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Strengthening Markets for Agriculture to Build Resilience and Transform Food Systems in Ethiopia 

Ethiopia’s National Pathway prioritizes 6 game-changing solutions towards food systems transformation, namely credit access and financial literacy for smallholders, steady supply of agricultural inputs and technological access, rural electrification, disaster risk mitigation through insurance schemes, sustainable land reform and resource use.

Ethiopia is strengthening its three-pillar governance structure on food systems: (a) at the federal level, an Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee (IMSC) for food systems and nutrition consisting of 14 Ministries; (b) at the regional level, an inter-bureau steering committee; (c) at the partnership level, Government of Ethiopia and Development Partners’ coordination platform.

• Addressing the bottlenecks to the commercialization of agriculture products will have transformative impact on the broader food system. 
• In selected agrarian and agropastoral areas with lower level of conflict risk, the programme will leverage strategic partnership with institutions and communities to enable and strengthen market integration and agriculture sector value addition for higher income. 
• By prioritizing commercialization, the programme aims to unlock livelihood opportunities and improve food security, especially for women and youth.

Co-chaired by Ministry of Agriculture. In partnership with international and local NGOs, and financial institutions.

• Enhanced value addition for the agri-food value chain through improved post-harvest processing techniques, quality assurance practice and increased community adoption
• Better access to productive inputs, finance, information, and market for farmers, enhancing their competitiveness and market integration
• Strengthened regional food systems governance model under a federally aligned framework, enabling local commercialization knowledge build-up and transfer across regions