Draft Project Implementation Plan

LIVES Project Implementation Planning Workshop Addis Ababa, 11–12 July 2012

Dirk Hoekstra

Project pillars – immediate outcomes

Value Chain development

Value chain development immediate outcome and outputs

• Improved interventions for selected value chains adopted– Value chains, target areas, actors and service

providers identified and strategy developed– Existing and new value chain interventions, for

value chain actors and input/service suppliers introduced and tested

Livestock population and irrigated crops in selected LIVES districts

Regional National

Amhara Oromia SNNP Tigray Total

Cows (local/improved) (no.) 407836 435813 407378 271522 1522447

Oxen/bulls (no.) 570745 433116 130700 176735 1311296

Sheep (no.) 574429 443736 268603 351135 1637903

Goats (no.) 330437 265691 1178734 392422 2167284

Poultry (local/improved) (no.) 1188225 403078 313630 689094 2594027

Hives (traditional/transitional/modern) (no.) 117122 170357 34814 115964 438257

Land covered by irrigated crops (ha.)

Vegetables 42377 33158 4882 22295 102712

Fruits 8490 526 431 876 10322

Number of house holds involved in production of selected commodities in

targeted areasCommodity No of PAs Total number of households in selected PAs

% female

male fem Total

Dairy 346 161,117 41,947 203,064 20.6Large ruminants 402 57,542 6,643 64,167 10.3

Small ruminants 208 246,029 49,696 295,725 16.8

Poultry 371 149,523 37,878 187,401 20.2Honey 199 49,127 5,120 54,247 9.4Ir fruits/veg 430 264,765 45,621 310,386 14.7

General assessment production of livestock and irrigated crops

Use of improved genetic livestock resources is very limited and/or absent (small and large ruminants)

Use of improved (grafted) fruit varieties is limited In many Districts, irrigated land is used for food crops rather than

high value vegetables and/or improved fruit varieties. No detailed assessment has been made of irrigation, crop and

livestock husbandry practices, however it was noted that there is considerable scope for improvement in particular in irrigated agriculture.

Participation of female headed households in most commodities is < 20 %

General assessment input/service supply system

The input and service supply system for livestock and irrigated agriculture is dominated by Woreda agriculture offices and NGOs, especially in food insecure Woredas.

Private traders/shops, cooperatives, unions play a role in supply of feed, veterinary drugs especially in food secure Districts

Regional mobile AI teams operational in few zones Water user groups emerging but need assistance Micro Finance institutions are operational in all the selected District While linkages exist between public and private operated District

input/service providers and federal/regional input/service providers, there is considerable scope for developing/strengthen these linkages (agro dealerships).

General assessment traders, processing, retailing system

System fairly traditional; private sector dominated at the District/Zonal level; emergence of agro business (honey processing, export abattoirs) at the regional/national level

Cooperatives introduced for dairy processing – considerable involvement of small scale retailers at District level

Private sector linkages between other value chain actors (traders, processors and outlets) at District level and regional level vary by commodity – livestock, butter strong; dairy, poultry limited; honey varies. Also depend on level of commercialization

Production value chain interventions

• Improved animal breeds and fruit and vegetables varieties

• Market oriented crop and livestock husbandry practices

• Fodder development private, communal, irrigated

• Improved irrigation practices – frequency, gift• Improved post harvest on farm storage

Input/service supply interventions

• Breed improvement/multiplication – mass insemination, breeder groups/individuals for poultry and small ruminants

• Seed/seedling multiplications (fruits, vegetables, forage) – private, group nurseries

• Bee colony multiplication by individuals• Water use – water users associations • Pump repair services – by individuals/cooperatives• Use of communal grazing areas – by commitees• Supply of agro chemicals, veterinary drugs, feed, irrigation

and apiculture equipment – cooperatives private traders (agro dealer ships)

Processing marketing interventions

• Collective marketing structures (formal and informal)

• Improvement of quality – branding, packaging, grading

• Contract farming• Increased access to information • Food safety measures

Gender considerations • Production

– Emphasis on commodities which have large women participation (butter/rural areas; poultry, small ruminants)

– Use of women friendly technologies – bee hives, grafted fruit trees– Involvement in capacity development and knowledge mngt

• Supply inputs and services– Production of fruit and vegetable seedlings– Small ruminants breeding group– Greater involvement in water user associations

