42 new grants worth a total of $12.1 million USD were signed in 2015, including: - 25 crop research grants totaling $7.3 million - 5 livestock research grants totaling $2 million - 5 land and water research grants totaling $1.2 million - 2 agricultural mechanization grants totaling $0.1 million - 5 other research program grants totaling $1.5 million A total of $3.6 million was transferred to 15 research centers and other institutes to implement the projects. [SUMMARY

1. Annual Report on Externally Funded Grants of EIAR
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Annual Report on
Externally Funded Grants
of EIAR
From January to December 2015
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

2. [ii]
Annual Report on
Externally Funded Grants
of EIAR
From January to December 2015
©EIAR, 2016
Website: http://www.eiar.gov.et
Tel.: 011-646 26 33
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Contents
Acronyms and Abbreviations .................................... iv
Executive Summary...................................................... v
1. Introduction................................................................1
2. Number of Collaborative Agreements Signed In 2015..3
3. Fund Dispersed in 2015............................................7
5. Major Challenges .......................................................9
6. Way Forward............................................................10
7. Annex:........................................................................11
7.1. Crop research related grants......................................................11
7.2. Livestock Research related grants.....................................15
7.3. Land and water Research related grants.................17
7.4. Agricultural mechanization, socioeconomics,
bio technology and climate and geospatial
research related grants.......................................................................19

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Acronyms and Abbreviations
AMBO Ambo Plant Protection Research Project Center
AsARC Asosa Agricultural Research Center
BNM Bako National Maize research project center
DZARC Debre Zeit Agricultural Research
EIAR Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
FoRRTC Fogera Rice Research and Training Center
HARC Holetta Agricultural Research Center
HQ Head quarter
JARC Jima Agricultural Research Center
KARC Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center
MARC Melkasa Agricultural Research Center
MeARC Mehoni Agricultural Research Center
PARC Pawe Agricultural Research Center
PMED Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate
SFQRC Sebeta Fishery and Aqua Culture Research Center
TNSRC Tepi National Spice Research Center
WARC Worer Agricultural Research Center
WoARC Wondogenet Agricultural Research Center

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Executive Summary
42 new grants have been signed in 2015, worth some 12.1
million USD. From these 25 grants are crop researches totaling
about 7.3 million USD, 5 land and water research with a total
of 1.2 million USD, 5 livestock research with a total of 2 million
USD, 2 agricultural mechanization researches totaling about
0.1 million USD and 5 other research program related with a
total of 1.5 million USD. On the other hand, a total of 3.6
million USD has been transferred to 15 federal research centers
and other regional research institutes/centers and universities.

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1. Introduction
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) is an
autonomous institute and is accountable to the Ministry of
Agriculture and Natural Resource. Currently it comprises 17
agricultural research Centers located in various agro ecologies
of the country. And these centers are endowed with research
setups that make them conducive and preferable for research
endeavors. Currently the institute employing 3894 researchers,
research assistants, and support staff. From these 990 (876 male
and 114 female) are researchers. EIAR is mandated to avail
improved agricultural technologies, popularization of
improved technologies, coordinating the national agricultural
researches and capacity building of researchers. In order to
address all these objectives, the government allocate huge
amount of budget. Moreover, the institute during its 50 years
research time created a strong research partnership with a
number of donors. By doing so, the institute incurred a
significant amount of research budget from the international,
regional and local partners/donors. There were about 258
externally funded projects registered in EIAR (data base of the
institute at planning, monitoring and evaluation directorate)
since 2004/05. And this report is aimed at analyzing the

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disbursement of fund to Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural
Research centers. The information that was used to produce the
report was based on the available data at Planning, Monitoring
and Evaluation directorate (PMED) during 2015.

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2. Number of Collaborative
Agreements Signed in 2015
EIAR negotiated and concluded 42 new grants in 2015,
worth USD 12.1 million as summarized in the table below.
From these 25 grants which were signed during 2015 was
crop research related totaling about 7.3 million USD, 5
grants which worth about 1.2 million USD were land and
water research related. And during the same period, the
institute has signed 5 agreement/grant which was livestock
research related, 2 signed agreements were also
Agricultural mechanization research related grants and also
the institute concluded 5 grants which was climate and
geospatial, biotechnology and socioeconomics research
related grants during 2015. From the crop research related
projects, most of the grants concluded are providing fund
to cereal type commodities (table 1 and 2).

