Access to finance
Capacity building
Climate-smart agriculture
Value chain development
Roots and tubers
Strengthening Market Access through Rural Technologies for Potato Production (SMART Potato), 2025-2027
Donor: Research Triangle Institute (RTI), Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture
Goal
The project aims to improve market access for smallholder ware potato producers in seven woredas, who will supply an estimated locally sourced ware potatoes to a buyer through long-term contractual arrangements, thereby empowering smallholders and enhancing their livelihoods. The project is expected to increase productivity from 15 to 18.5 tons/ha. Through this productivity enhancement, individual farmers can increase their income by an estimated 19% from this project.
What we do
The project has four key outputs that will be achieved through multiple sub-activities. The proposed activities contribute to income and food security of potato producers in 4 woredas in Oromia Region and 3 woredas in Southern Central Region. Most farmers in the intervention areas live in highland regions with limited opportunities for cash crops. EUCORD has been working with these farmers to strengthen the malt barley value chain.
The work will have the following four outputs:
- Select and strengthen 3,221 ware potato producers by prioritizing women and youth producers and train on GAP and quality ware potato production.
- Increase potato yields through access to G3 Gudanie potato mini tuber, inputs, and mechanization services for 3,221 smallholder ware potato producers by
prioritizing women and youth farmers. - Reduce post-harvest loss from 30% to 10% through training and materials support by prioritizing women and youth farmers.
- Increase access to finance for 3,221 smallholder ware potato producers with special focus on women and youth farmers to enable production.
