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Establishing Moringa-based Economic Development Program to Improve the Livelihood of Rural Women in Ethiopia Women in Ethiopia represent approximately 50 percent of the total population and account for 70 percent of the household food production. The rural women share in the total agricultural labour force is considerable, as about 48 percent of the agricultural labour force is driven by female family members. Since the subsistence economy cannot meet the households# basic needs, the participation of rural women in generating additional income is relevant. This is quite significant given the tendency of underestimating the contribution of women to production, food and nutrition security. In the Ethiopian context, the links between agriculture, agroindustry development and gender have important implications on poverty reduction, biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability therefore rural women#s roles are critical and necessary in all development agendas. In this context the objective of the present project is to reduce poverty by combating malnutrition, creating jobs and preserving the environment and biodiversity through the promotion and  development of the value chain of Moringa, including production, transformation, value addition and market structures development. To achieve these objectives the project plans to: i) set up moringa oil extraction and processing plants of appropriate scale, matching
Improved rural livelihoods through supporting the moringa value chain development in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia In the Ethiopian context, the links between agriculture, agro-industry development, gender and nutrition have important implications on poverty reduction, biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability; therefore, rural women#s role is critical and necessary in all development agendas. This project is aimed at building on the achievements of the initial pilot phase implemented by UNIDO (SAP ID 140330), to scale-up moringa production and productivity (M. stenopetala and M. oleifera), strengthen the value chain through integrated utilization of natural resources, and improve value addition through processing and marketing in a sustainable way. The project will be jointed implemented by UNIDO and FAO and will focus on improving food and nutrition security and livelihood of rural households, targeting especially rural women, through the development of an inclusive and sustainable Moringa Value Chain. In particular, the project will: i) Enhance sustainable production and productivity of moringa through integrated utilization of natural resources; ii) Improve value addition of moringa through processing and marketing of moringa products; iii) Support the promotion of a nutrition-sensitive moringa value chain through inclusive agri-food systems, promotion of nutritious products and conducive enabling envir
PA:#Valorisation and Improved Sustainability and Inclusiveness of the Ethiopian Coffee Value#
Investment Promotion on Environmentally Sound Management of  Electrical and Electronic Waste in East Africa with Focus on Ethiopia Based on the past activities and the current situation of e-waste generation in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian National Authorities, in coo peration with international partners, decided to design an e-waste management strategy for Ethiopia. Given the growth in the ICT sector in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian government and their partners felt that the strategy would be important to develop now, before e-waste management becomes a crisis situation, due to increased volume, insufficient capacity for managing e-waste, and lack of knowledge of appropriate treatment technologies. The project has the potential to avoid most of the negative impacts experienced in other developing countries, due to high volumes of e-waste and the lack of an e-waste management strategy. Through this pilot project, Ethiopia will be better prepared when bigger volumes of e-waste are generated, which is likely to happen in the near future.  In addition, other East African countries can learn from the Ethiopia pilot project how to tackle the problem in an early stage.
Dairy for Development (D4D): Creating jobs along the dairy value chain in Amhara State, Ethiopia. Phase 1: North Gondar dairy value chain inception study With an overall goal of reducing irregular migration in the country, the objective of the Programme is to create jobs in Amhara region through upgrading the livestock sector  adressing the dairy sub-sector. The Ethiopian livestock sector and the related dairy industry has high potential given its human and livestock populations, but is challenged by low productivity. As part of the PCP and in response to the  request  to build capacity  to uüpgrade the livestock value chain in Ethiopia the project forms the inception phase of The Dairy for Development (D4D) Programme which comprises three separate projects to strengthen the dairy sector. They address, respectively, (1) building the capacity of dairy sector producers; (2) establishing a rural transformation centre for dairy collection and primary processing; and (3) establishing a dairy processing firm in an integrated agro-industrial park. The three projects complement initiatives already ongoing in the country, including the development of integrated agro-industrial parks and rural transformation centres, as well as other dairy-focused initiatives. The project will develop the D4D Programme in full through a seven-month inception period wherein data and information for the full development of the three projects will be collected, analysed and used to craft det
Upgrading TVET Colleges based on the PPDP mode UNIDO is developing an integrated vocational training system to address the key constraints of TVET system in Ethiopia, with particular focus on automotive assembly, construction machinery assembly, wind generator assembly and installation. This pilot project will improve the policy dialogue, the TVET workshop infrastructure and training curriculum of the TVET system. The project will support the creation pilot automotive, construction machinery and wind generator assembly training center in TVET Colleges jointly selected by the government of Ethiopia and cooperating private sector. UNIDO mobilized private partner companies such as Futon Automotive, Lifan Group and SANY group for the design and implementation of the project.  The government of Ethiopia requested UNIDO to develop a project to unlock key constraints that hinder the development of the TVET sector in the country. A cooperation agreement was signed between UNIDO, the Hunan province of China and the Federal TVET agency of Ethiopia to improve TVET system in selected region of Ethiopia. Subsequently, the UNIDO developed concept note was highly appreciated by Hunan province of China. At the same time UNIDO approached the Permanent Mission China, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), and other partner institutes for possible financing and partnership in this pr