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Table 1. Number of signed agreements by research programs
Research program Number of grants
signed
Grants in million
USD
Crop 25 3.8
Livestock 5 2
Land and water 5 1.2
Agricultural Mechanization 2 0.1
Others1 5 1.5
Total 42 12.1
1= research programs of EIAR such as climate and geospatial,
socioeconomics and biotechnology
EIAR has well established linkages and collaboration with
regional and international organizations, such as Africa rice,
AGRA, International Potato Center (CIP), International Crops
Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT),
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
(CIMMYT), Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA),
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT),
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Boku
University, Food and Agriculture Program, International Crops
Research for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA),
Federal Republic of Germany (FRoG), International Livestock

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Research Institute (ILRI), KOPIA, McKnight, Ministry of
Science and Technology (MoST), Nelson Mandela African
Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Swedish
University. The institutions currently providing financial
support to EIAR are presented in Table 2.

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Table 2. International and national institutions collaborating with EIAR, 2015
International, local
institute/center
Number of
grants
Grants in
million USD
Research program/commodity Collaborating federal
research centers
Africa rice 3 0.2 Rice FoRRTC
AGRA 1 0.6 Land and water DZARC
ATA 2 3 General DZARC, JARC
Boku university 2 0.2 Fishery and aquaculture SFQRC
CIAT 1 0.2 Grain legumes MARC
CIP 4 0.2 Potato HARC
CIMMYT
12 3.3
Wheat and maize
BNM, HARC, KARC, MARC,
WARC
FAO 5 2 General AMBO, MARC, HARC
FRoG 1 0.3 Wheat and barley HARC
ICARDA 1 0.1 Malt barley and faba bean HARC, KARC
ICRISAT 1 0.2 Cheek pea DZARC
IITA 1 0.1 General HARC
ILRI 1 1.4 Poultry DZARC
KPOIA 2 0.1 Vegetables HARC
McKnight 1 0.03 Geospatial HQ
MoST 2 0.3 Aquaculture and biotechnology SFQRC, HARC
NM-AIST 1 0.01 dairy HARC
Swedish university 1 0.02 Noug HARC
Source: Compiled by author

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As we can see from the above table (Table 2), ATA, CIMMYT
and FAO are the main institutions currently providing financial
support. Most of the grants/projects which are about 26 in
number awarded to the institute during 2015 have duration of
less than 2 years, while 16 grants do have 2 to 5 years of project
duration.
3. Fund Dispersed in 2015
EIAR over the period January 2015 to December 2015 transfer
3.6 million USD deducted about 5% overhead cost to
implementing centers. The overhead cost is deducted during
each budget request and put at head quarter for some
administrational expense. And also, as the budget is dispersed
to research centers, the centers also deduct 5% overhead costs
from the transferred amount of fund. So, from the requested
budget by the project investigator 10% overhead cost is always
deducted and the remaining amount of money is used for the
implementation of the project (Table 3).
On the other hand, the table below (Table 4) depicts that, from
the total disbursed fund by the institute during 2015, some 2.6
million USD has been disbursed to crop research related
projects/activities, 0.3 million USD to livestock research
related, 0.4 million USD to Land and water research related, 0.1

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million USD to Agricultural mechanization and 0.2 million
USD to other research programs.
Table 3. Disbursements by centers
Research
Centers/institutions/universities Disbursed fund
Ambo 67279.41
AsARC 23782.99
BNM 90554.8
DZARC 1079602.319
FoRRTC 3633.47
HARC 364376
HQ 185197.11
JARC 68991.05
KARC 178002.78
MeARC 10077.35
MARC 702759.37
PARC 70387.51
SFQRC 47643.99
TNSRC 3141.39
WoARC 50788.86
WARC 81946.74
OTHERS2 534793.22
Total 3,579,395
2= regional agricultural research institutes/centers and universities
Table 4. Disbursements by research programs
Research program Disbursed amount
Crop 2,597,775.27
Livestock 301,176.65
Land and water 415,825.93
Agricultural mechanization 74,640.54
Others1 185,976.31
Total 3,579,394.69
1= socio economics, climate and geospatial, and biotechnology research programs

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5. Major Challenges
 dalliance of budget transfer from the head quarter to the
bank and from the bank to the implementing
centers/universities.
 the project follow up by the project coordinator on
financial and technical reports is not as expected
 even if there are some initial works, there is no strong data
base management system
 there is no strong linkages between project coordinators,
the respective process directors, case team and commodity
leaders
 strong challenge from project investigators to allocate
budget by budget codes
 there are gaps to request budget based on the budget
request templates and requirements
 due to lack of proper planning, there are frequent request
of budget code to code transfer
 shortage of manpower on externally funded projects case
team at planning, monitoring and evaluation directorate.

