Abstract

The long-term objective of this project is to guarantee food self-sufficiency of poor households in rural areas. Specific objectives include develop entrepreneurial skill of rural households, raise the income of poor households and reduce food insecurity of these households. Major activities to be carried out are training in trading skill, provision of revolving credit service to poor and employment of project personnel. The duration of this project is from January 2006 to Dec 2009. Direct beneficiaries of this project are 5000 individuals from Damot Woyde woreda. Total financial input is 3,981,670 Et. Birr. Expected outputs are 5000 individuals trained in entrepreneurial skill and provided with start up capital on credit basis.