Questions? Contact Zewdie Adane, Private Sector and Innovation Lead
In Ethiopia, WFP established a dedicated Innovation and Private Sector Engagement unit in 2023 to help integrate innovation across its operations, enhance efficiency and effectiveness, and catalyse the private sector's role in scaling up and sustaining impact. This cross-functional unit, which spans all programme operations, is leading strategic initiatives such as drafting the Country Office Innovation Strategy and conducting Private Sector Mapping. These efforts lay the foundations for spearheading innovation and fostering local enterprise development.
Innovation projects
IGNITE Food Systems Challenge
Supported by the WFP IGNITE Hub, WFP in partnership with CARE Ethiopia the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge 1.0 which aimed to support locally sourced solutions addressing food insecurity challenges in the Amhara and Afar regions to empower local enterprises operating in the food systems value chain. Ethiopia Country Office is currently expanding its support for local enterprises by running the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge 2.0, focussing on solutions targeted towards local food systems in the Tigray and Somali regions.
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