AESA has been awarded the contract for the project "ET-Addis Ababa: EDF — technical assistance to improve and integrate animal health services in the livestock value chain through public and private dialogue in Ethiopia (LVC-PPD)"

The overall objective of this project (financed by the 10th EDF) is to contribute to alleviate poverty among the livestock rearing communities through measures accompanying the current reform in the livestock sector.

The specific objective is to add value to livestock commodity production chains by integrating strengthened animal health, advisory and regulatory services, supported by effective dialogue between and mutually agreed actions by stakeholders in the public and private sectors.   
The results to be achieved by the project are:
1. Capacities of public and private stakeholders are developed to plan, manage and evaluate services and inputs needed by livestock commodity chains.
2. Animal health, advisory and regulatory services for livestock commodity value chains are developed and strengthened
3. A knowledge base that meets the needs of public-private dialogue in the context of livestock commodity production and marketing chain is developed and established.

Budget: 1,335,910 euro