The Ethiopia Livestock Market Development (LMD) Project involves the implementation of productivity-enhancing interventions across Ethiopia's dairy value chain, supported by a US$38 million investment under USAID's Feed the Future initiative. The project aims to address low productivity and market inefficiencies in Ethiopia's livestock sector, and is expected to generate economic and social benefits by improving smallholder incomes, creating employment opportunities, and enhancing food security through more competitive dairy value chains.

As part of the evaluation, a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis was conducted in line with international good practices, assessing the project's financial viability, economic efficiency, and poverty reduction impacts. The analysis included detailed farm-level data collection, financial and economic modelling of interventions for productivity improvements, and regional variations in climate and production systems. This is to ensure robust decision-making support for USAID/Ethiopia and the Government of Ethiopia's Agriculture Growth Program.