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- DAI
SHARPE works to inclusively and sustainably empower refugees and host communities in Ethiopia to become more economically resilient.
This fact sheet looks at SHARPE's work in the Gambella region to strengthen the market for agricultural inputs, such as seeds and agrochemicals, as well as for veterinary drugs to control diseases among animals.
The Gambella region in western Ethiopia holds significant agricultural potential due to the availability of arable land and water for irrigation. The region is home to pastoralist and agro-pastoralist households who largely rely on crops and livestock for subsistence. Gambella is also home to approximately 380,000 refugees from South Sudan, housed across seven refugee camps. While refugees do not have the same access to land as host communities, many do keep small numbers of cattle and goats to supplement food rations and earn a small income.
Despite favourable agro-ecological conditions, agricultural yields are low and these households are vulnerable to food shortages and high livestock mortality rates.