Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI)

The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI), formerly known as the Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA), is a strategy and delivery-oriented government institute created to help accelerate the growth and transformation of Ethiopia’s agriculture sector, which is a key contributor to the country’s GDP, exports, and workforce. The ATI’s work is centered on improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers across the country for improved income, inclusiveness, resilience, and sustainability.

The ATI works to transform the agriculture sector in Ethiopia by conducting policy and analytical studies, providing technical implementation support and capacity building, establishing coordinating platforms to better integrate partners and projects, and designing and directly leading several innovative/pilot interventions.

The Institute joins forces with various stakeholders, including policymakers, researchers, farmers, and development partners, to support the implementation of agricultural development programs and initiatives. In addition, the ATI collaborates with national and international partners to facilitate knowledge exchange and learning opportunities. The Institute plays a crucial role in generating and disseminating information to support evidence-based decision-making in Ethiopia's agricultural sector.

The ATI has Regional Transformation Centers across Amhara, Oromia, former SNNP and Tigray regions, which act as the implementation arm of the Institute, representing the organization in each region as well as coordinating all of the ATI’s implementation activities and ensuring these are closely aligned and integrated with the activities of regional partners. This model ensures the Institute’s work is well-grounded based on the realities of day-to-day implementation with smallholder farmers and other local actors and allows the ATI to ensure innovations can be effectively scaled and change can be sustained towards transformation.