Overview of Livestock Commodity Potential For Oromia Ephrem Tesema, Addis Ababa, LIVES Inception Workshop, From Jan , 2013 EIAR, HQ,

Outline – Intervention Zones, Districts and Commodities – Zones/Districts/PAs Commodity Potential – Commodity Based Overview – Opportunities – Constraints – Proposed Area of Intervention

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)

Objective of Lives Cont’d – Generation and documentation of new knowledge on value chain interventions through diagnosis, action and impact research studies (research) promotion – Promotion of knowledge generated for scaling out beyond the project areas (promotion)

Zones, Districts and Commodities Zones/Districts -East Shoa-Dugda, Bora and Lome -West Shoa-Ada Berga, Ejere and Meta Robi -Jimma-Kersa, Seka Chekorsa and Dedo

East Shoa Zone Clustered Districts

East Shoa Commodities – Beef – Dairy – Poultry – Irrigated Agriculture

West Shoa Zone Clustered Districts

West Shoa Zone Commodities West Shoa -Dairy -Small Ruminants -Poultry -Apiculture

Jimma Clustered Districts

Jimma Zone Commodities – Small Ruminants – Poultry – Beekeeping – Irrigated Agriculture

Zones/Districts/PAs Commodity Potential S.noCommodityZoneDistricts Number of Potential PAs 1. DairyEast Shoa Dugda, Bora and Lome 60 West ShoaAda Berga, Ejere, Meta Robi Beef East Shoa Dugda, Bora and Lome Small Ruminants West Shoa, and Jimma Ada Berga, Ejere and Meta Robi Jimma: Kersa, Seka Chekorsa and Dedo PoultryEast Shoa and Jimma Dugda, Bora, Lome, Kersa, Seka Chekorsa and Dedo 64 5.BeekeepingWest Shoa and Jimma W. Shoa: Ada Berga, Ejere, Meta Robi Jimma: Kersa, Seka Chekorsa, Dedo Irrigated Agriculture East Shoa, West Shoa and Jimma Dugda, Bora,Lome, Ada Berga, Ejere, Meta Robi, Kersa, Seka Chekorsa and Dedo

Commodity Based Overview Dairy Production -60 PAs in E.S. selected as potential for dairy -36 PAs in W. S. zone -Mainly from local, a few Boran cattle and even fewer crosses of Holestien Fresian breeds. Inputs and Services -Feed and supply of input

Dairy/Input and services continued -Holeta research institute supply boran and crosses of Holstein Frisian breeds to farmers -It is also supply forage seeds for farmers -Oil Processing Shops supply oilcake -The price of feed and veterinary service is escalating over time -The Livestock Agency takes big responsibility in facilitating inputs and services -Boran heifers brought from Gobe ranch were supplied to few farmers

Input and Services – Biftu-Berga union sell forage seeds and private feed processors Biftu-Berga union sell forage seeds – There are a private feed processors selling feed

Marketing -Butter marketing is important than fluid milk in East shoa (63-65% HH) -The eastern milk shed has good marketing potential as districts are located along main road -In Urban centers there are buyers for fluid milk -Meki, Mojo, Boti are located along milk collection stalls etc. - Commodity Based Overview Cont’d

Market Contin’d – Local chees and butter are important source of cash ( W.S). – Cement Factories ( Muger, Dankote) are potential buyers of milk – Ambo University, cafeterias and restaurants are potential consumers – Men assemble bulk of butter while women dominate the cheese trade( WS)

Commodity Based Overview Cont’d Beef Production – Farmers keep a few beef animals in intensive management system Inputs and Services -NGOs E.S, such as SEDA, CRS and world vision, build technical, organizational and infrastructure capacity of smallholder farmers -

Input Contin’d – Cooperative Union in E.S. help farmers to get organize in groups and fatten L.R. – Credit, training and feed are important though not available timely Marketing – Beef marketing follows season ( festivities- New year, Christmas, and Easter) – The National marketing system is in its nascent stage

Commodity Based Overview Cont’d Small Ruminants Production – Farmers involved in improved management Production system is traditional -Food residue, atlla and other byproducts are given to shoats under the improved mgt. -The Majority of shoats are local

Inputs and Services – Little research involvement – Private veterinary shops and vendors – L.A is the leading input supplier – Oromia Saving and credit give credit to Youth involved in Sheep fattening

Commodity Based Overview Cont’d Marketing -Intermediaries dominate the value chain -More than 90 of shoat in the improved management system are for sell (3 times) -Butcheries, restaurants, bars are the major buyers -Larger consumers include Higher learning Institutions, military establishments nd hospitals

Commodity Based Overview Cont’d Poultry Production -Small scale, traditionally managed -99% are local breeds -Farmers keep both exotic and local breeds -Egg Production is minimal due to poor management

Inputs and Services – Both private (Alema)and public entities are supposed to involve in supplying drug, feed, pullets, hatcheries – The Livestock Agency at zonal and district level is the sole provider of inputs – Jimma Research and Jimma University that gives research outputs – In the selected districts a few hundred cross breed chickens are supplied to farmers through the Livestock Agency.

Commodity Based Overview Cont’d Market -Depend on small scale traders -Shorter VL -Restaurants and hotels play the role of retailing in the poultry value chain

Commodity Based Overview Cont’d Beekeeping Production -Dominated by traditional system of production -90% of the hives are traditional -Average production from traditional hives is 4kg while from the transitional one it is 16 kg

Inputs and Services -L. A. distributed transitional Hives -Research Centers introduce new inputs ( Hives and other accessories)

Commodity Overview Cont’d Marketing -Small retailers, tej( honey wine breweries) dominate the market - There are a few private processers in the country but not in the LIVES target zones -Little interest on wax production and processing

Opportunities -Availability of Natural Endowments -Water-rain, rivers, Plot of land, – Staffing ( assignment at dist., zone and local levels) – Experience of Farmers -Changes in the attitude of VC Actors ( Market, technology, – Increased numbers of VC Actors/partners – Opportunity for market for high value products

Opportunities Cont’d – Rural infrastructure – Government policy towards market oriented agriculture, water use and smallholding and gender – Availability of labour, research and extension services – Export oriented economy

Opportunities Cont’d – Existence of Research centers close to LIVES Intervention Area. E. Shoa Adami Tulu, Debrezeit and Melkasa Research Centers, Adama University, West Shoa Ambo and Holeta Research Centers. Jimma, Jimma Research and University etc.

Constraints – Less Involvement of the Private Sector – Weak Linkage of Public Sector, Private Sector and Producers – Absence of Plat forms for value chain actors to share knowledge and to collaborate – High staff mobility, unstable organizational structure etc. – Supply of pumps

Constraints Cont’d – Animal Feed, health, marketing infrastructure, Knowledge in Dairy farming – Unreliable climatic condition, – Poor and inadequate input supply system, – Poor quality product, – Poor market information, intelligence and infrastructure, – Poor financial service delivery – Lack of efficient water harvesting techniques, – Animal diseases/poor service deli very

Constraints Cont’d – No specialized staff in poultry, beef, dairy, horticulture agronomy, pathologist and pump maintenance specialists at Zonal and Woreda level

Area Of Possible Intervention I. Primary Intervention – Capacity Building – Knowledge Management – Linkage and Networking – Institutional Reengineering – Gender and Environment

Area of Possible Intervention Contin’d II. Commodity Based Intervention Production Input supply and Services

Intervention Cont’d – Marketing – Institutional Linkage – RBME (Result based Monitoring and Evaluation)

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