LIVES Project’s Irrigated Agriculture in Oromia Region Nigatu Alemayehu Jan Addis Ababa

Outline of the Presentation I.I.OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT AREA IN OROMIA II. CURRENT STATUS OF THE ZONES III. III. OPPORTUNTITIES IV. Constraints

Overview Project Area Three Zones: Jimma, East Shoa and West Shoa. Jimma Zone: Seka Chekorsa, Dedo, Kersa East shoa: Lume, Bora, Dugda West Shoa: Ejere, Ada Berga, Meta Robi

Irrigated Vegetable Current Status of W. Shoa Zone(51PA) IndicatorsOnionPotatoCabbageGarlic Number of HH Producing Area Coverage(ha) Productivity(Qt/ ha) Proportion sold % Male HH Proportion of Male HH selling

Irrigated Vegetable Current Status of E. Shoa Zone(32PA) IndicatorsOnionTomatoPeeperCabbage Number of HH Producing Area Coverage(ha) Productivity(Qt/ ha) Proportion sold % Male HH Proportion of Male HH selling 100

Irrigated Vegetable Current Status of Jimma Zone(43PA) IndicatorsOnionPotatoTomatoCabbage Number of HH Producing Area Coverage(ha) Productivity(Qt/ ha) Proportion sold % Male HH Proportion of Male HH selling

Irrigated Fruit Current Status of East Shoa Zone(30A) IndicatorsOrangeMangoPapayaAvocado Number of HH Producing Number of Trees Productivity per tree (Qt) Proportion sold % Male HH Proportion of Male HH selling 100

Opportunities Sound Agricultural Policy and Strategies Smalholders and Market (Extension and Research) Natural Resource( Rivers, lakes, ground water, springs) Proximity to Market( local and export), Price↑ Economic Growth, Tourism, Expatriates and Investors Culture of Growing Veg and Fruits in E.shoa Population growth and Urbanization Health Food Infrastructure Development( Road, cooling Truck, airport)

Constraints( Vegetables) Production Knowledge Gap in disease and pest Identification Pesticide and fertilizer application lacks Scientific background Poor agronomic practice Watering frequency and amount is not based on crop water requirement.

Up -Down Stream Issue( Watershed manag’mt) Water Pump and accessories cost and taxation Maintenance of pumps and canals Salinity, Siltation and Conservation Residual impact of Pesticides and fertilization Infrastructure in the west( Road, institutions,..) Collective Ownership Resource Use and Human Factors( willingness, interest, motivation, behaviors, participation )

Input Supply and Services Assessment of varieties suitability to ecology Hi-breeds are used for subsequent production No regulation on quality, expiry date, storage Inputs provided by non-professionals and supply inconsistency New varieties/technologies are not released frequently and multiplication is a problem

Processing and Market Limited Value addition through processing 25-35% losses due to post harvest handling Shortage of containers and transportation Bruising and damage during picking, packing and transport Price is not based on quality and grading Few traders dominate the market Limited market information and intelligence

Linkage Linkage Between producers and technology generators is not strong. Only Model farmers Linkage B/n consumers/supermarkets and producers/technology generators is weak. Extension service providers linkage with technology generators is not strong Unions, traders have weak linkage with other actors

Fruits Constraints Input supply Shortage of Scions Agro-chemicals are not available for fruits Shortage of Sprayer Seedlings distributed by MoA are from unknown source Eg. Avocado Type A and B, Papaya male and female Production Disease ( eg Citrus) Farmers are not willing to plant Fruit( Long growth period )

Low volume of production and productivity Knowledge gap in fruit management and nursery Chat and coffee are replacing/competing Agro-ecological suitability assessment Some of traditionally Known fruits are under threat Urban and rural backyard fruit growing changed to decoration Marketing and Processing Poor packages and transportation Poor Quality Limited processing Price is fixed by Traders

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