IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank

Published purpose

The Agricultural Growth Program (AGP) is a national initiative supported by the World Bank, CIDA, and other donors that is targeting smallholder farming. The Program is designed to help increase agricultural productivity and market access for key crops and livestock in Ethiopia. It is focussing on 83 districts with high potential for agricultural growth in the four regions of: Amhara; Oromiya; Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region; and Tigray. The Program aims to: i) support a range of activities designed to improve agricultural extension services and strengthen farmer organizations and supply systems for key inputs such as seeds and livestock breeds; ii) improve soil and water conservation practices, and rural infrastructure including small-scale irrigation, rural markets and feeder roads; iii) provide training in innovative farming and marketing practices to 126,000 households, of which 9,000 are women-headed and 31,500 are youth-headed; and iv) provide technical support for 4,800 groups, which includes setting up 50 seed production groups and 400 small-scale agro-processing groups.