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Provision of late planted seeds for Meher 2003 cropping season in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia

Tags
Countries Ethiopia
Start date 31/07/2003
End date 17/07/2005
Status Completed
Donor Canada
Recipient / Target Areas Ethiopia
Budget 973 847 USD
Project Code OSRO/ETH/307/CAN
Objective / Goal

The overall objective of the intervention is to support the early recovery of agricultural activities, resulting in an average Meher crop production in 2003.

The specific objectives were to:

  • increase and improve planting of quality seeds in drought-affected Woredas of Amhara and Tigray regions; 
  • improve awareness of farming households in the two regions on best practices of crop production; and
  • reduce dependency of target farming households on external food aid.
Beneficiaries 284 648
Activities

Besides the core project intervention (supply of pulse and cereal seed), the project accomplished other support activities in response to direct requests of the target areas, such as:

  • supply of vegetable seed;
  • support to small-scale and traditional irrigation.
    The project supported the rehabilitation and upgrade of 275 hectares of traditional and small-scale irrigation. This support benefited approximately 1 400 farming households. In the Amhara region, the project upgraded traditional irrigation schemes in three Woredas in South and North Wollo zones.
    Main activities included:
    • constructing cutoffs and retaining walls with concrete and masonry;
    • lining canals; and
    • installing intake gates.