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6. WAY FORWARD
 applying modern and uniform data base management
 preparing fact sheets and such type of reports is important
 produce research reports on selected problems, such as
contribution analysis of externally funded projects to the
institutional development and other attributions.

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7. Annex:
7.1. Crop research related grants
Project title/Name of projects
Responsible
Center
Financer/Donor Grant amount
Regional Maize Working Group project/ 2015 Eastern Africa Maize Working
Group project (Subgrant 2015)
BNM CIMMYT 64,824.00
Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa Seed Scale-up (DTMASS) BNM CIMMYT 53,900.00
Development and Delivery of combined Drought and Heat Stress Tolerant Maize
Germplasm in Sub-Saharan Africa
WARC CIMMYT 20,000.00
Development and demonstration of advanced technologies with integration of
poultry farming for women farmers of Holetta
HARC KOPIA 100,000.00
Development of Advanced Korean vegetable technologies that are adopted to
Ethiopian agro-ecologies
HARC KOPIA 40,000.00
Support to Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops in Africa
(SARD-SC) for activities within the Rice Sector Development Hubs in Ethiopia
FoRRTC Africa Rice 94,900.00

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Project title/Name of projects
Responsible
Center
Financer/Donor Grant amount
Enhancing the productivity and production in a changing climate to ensure Food
and Nutrition security
DZARC ATA 2,968,750.00
Tropical Legumes III - Improving Livelihoods for Smallholder Farmers: Enhanced
Grain Legume Productivity and Production in Sub Sahara Africa and South Asia
DZARC ICRISAT 156,550.00
Seed multiplication and delivery of high yielding rust resistant bread and durum
wheat varieties to Ethiopian farmers: Ethiopia rust field survey for season
2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18
KARC CIMMYT 60,000.00
Deployment of Malt Barley and Faba Bean Varieties and Technologies for
Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security and Market Opportunities in the
Highlands of Ethiopia
HQ ICARDA 118,607.00
Improving the Oil Seed Crop Noug (Guizotia abyssinica) through the Utilization of
Its Genetic Resources in Ethiopia
HARC
Swedish
University of
Agricultural
Sciences
17,539.59
Bio-fortified Potato Varieties to Help Overcome Micronutrient Malnutrition in East
Africa
HARC CIP 15,119.00
Improving Food Security Information System in Africa FoRRTC Africa Rice 20,000.00

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Project title/Name of projects
Responsible
Center
Financer/Donor Grant amount
Wheat Rust Surveillance in Ethiopia AMBO FAO
14,378.56
Improved Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Intensification Ill Potato
Based System in Ethiop & Kenya
HARC CIP 41,003
Seed Multiplication and Delivery of High- Yielding Rust Resistant Bread and
Durum Wheat Variety to Ethiopian Farmers
HQ CIMMYT 2,345,925.00
Improving rice farmers decision making in lowland rice based systems in east
Africa
FoRRTC Africa Rice 76,561.24
Exploiting the potential of potato and sweet potato to reduce food insecurity and
dependence on cereals-better potato for better life
HARC CIP 109,986
Enhanced grain legumes production and productivity in sub Saharan Africa and
south Asia TLL II
MARC CIAT 162978
Nutritious Maize for Ethiopia Adaptation WARC CIMMYT 60000
2015 Easter Africa Maize working group BNM CIMMYT 64824
Nutritious Maize for Ethiopia BNM CIMMYT 139865

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Project title/Name of projects
Responsible
Center
Financer/Donor Grant amount
Seed multiplication and delivery of high yielding rust resistant bread and durum
wheat varieties to Ethiopian farmers: Ethiopia rust field survey for season
2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18
KARC CIMMYT 60,000.00
Accelerating the development of early-maturing-Agile potato for food security
through a trait observation on discovery network
HARC CIP 44754.77
providing service in identifying adaptable and suitable quinoa varieties introduced
by FAO
MARC FAO 448080

