Second Agricultural Minimum Package Project

This project was designed to bring basic agricultural inputs and services to large numbers of small farmers. It was an extension of a First Agricultural Minimum Package Project and it covered an area more than three times larger. The project’s objectives were to help small farmers by providing support for:

• use of fertilizers, improved seeds, pesticides and tools
• equipment and technical assistance to assist the Ethiopian Seed Corporation to produce basic seeds and to expand seed multiplication and cleaning
• construction of low-cost rural roads
• applied research, training and field demonstrations to assist in the development of improved seed packages
• field staff, vehicles and equipment for an expanded soil and water conservation programme in the worst-affected areas