ET: Agricultural Growth Program

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The objective of the Agricultural Growth Project (AGP) for Ethiopia is to increase agricultural productivity and market access for key crop and livestock products in targeted woredas with increased participation of women and youth. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is agricultural production and commercialization. The objective of this component is to strengthen the capacity of farmer organizations and their service providers to scale up best practices and adopt improved technologies in production and processing, and to strengthen marketing and processing of selected commodities through engagement with private sector stakeholders. The second component of the project is small-scale rural infrastructure development and management. The objective of this component is to support the construction, rehabilitation and/or improvement, and management of small-scale rural infrastructure to improve productivity, and to further develop and increase the efficiency of key value chains through improved access to markets. The third component of the project is AGP management and monitoring and evaluation (M&E). The objective of this component is to support effective coordination and management of the AGP at all levels of implementation, to establish an effective monitoring and evaluation M&E system, and to create a learning environment for continuous improvement of the AGP design and other agricultural growth interventions.