Agricultural Transformation Agenda in GTP II
Dereje Biruk (ATA)
Ethiopia - CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) Country Collaboration and Site
Integration Meeting, Addis Ababa, 11 December 2015

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• Overview of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda
• Key Pillars and programs
• Transformation Deliverables for selected Program Areas
Contents

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Achieving agricultural transformation requires unlocking systemic bottlenecks
which in turn requires dedicated action:
This requires:
• a dedicated focus on transformational issues;
• coordinating interventions within and beyond the agricultural sector;
• developing real-time solutions for implementation problems as they arise;
and,
• an enhanced monitoring and reporting system
The Transformation Agenda is a mechanism developed to prioritize a
set of interventions that aim to catalyze the transformation of Ethiopia's
agriculture sector.

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Developing the Agricultural Transformation Agenda
The Agricultural Transformation Agenda is developed around interventions
(deliverables) to unlock systemic bottlenecks identified through:
• Development of sub-sector strategies via extensive consultation with different
stakeholders and leveraging in-country and international best practices.
• Identification of transformational interventions that address the systemic bottlenecks
prioritized in the strategy development process of key agricultural sub-sectors
• The aggregation of prioritized deliverables across the agriculture sector
constitute the Agricultural Transformation Agenda.

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Implementation & monitoring
Multiple stakeholders implement the Agricultural Transformation
Agenda:
• Implementation is coordinated by MoANR, supported by the ATA and
overseen by the Transformation Council,
• various deliverables of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda are
implemented by diverse stakeholders.
• . ATA is responsible for monitoring and reporting progress to the
Transformation Council
• For each deliverable, annual targets and quarterly milestones are
established, which form the basis for monitoring.

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Key Pillars, Programs and Deliverables

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• Increased and market oriented crop
production and productivity;
• Increased livestock production and
productivity;
• Reduced degradation and improved
productivity of natural resources; and
• Enhanced food security.
The four agriculture
sector objectives
highlighted in the GTP
II provided the starting
point for the pillars of
the Agricultural
Transformation
Agenda in GTP II:
• Markets and Agri-business
• Enhancing implementation Capacity
From learning in GTP I

• Agriculture will continue to be the main source of growth
• Smallholder agriculture (pastoralist) will continue to be the main source of growth
• The role of the private sector will be enhanced
• Scaling up of best practices
• Increased Irrigation
• Increase HH income
• Development zone based Agr development
• Benefit Youth and Women
• Improved input output market system
• Improve resilience capacity of Arid and Semi-Arid areas
• CRGE strategy mainstreaming
Strategic Directions:

What does the Agricultural Transformation Agenda seeks to achieve?
Increased Crop and Livestock Production and Productivity
1. Accelerated adoption of productivity enhancing technologies by smallholder farmers
2. Enhanced efficiency of input use
Commercial orientation of smallholder agriculture and market development
3. Increased investment in agricultural value addition by various types of actors
4. Improved competitiveness of selected agricultural commodities within domestic and global value chains
Environmentally sustainable and inclusive agricultural growth
5. Improved enabling environment for smallholder farmers to invest in enhanced natural resource management and
climate smart agriculture
6. Enhanced capacity across multiple dimensions to address specific concerns of rural households with particular
constraints (women, youth, food insecure, and pastoralists)
Enhanced Implementation Capacity
7. Efficient institutional arrangements and capacity in place with enhanced capacity to implement and monitor GTP2
activities and targets
Anchor Deliverable: Agricultural Commercialization Clusters
8. Tight integration of transformational deliverables in select geographies to accelerate the transition of smallholder
farmers from subsistence to commercial orientation while ensuring environmental sustainability and inclusiveness”
Overall, the Agricultural Transformation Agenda seeks to achieve 8 results that contribute
directly to GTP2

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The process:
•A ministerial level working group assigned by
the PM to develop the high level vision for
Agriculture and Rural Transformation in GTP II,
•The ATA and MoANR engaged federal and
regional stakeholders to identify the broad
pillars for agricultural transformation in the
next five years.