Upgrading the livestock value chain in Ethiopia With an estimated cattle population of 53 million in 2011, Ethiopia is home to the fifth largest cattle population in the world. The development of livestock sector has the potential to play an important role in the socio-economic development in Ethiopia, particularly in pastoralist and agro-pastoralist areas. The livestock sector development is one of the key priorities of the PCP-ETH and the GTP II. Nonetheless, the key value chains based on cattle # red meat, dairy and leather # continue to face constraints that are hindering their growth and export potential.  In response, UNIDO is developing a large-scale programme to address the red meat, dairy, and hides and leather sub-sectors in a selected region of Ethiopia. The overall objective of the programme is to improve the performance of selected livestock value chains # red meat, dairy and hides/leather # in Ethiopia. In line with the Government of Ethiopia#s GTP II 2015-2020, the programme is comprehensive and addresses critical points of the value chain of each aforementioned sub-sector. The programme is comprised of three components based on focus sub-sectors. In the first component, the programme will upgrade the red meat value chain through the introduction and improvement of meat processing facilities based on international food safety and management st
PA for Formulating a comprehensive TA Program for supporting the competitiveness of the Ethiopian textile industry As a follow up of the #High Level MoI-UNIDO Planning Meeting - Manufacturing Sector# held in Addis Ababa the 14 December 2016, the U NIDO team has received clear instructions from the Ethiopian Ministry of Industry regarding activities to be performed in 2017 within the framework of the PCP-ETH. In this context, the State Minister of Industry H.E. Bogale Feleke officially requested  UNIDO to perform a PA in order to design a TA program for Textile and Garment  in the three following areas of intervention (T<(>&<)>G sector):  #Component one: production, quality and competitiveness enhancement; # Component two: product diversification from the raw material up to the marketing; #Component three: institutional capacity building to the Ministry of Industry and the Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute (ETIDI). In this context, the general objective of  this PA is to support an inclusive and sustainable industrial development of the Ethiopian textile sector.
Promoting inclusive job creation and MSMEs competitiveness through cluster development to spur post war recovery and reconstruction in the Regional State of Tigray (Ethiopia) The Bureau of Industry of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray has sent an official request to UNIDO to strengthen MSMEs co mpetitiveness and employment creation through cluster development. A first concept note that has been prepared by UNIDO to support cluster development in the metal works, textile and garment, cactus and honey sectors has already been approved in principle by the Head of the Bureau of Industry of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray.
Sustainable textile investment and operation in Ethiopia The Sino-German Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) was estalbished in May 2017. Shortly after the establishment of CSD there have been initial discussions about a trilateral cooperation project in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) compliance issues with an initial focus on the textile sector in Ethiopia. This builds on the established and successful partnership between the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) and expanding it to a multi-partner setting. In December 2017, the Ministry of Commerce of the People#s Republic of China (MofCom) tasked the CSD to assess trilateral cooperation potential with UNIDO#s Programme for Country Partnership (PCP). PCP is a programme directly funded by the International Trade and Economic Affairs Department in MofCom. The developments on the German side is the establishment of an Ethiopian-German reform partnership and the Special Initiative for Training and Employment, add further relevance to substantial Sino-German cooperation in industrial parks and clusters.  Furthermore, the possible contributions of Germany and China to support the industrial development in Africa were discussed during the Second Sino-German Forum in Beijing, December 2018. The Ministry of Commerce
# Ethiopia - Leather Initiative for Sustainable Employment Creation (LISEC)" Brief Description: The present proposal is inserted within the EU Action Fiche #Leather Initiative for Sustainable Employment Creation (LISEC) in Ethiopia# . The overall objective of the action is to create greater economic and decent employment opportunities, especially for young men and women through the development of the Ethiopian leather industry and the Modjo leather industrial park. LISEC's intervention logic is to contribute to the reduction of irregular migration from Ethiopia by creating greater economic and decent employment opportunities for young men and women through the development of Modjo leather city industrial park and Ethiopian leather industry value chain, one of the sectors identified in the Ethiopian's Growth and Transformation Plan II (GTP II) as having the potential to boost the growth of the economy. As such, this programme proposes a new vision towards inclusive and sustainable industrial development that protects the environment and supports social inclusion. In order to achieve the main programme goal, LISEC has been structured following a comprehensive approach with three main components aiming at: (1) Advancing economic competitiveness by strengthening the leather value chain; (2) Protecting the environment by facilitating financial investments towards the establishment of an eco-
Support for the integrated agro-industrialisation process in Ethiopia-PROSEAD component 5 This project falls within the Promotion of Sustainable Ethiopian Agro-industrial Development (PROSEAD) initiative, which is the result of a common effort of the government of Ethiopia, the EU, the AfDB, IFAD, AFD, GiZ and UNIDO.
