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Strengthening Agricultural Extension Delivery in Ethiopia Project

November.1.2015

The project “Strengthening Agricultural Extension Delivery in Ethiopia (SAEDE)”,
funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), was implemented by Sasakawa
Global 2000 Ethiopia (SG2000-Ethiopia) in collaboration with Oxfam America (OA) and Ministry
of Agriculture (MoA). The project covered ten regions and twenty-two Woredas in the country,
aiming to improve food security and income of 215,000 farmers. The main objective of the
project was to improve the skills and ability of DAs and SMS’ to deliver more diverse extension
services to smallholder farmers, with special focus on marginalized groups such as women,
agro-pastoralists, youth and very poor farmers. This evaluation intended to independently and
objectively evaluate the project with respect to its relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and
sustainability.