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program
areas
“Anchor”
Deliverable:
Agricultural
Commercialization
Clusters

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Increase crop and livestock production and productivity:
Crops: Seed supply and distribution
Fertilizer supply & distribution
Crop protection and health
Livestock: Livestock breed and genetic improvement
Livestock feed and feeding
Livestock health
Crops &
livestock
Demand-driven research
Market-oriented extension
Rural finance
Mechanization
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Commercial orientation of smallholder agriculture and market
development (Agri-business & Market Development)
Market services & infrastructure
Food safety, quality, assurance & traceability
Aggregation and storage
Cooperative development
Agro-processing & value addition
Domestic & export market development
Commercial and contract farming
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Environmental sustainability and inclusive growth and national food security
NRM
and
Food
Security:
Soil health and fertility
Rural land use & administration
Climate change adaptation & mitigation
Irrigation and drainage
Watershed & forestry development
Bio-diversity
Disaster prevention & preparedness
Inclusive
Growth:
Gender equality
Targeted livelihood support (for selected
population groups)
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Enhance implementation capacity
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ICT for agricultural services
Organizational and human resources capacity
Evidence-based planning & MLE
Private sector development in agriculture

Program areas with transformation
deliverables defined
1. Seed supply and distribution
2. Fertilizer supply and distribution
3. Livestock breed and genetic improvement
4. Livestock feed and feeding
5. Livestock health
6. Demand driven research
7. Market oriented extension
8. Mechanization
9. Cooperative development
10. Private medium and large scale farm
development
11. Soil health and fertility
12. Irrigation and drainage
13. Climate change adaptation and mitigation
(mainstreamed)
14. Gender equality (mainstreamed)
15. Evidence-based planning and M&E
16. Crop protection and health
Defining transformation deliverables for 16 program areas
requires further consultation/analysis
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Transformational Deliverables have been defined for 16 program areas
Transformation Deliverables by Program Area
1. Rural Finance
2. Market services and infrastructure
3. Food safety, quality assurance and traceability
4. Aggregation and storage
5. Agro-processing and value addition
6. Domestic and export market development
7. Rural land use and administration
8. Watershed and forestry development
9. Bio-diversity
10. Targeted livelihood support
11. Nutrition
12. Disaster prevention and preparedness
13. ICT for agricultural services
14. Organizational and human resource capacity
15. Private sector development in agriculture

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Transformation Deliverables for selected Program Areas

Program Area: Demand Driven Research
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PROGRAM: Demand driven research
Vision
Globally competitive, inclusive, and sustainable research system established which
is capable to generate and adopt/adapt demand driven, gender and
environmentally friendly agricultural technologies.
Objectives
• Develop commercial-oriented and demand-driven research system
• Enhance partnership among stakeholders for technology development and maintenance as
well as multiplication and popularization of starter technologies.
• Build research capacity and linkages among the national and international research
organization.
• Build climate and gender-related research capacity
Vision & Objectives

Deliverables
Prioritized deliverables in Transformation Agenda Owner
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Expand utilization of biotechnology for increased
agricultural production and productivity
EIAR DG, RARI DGs,
University Research
Vice Presidents
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Strengthen mechanism by which research generates and
adapt/adopt client-oriented outputs
EIAR DG, RARI DGs,
University Research
Vice Presidents
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PROGRAM AREA: Demand driven research

Deliverable 1: Expand utilization of biotechnology for increased agricultural production
and productivity
PROGRAM AREA: Demand driven research
High priority sub-deliverables to include in the Transformation Agenda Coordinating/Implementer
1.1. Create an enabling policy and regulatory environment for
agricultural biotechnology research and biosafety (national
policy, strategy, guidelines, regulatory mechanism and
intellectual property right (royalty))
• Biotechnology Research
Coordinators (EIAR, RARIs and
Universities)
• *When NARC becomes fully
functional, it will takeover.
1.2 Apply biotechnology research for improving production and
productivity in plants and animals
• Biotechnology Research
Coordinators (EIAR, RARIs and
Universities)
1.3. Strengthen human and institutional capacity for
development of non-GMO and GMO biotechnology tools and
their promotion
• Biotechnology Research
Coordinators (EIAR, RARIs and
Universities)
1.4. Utilize biotechnology products for climate change
adaptation and mitigation
• Biotechnology Research
Coordinators (EIAR, RARIs and
Universities) 21