Reducing irregular migration in northern Ethiopia The present project contributes to reduce irregular migration from northern Ethiopia by creating greater economic and employment opp ortunities. The main objective of this project is to support the Government of the FDR of Ethiopia (GoE)  in the creation of decent and productive work for young women and men through the development of high potential sectors particularly in the area of agro-industries and related. Furthermore, this project will be linked to the on-going project entitled: #Establishing industrial processing and marketing of cactus fruits (Beles-based) food products for increased income in rural communities in Northern Ethiopia#, that is located in one of the main routes of passage of migrants and refugees particularly, from Eritrea living in the camps around the towns of Adigrat, Wukro and Shire. The main objective of this Beles project is to improve the livelihood of targeted rural communities in Tigray, with special emphasis on women.
Capacity and entrepreneurial skills development  for sustainable agro-industrialisation The success of the IAIPs in Ethiopia is to a large extent dependent on adequate readiness of the agriculture commodities value chains to feed the industries that will be established in the parks. In line with this the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has mobilised funding from the African Development Fund (ADF) and other sources to assist in financing the IAIP project. Specific intervention include:  support for enabling infrastructure for IAIP and related RTCs; support in developing capacity and skills for sustainable agro-industrialisation. The GoE further requested UNIDO to provide technical assistance and to be the implementing partner for project component on capacity development and skills development. The integration of small holder farms, small scale processing enterprises and allied industries into commercial value chains as well as developing human capacities and skills along the value chain as well as the capacities of rural populations to benefit from new agribusiness employment opportunities, are some of the interventions needed for the success of the IAIP.
Identifying and recommending a road map to establish industrial enterprises related to electric systems and appliances and/or electronics in Regional Industrial Clusters The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) is looking to transition towards a more efficient and effective agro-industry through Programme for Country Partnership (PCP), Ethiopia.  Overall goal of the government#s Industrial Development Strategy (IDS) is to raise the share of the industrial sector. While Regional Industrial Clusters (RICs) is interrelated enterprises and institutions often linked to larger enterprises, Rural Transformation Centers (RTCs) is an integral part of the Integrated Agro-industrial Parks (IAIP) is accommodating several of Agro-industries, there is a need felt to accommodate industrial enterprises dealing with electrical or electronics, specifically at RICs. Regional industrial clusters (RICs) provide an innovative solution to business constraints and population challenges currently facing the country. RICs address central constraints to SME growth in Ethiopia, such as access to finance, infrastructure development and access to business development services and training courses. On the population side, a focus on youth and women-led SMEs in RICs will help address the growing challenge of youth employment in the country, especially in regional areas. The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) is looking to transition towards a more efficient and effective agro-industry through Programme for Country Partners
First international agro-industry investment forum in Ethiopia The purpose of the project is to stimulate public and private investment in the food, leather and leather products, the textile and garments and other sectors. This will be done by sensitizing financiers and investors (local as well as international) about the increasingly attractive investment policy framework of Ethiopia and most importantly, by sensitizing potential investors about investment opportunities that the PCP ETH and the Government of ETH have identified. A broad partnership is sought to implement the Forum with potential partners including financial institutions such as AfDB, IFC and WB. Potential partners among UN sister agencies include ECA, FAO, and UNDP.
