Self Help Africa
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caling-up agricultural production, developing new
In 2014 the organisation was involved in implementing close
enterprise and market opportunities for farmers and
to a dozen development projects, all of which are being
strengthening community-based seed production and
undertaken in collaboration with local and/or international
climate resilience is the key focus of -Self Help Africa’s work
partners. Three new projects are in the pipeline and will start
in Ethiopia.
in 2015.
malawi
zambia
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burkinafaso
04. Early Seed Generation II
ghana
kenya
togo
ERITREA
05. Building Resilience through Seed and Conservation Agriculture
08. Pastoralist Livelihood Improvement Project
Gondar
Lake Tana
11. Smallholder Support Scheme
Amhara
SUDAN 10. Climate Smart Agriculture
GREAT RIFT VALLEY
07. STAR project
Addis Ababa
SOMALILAND
Oromia 03. Livestock Growth Programme
Butajira
09. Improving Honey Production and Quality
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SNNPR
2. Malt Barley Value-Chain Development
SOMALIA 06. Community Based Seed Production
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01. RuSACCO II
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Donor
Total Budget
Rural Savings and Credit Cooperatives II
Irish Aid, Irish League of Credit Unions, Terrafina Microfinance
€ 695,965
Malt Barley ValueChain Development
Irish Aid
€ 353,655
Livestock Growth Programme
USAID
Early Seed Generation II
Vitol Foundation
Timeframe 2013
Oromia and SNNP Regions
Oromia Region
2015
Farmer Cooperatives: Galema, Raya Kajema
2013
CNFA
SNNP Region
Koga Irrigation Water Users Service Cooperative
Amhara Region
Melkassa Agricultural Research Centre, Farmer Cooperatives, Boset Woreda Office of Agriculture. Cooperative Promotion Office
Oromia Region
Edget, Kayu, Hulegba Kuke, Hansha, Amacho Wato, Utuge and Aware farmer cooperatives
SNNP Region
A Glimmer of Hope
Oromia Region
Emmanuel Development Association
Afar Region
2012
2016
€ 213,211
2014 2017
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Programme Area
SACCO Unions: Awash, Keleta, Ifa Boru, Yenestanet Fana, Sidama Chalala
2015
€561,860
Implementing Partner
2014
Building Resilience through Seed and Conservation Agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations
€ 203,409
Community Based Seed Production
Agricultural Transformation Agency
€€ 324,903
Sustainable Transformation of Agricultural Resources (STAR)
Irish Aid
Pastoralist Livelihood Improvement Project
Irish Aid
Improving Honey Production and Quality
Jersey Overseas Aid Committee
€ 103,836
2015
Climate Smart Agriculture
Irish Aid
€ 640, 071
2015
Smallholder Support Scheme
African Agriculture Fund – Technical Assistance Facility
2015
2015 2016
€ 200,000
2014
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Programme
2015
€ 114,000
2014 2015
2016
€ 349,996
2015 2018
SNNP Region
SOS Sahel, Farm Africa, Vita
SNNP Region
Bako Bore Farmers Cooperative Union, Bako Research Centre
Oromia Region
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In the coming years the RuSACCO programme will seek to
RURAL SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVES II
improve the operational and financial capacity of SACCO
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Unions, thus supporting these unions to deliver sustainable
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financial services to their members. n over a decade Self Help Africa has distributed small loans to almost 40,000 people in two regions of Ethiopia, to support the development of on and off-farm enterprise
Total direct beneficiaries: 40,000
as a means of generating an income. SHA’s RuSACCO (Rural Savings and Credit Cooperative) Programme has supported the formation of 250 Primary Cooperatives and five Cooperative Unions in 20 districts of Oromia and SNNP Regions.
