Transformation through collaboration

Agriculture is the backbone of Ethiopia’s economy and the livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations. Increased growth is essential to realize the interconnected goals of food security, poverty reduction, and human & economic development. To support this growth, the Government of Ethiopia established the ATA to serve as a catalyst for transformational and sustainable change. Learn about the ATA >

Soil Intervention

Low soil fertility and crop nutrient imbalances are a major limitation to increased agricultural productivity in Ethiopia. The ATA is working with the Ministry of Agriculture to test and demonstrate the use of complex fertilizers that address the variability of Ethiopia’s agro-ecologies and soil needs. Learn More >

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Achieving the Growth and Transformation Plan

Building on the impressive gains of the preceding decade, Ethiopia’s Five Year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) established ambitious targets for agriculture for 2011-2015. The targets focus on enhancing productivity and production of smallholder farmers and pastoralists, strengthening market systems, improving participation and engagement of the private sector, expanding the amount of land under irrigation, and reducing the number of chronically food insecure households. The Agricultural Transformation Agency will contribute to supporting many partners to achieve the targets in the GTP through its three focus areas: value chains, system and initiatives. Learn more about the GTP >

Value Chains Programs

Part of the core of the ATA’s work will be to focus on addressing crop and livestock-specific issues for the value-chains that comprise the largest share of smallholder production and consumption. For each of these high-priority crops and livestock (also known as value chains), the ATA will identify and address key productivity constraints along each of the production systems. Learn more.
System Programs

Systems are the building blocks of the agriculture sector that enable the value-chains to achieve sustainable productivity for smallholder farmers and pastoralists. These systems span several different value chains, and optimizing their functions will be crucial for the country to achieve its development objectives. Learn more.
Initiatives

Initiatives address cross-cutting issues such as gender mainstreaming, climate adaptation and environmental sustainability, technology access and adoption, and monitoring, evaluation and learning. These initiatives represent critical issues that will intersect with and strengthen all the ATA’s core program areas. Learn more.