Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project

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The development objective of the Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project for Ethiopia is to increase productivity and commercialization of producers and processors in selected value chains, strengthen service delivery systems in the livestock and fisheries sectors, and respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. The project comprises of three components. The first component, linking more productive farmers to markets will finance a program of activities aimed at increasing productivity and commercialization of producers and processors in selected value chains and targeted areas in 58 Woredas by improving their access to critical knowledge, services, inputs, equipment and productive infrastructure, and increasing their linkages with markets and value chains. It consists of following sub-components: (i) enabling sub‐projects implementation; (ii) support to subsistence farmers and unemployed youth; (iii) support to improved cooperatives; and (iv) support to specialized cooperatives and municipalities. The second component, strengthening national institutions and programs will carry out a program of activities to improve the immediate and long‐term human, organizational, and institutional capacity of Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (MoLF) and key public and private actors and cooperatives of the livestock and fisheries sectors. It consists of following sub-components: (i) human resources and organizational capacity development; (ii) policy, planning, and coordination; (iii) sustainable animal health, extension, and advisory services; (iv) development of strategic national programs (SNPs); and (v) contingent emergency response. The third component, project coordination, monitoring and evaluation, and knowledge management will support project coordination, management, monitoring and evaluation, and learning needs. It consists of following sub-components: (i) project coordination; and (ii) monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge management.