Improving the humanitarian food supply chain in Ethiopia · • The food aid arm of the United...

Improving the humanitarian food supply chain in Ethiopia

• CEO of the NALA Foundation

• Partner in A.N.B. Project management Ltd.

• Served as a project manager in WFP for 6 years

• Provide consutancy services to UNICEF, UNHCR, ACCEL

• International Organizations MBA, Geneva

Personal Background

Material or logistical assistance provided in response to humanitarian crises including natural disasters and man-made disaster. Purpose: to save lives, reduce suffering and promote respect to human dignity.

Humanitarian Aid

Support in addressing the deeper issues that can impede human development Focus: alleviating poverty in the long term, rather than a short term response.

Development Assistance

• The food aid arm of the United Nations system

• Feeds 80,000,000 beneficiaries annually

• 75 countries • 11,500 staff • Annual budget: 5.5

Billion dollars

The World Food Programme, WFP

Ethiopia

Population: 96,633,458 Under age 24: 64.1% GDP per capita: 1,300 USD Urbanization: 17% Annual bdget: 8 billion dollars According to CIA World Factbook

• Public works for chronically insecure

communities • 2013 beneficiary number: 6.9 million

people • WFP Assistance 1.3 Million people

The Productive Safety Net Programme, PSNP

• Food assistance due to droughts and other short-term shocks.

• 2014 beneficiary estimate: 2.6 million

Emergency Relief

Purchase for Progress, P4P

• Food procurement from surplus areas within the country

• Allowing small-holder farmers to sell to a reliable buyer and receive a fair price for their crops.

• Support in improving grain post harvest handling

How can we track all this food?

FMIP Video

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Ethiopian supply chain

Federal report Regional

report

Zonal

Report

Wereda

report

Final Distribution Point Report

Overland transport from Djibouti port

(WFP)

Federal hubs

(DRMFSS)

Inland Transport

(DRMFSS)

Final Distribution Point

(local administration)

Food Management Improvement Project

• Full partnership

Two project owners: DRMFSS & WFP

All development frameworks and decisions are developed in conjunction with DRMFSS, and ratified by the FMIP task-force comprised of DRMFSS unit managers

Detailed design decisions are made with the full participation of the relevant government line staff

• Fix the underlying problems

Emphasis is placed on uncovering and fully understanding the underlying issues, rather than remedying what may be a symptom

FMIP Principles

• Sustainable capacity development

Utilize existing structures and processes as much as possible

Suggest improvements to achieve maximum impact with minimum changes to processes and structures

Develop the capacity of in-country commercial institutions (software developers, training institutions, etc)

• Bring in the experts

International experts to assess and recommend solutions in line with international best practice

Consult the business experts: the DRMFSS line-staff

FMIP Principles

• Rollout of products ongoing.

• A strategic food management unit is being established by the government

• Secondary set of products to be identified for development

FMIP Future