Ethiopia Small Ruminants Value Chain Component Situation Report 2012 Aynalem Haile Livestock and Fish Value Chain Component Planning Meeting, Nairobi Kenya, 6-7 December 2012
Dec 25, 2014
Ethiopia Small Ruminants Value Chain Component Situation Report 2012
Aynalem Haile
Livestock and Fish Value Chain Component Planning Meeting, Nairobi Kenya, 6-7
December 2012
Agreed outputs across VCs in 2012
Desk study on best practices and successes & failures related to target VC- reports Site selection (targeting)- process report Value Chain assessment including tool development- the tool and VCA report Stakeholder workshop for each VC- draft document on partner mapping Candidate best-bet interventions formulated
Overview of activities in 2012
• Desk study on best practices and successes & failures– Is being done by consultant
Consultative site selection process
Step 1: Geographical targeting - identification
of eligible regions/districts using GIS• Representativeness,
• Growth and market opportunity,
• Pro-poor potential,
• Supply constraints
Step 2: Stakeholder consultation at national level 6 July 2012 in Addis
- Discuss outcome of step 1 (geographical targeting)- Define and apply soft criteria- Propose list of eligible sites for sheep and goat VCs matching with agreed
criteria
‘soft’ selection criteria
• Synergy with on-going research
• Government priorities
• Potential for success – implementation and
impact
• Existing links with research and extension
system
• Regional representation
Selected sites Region District/Woreda
Market link
Research Center
Goat value chains Tanka Abergelle Tigray Tanka rural AbergelleKonso SNNP Karat rural Arba MinchDillo Oromia Dillo rural YabelloAsaita Afar Asaita rural AfarNegelle Borena Oromia Liben urban BoreShinelle Somali Shinelle urban HaromayaSheep Value chains Menz Amhara Menz Gera urban Debre BerhanYabello Oromia Yabello urban YabelloHorro Oromia Horro Gudru rural BakoWerer Afar Amibara urban WererEast Tigray Tigray Atsbi Wonberta urban MekelleGurage/Silte SNNP Alicho Wuriro urban WorabeArsi Oromia Sagure rural KulumsaGamo Goffa SNNP Ditta rural Arba Minch
List of proposed sites for sheep and goat value chains (6 July 2012)
Targets and criteria applied for reducing the list (23 July 2012)
• Target value chains: 2 goat and 4 sheep value chains
• Target production systems: 2 lowland and 4 highland sites
• Partner research and development projects to ensure initial
funding of activities
• Priorities of the government to ensure interest and investment of
research and extension system
• Cover well known sheep and goat breeds with high market
potential
• Ease of implementation and probability of quick success
• Balanced regional representation
Selected sites Region District/Woreda
Partner project Research Center
Goat Value Chains Abergelle Amhara BecaHub Goat
ProjectNegelle Borena Oromia Liben BoreGoat and Sheep Value ChainShinelle Somali Shinelle PCDP Haromaya
UniversitySheep Value Chains Menz Amhara Menz Gera GIZ Debre BerhanHorro Oromia Horro Gudru LIVES BakoEast Tigray Tigray Atsbi Wonberta LIVES MekelleAdillo/Wolaita SNNP Worabe
Reduced list of proposed sites for sheep and goat value chains
Other Priority Learning Sites will be from Afar, Benichangul and Gambella through exchange visits and training.
Step 3: Regional Stakeholder Consultation 6 August 2012 in Addis
- Arrive at common understanding of program implementation
- Propose districts/sites within districts for the identified sheep and goat VCs matching with agreed criteria
- Identify focal persons and discuss teams for program implementation
Selected sites Region District Partner project Research Center
Goat Value Chains
Abergelle Amhara/Tigray
Sazba (Amhara)Felegehiwot (Tigray)
BecaHub Goat Project
SekotaTARI
Borena Oromia Dillo (Borana) YabelloGoat and Sheep Value ChainShinelle Somali Shinelle PCDP SORPARI,
HU
Sheep Value Chains
Menz Amhara Molale and Mehal Meda
GIZ Debre Berhan
Horro Oromia Horro/Shambu LIVES BakoEast Tigray Tigray Atsbi LIVES MekelleAdillo/Wolaita SNNP Doyogena SARI Funds Worabe
Selected sites for sheep and goat value chains
Step 4. Site visits applying agreed minimum checklist to validate selected sites
– Discuss the project with Directors, Zonal and Woreda Heads to obtain their support for staff and activities
– Confirm sites for research
Overview….• Preparation of VCA checklist– Producers – Credit providers– Experts in different government offices and cooperative
unions – Feed suppliers– Processors– Vet service providers– Traders – Transporters
• Checked and revised against Baker et al. tool
Overview ……• Training of partners on toolkit for Rapid Value Chain
Assessment – 5-8 November in Addis– 20-23 November in Hawassa
• Further refinement of VCA toolkit based on review and field testing
• Start of field implementation of rapid VCA end Nov. 2012
Additionally….• Mapping of stakeholders and engagement through
consultations- NARS, PCDP, USAID, GIZ, IFAD, Private sector…
• Field-testing of existing assessment tools (FEAST, VCA) in Menz and Horro (ELF, Quick Feed Project)
• Continuation of community-based breeding programs for Menz, Horro and Bonga Sheep
• Training of partners in CBBP and data recording including DREMS
• Support of PhD students related to genetics/breeding• Resource mobilization efforts-ADA, IFAD, GIZ
Next steps
• Report writing in January/February 2013• Wrap-up meetings in March 2013 to discuss results and
to identify best-bet interventions and needs for in-depth VCA
• Conduct baseline study end March 2013• Initiation of best-bet interventions end March/begin
April
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