Thank You

Oxfam GB would like to thank all those who participated in the National Agriculture Learning Event for making it such a success. We are particularly grateful to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for its engagement with the event and the leadership it is showing with regard to smallholder farming in Ethiopia.

Over the course of the three days, we enjoyed an array of presentations outlining a variety of experiences in this field of work, which will continue to enrich our approach to smallholder agriculture in the years to come.

Finally we are delighted to announce that the Learning Event concluded with the establishment of a multi-stakeholder forum, which will bolster our work as we look to forge a bright future for smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia.  

The presentations are now available for downloading from the website, and shortly we will be uploading a workshop report.

Thank you again because without your participation none of this would have been achieved.

Objectives

The specific objectives of the workshop will be:

1. To initiate multi-stakeholder dialogue on increased investment on smallholder agriculture and develop a mechanism for ongoing debate
2. To share experiences on models of change, challenges and opportunities in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia; and
3. To deliberate on the way forward and explore opportunities for scaling-up in collaboration with stakeholders

Expected Workshop outputs

The learning from the event will contribute the stakeholders towards increased understanding and mechanisms to facilitate:

1. New business models on smallholder agriculture
2. Value Chain Development
3. Private sector Engagement
4. Women’s Economic Leadership
5. Coordination among key players in the smallholder agriculture, including the private sector

Downloadable Learning Materials

National Agriculture Learning Event registration form
Theme guidance
Terms of Reference
List of Organizations
CONFIRMATIONS

Organic coffee value chain development
Honey value chain development
Sesame value chain development

Session 1

Influencing investment decisions in favour of small producers

Session 2

Women’s Economic Empowerment

Session 3

Facilitating smallholder engagement in value chains

• Agriculture development strategy
• Approaches and strategies to smallholder agriculture growth
• Introduction and workshop objectives
• Overview of FAO-ETHIOPIA ERCU 2009MMG
• Smallholder Production, Market Demand and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia
• Agricultural Technologies for scaling up Experiences of EIAR

• Coffee VC Map
• Addressing gender in value chain development
• Community Based Risk Reduction among women farmers
• Gender aspects and value chain development
• Lessons on HIV AIDS mainstreaming OGB
• Market Access Model
• Oxfam's experience in facilitating women's economic leadership

• Creating an impetus for livelihood improvement
• Partnership building in Amhara
• Market Oriented Farmer Organizations
• Overview of IPMS approach to value chains
• Targeting value chains through project management
• Market access for smallholders
• Targeting value chains through project management

Session 4

Private sector engagement in market service
provision for rural smallholders

Session 5

Main learning points and ideas for future directions for the agricultural programmes in Ethiopia

• Linking agriculture value chains with Private Sector
• Processing for market linkage Ambrosia PLC
• Quality coffee and market linkage TNS
• Sustainable agriculture growth and smallholder farmers

• Accountability
• Innovation
• Scaling up
• Partnership

Contacts

Tel: +251 11 661 3344
Fax: +251 11 661 3533
Mob: +251 91 399 8919
E-mail: pbell@oxfam.org.uk