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Kahsay Berhe and Yohannes Mehari LIVES – Commodity Value Chain Development Inception Workshop EIAR HQ, Addis Ababa January 21-24, 2013 Irrigated crop commodity value chains in three Amhara zones
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Introduction Outline – Intervention zones and districts – Commodities and PAs – Constraints in value chains – Cross cutting issues
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LIVES intervention districts, North Gonder zone
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LIVES intervention districts, West Gojam zone
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LIVES intervention districts, South Wello zone
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Commodities and intervention PAs Zones Districts PAs InterventionTotal North Gonder Gonder zuria2249 Lay Armachoho2034 Dembia2645 West Gojam Bahir Dar zuria2042 Mecha1942 Yilmana Densa1534 South Wello Kalu2441 Dessie zuria1738 Tehuledere1822
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Constraints related to irrigated crops Fruits Input supply – Few government nurseries sourcing seedlings Few number of seedlings Majority of the seedlings are un improved – Improved seedlings transported from long distances – No farmer based fruit seedling suppliers (except in Kalu) – Lack of value chain approach – Food insecurity environment creating dependency (free handouts/subsidized fruit seedlings) – Less regulatory activity (Kalu district) Marketing – Poor quality fruit produced – No marketing group for apple fruits, except for seedlings (Kalu) – Some fruits sold cheaply (farmers discouraged)_papaya,
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Irrigated crops continued Fruit production – Fruit production not widely practiced (mainly WG and NG) – Lack/poor quality fruit seedlings – Lack of skilled manpower – Limited types of water lifting equipment in use – Diseases and pests – Fruits irrigated only at seedling stage
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Irrigated crops continued Vegetable s Marketing – Poor/no market linkage, – No marketing group – Farmers price receivers, no bargaining power – Lack of post harvest infrastructure – Sometimes lack of buyers (shallot_Gonder z.) – Lack of market information – Monopolistic marketing regime – High price fluctuations due to seasonal supply imbalances – Lack of institutional linkages between actors in the vegetable value chain
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Irrigated crops continued….
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Irrigated crops continued Input supply – Lack of value chain approach – Lack of improved varieties – Lack of water pump repair services in the rural areas (except Dembia) – No farmer based vegetable seed/seedling supply system – Lack of private crop spraying service – High priced input, poor priced output (garlic) Vegetable Production – Disease outbreak – Slow replacement of varieties, deterioration (potato) – Lack of skilled irrigation agronomists, horticulture expertise – Historically, government policies focused primarily on grain crop production - food security; Platform – No platform on irrigated crops
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Irrigated crops continued… Forage/fodder production – Livestock is a secondary activity – Livestock production is lead mainly based on traditional knowledge – No/poor research output on irrigated forage/forage – Lack of knowledge on irrigated forage production Input supply – Lack of planting material – Lack of post harvest equipment Marketing – No research output on cost benefit analysis of irrigated forage/fodder
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Cross cutting issues Knowledge management – Training in FTCs is not practically supported – Insufficient technical equipment for training in FTCs Manpower – High staff turnover Gender – No/few women focused activities Environment – Win-win situation between apiarists and fruit and vegetable growers (dry season bee forage/pollination) – Uncontrolled use of agrochemicals is leading to death of bees and may pollute ground and surface water – Soil salinity
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www.lives-ethiopia.org Thank you
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Proposed interventions Fruits – Youth groups/pump owners trained of maintenance of water pumps – Support private crop spraying providers – Establish farmer based improved fruit seedling suppliers – Establishment of water users association in schemes
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Proposed interventions Vegetables – Introduction of new vegetable varieties – Introducing post harvest technologies (zero energy cool chambers) – Training on vegetable seed production systems Regulatory body need to be strongly engaged – Demonstration of irrigation equipment in FTCs – Market linkages – Creation of marketing groups – IPM application and appropriate chemical application time
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