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Irrigated fruits & vegetables value chain for Sidama and Gamo Gofa Zone

Irrigated fruits & vegetables value chain for Sidama and Gamo Gofa Zone. Opportunities, constraints and intervention options Presented to launching workshop. Outline. Targeting processes What are opportunities? Irrigated fruits & Vegetables value chain constraints & intervention options

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Irrigated fruits & vegetables value chain for Sidama and Gamo Gofa Zone

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  1. Irrigated fruits & vegetables value chain for Sidama and GamoGofa Zone Opportunities, constraints and intervention options Presented to launching workshop

  2. Outline • Targeting processes • What are opportunities? • Irrigated fruits & Vegetables value chain constraints & intervention options • Production • Irrigation practice • Inputs/ services • Processing and marketing • Linkages • Gender interventions • Environment intervention

  3. Targeting • Zones • Districts • PAs • Households • Base line data • To set up bench mark

  4. Commodities approved for two zones

  5. Opportunities • Market/internal, external • Massive push from government side • Organizational • Institutional • Capacity building • Access to credit/OMF, SMF • Increased awareness of farmers • Increased awareness of private sectors

  6. Commodities value chain and intervention areas 1. Fruits and vegetables production status • Major fruits:- Banana, mango, avocado, apple ,papaya • Major vegetables:-Tomato, pepper, onion, garlic, cabbage, potato • Intensively produced as cash crop and/or for hh consumption Major limitations • Knowledge /skill in market focused improved agronomic practices • Productivity/unit area • Marketable varieties and other planting materials • Diseases and pests Intervention options • Capacity building • Introduction of improved seeds and planting materials from within and abroad • Integrated/organic disease and pest control

  7. Irrigation practices • Schemes in zones: Sidama 13, Gamo Gofa 40 • In target districts: Sidama 3, Gamo Gofa 9 • Numerous artificial dams, hand dug wells, etc • Water lifting mechanisms in practice • Motorized pumps (2hp-4hp), Rope and washer, Tridle, manual using bucket • Limitations • Skill and knowledge • Underutilization of schemes/pumps • Malfunctioning of schemes • irrigation scheme management

  8. Irrigation cont…. • Intervention options • Capacity building • Assessing current utilization status • Strengthening and/or initiating water users association • Training WUA leaders in leadership skill

  9. Inputs and services supply system • Inputs • Seeds, seedlings, agrochemicals, pumps, sprayers • Supplied by both public and private traders • Intensively used by farmers • Limitations • Timely availability and sustainability of supply • Quality • Trustworthiness • Maintenance and services

  10. Intervention options • Engaging farmer in input supply service/ for seeds, seedlings • Strengthening private suppliers/ for pumps, sprayers, agrochemicals • Strengthening public regulatory unit with manpower and facilities • Strengthening private sector/youth groups in maintenance and service of

  11. Processing and marketing • Constraints • Focused on local market • Storing and transporting • Value addition • Bargaining power • Intervention options • Promote collective marketing • Developing certifying capacity • Promoting zone specific brand marketing • better transporting and storing facilities to reduce losses • Review some NGOs processing experience (ECOPIA, etc) and scaling out if it sounds feasible

  12. Linkages Constraints • Less linkage among producers, input suppliers, service providers and traders at different locations Intervention options • Facilitate formation of platform for dominant actors • Initiating linkage between farmers and marketing groups such as wholesealers and retailers at ifferent level • Initiate linkage with private and public sectors seedling producers with private/public service providers for provision of planting materials, inspection and certification , technical support

  13. Gender intervention • Prioritizing women for services ( capacity building, access to credit, etc) • Introducing HH work loading reducing technologies • Engaging women business ( seedling production, agrochemicals trading, small scale processing, etc)

  14. Environment • Reviewing impact of each intervention on environment (positive/negative) • Awareness on negative impact of agrochemicals/proper handling • Salinity due to excessive irrigation • Depletion of underground water if any • Awareness creation on malaria and other vector disease spread

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