System Programs

详情

The effectiveness of the ATA’s value chain interventions will be enhanced if all components of the agricultural sector in Ethiopia are functioning smoothly. Systems are the building blocks that ensure improvements in the value-chains generate the desired productivity and income growth for smallholder farmers and pastoralists. In order to address key broad-based constraints in the agricultural sector, the ATA has identified specific systems that require singular focus to identify and overcome bottlenecks. These are:

    Household Irrigation
    Seeds
    Soil Health & Fertility Management
    Input & Output Markets
    Extensions & Research
    Cooperatives

Improving the functioning of these key systems is essential for the country to achieve its development objectives. To harness the potential of these systems, the ATA will guide its work by the needs of specific crops and livestock. For example, solutions in the seed system must ensure that they address the unique needs of hybrid maize production as well as the production of open pollinated and self pollinating crops. Similarly, solutions within the soil health and fertility management area must meet the needs of different crops in the various agro-ecologies of the country.