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actors (producers‟ organizations, agricultural Overall, the actions undertaken contribute to
research centres, SMEs, input and service pro- the creation of efficient, effective, inclusive and

viders, traders). The project aims at addressing sustainable agricultural value chains oriented

systemic constraints that hinder the increase in toward the satisfaction of the requirements

production and productivity and the marketing of the existing and potential market demand.
of selected products improving the flow of raw These, in turn, constitute an enabling factor for

material supply to the Bulbula and Yergalem the establishment of the pilot Bulbula and Yer-

IAIPs. The project methodology ensures gen- galem Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks, where

der inclusiveness, nutrition-sensitive agricul- the agro-manufacturing enterprises are locat-
ture, sustainable use of natural resources and ed.

decent rural employment creation;
The project builds on lessons learned by FAO
The initiati v e is str uctur ed along six Com - on the project “Technical Support for the Im-
The initiative is structured along six Com-
ponents/Outputs:
ponents/O utputs: plementation of an IAIP in Ethiopia” and AICS

1. D ev elopment of cap acities of pub lic project on “Inclusive and Sustainable Value
1. Development of capacities of public
and pri v at e act ors along t he select ed Chain Development in Oromia”. It promotes
and private actors along the selected
value chains; layering and clustering with on-going FAO
alue c
hains;
v
2. D ev elopment of agr o-infr astr uctur e (and other donor projects) related to enhance-
2. Development of agro-infrastructure
ment of agricultural production and produc-
and r ur al connecti vit y wit h a special f o -
and rural connectivity with a special fo-
tivity, value chain development and financial
cus on the link between agro-produc-
cus on t he link bet w een agr o-pr oduc -
inclusion, gender- and nutrition-sensitive ag-
o-pr
ocessing;
tion and agro-processing;
tion and agr
3. Impr o v ement of access t o cr edit and fi - riculture, and sustainable management of nat-
3. Improvement of access to credit and fi-
ural resources. The current project is aligned
nancial services;
nancial ser
vices;
4. Int egr ation of gender and y out h as - and creates synergy with the on-going and
4. Integration of gender and youth as-
upcoming similar initiatives supported by oth-
alue c
pects int
pects into value chain development;
elopment;
hain dev
o v
5. Incr ease of pr oduction and pr oducti vit y er development partners.
5. Increase of production and productivity
wit h specific att ention t o nutrition-sen -
with specific attention to nutrition-sen-
siti v e agricultur e; and
sitive agriculture; and
6. S ust ainab le management of natur al r e -
6. Sustainable management of natural re-
ces.
sources.
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