Documenting Positive Impacts of Ecological-Organic Agriculture in Ethiopia - GCP/ETH/128/SWI
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The Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) entered into a framework agreement in September 2023 to assess the impact of Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) in Welmera Holeta, Ethiopia. The assessment aimed to generate evidence on the socioeconomic and environmental benefits of EOA for small-scale farmers. This project responds to a gap in documented evidence on EOA’s impact in Ethiopia. It evaluated EOA’s contributions based on ecological principles of diversity, synergy, efficiency, and resilience. The initiative aligns with SDC’s ongoing support for the African Union’s Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative since 2013. The three key objectives of the project were to deliver on a comprehensive report comparing the impacts of EOA and non-EOA farming systems, three to five success stories highlighting diverse farming and marketing practices by youth, women, and men and a detailed methodology guide outlining the assessment approach and indicators used.