Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture Market Systems Resilience Assessment

This report summarizes the findings of the market systems resilience (MSR) assessment conducted by Vikāra Institute for Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture. Vikāra Institute was engaged by the Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture Activity to conduct an MSR assessment of key structural and behavioral characteristics of target agriculture market systems in five Feed the Future geographic clusters in Ethiopia: Northern, Tana, Lowlands, Southern, and Jimma Clusters.

The findings draw on available secondary data sources as well as primary data gathered through in-country and remote interviews and focus group discussions with 290 participants, including farmers, business owners, industry associations, government staff, and development organizations.