UNIDO technical assistance to the project #Stemming irregular migration in northern and central Ethiopia# The present project contributes to reduce irregular migration from Northern and Central Ethiopia by creating greater economic and em ployment opportunities. The main objective of this project is to support the Government of the FDR of Ethiopia (GoE)  in the creation of decent and productive work for young women and men through the development of high potential sectors such as agro-industries and related (e.g. textile, leather, metal working, edible oil, etc.#). This will be done through promoting the development of sectors, clusters and value chains with higher capacity of job creation. This project proposal has also been articulated in line with the Valletta Action Plan under the chapter Development Benefits of migration and addressing root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement. Two priority areas will be targeted: # Enhance employment opportunities and revenue-generating activities in regions of origin and transit of migrants to enhance the professional skills and employability of young people. # Facilitate responsible private investment in Africa agriculture, agri-business and agro-industries and boost intra-African trade and exports of agricultural products through agricultural financial activities.
Establishing Industrial Processing and Marketing of Beles-based Food Products for Increased Income in Rural Communities in Northern Ethiopia There is a great potential to better utilize prickly pear, #Beles# in Amharic (Opuntia Ficus-Indica L.) as a source for food and feed processing in the semiarid parts of Northern Ethiopia. The plant grows freely, the fruits are appreciated and the pads are used to feed cattle particularly in the dry periods. However, there is not much value addition activities being undertaken and #Beles# fruits spoil quickly, leading to huge losses in the harvest season and a complete lack of #Beles# in the market in the off season.  The project will establish a processing center as a pilot plant in order to better make use of both #Beles# fruits and the pads. Different food and feed products with longer shelf life will be trialled and marketed, building on experience from other countries with a long tradition of processing #Beles#. The project will organize youth and women associations for collection, processing and marketing, providing poor communities with income generation activities and contributing to poverty alleviation. In addition to its income generation potential, the cactus also mitigates land degradation, and thus has the potential to combat the ongoing desertification in the region.
Support to the Government of Ethiopia on the improvement of its strategy and policy for the development of technology-based chemical industry The industrial development strategy of Ethiopia is explained in two ways; the export promotion strategy for the labor intensive light industries and import substitution strategy for new priority sectors such as steel, chemicals, pharmaceutical, petro-chemical, packing, ICT, electronics and biotechnology industries  The chemical industry, which belongs to the new sectors, is increasing in importance in Ethiopia as a core industry to provide inputs for other domestic industries like textile, leather, food and agriculture, and accordingly strengthen inter-industrial linkages. However, despite some notable progress made until now, the chemical sector in Ethiopia is still in an early stage, suffering from lack of finance, shortage of skilled labor force and out of date technology.  Ethiopia has formulated its development strategy and policy for the chemical sector along with the development objectives and goals. It seems, however, not to be at an implementable level and is lack of clear linkages between objectives, strategies and projects. The current Chemical Technology Roadmap also just lists the necessary technologies without any clear priority and timeline.  It is regarded by the Government that Ethiopia#s chemical industry needs to be successfully transformed towards technology-based development to meet the dem
Enabling Activities to Review and Update the National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Ethiopia The overall objective of the proposed Enabling Activities (EA) is to update and review the National Implementation Plan (NIP), and have it endorsed and submitted by the Government to the Stockholm Convention Conference of Parties (COP). Participating stakeholders will be able to manage the additional POPs with newly developed technical skills, expertise and awareness.
Technical support for the implementation of an integrated agro-industrial park in Ethiopia
Improving the Sustainability and Inclusiveness of the  Ethiopian Coffee Value Chain through Private and Public Partnership The Ethiopian coffee sector is very important for the country and for its economic development due to the reasons that: (i) as a major source of cash income and provider of employment, it supports millions of farming families (for instance, those estimated as dependent on coffee production and marketing for livelihood are about 20 million) and, (ii) coffee is the first item in terms of revenue generated from export with a share of about 25 per cent. The coffee sector can contribute to the growth of the industrial sector share in the national GDP, owing to its high potential of creating industrial roasting capacity that, at present, is rather marginal. Although the Ethiopian Government has implemented important reforms, such as the introduction of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange for grading and auctioning, the problems of the sector need to be tackled through a #value chain# approach.  In this regard, to Increase the social, environmental and economic sustainability of the coffee value chain and its export revenue requires an integrated yet modular value chain approach focusing on: (i) Increase in productivity and sustainability (cultivated area and yield), (ii) improvement of quality, (iii) increase export and, (iv) Recognition in international markets of the intrinsic qualities of the Ethiopian Arabica coffee