Techane Adugna Email & Phone Number

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Main areas of services include:
• Strategic Oversight
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Managing Market Managers
• Project Planning
• Managing Consultant Inputs

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Leading the design, planing and implementation of the Agricultural Commercialization Cluster (ACC) approach in Ethiopia. ACC is a market driven value chain development to improve the livelihoods of small holder farmers through an inclusive and environmentally sustainable approach.

Addis Ababa

• National Agricultural Transformation Cluster Program Manager 2013–presentSynergos Institute, Ethiopia
• Seconded by the Synergos Institute (a nonprofit global organization) directly supported the Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) by leading and promoting the implementation of the cluster approach in Ethiopia
• Served as a thought leader on the concept of agricultural clusters, defining both the concept and its relevance for improving Ethiopian agriculture
• Led and participated in the drafting of the National Framework for the identification, planning, and implementation of Agricultural Commercialization Clusters in Ethiopia
• Led and actively engaged in the setting of criteria for the identification of priority commodities and geographic areas based on which 31 agricultural commercialization clusters identified in the four-big agricultural.
• Actively working with relevant public offices at all level, private producers and traders, input suppliers and processors, financial institutions, NGOs and cooperatives in developing cluster plans and supporting.

Addis Ababa

• Served as an advisor and coordinator of the in-country implementation of a market development project called 2SCALE, a multi-country agribusiness incubator funded by the Netherlands Government with significant private.
• Led the establishment of three agribusiness clusters for selected agricultural commodities and linked them with small holder farmers

Addis Ababa

• Responsible for the analysis of Ethiopia’s agricultural policy implementation and advice senior management of the UNDP and Ethiopian government on policy implementation gaps, strategic planning & programming.
• Representing the UNDP, served as co-chair of the Agricultural Growth Pillar of the Rural Economic Development & Food Security (RED&FS) sector working group. RED&FS is a platform for government and donors to discuss on.
• Supported the monitoring and evaluation of the Agricultural Growth Programme (AGP)
• Coordinating and providing technical supports directly to the ATA and Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture in relation to project supports through the UNDP-Ethiopia country office.
• Led the development of the national strategic framework for Economic Growth Corridors development in Ethiopia. The development of this framework is a joint effort between UNDP and the Ministry of Ethiopian Finance and.

Addis Ababa

• Assumed responsibility of leading and coordination of agricultural development planning, monitoring and evaluation including project formulation and appraisal
• Led multilateral and bilateral negotiations regarding donors engagement in Ethiopia’s agricultural sector, specifically concerning interventions in agricultural development, natural resource management, disaster risk.
• Promote and support integration of value chain and climate smart approaches to program design and monitoring
• Analysis of the implementation of agricultural development and food security policies, recommending solutions or adaptations when appropriate
• Led the development of a five-year agricultural development plan for Ethiopia’s agricultural sector based on which annual operation plan & budget prepared and periodic physical progress and financial reports prepared.
• Developed M&E processes and systems, and led the subsequent monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects

Addis Ababa

• Coordinated and managed all activities related to ensuring the supply of agricultural inputs (chemical fertilizers, improved seeds, agro-chemicals, dairy equipment, AI services and farm implements) to smallholder.
• Engaged in the capacity gap analysis and conducted/facilitated capacity building trainings and workshops on which private and government input suppliers and policy makers participated
• Directly supervised 6 professionals and 5 support staff

Addis Ababa

• Engaged in the analysis and evaluation of the Ethiopian Agricultural Input Policy and its impact in improving smallholder farmers’ access to markets, credit and technology
• Prepared capacity building plan and trained agricultural inputs dealers on agricultural inputs demand forecasting, import procedure, customer management and commodity handling
• Conduct annual agricultural inputs demand forecasting at national and regional level
• Advice public and private stakeholders, including cooperatives, on the production and marketing of agricultural inputs
• In collaboration with the ministry of agriculture and regional partners, prepared strategic and annual plans for the agricultural input sub-sector.
• Monitored and evaluated the supply of agricultural inputs in Ethiopia through conducting frequent and regular field visits to high input using regions

Addis Ababa

• Engaged in the monitoring and evaluation to measure the impact and effectiveness of the national fertilizer and seed policies
• Served as government counterpart for the implementation of the marketing component of World Bank-funded National Fertilizer Sector Project.
• Conducted annual agricultural inputs demand forecasting at national and regional level
• Liaised with agricultural inputs dealers, coordinated and conducted trainings on demand forecasting, import procedure, customer management and commodity handling
• Took part in the monitoring and evaluation of the planed supply of agricultural inputs in Ethiopia through conducting frequent and regular field visits to high input using regions

Addis Ababa

Responsible for the planning, monitoring and evaluation of projects in the areas of trade, tourism, transport and communication in the Oromia Region

Addis Ababa

• Analysis of price policies and setting of prices of basic agricultural and industrial commodities taking in to consideration cost of production, international prices (CIF) and time series data
• Setting of tariffs for basic services such as transport tariff rate, tractor rental rate etc.

Addis Ababa

• Agricultural price policy review and setting of price and tariffs for basic agricultural commodities and services including wholesale and retail prices of cereals, pulses, and tariff for tractor rental service