East and Southern Africa Division
Overview
The East and Southern Africa Division (ESAFD) works to increase the agricultural productivity and
incomes of smallholder farmers. These goals are accomplished by strengthening farmers’ knowledge
of best agricultural practices and improved post-harvest treatment and by increasing access to
quality agro-inputs and to output markets.
Through collaboration with national and regional partner organizations, governments and donors,
ESAFD supports initiatives to develop competitive and sustainable agricultural value chains and to
create an enabling environment for agricultural intensification and private sector development.
Other activities include developing farmers’ organizations, association building, enhancing policy
analysis and dialogue, and disseminating market information via information and communication
technologies (ICT).
Agricultural Growth Program – Agribusiness and Market
Development in Ethiopia
2011-2016
Objective – The Agricultural Growth Program – Agribusiness and Market Development
in Ethiopia (AGP-AMDe) is a multi-partner initiative under USAID’s Feed the Future strategy for
Ethiopia. The project includes several value chains and is USAID/Ethiopia’s largest contribution
to the Ethiopian Agricultural Growth Program. IFDC’s role is to improve farmers’ access to inputs,
support development of the commercial input market and promote adoption of yield-enhancing
inputs. With IFDC technical support, Ethiopia’s first blending plant has been established, and four
more plants are under development.
Related Intervention Areas – Improve Nutrient Use Practices for Better Economic and
Environmental Outcomes, Improve Efficiency of Input Markets
Lead Implementing Organization – ACDI/VOCA
Collaborators – Coffee Quality Institute, Crown Agents USA, Danya International, John Mellor
Associates, Kimetrica, farmer-based organizations and private sector agribusinesses
Donor – USAID
Location – Ethiopia
Agricultural Input Market Strengthening III
2012-2015
Objective – Agricultural Input Market Strengthening (AIMS) III is an integrated program focused
on the development and transfer of agricultural technology to strengthen public sector R&D
capacity, build private sector-led agro-input markets and support development of a favorable
policy environment for agriculture. This is accomplished through improved public R&D capacities
and continued support to build a skilled private agriculture sector to achieve sustainable targets for
food security and agricultural development. IFDC focused on developing local capacity for business
development support services. AIMS III was a continuation of the AIMS and AIMS II programs, which
ran from 2006-2009 and 2009-2012, respectively.
Related Intervention Areas – Improve Nutrient Use Practices for Better Economic and Environmental
Outcomes, Improve Efficiency of Input Markets, Analyze, Inform and Influence Policy Reform
Collaborators – National Directorate of Agrarian Services (DNSA), National Directorate of
Agricultural Extension (DNEA), Mozambique Institute for Agrarian Research (IIAM), Platform for
Agricultural Research and Innovation in Mozambique (PIAIT) and private sector actors in the input
supply chain
Donor – USAID
Locations – Beira and Nacala Corridors (Manica, Sofala and Nampula provinces) of Mozambique
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Burundi
Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC)
Ethiopia
Kenya
Mozambique
Rwanda
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia