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Introduction to Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Project
Zonal Workshop
LIVES Project• An ILRI research for development project
implemented with IWMI, MoA and EIAR in partnership with Amhara, Tigray, Oromia and SNNP Regional States
• Supported by a our development partner – Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• Focuses on challenging high value, market-oriented livestock and irrigated crops
WHY LIVES?
• In line with GoE – GTP aim of transforming subsistence to more market oriented small holder agriculture.
• Potential for scaling out of piloted innovative approaches
and interventions in large scale development project (HABP, AGP, SLM)
• As seen in GTP and from the lesson learned by ILRI/IPMS and IWMI, livestock and irrigated agriculture are high value commodities with huge potential and promise to transform smallholders from subsistence to market-orientation
Goal and Ultimate outcome
Goal• To contribute to environmentally sustainable, enhanced income
and gender equitable wealth creation for smallholders and other value chains actors through increased and sustained market-off-take of high value livestock and irrigated crop commodities.
Ultimate Outcome • Increased economic well-being for male and female smallholder
producers in 30 districts in 10 target Zones in Amhara, Oromia, Tigray, and SNNPR through the development of livestock and irrigated value chains
LIVES Project Zones
Intermediate Outcomes• Increased use of improved knowledge and capacity by
male and female livestock and irrigated agriculture value chain actors and service providers to develop gender sensitive and environmentally friendly sustainable market-oriented livestock and irrigated value chains.
• Increased adoption of gender sensitive and environmentally sustainable market-oriented value chain interventions by male and female livestock and irrigated agriculture value chain actors and service providers.
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 (action research)
• Promotion of knowledge generated for scaling out beyond the project areas (promotion for scaling out)
Project FocusCommodities:
• Livestock (dairy, beef, sheep and goats, poultry, apiculture) and high value irrigated crops (vegetables, fruits, fodder)
Geographical:
• Ten (10) zones with clusters of Districts producing selected commodities
Commodities by ZoneZone Dairy Beef
Small ruminant Poultry Honey
Irrigated agriculture
Eastern Tigray x x x x
Central Tigray x x x x
West Gojam x x x x
North Gondar x x x x
South Wello x x x x
East Shoa x x x x
West Shoa x x x x
Jimma x x x x
Gamo Gofa x x x x
Sidama x x x x
Direct value chain beneficiaries -LIVES
Research Education
Public Support Services
POLICY
Input Producer/ Supplier
Output Producer
Trader/ Processor
Indirect beneficiaries
• 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.
Gender in vc development
• Greater involvement of women (female headed HH, married women) in value chain development– Involvement in capacity development and knowledge
management activities– Targeting women for commodities and specific vc
interventions– Use of women friendly technologies (modern hives,
mechanized/conservation tillage)– Women involvement in cooperative structure and
water user groups
Environment in vc development
• Integrated in knowledge capacity development and knowledge management interventions
• Assessment of environmental impact and mitigating measures and synergies – highlighted in livestock and crop value chain interventions
Project Management • Coordinating Team – (MoA, EIAR, LIVES,
IWMI)• Steering Committee – (MoA, MoWE, EIAR,
BoA, BoWE, LA, LIVES, IWMI, CIDA)• Regional Project Implementation
Committee (RPIC)• Project staffing – HQ, Regional, Zonal• Counter part staff at Federal, Regional and
Zonal level
Partnerships
LIVES
MoAEIAR
RARIs
Univ
CGIAR
CIDAPrivate Sector
Dev’t Projects
BoWE
Livestock Agencies
MoWE
Farmers, Coops, CBOs