1. Support to & Capitalization on the EU Land Governance Program in Africa
Support to Responsible Agricultural Investments in Ethiopia (S2RAI-ETH)
November 22-24, 2016
Addis Ababa

2. To contribute to improved food and nutrition security by promoting secure land tenure and responsible agricultural investments
Overall objective:
Establishing an accountable, conducive and transparent framework for socially and environmentally responsible agricultural investments benefiting local communities and economies
Specific project objective:

3. Institutional framework Human capacity development
Local communities’ tenure rights are secured & capacities to benefit from large scale agricultural investments are strengthened
An information-, knowledge and performance management system for land based agricultural investments is developed
Human capacities in land management and responsible agricultural investments are strengthened
The institutional framework with functional coordination structures at federal and selected regional levels is strengthened
Institutional framework
Human capacity development
Legitimate tenure rights of local communities
Information and knowledge system

4. Main Activities Implemented
Project launched at federal and regional levels and training provided on RAI and VGGT to different stakeholders
32 experts of EAILAA, RLAUD and EPLAUB of Benishangul Gumuz trained on QGIS, 15 experts of EAILAA and RLAUD trained on PostgreSQL
EAILLA and RLAUD staff trained on land management and land administration
Identified partners from Civil Society & Private Sector and provided training for 13 CSOs and 25 investors at regional level on RAI and VGGT

5. Main Activities Implemented
Training on contract farming in Nairobi for EAILAA and RLAUD staff
Experience sharing week with Lao experts about land management M&E system, quality investment and monitoring
Information and knowledge management system , M&E system and SECoP development on progress
Request by the PM office to draft several sections of a LSLA-NSF
Training on ESIA and EMS scheduled for December
Study tour in Germany on IT-based managed public land scheduled for December

6. Thank you for your attention!
Project contacts:
EAILAA Head of PCU RLAUD Project Focal point GIZ Project Manager