Brethenoux, JuliaAleme, Teklu KidaneOlafsen, EllenThaller, JimWebb, Julian2014-04-072014-04-072012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17650The Agribusiness Innovation Initiative (AII) seeks to contribute to advancing a climate-smart competitive agribusiness sector which will create more jobs and raise incomes for Ethiopians. The AII will contribute toward this objective by identifying innovative growth-oriented entrepreneurs who are pursuing business opportunities based on value addition of agricultural commodities and providing them with a holistic service offering that accelerates their growth and increases their sustainability. In the process of doing so, the AII will engage all stakeholders along the value chain, thus strengthening the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem affecting the start-up and growth of innovative agribusiness enterprises. Relatedly, the AII will strive to have a demonstration, or catalytic, effect, encouraging a new generation of entrepreneurs to enter, grow, and advance the industry. The AII will have two groups of beneficiaries. The direct beneficiaries include high growth potential agribusiness entrepreneurs and small businesses. This group includes a high percentage of women. The indirect beneficiaries are the small-holder farmers that supply the raw materials to the enterprises, and the tangential service providers, such as truckers, packaging providers, and others that will benefit from the increased demand generated.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO MARKETSAFDBAFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANKAFRICAN FARMERSAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVEAGRICULTURAL CROPSAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTEAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONANIMALSASSET FINANCINGBARRIERS TO GROWTHBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY LOSSBRANDBRANDSBUSINESS ACTIVITIESBUSINESS CENTERBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICEBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICESBUSINESS INCUBATIONBUSINESS MODELBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBUSINESS PLANBUSINESS PLANNINGBUSINESS PROBLEMSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS RELATIONSHIPSBUSINESS TRAININGBUSINESS-TO-BUSINESSBUSINESSESBUYERSCANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCYCAPABILITIESCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL ·ASSETCARBON DIOXIDECATERINGCEREAL CROPSCEREALSCHAMBER OF COMMERCECHAMBERS OF COMMERCECHICKPEASCIDACLIMATE CHANGECOFFEECOMMERCECOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIALIZATIONCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMODITY EXCHANGECOMMON MARKETCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITIVENESSCOOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENTCOPYRIGHTCOTTONCOTTON PRODUCTIONCROPSCUSTOMSDAIRY FARMDAIRY PRODUCTSDEVELOPMENT FINANCEDOMESTIC MARKETECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIES OF SCALEENABLING ENVIRONMENTENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTENTERPRISE SURVEYENTREPRENEURENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITYENTREPRENEURSENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL RISKSENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEQUIPMENTEXPORT MARKETEXPORT MARKETSFAOFARMERSFARMINGFARMSFINANCESFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITYFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUPPLYFRUITSGOVERNMENT ­ ORGANIZATIONSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH OPPORTUNITIESGROWTH POTENTIALHARVESTHONEYHONEY PRODUCTIONICTIFADIMPLEMENTATION STAGEINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONINDUSTRY STANDARDSINNOVATIONINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTEINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL MARKETSJOB CREATIONLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK RESEARCHMAIZEMANUFACTURINGMARKET CONDITIONSMARKET DEMANDMARKET DEVELOPMENTMARKET INFORMATIONMARKET OPPORTUNITIESMARKET OPPORTUNITYMARKET PLACEMARKET POTENTIALMARKET RESEARCHMARKET SHAREMARKETINGMATERIALMETHANEMFISMICRO ENTREPRENEURSHIPMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSMILKMILK PRODUCERSMILK PRODUCTSMOANATURAL RESOURCESNETWORKSNEW MARKETSOIL SEEDSOILSEEDSOPERATING ENVIRONMENTORGANIC FARMINGORGANIC FARMING METHODSOUTREACHOUTREACH EFFORTPEER-TO-PEERPESTSPINEAPPLEPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRIVATE SECTORSPROCUREMENTPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTPRODUCT MARKETPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAM MANAGEMENTR&DRAW MATERIALSREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTRELEVANT MARKETRESULTSRETENTIONREVENUE MODELRICESALESSATELLITESERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE PROVIDERSSMALL BUSINESSESSMALL ENTERPRISESSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOLAR ENERGYSOURCE OF FUNDSSTART-UPSUBSTITUTIONSUPPLIERSSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTSUPPLY CHAINSSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURETARGET MARKETTARGET MARKETSTARGETSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL KNOWLEDGETIME FRAMETIME PERIODTRACEABILITYTURNOVERUNDPUNIONUNITED NATIONSUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEURBAN AREASURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBANIZATIONUSAIDUSERVALUE CHAINVALUE CHAINSVEGETABLESWHEATWHEAT PRODUCERSWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIPWORKING CAPITAL10.1596/17650