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Sustainable Intensification of Ethiopian Highlands Systems

Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Farming Systems in the Ethiopian Highlands: Project Design Workshop, Addis Ababa, 30 January-2 February 2012. Sustainable Intensification of Ethiopian Highlands Systems

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Sustainable Intensification of Ethiopian Highlands Systems

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  1. Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Farming Systems in the Ethiopian Highlands: Project Design Workshop, Addis Ababa, 30 January-2 February 2012 Sustainable Intensification of Ethiopian Highlands Systems New strategic focus and realignments in USAID’s Research for Development investments Rob Bertram Office of Agricultural Research and Policy Bureau for Food Security U.S. Agency for International Development January 30, 2012

  2. Feed the Future Goals • Accelerate inclusive agriculture sector growth • Reduce child undernutrition • Include women • Integrate climate change and environment • Comprehensive strategy includes attention to • the entire value chain and enabling environment: • including research, extension, information and • policy analyses and seeks to leverage strategic • partnerships. Sources: Photoshare w/ permission

  3. Sub-national poverty ca. 2005 (<$1.25/day) Defining FTF Research Priorities Using poverty & nutrition lens: Identify key production systems where hunger and poverty are significant… Prevalence Number Source: Stan Wood et al. (IFPRI) 2009.

  4. FTF Research Strategy Analysis Outcomes

  5. FTF Research Strategy Analysis Outcomes Indo-gangetic Plains Sudano – Sahelian Ethiopian Highlands East and Southern Africa Maize Mixed

  6. Research Strategy Implementation by USAID Longer-Term Investments Near-Term Impact Sustainable Intensification of Key Production Systems Complement Mission investments in select value chains Integrate component technologies, policies, social sciences, nutrition Deep Dive Countries

  7. FTF Research Strategy Analysis Outcomes • What? Sustainable Intensification • Requires component technologies • Where?Specific focal agroecologies • Spillovers to other region • How? Aligning partnerships • National and regional CAADP plans • US Universities (e.g., CRSPs) • International Ag Research Centers National Agriculture Research Systems Development donors • NGOs • Private Sector – local and international

  8. Sustainable Intensification - Interventions

  9. FTF Research Strategy Analysis Outcomes

  10. FTF Research Strategy Analysis Outcomes

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