to increase
Through the cooperative union, farmers are gaining access
crop production, enhance food security and alleviate rural
to improved seeds, mechanical threshers and a revolving
poverty. Furthermore, by increasing the resilience of 3,880
loan fund. Business advice and support is being provided
smallholder farmers, they will be less vulnerable to drought
to the cooperatives to ensure the effective management of
and other climate risks and therefore better prepared to
the smart subsidies, to build management capacity and to
bounce back.
promote the further development of the cooperatives. The sustainability and scalability of the project is being
Total direct beneficiaries: 3,880
ensured through reinvestment of the profits obtained by the cooperatives, firstly investing in more seed and, in later seasons, more threshing machines. This investment will enable support to be extended to more of the 14,000 members of the 27 cooperatives affiliated with the union.
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Kenenisa SACCO accountant and chairperson Yeshareg Abene and Beyenech Garedew, with SHA Field Officer Bogale Negesse.
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Cover: Medhanit Yilma, member of Kenenisa Credit Union, Ethiopia. Photo Credit: Ken O’Halloran 2015