Deliverable 2: Strengthen mechanism by which research generates and adapts/adopts client-
oriented outputs
PROGRAM AREA: Demand driven research
High Priority sub-deliverables to include in the Transformation Agenda Coordinating Implementer
1.Strengthen the national agricultural research system to develop problem solving
technologies related to climate smart agriculture and the needs of women farmers.
• Research directorates (EIAR,
RARIs and Universities)
• *When NARC becomes fully
functional, it will takeover.
2. Develop and implement strategy/policy/guidelines for technology import and
export, testing, utilization and intellectual property rights (IPRs)
• Research directorates (EIAR,
RARIs and Universities)
• *When NARC becomes fully
functional, it will takeover.
3. Establish a central database and information management system such as
information portals to be accessed by all researchers and research output users
• ICT- Managers/directors (EIAR,
RARIs and Universities)
4. Strengthen public private partnership (national and international organizations)
and linkages to enhance agricultural research outputs
• Research directorates (EIAR,
RARIs and Universities)
5. Strengthen capacity of the research system for making available large quantities of
breeder seed/planting materials /livestock breeds/ and prototyped mechanization
tools/machinery and their popularization
• Research and Agri.
Mechanization directorates
(EIAR, RARIs and Universities)
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PROGRAM AREA: Demand driven research
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High priority sub-
deliverables
Indicator/target
1.1 Create an enabling policy and regulatory
environment for agricultural biotechnology
research and biosafety (national policy,
strategy, guidelines, regulatory mechanism
and intellectual property right (royalty))
• One biotechnology policy designed and
implemented
• Directives and guidelines to implement
the amended proclamation
reviewed/developed and implemented.
• A national biosafety committee
established and functional
• # of guidelines/strategies/ developed for
royalty payment of commercializing
protocols, varieties, and in-vitro plantlets
• A functional national biosafety regulatory
framework developed
1.2 Apply biotechnology research for
improving production and productivity in
plants and animals
• At least five biotechnology-based
technologies generated and utilized.
• # of landraces characterized by molecular
techniques.
• # of clean planting materials multiplied
• # of microbes developed
Deliverable 1: Expand utilization of biotechnology for increased agricultural production and
productivity
Indicators and rationale

Program Area: Seed
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Vision & Objectives
Vision
To create an innovative, market-led seed system that engages a wide range of partners to
effectively contribute to improvement of farmers’ livelihood
Objectives
General objective: To ensure gender sensitive, environmental friendly, demand
based production and delivery of high quality seed to end-users in sufficient
quantity through multiple channels at proper time, place and affordable price.
Specific objectives:
• Ensure sufficient volume of seed is produced across varieties, seed class and
agro-ecologies
• Create demand based and demand oriented vibrant seed market with multi-
channel seed distribution approach
• Strengthen structures and mechanisms to enforce seed quality control/assurance
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PROGRAM AREA: Seed

Prioritized Deliverables and Owners
Prioritized Deliverables Owner
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Develop a vibrant and competitive seed sector by
strengthening the enabling environment and
incentivizing investments across the entire seed
supply chain that enhance climate change adaptation
State Minister for Agriculture
Development sector
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Strengthen federal/regional seed regulatory capacity,
finalize structural reforms and legal frameworks to
meet international standards and address climate
change adaptation
State Minister for Agriculture
Development sector
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PROGRAM AREA: Seed

Deliverable 1: Develop a vibrant and competitive seed sector by strengthening the enabling
environment and incentivizing investments across the entire seed supply chain that enhance climate
change adaptation
PROGRAM AREA: Seed
High Priority Sub-deliverables Coordinating Implementer
1.1 Create enabling environment for the operation of
Plant Breeder Right (PBR) to implement royalty for crop
varieties
• MoA-Plant Variety Release,
protection and Seed Quality Control
Directorate
1.2 Facilitate access to finance and other support for
national seed producers and distributers
• MoA-IMD,
• BoA-IM process
1.3 Build a competitive seed marketing system ( e.g.
Scale up Direct Seed Marketing and other models)
across geographies & crops
• MoA-IMD, ATA ( in order of priority)
• BoA-IM process, ATA
1.4. Build capacity and operating model for Community
Based Seed Production (CBSPs) contributing to climate
change adaptation
• ATA/FCA
• ATA/RCA
1.5. Facilitate evidence based decision making through
information exchange and dialogue on strategic seed
sector issues
• MOA-IMD
• BOA in put process
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Sub-deliverables & coordinating implementers

