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Oromia AGP2 CDSF Conducts MFDP...

Oromia AGP2 CDSF Conducts MFDP Module 2 Training

The Oromia Agriculture Growth Program (AGP2), in collaboration with CDSF Oromia Office, organized a four-day training at Adama Executive Hotel. The course was titled ’Designing and Developing Capacity Development Activities’ and is part of the Master Facilitation Development Program (MFDP). In his opening remarks, Ato Dechasa Dugasa, Oromia Region AGP 2 coordinator emphasized the importance…

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SNNPRS AGP2-RPCU Cascades Capa...

SNNPRS AGP2-RPCU Cascades Capacity Development Guideline Training

The Second Agricultural Growth Program (AGP2) SNNPRS Program Coordination Unit (PCU), in collaboration with AGP2 Capacity Development Support Facility (CDSF), conducted capacity development guideline training for Zonal and Woreda level AGP implementing agencies from November 20-22, 2017 at the Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) College in Wolita Sodo town. One hundred twenty-five participants (two female)…

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SNNPRS AGP2-PCU cascades tailored M&E training

The Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS) AGP2 Regional Project Coordination Unit (PCU), in collaboration with CDSF, delivered training on tailored M&E manuals including data quality assessment tools for Regional, Zonal and Woreda level AGP2 implementers. The cascaded training was conducted from November 23-25, 2017 in Wolita Zone, Sodo town at Agriculture Technical Vocational…

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SNNPRS Conducts Master Facilit...

SNNPRS Conducts Master Facilitator Development Program “Module Two” Training

The SNNPRS Agricultural Growth Program Capacity Development Support Facility (AGP2-CDSF) delivered MFDP Module Two training from November 15-18, 2017 at the Rift Valley Hotel in Shashemene town. A total of 31 participants (nine female) representing eleven AGP2 implementing agencies attended the training that focused on designing and development of capacity development activities. The implementing agencies…

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The training on Homestead Gardening for nutrition was very interesting. I really learned a lot and I want to thank CDSF for organizing the training. The training incorporated very useful and applicable Home Gardening types for fruit and vegetable production in small holder households. I had some knowledge about fruit production before the training, but I have now developed the skills and would do it differently than the way I used to do in the past.

Almaz Seyoum

Our participation in the Module 1 and Module 2 MFDP trainings helped us to understand why our trainings did not bring the desired results in the past. To try and solve the problem, the Bureau organized a three-day training for 53 (13 women) staff with technical support from CDSF Oromia Regional Office. We have now set as standard practice to see to it that all our trainings courses including those on artificial insemination, poultry, queen bee rearing, etc., that will be  conducted as of 2011 EFY are up to the standard and follow adult learning principles. We are sure our trainings will start showing good results in the future. We are very grateful for all the support CDSF has provided us. We couldn’t have achieved this without the support of CDSF.

Dr GETACHEW TEKADr Getachew Teka

AGP2 Capacity Development Support Facility

The Capacity Development Support Facility (CDSF) is a 5-year initiative funded through a bilateral agreement between the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC). CDSF supports the second phase of the Government’s Agricultural Growth Program (AGP2). The AGP2 development objective is to increase agricultural productivity and commercialization of smallholder farmers. It also aims at contributing to dietary diversity and consumption, poverty reduction, and climate change adaptation. These development objectives are clearly in line with the second phase of the national Growth Transformation Plan.

Capacity to implement AGP2 and manage activities efficiently and effectively is of paramount importance to the Government of Ethiopia and its development partners. CDSF provides support to enhance implementation of AGP2 to improve the quality of capacity development interventions, and strengthen the institutional capacity of government ministries, directorates, regional agricultural bureaus, zonal and woreda offices, and implementing agencies. CDSF addresses capacity development gaps within AGP2 structures, systems and processes.