German Development Cooperation in Ethiopia

Focal Area Sustainable Land Management

Role of Agriculture in Ethiopia

• Key sector for economic growth and long-term food security

• 42.9 % share in GDP (Industry: 13.7%)

• 84.4 % share in total exports

• 85 % share in employement

Challenges for the Agricultural Development

• High population growth rate (3.2%)

• Degradation of natural resources as result of deforestation and overgrazing

• Expansion of cultivation into unterraced steep slopes (>30%)

• Soil loss due to rain and wind induced erosion(1.9 bn. tons of topsoil annually / 30,000 ha)

• Reduction of soil fertility due to inadequate land management practices

• Low agricultural productivity

Effects of inappropriate land use practices

Cultivation of hillsides

Siltation of riverbeds

Gully formation

DeforestationOvergrazing

Degradation of farm land

Causes of land degradation

Soil loss due to erosion

Strategy of the Ethiopian Government

• Sustainlable Land Management program (SLMP) from the Ministry of Agriculture- 177 watersheds at 10,000 ha each in 6 regions(currently covered 35 WB, 23 KfW – TC support to 56)

Objectives:- Reduced land degradation- Improved agricultural productivity of smallholder farms

A watershed at a glance

German contribution to SLMP

• Technical Cooperation/TC (GIZ)- Advisory services and training of specialists - Development of national, regional, and local

implementation capacities - 17 million EUR + 11 million EUR new commitment

• Financial Cooperation/FC (KfW)- Financing of sustainable land management measures - 13 million EUR + 10 million EUR of new commitment

• Close interaction between TC and FC

GIZ support to SLM

• Areas of Support:- Strategy/Concept Advisory (Framework)- SLM Watershed Development and Up Scaling- Agricultural Extension for SLM

• Personnel:

4 Seconded Experts105 National Staff (42 Experts, 20 Admin, 43 Support)8 Development Workers1 Integrated Expert

1 Federal Office, 3 Regional Offices (Amhara, Oromia, Tigray)

Soil and water conservation

Soil and water conservation

Soil and water conservation

Financial contribution of other Donors

• Worldbank 20 million US $

• Finnland 12.8 million US $

• EU 8.5 Million EUR

Results achieved so far

• 20,000 households apply SLM measures on private and communal land (e.g. erosion protection).

• SLM measures applied on 35,000 ha of farmland.

• 35,000 ha of forest are used in accordance with principles of sustainable forest management .

• Multi-level approach links policy advice with direct implementation and vice versa.

- Increase of resilience against droughts and flooding.

Other German contributions in the sector

• Climate Change Adaptation through promotion of small scale irrigation(trilateral cooperation with Israel)- BMU: 1.5 million EUR; Israel: 1 million US$.

• Agricultural Technical Training Center Kulumsa- BMELV: 1.7 million EUR; Private sector: 0.5 million EUR

BMELV / Private sector

Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)

BMZ BMU / MASHAV

Modernization of Agricultural Production

Total: 2.2 million € for 3 years Total: 2.5 million € for 3

years

Acquisition of more financial resources through attractive SLM Portfolio

Total: 26.2 million € for 3 years(under implementation)

there from: TC 12.9 million €FC 13.284 million €

Focal Area Sustainable Land Management (SLM)Total: 30.9 million € (+ 8.5 million € DELCOP EU)

Food Security

Climate Change Adaptation

Expansion of Sustainable Land

Management

EU (Delegated Cooperation)Total: 8.5 million € for 4 years

Overview of German contributions

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