Ethiopia - 2016 - Agriculture and Rural Development

Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Strategy

Agriculture and Natural Resources/ Livestock and Fisheries, Ethiopia

This serves as a national document designed for the agriculture sector, comprising ministries of agriculture and natural resources, livestock and fisheries, environment forest development and climate change, and their affiliations. The strategy is designed to be a 5-year strategic plan. It pushes to bridge the gap of the current insensitive nature of the country’s agricultural sector, and its impact on the nutritional status of the populace; It goes ahead to highlight the specific gaps identified to be addressed. It hopes to achieve its set objectives by integrating nutrition into the policies, strategies and programmes of the 3 ministries in the agricultural sector; providing guidance, and coordinating activities charged at attaining set goals. Its key principles include; Community participation and ownership, special consideration to women, youth and children, need and evidence based program planning and implementation, and innovative and indigenous knowledge based.

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January 2022

This serves as a national document designed for the agriculture sector, comprising ministries of agriculture and natural resources, livestock and fisheries, environment forest development and climate change, and their affiliations. The strategy is designed to be a 5-year strategic plan. It pushes to bridge the gap of the current insensitive nature of the country’s agricultural sector, and its impact on the nutritional status of the populace; It goes ahead to highlight the specific gaps identified to be addressed. It hopes to achieve its set objectives by integrating nutrition into the policies, strategies and programmes of the 3 ministries in the agricultural sector; providing guidance, and coordinating activities charged at attaining set goals. Its key principles include; Community participation and ownership, special consideration to women, youth and children, need and evidence based program planning and implementation, and innovative and indigenous knowledge based.

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