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MALT BARLEY VALUE-CHAIN DEVELOPMENT
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elf Help Africa’s Malt Barley Value-Chain Development Project was developed on foot of research that was
Training, management support, mentoring and financial assistance has been provided to these member-run
carried out to assess the market potential of malt barley
as a cash crop for small-holder farmers in Oromia Region.
microfinance providers. The assessment indicated an existing high demand for malt Member-run RuSACCOs have a comparative advantage as
barley, and the potential for development within the sector.
financial providers, and particularly in rural communities
The Malt Barley Project was subsequently designed to tackle
where less than 15% of households have access to credit.
the challenged faced by malt barley producing farmers, their institutions, and stakeholders who benefit from production.
In 2013 SHA, in collaboration with the Irish League of Credit Unions Foundation and Terrafina Microfinance, commenced a new phase of its RuSACCO programme. The programme aims to promote higher levels of financial inclusion, and support rural families to access credit with which to develop enterprise and new income generating opportunities.
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Total direct beneficiaries: 6,000
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LIVESTOCK GROWTH PROGRAMME
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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, hide, skins, leather and dairy. Backed by the US Government’s Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative, the project is also a part of USAID-Ethiopia’s Agricultural Growth Programme. As part of a consortium led by US-based non-profit organisation CNFA, Self Help Africa is responsible for a part of the implementation of this project in Oromia and SNNP regions. SHA is focussing on increasing the productivity and competitiveness of selected livestock value chains and improving the quality and diversity of household diet through intake of livestock product. Integrated into these components
This will not only address the high demand for certified seeds
are the crosscutting objectives of engaging people living
in Ethiopia, but also provide farmers with better market access
with HIV/AIDS, gender equity, promotion of ICT solutions,
and a better price, thus enhancing economic growth and
environmental mitigation and natural resource management.
development.
Total direct beneficiaries: 5,000
Total direct beneficiaries: 5,380
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EARLY SEED GENERATION II
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arly Seed Generation II Project follows a successful pilot that was undertaken to test farmer-led basic and prebasic wheat seed production in Ethiopia.
That project was one of the first of its kind in the country, and demonstrated that farmers at community-level could produce quality basic and pre-basic seed for sale and distribution. The second phase of the project is testing this innovative approach to farmer-led early generation seed production on a wider scale, and is extending the reach of farmer-led seed production to a new region - Amhara, and to new crop – maize. The project aims to prove the viability of farmer-led seed production as a means to address limited seed availability in Ethiopia.
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BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH SEED AND CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE
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his project is being funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations through its improved agricultural solutions initiative. It is designed
to improve the resilience of smallholder men and women living in drought prone areas of in the East Shewa district of Oromia region Ethiopia. The adoption of conservation agriculture techniques, together with increased availability and utilisation of improved quality seed, will help increase crop production, enhance food security and alleviate rural poverty. The promotion of conservation agriculture as a sustainable agriculture practice to enhance natural resource management and crop production will improve access of smallholder farmers to drought-tolerent varieties of maize, teff and haricot bean seed, which are the main food crops produced in the area.
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floods, as well as diseases and volatile global markets. This project is designed to address these problems and improve food security in one of the poorest and most food- insecure
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woredas in North Shewa zone of Oromia Regional State. Over 24 months Self Help Africa is directly targeting 2,800 (30% female) smallholders to increase their capacity to diversify livelihood activities, improve their wealth, food and livelihood security. The project focusses on improving the production and productivity of crops and livestock and creating better market linkages for farmers. Problems of soil erosion and watershed management are addressed through the introduction of appropriate technologies. Cooperatives are being strengthened to ensure farmers are engaging in the relevant value chains, and linkages are being created with rural savings and credit cooperatives (RuSACCOs) to provide farmers with access to financial services. Linking development initiatives with cooperatives and RuSACCOs will also ensure sustainability of
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COMMUNITY BASED SEED PRODUCTION
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uilding on its experience in seed sector
interventions in the post-project period.
Total direct beneficiaries: 2,800
development SHA will support the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency’s (ATA)
project entitled “Build Capacity and Operating Model for Community Based Seed Production (CBSP)”. The goal of the project is to contribute to creating self-sustaining community-based seed producers that fulfill current unmet demand specifically on self-pollinating varieties, reach remote geographies, and regions and beyond and promote climate-smart seed production. To project aims to increase the volume of improved seed production by CBSPS for wheat, teff, barley and pulses in SNNPR and enable competent CBSPs to market their seeds to members and non-member farmers through improving their technical capacities and provision of a set of pre and postharvest seed technology packages.
Total direct beneficiaries: 1,790
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PASTORALIST LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
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he Pastoralist Livelihood Improvement Project is a pilot
that is being implemented in the remote and arid Afar region of Northern Ethiopia, in partnership with
Emmanuel Development Association. The project seeks to build the capability of pastoralists to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. The goal is to assist communities to cope with changing climate in one of the hottest low-lying regions in the world. Work is with semi-nomadic communities in three areas (kebeles) of Afar Region. The project will also seek to build knowledge and experience to allow for subsequent scaling-up to other pastoralists.
Total direct beneficiaries: 1,500
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SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES (STAR) PROJECT
thiopian agriculture is dominated by small-scale subsistence and rain-fed production systems using few inputs and characterised by low productivity.
For this reason farmers are extremely vulnerable to external shocks such as extreme climatic events including drought and
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IMPROVING HONEY PRODUCTION AND QUALITY
thiopian beekeepers currently realise just 10% of their production potential, and meet less than 10% of the market demand within the country for honey.
production, this project aims to address the current poor quality of honey that is produced in the country. 95% of Ethiopian beekeepers use traditional beekeeping methods and do not have access to modern hives. By providing training and improving hive production, the honey harvest per hive can be increased by at least 30%, while honey producer cooperatives can assist beekeepers to market their produce collectively to processing companies who buy in bulk. With funding from Jersey Overseas Aid Commission, this project works with farmers to increase production and return from beekeeping. Smallholders receive training in basic bee husbandry, queen bee rearing, colony multiplication and nutrition. Hives and seedlings for bees to forage are being purchased and distributed, and nine honey coops are being established. Cooperative members will be trained in marketing, business planning and quality standards. This will enable collective marketing, improve access to markets and enable farmers to invest in beekeeping and improve their livelihood security.
Total direct beneficiaries: 130
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hrough the Smallholder Support Scheme (SSS) SHA will work with Bako Bore Farmers Cooperative Union to establish a secure supply of maize and soybean for
Norish Business PLC. SSS will target 800 smallholder farmers to increase their production and productivity of maize and soybean, and support them to develop effective marketing and contract arrangements with Norish PLC, thereby improving household incomes and food security. The project will address constraints faced including access to seed, weak market links, limited financial access and climate variability. SHA will draw on its successful, recent experiences of brokering contracts between malt barley producing farmers and Assela Malt Factory, and our extensive track-record in capacity building cooperatives and unions in improving access
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As well as addressing the challenges presented by low
to finance and improving agricultural supply. In addition, SHA’s innovative and unique approach to farmer-led seed multiplication will ensure the sustainability of the project.
Total direct beneficiaries: 800
CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE
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collaboration with SOS-Sahel, FARM Africa and Vita, this ‘Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Project’ started in June 2015.
Developed to promote a CSA approach towards achieving food security, it is built on three key pillars of: increasing productivity and incomes, enhancing resilience of livelihoods, and reducing agriculture’s contribution to climate change. The project covers 15 districts (woredas) categorised into four clusters, with consortium members taking responsibility for implementation in a district each. The CSA Project will strengthen the resilience of individuals, households and communities by improving and diversifying livelihoods, developing community-based management systems of resources critical to resilience (water, wetlands, farmlands, communal land and forests) and embedding location specific climate change adaptation and mitigation into its development initiative.
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