Sustainable Asset Valuation of the Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Capacity Strengthening Project in Ethiopia

The report evaluates the Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Capacity and System Strengthening (NSA CASE) project (2019–2024) in Ethiopia's Oromia, Amhara, and Somali regions. Using the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology, the analysis finds that investing in nature-based infrastructure—such as drought-tolerant crops, perennial fruit trees, and moisture-harvesting technologies—can yield a return of up to USD 2.37 for every USD 1 invested over 26 years. This total benefit is estimated at USD 46 billion (ETB 5,161 billion), encompassing avoided costs from floods and droughts, increased agricultural productivity, carbon storage, and reduced malnutrition.

• The NSA CASE project, implemented between 2019 and 2024 in the Oromia, Amhara, and Somali regions, utilized interventions such as moisture-harvesting technologies, improved seed varieties, and the planting of drought-tolerant perennial fruit trees to address climatic challenges and improve nutritional outcomes.
• Using the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology, the report estimates that under the first Nature-based infrastructure (NBI) scenario, every USD 1 invested in the project could return up to USD 2.37 over a 26-year period.
• The total economic value of the project's benefits is estimated at USD 46 billion (ETB 5,161 billion), which includes added environmental, social, and economic benefits such as carbon storage, job creation, and avoided costs related to malnutrition, flooding, and drought.
• Ethiopia's agricultural sector, which supports 75% of jobs and 40% of GDP, has been severely impacted by a 1 °C average temperature rise since 1960, leading to erratic rainfall, soil erosion, and increased stunting levels in children, which reached 39% according to a 2023 survey.

APA

Guzzetti,, N. N. (2024). Sustainable Asset Valuation of the Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Capacity Strengthening Project in Ethiopia. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainable-asset-valuation-ethiopia-agriculture

Chicago

Guzzetti,, Nathalia Niño,Marco. Sustainable Asset Valuation of the Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Capacity Strengthening Project in Ethiopia. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2024. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainable-asset-valuation-ethiopia-agriculture.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{guzzetti2024sustainable, author = {Guzzetti,, Nathalia Niño,Marco}, title = {{Sustainable Asset Valuation of the Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Capacity Strengthening Project in Ethiopia}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2024}, month = dec, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainable-asset-valuation-ethiopia-agriculture}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }