Introduction to Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Project Azage Tegegne LIVES Research Planning Workshop March 26-28, 2013

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 for 6 years by a our development partner – Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Focuses on challenging high value, market-oriented livestock and irrigated crop Commodities

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, LMDP, 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 Focus Commodities: 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 Zone ZoneDairy (8)Beef (4) Small ruminant (6) Poultry (7) Apiculture (5) Irrigated agriculture (10) Eastern Tigray x x xx Central Tigray xx xx West Gojam xx x x North Gondar xx x x South Wello x x xx East Shoa xx x x West Shoa x x xx Jimma xxxx Gamo Gofa xxx x Sidama x xx x

Value Chain Development District AGAG F AGAG AGAG Fed/Reg AGAG F AGAG F AGAG F D1 D2D3 AG - Ag ribusiness F - Farmer Short VC Long VC IPMS LIVES

What are the possible interventions? Technological:eg. seeds, animal genetics, drugs, fertilizers, pumps, e-readers, computers Technological: eg. seeds, animal genetics, drugs, fertilizers, pumps, e-readers, computers Organizational:eg. organizational forms (public, private, individual, cooperative, government, PLCs) Organizational: eg. organizational forms (public, private, individual, cooperative, government, PLCs) Institutional:eg. rules & regulations, behavior, linkages Institutional: eg. 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 (eg)  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 – specialist staff  Irrigated crop value chain development – specialist staff  Livestock value chain development – specialist staff

Knowledge Management Federal level – Strengthening EAP – National learning events/conferences – Video production – e-extension Regional/zonal/District level – Knowledge center development – Learning events/conferences/workshops – Study tours – Exhibitions – Field days – New IT technologies

Research LIVES Rapid assessment of value chains and public support services Diagnosis Action Impact RESEARCH/STUDIES Learning

Promotion for scaling up Facilitate project visits by key policy makers and donors Facilitate project visits by key policy makers and donors Participation in government/non- government national, regional learning platforms, conferences and workshops Participation in government/non- government national, regional learning platforms, conferences and workshops Use of mass media Use of mass media Publications Publications Newsletters Newsletters Promotional materials Promotional materials Leveraging new investment into value chain development. Leveraging new investment into value chain development.

Direct value chain beneficiaries -LIVES Research Education Public Support Services POLICYPOLICY 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 Counterpart staff at Federal, Regional and Zonal

Partnerships LIVES MoA EIAR RARIs Univ CGIAR CIDA PrivateSector Dev’tProjects BoWE LivestockAgencies MoWE Farmers, Coops, CBOs