Armed conflicts and other concurrent crises that have been occurring in different regions of Ethiopia in the past Armed conflicts and other concurrent crises that have been occurring in different regions of Ethiopia in the past couple of years have left behind a legacy of massive displacement and disruption of agricultural activities, exposing millions of people to various challenges, including food shortages, malnutrition, and loss of productive resources such as agricultural inputs. To restore the agricultural livelihoods of the communities affected by multiple crises, the International Potato Center (CIP) has designed and implemented emergency response interventions in collaboration with local partners since 2021. The projects aimed at strengthening farmers access to quality seeds and accompanying technologies of resilient and nutritious potato and sweetpotato varieties, improving the capacity and skills of the targeted households for effective utilization of these crops for food and feed, and strengthening the performance and resilience of local institutions serving these communities. A total of 112,046 households across 124 districts of seven regional states have benefited from the interventions implemented between 2021 and 2024. The interventions enabled access to high-quality seeds of more than 1062 metric tons of seed potatoes and 35 million sweetpotato cuttings by the households most affected by the crises. Download the Pdf: Emergency response with P and SP in crises affected areas of Ethiopia