Introduction to Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Project

Regional Consultation MeetingMay 9, 2012, Hawassa

WHY LIVES?To support GoE in its strategy to transform smallholder subsistence agriculture into semi commercial agriculture

Ultimate Outcome - Improved income for male and female smallholder producers and other value chain actors for key irrigated crop and livestock products in a minimum of 25 districts in 10 target zones in the region of Amhara, Oromia, Tigray, and SNNPR – 20% increase in income

Intermediate Outcome – • Capacitated producers and other value chain actors

sustainably engaged in selected commodity value chain in targeted districts, zones, regions

• Capacitated Ethiopian public and private service providers supporting selected commodity value chains in targeted districts, zones, regions

LIVES Objectives• Introduction/adaptation of tested and new value chain

interventions for targeted value chains/areas (value chain development)

• Capacity development of value chain actors, service providers and educational institutions (capacity development)

• Introduction/adaptation of tested and new knowledge management interventions in support of value chain development (knowledge management)

• Generation and documentation of new knowledge on value chain interventions through diagnosis, action and impact research studies (research)

• Promotion of knowledge generated for scaling out beyond the project areas (promotion)

Project Focus

• Commodities: - Livestock (dairy, beef, small ruminants, poultry, apiculture) and high value irrigated crops (vegetables, fruits, fodder)

• Geographical - Ten (10) zones with clusters of Districts producing selected commodities

Initial commodity and zonal selection process• Consultative meetings in each of the 4 Regions in 2010.

– Given the project focus, which commodities should LIVES concentrate on?

– Given the priority commodities which zones would the Regions like LIVES to focus on?

• Selection considerations in choosing commodities and zones– Present/future importance (market) of the commodity– Available capacity/projects to develop the commodity– Potential for clustering Districts for the same commodity (e.g milk

shed, irrigation schemes, watersheds)

TABLE: Priority commodity value chains and their zonal locations selected by the four Regional States

Region/Zone Beef /live

animals

Chicken meat/eggs

Honey & bee wax

Milk SR meat/ live

animals

Fruits Veg- etables

Total

Amhara (10) - Gondar N/S*

- - - √ - (√) √ 2

- South Wollo - - - √ √ √ √ 4

- West Gojam - - - √ √ √ √ 4

Oromiya (12) - E Shoa √ - - - √ √ √ 4

- W Shoa - - √ √ - √ √ 4

- Jimma - - √ √ √ √ - 4

SNNPR (5) - Gamo Gofa - √ √ - - - √ 3

- Sidama** - √ - √ - - - 2

Tigray (8) - Central - - - √ √ √ √ 4

- Eastern - - √ √ √ - √ 4

Total 1 2 4 8 6 6 8 35

Note: N – North, S – South, E – East, W – West; *growth corridor ** Hawassa milkshed

Direct value chain beneficiaries LIVES

Actors

Input Producer/ Supplier

Output Producer

Trader/ Processor

Extension Research Education

Public Support Services

POLICY

Indirect beneficiaries of LIVES

• Producers and service providers in AGP, HABP, PSNP programs through (joint) capacity development, field visits, learning events.

• Producers and service providers in adjoining districts which form part of natural clusters – milk shed, irrigation schemes and watersheds through learning events, capacity development and field visits

Planning and Implementation LIVES

Planning and Implementation

• Planning phase: April – July 2012

– Develop overall project implementation plan (PIP) with stakeholders

– Develop baseline– Develop first year program of work and budget with

stakeholders

• Implementation phase: August 2012 – March 2017

LIVES Components

1. Value chain development

2. Capacity development

3. Knowledge management

4. Research

5. Promotion

6. Project Management

Value Chain Development D

istric

t

AG

F

AG

AG

Fed/

Reg

AG

F

AG

F

AG

F

D1 D1 D2 D3

AG - Agribusiness

F - Farmer

Short VC

Long VC

IPMS LIVES

What are interventions?

• Technological: seeds, drugs, fertilizers, pump, e-reader, computer

• Organizational: the organizational form (public, private, individual, cooperative, government, PLC)

• Institutional – rules & regulations, behavior, linkages

Capacity Development

• Strengthening capacity public sector staff through MSc/BSc education

• In service training based on TOT/BDS approach: regional – zone/district– Rapid value chain assessment to identify potential

interventions -teams– Participatory market oriented extension – extension staff– Gender mainstreaming – extension staff– Knowledge management – extension staff– Results based monitoring – specialist staff– Irrigation technologies – specialists staff– Irrigated crop value chain development – specialist staff– Livestock value chain development – specialist staff

Knowledge Management LIVES

• Federal level– Strengthening EAP– National learning events/conferences– Video production

• Regional/zonal/District level– Knowledge center development– Learning events/conferences/workshops – Study tours– Exhibitions– Field days– New IT technologies

Research LIVESRapid assessment of value chains and

public support services

Value chain interventions on supply/production of inputs, production/processing/marketing of outputs

Knowledge Mngt and capacity development interventions

Diagnosis

Action Impact

RESEARCH/STUDIES

Learning Learning

Promotion LIVES• Facilitate project visits by key policy makers

and donors• Participation in government/non- government

national, regional learning platforms, conferences and workshops

• Use of mass media • Publications• Newsletters• Promotional materials• Leveraging new investment into value chain

development.

Project Management Planning

• Project staffing – federal, regional, Zonal

• Counter part staff at Federal, Regional and Zonal level

• Project team meetings

• Project Advisory committee meetings

• Project technical committee meetings

Thank You!