Deliverable 2: Strengthen federal/regional seed regulatory capacity, finalize structural
reforms and legal frameworks to meet international standards and address climate change
adaptation
PROGRAM AREA: Seed
High Priority Sub-deliverables Coordinating Implementer
2.1. Finalize reform and strengthen seed certification
capacity at regional levels.
• RBOA:
• Regional regulatory authority heads : for Amhara
seeds & other A/I/Q/C/Q/Authority, Oromia BOA-
I/Q/C/Utilization process owner, SNNPR
A/I/Q/C/Q/Authority, Tigray BOA Deputy head
2.2. Develop and harmonize implementation of seed
laws, regulations, directives and guidelines across
regions and propose standards including climate
change adaptation..
• Plant Health Quality Control Directorate Director
2.3. Enhance federal variety release, protection and
certification capacity
• Plant Health Quality Control Directorate Director
2.4. Enhance service coverage and seed law
enforcement of certification agencies across all seed
producers, distributors, facilitators and mandated
geographies
• Regional regulatory authority heads : for Amhara
seeds & other A/I/Q/C/Q/Authority, Oromia BOA-
I/Q/C/Utilization process owner, SNNPR
A/I/Q/C/Q/Authority, Tigray BOA Deputy head
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Sub-deliverables & coordinating implementers

Program Area 3: Genetic and breed improvement
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PREPARED WITH MOA --- YET TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE NEW MOLF

Deliverable 1: Establish a national system and institutional arrangement to
lead and coordinate livestock genetic evaluation and improvement schemes
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PROGRAM AREA: Breeding and genetic improvement
Sub-deliverables
Estimated budget
(USD)
Source of
budget
1.1. Establish a national livestock breeding policy and
develop customized genetic improvement strategies and
guidelines
1.2 Develop institutional arrangements for genetic
evaluation and improvement
1.3 Develop customized extension guidelines for supporting
market oriented livestock production
1.4 Benchmark input needs and minimum performance
levels of genetically improved livestock
1.5 Up-scaling dairy herd performance recording for genetic
improvement

Deliverable 2. Enhancing the role of private sector in
livestock genetic improvement and input delivery
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PROGRAM AREA: Breeding and genetic improvement
Sub-deliverables
Estimated budget
(USD)
Source of
budget
2.1 Create enabling environment for private sector
involvement in input delivery and AI services (through
e.g. availing credit/insurance services and promoting
platforms for partnership)
2.3 Develop and promote breeding input tracking
system (AI, LN, improved breeding stock, hybrid
chicken)
2.4 Establish system of breeding herd/flock
certification

Summary of ATA support
The role of the Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)
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GTP2 Agricultural Interventions
Defining and monitoring the
Agricultural Transformation
Agenda
Piloting
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3 • In a narrow set of prioritized interventions, the
ATA works with a partner in the sector to pilot a
solution and hand over a successful pilot to
partners for scale-up
• In an even narrower set of prioritized
interventions where there is time urgency and
lack of capacity in the system, ATA takes joint
responsibility to execute an intervention at scale
while building the capacity of the long term owner
in the system for hand over
Implementation
support
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• ATA provides owners of prioritized interventions
in the Agricultural Transformation Agenda with
support in four key areas: (a) Strategy
development, (b) Detailed problem solving, (c)
Capacity building and (d) Coordination support
• ATA has worked with various stakeholders to
identify a set of targeted and high impact
interventions (deliverables) that constitute the
agricultural transformation agenda.
• ATA assists deliverable owners to provide accurate reporting on
developments related to the Agricultural Transformation Agenda;
• ATA provides quarterly reporting on the Agricultural Transformation
Agenda to the Agricultural Transformation Council
ATA would
provide two
types of high
level
implementation
support
ATA would be
responsible
for jointly
implementing
some specific
systemic
interventions
in two key
ways
A
B
Overview of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda
End-to-end
solutions

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•Capacity building
•Problem solving
•Technology generation
•Piloting Innovative ideas
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