Ethiopia country strategy operational plan

Picture hereEthiopia Country strategy –Operational plan

K.P.C. RaoChris Ojiewo

Tilahun AmedeG. Sridhar

Country strategy

Intervention areas

Title/Partners/budget

tionale/need Main objective/Goal

Specific objectives Output

Promote and strengthen pigeonpeaproduction and marketing for system diversification and intensification

Key partners: EIAR; RARIs; ATAEPOSPEA; Seed enterprises

Budget estimate: US$ 2.5 m over 5 years

Best for intercropping and to increase cropping intensity

Positive contribution to soil fertility

Highly tolerant to drought

Export potential to India Improves nutrition at

household level Sticks serve as fuelwood Provides good fodder ICRISAT has successfully

promoted pigeonpeaproduction for domestic and export in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Mozambique

Unlock the potential of pigeonpea for sustainable intensification of smallholder cropping systems and improved nutrition

Goal: Contribute to national target of 54% increase in pulse production

Characterize and map pigeonpeagrowing environments

Facilitate release of varieties that are locally suitable and with market preferred traits

Develop a sustainable pigeonpeaseed and production technology delivery systems

Develop and promote intensive cropping systems with pigeonpea intercropping

Promote processing and value-adding activities (dal making) and strengthen marketing by involving private sector

At least 5 pigeonpeavarieties released and seed systems developed

About 5,000 farmers growing pigeonpea as intercrop with improved management practices

Ethiopia starts export of pigeonpea

Proactive Marketing

• Organize a round table meeting– DGs and directors of EIAR and relevant programs,

ATA, Hawasa and Addis Ababa universities, FAO etc.

• Identify one champion for each intervention area

• Identify potential donor for each intervention area

• Continuous campaigning and marketing

Our goal is to market at least 25% of the interventions by end of 2016