Summary of Participatory Community Analysis approaches and findings in Africa RISING Ethiopia research sites

Africa RISING Training Workshop on Innovation PlatformsAddis Ababa, 23-24 January 2014

Kindu Mekonnen (ILRI), Solomon Gebreselassie (CIP), Jim Ellis-Jones (Consultant), Steffen Schulz (CIP), Peter Thorne (ILRI), Gebrehiwot Hailemariam (CIP) and Abiyot Aragaw (CIP)

What PCA is about and why we did it?

How PCA was implemented in AR sites?

What are the findings from the PCA exercise (present condition/knowledge, site specific and cross cutting challenges and opportunities)?

Suggested interventions based on the PCA findings!

What PCA is about and why we did it?

Participatory Research and Extension Approach (PREA)

Stage 1: Social mobilisation and community analysis (PCA)

Stage 2: Action planningStage 3: Encouraging local interest groups to try

out new ideas Stage 4: Sharing experiences

How PCA was implemented in AR sites?

Organized a training program on PCA toolkits for 2

days – trained more than 32 resource persons

(local and cigar partners)

Conducted field work for 2-3 weeks in 8 AR

kebeles

Involved 30 to over 40 individuals per Kebele for

information collection

Considered 3 separate groups (men, women and young men) for discussion in each Kebele

The discussion with communities in all AR kebeles focused mainly on:

livelihood analysis community based institutional analysis identification and characterization of farmer

profiles/typologies understanding of local farming systems prioritization of food and cash crops/livestock

enterprises for different social groups value chain analysis for priority crops and livestock water harvesting related activities

Produced a report and circulated it for wider utilization: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/33789

Discussed with communities on the possibilities of establishing innovation platforms at the end of the PCA exercises

Livelihoods

Increasing

Buying and selling Remittances, Carpenter Eucalyptus Lentil Labour –working for others

Decreasing

Cow, Goat, Sheep Faba bean, Field pea Sorghum, Barley, Maize Enset, potato

Present condition/ knowledge

Findings from the PCA exercise (present condition/ knowledge, and site specific and cross cutting challenges, and opportunities)

Farmer typologies – link to SLATE

Capital assets Criteria or indicator

Natural Land area cropped

Physical

Livestock ownershipPerennial crops grownAccess to trees (especially eucalyptus)Equipment owned including access to irrigationHouse type

Economic Annual grain production and quantity soldUse of creditLabour hiring

SocialStanding in the kebeleFood security in terms of meals consumed per day

Human Not identified by PCA participants

Poor=20-53%, Average=30-60%, Better resourced=16-30%

Crop priorities

Cash Food

Livestock priorities

Institutions

Inside kebele Outside kebele

Value chain analysis

Commodities Main crops Main livestock Watershed protection

Approach Input acquisition Production Storage & processing Marketing

Analysis Present constraints and priorities

for each commodity Coping mechanisms Opportunity Possible interventions

Lack of improved varieties -presently using own, exchanged or market purchased grain.

Lack of draft animals and inadequate equipment -results in late land preparation, late planting and subsequent yield losses.

Constraints/challenges

Crop pests, weeds and diseases, and poor access to agro-chemicals).

Depletion of soil fertility (acidity, continuous cropping), soil erosion and drainage problem + high fertilizer price.

Urea- 1315.3 birr per 100 kg and DAP-1422.7 birr per 100 kg Waterlogged wheat field at Goshe Bado

Water shortage during the dry periods

Lack of improved milk processing technologies

Poor household nutrition (diets lacking protein + vitamins)lte rainfall on-set and early off-set

Lack of crop storage facilities and low market prices Shortage animal feed and grazing land Poor access to veterinary drugs and animal health services

Suggested interventions based on the PCA findings!Amhara Tigray Oromia SNNPR

Intervention areas Gudo Beret

Goshe Bado

Emba Hasti

Tsibet Salka Ilu-Sanbitu

Jawe Upper Gana

Crops Improving input supplies

Kebele seed production 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Linking farmers to agrodealers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Improving use of pesticides 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Improving productionImproving land preparation 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4Improving soil fertility, reducing

erosion 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Improving storage and processing 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Improving household nutrition 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Improving marketing 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3Livestock Improving livestock feeding 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Improving livestock health

Linking farmers with agro-vet suppliers

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Supporting CAHWs 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Improving breeds 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4Improving processing (milk) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Improving marketing 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3Watershed protection, improving access to water

Linking with kebele initiatives 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Project partners in Ethiopia

Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation

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