1. LIVES-Irrigation Commodities Value Chain: Highlights of Plan and Achievement IWMI-LIVES : Haileslassie, et al., 2014 Project Steering Committee Meeting Addis Ababa 08/12/14

2.  Introduction: recapping LIVES  Plan for 2014/2015:across Value Chain nodes  Achievement: across the Value Chain nodes  Focus areas for the next six months  Concluding remarks Contents

3. — In sub-Saharan Africa ~62% of the working population make their living from agriculture; — ~ > 80% are smallholders and contribute ~ 90% of the production. These figures are on the higher side for Ethiopia. — Market oriented agricultural development initiatives (ETH); — LIVES is planned in response to these agendas; — But why irrigation? Introduction

4. — Low agricultural productivity is one of the major challenges (in Ethiopia); — Far below global average; — Recently some progresses but yield is generally instable Sources: Own synthesis WB online data

5. Introduction — Less irrigation input and persistent dependency on rain fed system (~6%); — The consequences are wobbling Agricultural GDP; — Future projection also does not show a “rosy-picture” — Climate change ; — Population growth and change in consumption behavior.

6. Introduction ― Generally sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) is advocated as “a hope for tomorrow”; ― SAI may occur as a result of A) a shift towards more valuable outputs or B) technical progress that raises land productivity (not mutually exclusive); ― How can we achieve these?

7. Introduction ― Does availing only more water helps to close the yield gaps ( Figure)? ― We need targeting (commodities-VC); ― We need to strengthen VC process accelerators

8. Planned interventions: how we wanted to do? Production Knowledge Research and Documentation Fodder, Fruits and Vegetables

9. Planned interventions: irrigated fodder Monthly Feed Deficits ( e.g. in Amhara Region) Comprising Farming Systems 1 (kolla), 2 (Woina Dega) East and west and 3 (Dega). The problem  Low DM availability;  Poor feed quality;  Poor access to germplasm ( inputs);  Farmers unable target productive animals and also marketing seasons.

10.  Irrigated fodder is new commodity in Ethiopian irrigation systems;  Introduction of planting materials ( high yielding and good feed quality-CP);  Fodder species such as Dinsho, Rhodes, Elephant, Susbania, Desmodium, Alfalfa were the target. Planned intervention: Production

11.  Lack of space is one of the challenges in wider adoption of irrigated fodder;  Thus techniques for spatial integration is one of the planed interventions ;  This will enhance not only the animal productivity but also the land and subsequently the system. Planned intervention: Production

12.  Supply of planting material (seeds/splits/cuts);  Linkage between producers & planting material suppliers;  Linking seed producers, suppliers and farmers (e.g. Rhodes seed). Planned intervention: input/services

13.  Processing/marketing depend on scale of production;  Processing is also a cross- cutting activities ( along varieties of feed resources and types);  At this initial stage we also focused on making productive uses of existing resources such as food-feed crops; Planned intervention: Processing/marketing

14.  Fruit production systems in Ethiopia focuses on traditional varieties and also practices( e.g. water application techniques);  Mainly for domestic consumption: this means also the production system is at early stage of development in terms of input /services/processing/marketing. Planned innervations: irrigated fruits The problem

15.  Introduction of new varieties of fruits (temperate and tropical fruits);  Water supply systems ( e.g. improved irrigation practices in banana systems);  Improving existing fruit stands ( e.g. top working). Planned innervations: production

16.  Strengthening/establishing grafted seedlings supply systems;  Create/initiate private fruit seedlings (grafted and non- grafted) producers;  Link nursery input suppliers with fruit seedling producers. Planned intervention: Inputs/services

17.  Proper harvesting techniques/ time;  Establish fruit collectors/ groups/ cooperatives and link with traders;  Initiate/co-establish fruit marketing shades for retailers;  Supporting road side fruit collection and marketing-youth. Planned intervention: Processing/marketing

18. The problem  Communalities between vegetable and fruits production systems ( e.g. Germplasm, diversity and input management techniques;  Weak input supply systems ( e.g. seed);  Poor post harvest handling, grading and processing. Planned intervention: Irrigated vegetables

19.  Introduce improved/new varieties of major vegetable crops ;  Introducing cropping patterns align with water supply;  Integrating nutrient management with irrigated water supply;  Introducing integrated pests and diseases management ( e.g. banana). Planned innervations: production

20.  Establish vegetable seed/ seedling producers (hybrid tomato);  Introduce farmer-based vegetable (tomato and potato) seed production, extraction, packaging and storage techniques;  Initiate/strengthen village level vegetable input supply system (chemicals, seeds, fertilizers, etc.). Planned innervations: input/services

21.  Link vegetable traders with producers;  Establish/strengthen vegetable marketing groups, collection points;  Introduce improved post- harvest handling techniques (storage, grading, packing and transporting). Planned innervations: processing/marketing

22. Two sets of indicators  Number of MHH&FHH covered  Number of PAs covered Achievements

23.  Potential, existing and new VC interventions introduced to farmers, input/service providers and other value chain actors Achievements

24.  Unlike the VC interventions achievements in the areas of demonstration is weak;  The next plan period will focus in catching up on Demonstration;  Also on covering the gaps in areas of for example processing/marketing for fruits and vegetables. Focus areas of next plan period

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