AGP2 – Capacity Development Support Facility

IWD2021:#ChooseToChallenge gen...

IWD2021:#ChooseToChallenge gender inequality in rural Ethiopia

International Women’s Day feature post by Morag Humble, Alinea’s Director of Health & Gender Equality, and Soyome Alemayehu, Gender & Nutrition Capacity Development Specialist for the Agricultural Growth Program-2 Capacity Development Support Facility, funded by Global Affairs Canada. Choosing to Challenge gender inequality has been at the heart of both of our professional careers, which […]

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CDSF SNNPR Regional Office Con...

CDSF SNNPR Regional Office Conducts the Regional level CIGs One Health & Zoonotic Diseases ToT

The CDSF regional office in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) conducted regional level CIGs Zoonotic Diseases ToT from February 3-4, 2021 in Shashamane town. Topics covered in the training were Commonly known Zoonotic diseases, Transboundary diseases & Production Diseases; the deadly drivers of Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) and pandemics and their impact; One […]

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SNNPR AGP2 Technical Committee...

SNNPR AGP2 Technical Committee Refresher Training

The CDSF regional office in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), in collaboration with the regional AGP CU, held refresher training for the Regional AGP2 Technical Committee from December 11 to 12, 2020 in Shashamane town. Competency areas covered during the refresher training were: Effective committee communication, Committee ToR, Committee assessment, Committee meeting management, […]

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Supporting Leaders in SNNPR

Supporting Leaders in SNNPR

The CDSF regional office in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) conducted Leadership refresher training from December 4 to 5, 2020 in Shashamane town. Topics covered in the training included: International standards for public sector leadership with key competencies, Situational Leadership model, Emotional intelligence, Time Management and digital/virtual learning tools. The COVID-19 status of […]

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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 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.