Strengthening Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture (NSA) Capacity in the Agricultural Growth Program Phase 2 (AGP2) Implementing Agencies, Ethiopia


Reporting Organization:Alinea International Ltd.
Total Budget ($CAD):$ 1,200,000
Timeframe: April 1, 2018 - March 31, 2020
Status: Implementation
Contact Information: Sacha Innes
[email protected]

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


Alinea International Ltd.

Participating Organizations


Unspecified

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Ethiopia - $ 1,200,000.00 (100.00%)

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Areas of Focus


Health - Total Budget Allocation


Nutrition (50 %)

Other - Total Budget Allocation


Food Security & Agriculture (50 %)

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Description


On contract with the World Bank, Agriteam will strengthen the capacity of the Agriculture Growth Program – Phase 2 (AGP2) to better implement its nutrition dimension, and support Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Resources (MoALR) to implement the National Nutrition Program (NNP). This consultancy, Strengthening NSA Capacity in AGP2 Implementing Agencies will ensure a well-coordinated approach towards achieving the AGP2 nutrition outcome of Household Dietary Diversity. The focus of the consultancy is “NSA,” which explicitly incorporates nutrition objectives and concerns in agricultural and food systems activities in order to improve diets and raise levels of food and nutrition security (United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 2015). Consultancy activities will address specific gaps related to individual and organizational commitment and competencies that need to be addressed across AGP2 Project Coordinating Units (PCUs) and all implementing agencies (IAs) responsible for AGP implementation.

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Target Population


Gender and age: Adult women Adult men
Descriptors: Rural
Total Direct Population: Unspecified
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Outputs


Coordination support provided within AGP2 – Coordination Forums
Support provided to AGP PCUs and partners NSA technologies in selected woredas
Training provided to AGP/IA leaders and managers
Training provided to federal/regional PCU and IA leaders and staff
Training provided to selected federal and regional master facilitators
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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


The planned results of the project are: (1) Commitment among leaders raised to support NSA plans; (2) Knowledge & capacity created at regional level to mainstream NSA; (3) Mainstream & rollout NSA to AGP2 Woredas; (4) NSA technologies demonstrated in 12 Woredas; (5) Joint plans & M&E are developed & used; and (6) Coordination & support networks established

Achieved Results


The project has just completed one year of implementation. Four NSA Capacity Development Cohorts have been formed and trained. The cohorts comprise Master Facilitators who are prepared to scale training down to woreda levels. In the agriculture sector, leaders and IA managers at regional levels have become aware of the importance of mainstreaming nutrition in their activities, and including NSA in their annual plans. With an improved vertical and horizontal coordination system, the capacity and knowledge to operationalize and institutionalize NSA mainstreaming will be sufficiently created at the regional level.

Indicators


None Selected
  • None Selected
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Associated Projects (If applicable)


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