The Agribusiness Innovation Initiative in Ethiopia : Enabling a Climate Smart, Competitive, and Sustainable Agribusiness Sector

The Agribusiness Innovation Initiative (AII) seeks to contribute to advancing a climate-smart competitive agribusiness sector which will create more jobs and raise incomes for Ethiopians. The AII will contribute toward this objective by identifying innovative growth-oriented entrepreneurs who are pursuing business opportunities based on value addition of agricultural commodities and providing them with a holistic service offering that accelerates their growth and increases their sustainability. In the process of doing so, the AII will engage all stakeholders along the value chain, thus strengthening the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem affecting the start-up and growth of innovative agribusiness enterprises. Relatedly, the AII will strive to have a demonstration, or catalytic, effect, encouraging a new generation of entrepreneurs to enter, grow, and advance the industry. The AII will have two groups of beneficiaries. The direct beneficiaries include high growth potential agribusiness entrepreneurs and small businesses. This group includes a high percentage of women. The indirect beneficiaries are the small-holder farmers that supply the raw materials to the enterprises, and the tangential service providers, such as truckers, packaging providers, and others that will benefit from the increased demand generated.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Brethenoux, Julia, Aleme, Teklu Kidane, Olafsen, Ellen, Thaller, Jim, Webb, Julian
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS, AFDB, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, AFRICAN FARMERS, AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE, AGRICULTURAL CROPS, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, ANIMALS, ASSET FINANCING, BARRIERS TO GROWTH, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY LOSS, BRAND, BRANDS, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS CENTER, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, BUSINESS INCUBATION, BUSINESS MODEL, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS PLAN, BUSINESS PLANNING, BUSINESS PROBLEMS, BUSINESS REGISTRATION, BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS, BUSINESS TRAINING, BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS, BUSINESSES, BUYERS, CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CAPABILITIES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL ·ASSET, CARBON DIOXIDE, CATERING, CEREAL CROPS, CEREALS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, CHICKPEAS, CIDA, CLIMATE CHANGE, COFFEE, COMMERCE, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIALIZATION, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMMODITY EXCHANGE, COMMON MARKET, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES, COMPETITIVENESS, COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT, COPYRIGHT, COTTON, COTTON PRODUCTION, CROPS, CUSTOMS, DAIRY FARM, DAIRY PRODUCTS, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, DOMESTIC MARKET, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENTERPRISE SURVEY, ENTREPRENEUR, ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITY, ENTREPRENEURS, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, EQUIPMENT, EXPORT MARKET, EXPORT MARKETS, FAO, FARMERS, FARMING, FARMS, FINANCES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SUPPLY, FRUITS, GOVERNMENT ­ ORGANIZATIONS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, GROWTH POTENTIAL, HARVEST, HONEY, HONEY PRODUCTION, ICT, IFAD, IMPLEMENTATION STAGE, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, INDUSTRY STANDARDS, INNOVATION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNATIONAL MARKET, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, JOB CREATION, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK RESEARCH, MAIZE, MANUFACTURING, MARKET CONDITIONS, MARKET DEMAND, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET INFORMATION, MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, MARKET OPPORTUNITY, MARKET PLACE, MARKET POTENTIAL, MARKET RESEARCH, MARKET SHARE, MARKETING, MATERIAL, METHANE, MFIS, MICRO ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MILK, MILK PRODUCERS, MILK PRODUCTS, MOA, NATURAL RESOURCES, NETWORKS, NEW MARKETS, OIL SEEDS, OILSEEDS, OPERATING ENVIRONMENT, ORGANIC FARMING, ORGANIC FARMING METHODS, OUTREACH, OUTREACH EFFORT, PEER-TO-PEER, PESTS, PINEAPPLE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE SECTORS, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCT MARKET, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, R&D, RAW MATERIALS, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, RELEVANT MARKET, RESULTS, RETENTION, REVENUE MODEL, RICE, SALES, SATELLITE, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOLAR ENERGY, SOURCE OF FUNDS, START-UP, SUBSTITUTION, SUPPLIERS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, SUPPLY CHAINS, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, TARGET MARKET, TARGET MARKETS, TARGETS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, TIME FRAME, TIME PERIOD, TRACEABILITY, TURNOVER, UNDP, UNION, UNITED NATIONS, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, URBAN AREAS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBANIZATION, USAID, USER, VALUE CHAIN, VALUE CHAINS, VEGETABLES, WHEAT, WHEAT PRODUCERS, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WORKING CAPITAL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/18807416/enabling-climate-smart-competitive-sustainable-agribusiness-sector https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17650
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