| Sumario: | To support the climate-smart transformation of Ethiopia’s livestock sector, three Training of Trainers (ToT) events were organized between January and February 2025. These ToTs aimed to institutionalize the CSA SmaRT Pack—a bundled package of validated innovations for small ruminant systems—and operationalize Ethiopia’s National Red Meat Strategy.
Co-led by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and Accelerating the Impact of CGIAR Climate research in Africa (AICCRA), the trainings reached a ToTal of 86 participants, including 11 women, drawn from federal institutions and over Twelve regional states, including Somali, Dire Dawa, Beneshangul Gumz, Gambella, Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, Sidama, Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia, Southwest Ethiopia, and Afar.
Participants represented a wide range of institutions:
• Ministry of Agriculture (Federal and Regional)
• Livestock Development Institute
• Regional Livestock Resources Development Offices
• Universities and Research Centers
• The Lowlands Livelihood Resilience Project (LLRP)
• The Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), New partner
These TOTs were designed not only to enhance institutional capacity at higher levels but also to serve as a foundation for cascading the knowledge and skills to district-level livestock experts, development agents, cooperative leaders, and community actors. The cascade will be led by trained personnel from MoA, regional Bureaus of Agriculture, research institutions, universities, and PSNP experts, ensuring effective reach and implementation on the ground. This approach is expected to accelerate the adoption of climate-smart breeding technologies and production models across diverse agroecological zones in Ethiopia.
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