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7.2. Livestock Research Related Grants
Project title/Name of projects
Responsible
Center/Activity
carried out by
Financer/ Donor Grant amount
Introducing Integrated Aquaculture and improved Post harvest
technology: a means to improve livelihood and nutrition status of
small holder farmers and fishing communities in Ethiopia
SFQRC MoST 248380.8529
African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) Program: A program for
accessing, testing, adapting, and catalyzing public-private
partnership for multiplying and making available well-adapted low
input chicken for productivity growth in sub-Saharan Africa
HQ ILRI 1,434,000.00
Towards Improving Dairy Productivity in Smallholder System:
Developing Tools and Frameworks for Data Acquisition, Analysis
and Decision Support for Smallholder Dairy Producers in East
Africa
HARC
Nelson Mandela
African Institution of
Science and
Technology (NM-
AIST)/ BMGF
90,000.00
Sustainable Highland Rivers Management LARIMA(Land & river
Management)
SFQRC
Boku
University/APPEAR-
Funding Organization/
122701

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Project title/Name of projects
Responsible
Center/Activity
carried out by
Financer/ Donor Grant amount
Strengthening Regional Capacity in Research and Training in
Fisheries and Acquculture for Improved Food Security and
Livelihoods in Eastern Africa/STRRRRECAFISH-Project
SFQRC
Boku
University/APPEAR-
Funding Organization/
92310.0987

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7.3. Land and water Research related grants
Project title/Name of projects
Responsible
Center/Activity
carried out by
Financer/Donor Grant amount
Zinc Containing Maize Fertilizers to Improve Nutrition in
Young Children & Women of Reproductive Age in Rural
Ethiopia
MARC CIMMYT 5,000.00
Taking Maize Agronomy to Scale in Africa/TAMASA/ WARC CIMMYT 410,000.00
Enhancing Smallholder Agricultural Productivity through
Improved Soil Health Management (Fine- tuning and
development of the fertilizer recommendation researches and
Extension guideline Component II)
DZARC AGRA 638,155.00
Promoting and Scaling up use of Vermi-compost to enhance
crop productivity in Ethiopia
DZARC,
JARC
ATA 7993

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Institutionalization of quality assurance mechanism and
dissemination of top quality commercial products to increase
crop yields and improve food security of small holder farmers
(Amendment No. 2)
HARC IITA 108,907.00

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7.4. Agricultural mechanization, socioeconomics, bio technology and climate and
geospatial research related grants
Project title/Name of projects
Responsible
Center/Activities
carried out by
Financer/Donor Grant amount Process
Participatory Demonstration,
Evaluation & Promotion on Metal Silo
Units in Four Major Regions of
Ethiopia
Oromia, Tigray,
Amhara and
SNNP Regions
FAO 65555.058
Agricultural
mechanization
Reducing Food Losses through
Improved Post-Harvest Management
Proj code GCP/ETH/084/SWI Ref No.
FAO/PRO/LOA-3601853
MARC FAO 50519.381
Agricultural
mechanization
Enhancing Agricultural Research
Capabilities of CCRP Researchers
through Technical Support on
Geospatial Tools & Techniques
HQ, Jimma
University
Mcknight
Foundation
32000
Climate and
geospatial

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Project title/Name of projects
Responsible
Center/Activities
carried out by
Financer/Donor Grant amount Process
Identifying Socioeconomic constraints
to and incentives for faster technology
adoption: pathways to sustainable
intensification in Eastern and
Southern Africa (Adoption Pathways
Variation)
HARC CIMMYT 36,141 socioeconomics
Capacity Development for Agricultural
Innovation Systems /CDAIS/
HARC FAO 1,112,524.00 socioeconomics
Development & Promotion of Probiotic
Starter Cultures for Dairy
Fermentation
HARC MoST 74638.0057 Bio technology
Genome wide association studies to
improve drought stress tolerance I
Ethiopian Wheat and Barley
accessions
HARC
Federal Republic
of Germany,
Federal Ministry
of Food &
Agriculture
254220.8644 Bio technology