• Marketing/processing– Small scale processing/marketing – butter– Small scale processing/marketing of fruit juices– Greater involvement in cooperative structures

Environmental considerations

• Livestock/fodder commodities– Zoonotic diseases when practiced in and around urban centers

(poultry, dairy-fluid milk) – selection sites– Use of hormones - control– Removal crop residues can affect soil fertility – alternative soil fertility

measures– Communal grazing land can have positive effect on flora – synergy

with apiculture• Irrigated crops

– Use of agro chemicals can be harmful and negatively impact on apiculture

– Salinity – appropriate irrigation practices–

Value chain development implementation

• Zonal development of value chain program– Regional teams (LIVES and partners staff)– Rapid location specific assessment of commodity

interventions – Zonal stakeholder meetings– Initial set of interventions for each commodity

• Introduction of value chain interventions by Regional, Zonal and District level public sector project partners with LIVES technical assistance, demonstration materials

• Annual review of commodities and interventions

Capacity development

Capacity development immediate outcome and outputs

• Improved capacity of producers, other value chain actors and service providers for value chain development– Gaps to improve capacity of farmers, other value chain actors

and public/private service providers identified and strategy developed

– Trainings for public and private input & service providers completed (including extension)

– Training other value chain actors completed– Training farmers in production of irrigated crops and livestock

completed – Training materials/ guidelines developed

Public sector staff involved in agriculture, livestock agencies and water desks

Level Male Female Total % female

Regional475 113 588 19

Zonal237 46 283 16

Districts/PA3448 723 4171 17

Total4160 882 5042 17

Amahra Oromia SNNP Tigray Total0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

Average number of district & zonal staff LIVES

District Zone

216

784

Oromia district staff

463

974

Amhara district staff

78

750

SNNP district staff

332

574

Tigray district staff

1089

3082

Total district staff

BSc & Above Below BSc

District level staff distribution by educational level LIVES

PhD MSc/DVM BSc/BA Diploma Certificate0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

% of female staff by educational level LIVES

Amahra Oromia SNNP Tigray Total0

5

10

15

20

25

30

% of female staff at regional zonal & district LIVES

District Zonal Regional

Capacity development implementation – public sector extension staff

– MSc/BSc capacity development – 100 in total – 50% women

– In service/on the job training staff • Regional teams for rapid assessment potential interventions• Federal TOT trainings for regional trainers for extension

approaches (market orientation, gender mainstreaming, knowledge management), livestock value chains and irrigated crop value chains

• Regional training of zonal/district staff for project implementation (extension, livestock value chain, irrigated agriculture value chain)

• Training DAs zonal/district staff – with LIVES technical assistance as required

• Production technology training on needs basis

Capacity development implementation – public/private input/service providers

– Zonal mobile teams for hormone assisted AI – Water user associations irrigation schemes – Management committees grazing areas– Ram breeding groups/individuals– Pullet producing individuals/groups– Private/group nurseries– Private group vegetable seed production (potato, onions)– Private/public pump repair services– Cooperative/private shop for supply of inputs – Cooperatives/individuals for supply of inputs

Capacity development implementation value chain actors

• Producers– Production – to be handled by Zonal/District staff – Some specialized training

• Other value chain actors (at District level)– Food safety– Quality management (grading, packing)– At higher level – ACDI VOCA/LGP

IPMS training materials/guidelines

• Market oriented extension• Gender mainstreaming• Knowledge mngt best practices• Sustainable gender balanced livestock value

chain best practices (synthesis)• Sustainable gender balanced Irrigated value

chain development – fruits and vegetables (synthesis)

• Training materials -EAP

Knowledge management

Knowledge management immediate outcome

• Improved systems for knowledge management and learning operational– Gaps in knowledge management system in support of

value chain developed identified and strategy developed– Knowledge centers and service providers equipped with

equipment and materials– Various knowledge capturing, sharing and learning

events completed– Project website and social media to increase access to

project generated knowledge operational

Knowledge management implementation

• Knowledge centers (District/Zones) and supply of equipment and materials– Equipment (computer, printer, camera, e-reader, LCD projector, TV, DVD

player)– Off-line copies EAP– Training materials– Video– Documentation

• Knowledge capturing, sharing and learning events– Study tours– Field days– Technology exhibitions– PARS – participatory video– Access to market information

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