Ten years of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency

FAO

Ten years of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency

An FAO evaluation of the Agency’s impact on agricultural growth and poverty reduction

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 145 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-133721-9

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Through a rigorous, multi-stage analysis, the evidence generated by this corporate evaluation demonstrates the effectiveness of Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)’s business plan for achieving measurable changes in Ethiopia’s agricultural sector, both at micro and macro levels. The assessment also identifies areas for renewed and refined emphasis, as well as strategic planning for the future planning and monitoring of ATA’s work. This evaluation finds that ATA has achieved many of the outcomes it is being measured against, in terms of input use, extension services, and agricultural technology. The outcomes observed point to the effective removal of bottlenecks in the rural agricultural economy that have improved the linkages between producers, input markets and agricultural services. The improvements in those priority areas are reflected in productivity gains for certain priority crops and in market orientation positions that confirm ATA’s effectiveness in connecting producers to markets. FAO’s evaluation finds positive macroeconomic effects from ATA interventions, helping to ameliorate the reduction in gross domestic product growth, and also supporting the development of agroindustry and transportation services.

Last updated 14/12/2020, Corrigendum The Brief report is available"Ten years of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency: An FAO evaluation of the Agency’s impact on agricultural growth and poverty reduction (Brief)"

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FAO. 2020. Ten years of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency: An FAO evaluation of the Agency’s impact on agricultural growth and poverty reduction. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb2422en

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