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Seid, Hadia

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Rural Resource Centre (RRC) business model A new agri-based knowledge hubLooking ahead• Improve synergies among stakeholders, potentially supporting government initiatives such as: improving agricultural productivity, creating  job opportunity and privatizing public nurseries.• Create market linkages and undertake promotional activities.• Build and strengthen the capacities of stakeholders to participate.• Increase annual seedling production capacity from 54,000 to 75,000  (including tropical fruit trees)• Expanding services to reach at least 1000 farmers every year.The rural resource centreContactH.seid@cigar.org; M.Mokria@cigar.orgBox 5689 Addis Ababa, EthiopiaContextIn Ethiopia, key drivers of food insecurity and poverty are low agricultural input, low productivity and unemployment, especially:• Lack of new agricultural services• Uncoordinated agricultural extension approach• Limited job opportunities  • Increasing number of unemployed youth and womenWe would like to thank all donors and organizations which globally support our work through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund: https://www.cgiar.org/funders/This document is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. May 2019§ Serves as a new technologies and innovation incubation centre, providing job and  income opportunities for landless youth and women§ Facilitates information and market sharing among farmers, extension officers and development practitioners;§ Provides access to inputs including seeds, seedlings, cuttings, splits as well as  farm implements. Annually, 54,100 fruit and multipurpose tree seedlings were produced and supplied to farmers in semi- arid areas. § Creates an opportunity to diversify with alternative livelihood options. RRC members earned ETB99,663 (USD4,861) per year from sales of planting materials (seedlings, rootstock, scions) and vegetables.Achievements and impacts Production, demonstration and selling of grafted fruit tree seedlings RRC  Activities in ZiwayRural Resource Centers designPartnering with key stakeholdersRural Resource Centre (RRC) is a new agri-based business model that addresses these interrelated challenges innovative ways.

Rural Resource Centre (RRC) business model: A new agri-based knowledge hub

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Rural Resource Centre (RRC) business model: A new agri-based knowledge hub

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