Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Project

1. Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Project Where did we start and where are we now? (April 2012 – March 2013) LIVES PSC Meeting, ILRIApril 30, 2013

2. Project proposal development phase IPMS lessons learned summarized: • Use participatory commodity value chain development had a positive effect on livelihoods of value chain actors, mainly famers. • Production interventions can be improved further by focusing on fewer commodities • Input/service supply and marketing interventions can be improved further by increasing scale of business Use cluster approach for fewer commodities livestock and high value irrigated agriculture • Importance of livestock and irrigated agriculture in GTP and AGP • Attention paid by other R4D actors • Comparative advantage of ILRI and IWMI – Unique model

3. Project proposal development phase • Introductory meetings in each of the Regions to discuss interest in and objectives of follow up (IPMS) project • All Regions interested based on experiences with IPMS • Discussion/review of potential commodities and Zones • Use was made of GIS maps and CSA data • Each Region selected commodities and zones, which were included in the project proposal submitted to CIDA

4. WHY LIVES? – Goal and Ultimate outcome Goal • To contribute to enhanced income and gender equitable wealth creation for smallholders and other value chains actors through increased and sustained market-off-take of high value livestock and irrigated crop commodities. Ultimate Outcome • Increased economic well-being for male and female smallholder producers in 30 districts in 10 target Zones in Amhara, Oromia, Tigray, and SNNPR through the development of livestock and irrigated value chains

5. Intermediate Outcomes • Increased use of improved knowledge and capacity by male and female livestock and irrigated agriculture value chains actors and service providers to develop gender sensitive and environmentally friendly sustainable market-oriented livestock and irrigated value chains. • Increased adoption of gender sensitive and environmentally sustainable market-oriented value chain interventions by male and female livestock and irrigated agriculture value chain actors and service providers.

6. LIVES Objectives • 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) • Promotion of knowledge generated for scaling out beyond the project areas (promotion for scaling out) • Introduction/adaptation of tested and new value chain interventions for targeted value chains/areas (value chain development) • Generation and documentation of new knowledge on value chain interventions through diagnosis, action and impact research studies (action research)

7. Project objectives to Intermediate Outcomes

8. Project Development and Approval • September 2010 – first LIVES draft proposal • March 2012 - CA signed between CIDA and ILRI • (Proposal development to approval - 18 months) • March 2012 - March 2013 - IPMS and LIVES running parallel

9. Planning and Implementation Planning phase: April – July 2012 • Develop overall project implementation plan (PIP) with stakeholders • Initiate baseline • Develop first year program of work and budget with stakeholders Implementation phase: • August 2012 – March 2017

10. PIP phase - Regions • Familiarization core LIVES group with objectives and procedures for PIP phase planning work • Regional consultative meetings with public sector representatives (agriculture, water, research) • To introduce the project objectives and strategy • To verify initially selected commodities and zones • To appoint public sector staff members for regional and zonal assessments • Use was made of GIS maps and CSA data • Regional level data collection on value chain actors and service providers for selected commodities

11. PIP phase zones • Zonal meetings (in each of the selected zones) by regional teams with public sector staff • To introduce the project • To verify selected commodities • To identify clusters of 3 districts to produce the selected commodities – ranking process • To initiate data collection • Zonal level data collection on value chain actors and service providers and preparation of GIS maps on biophysical characteristics of selected Districts

12. PIP Phase - Districts • District consultative meetings and visits with regional teams • To introduce the project • To review selected commodities • To identify potential PAs for each of the selected commodities • District/PA level data collection on number of households involved in producing selected commodities, value chain actors

13. PIP Phase • National workshop to review data collected with regional and national partners • Preparation of project implementation for submission to CIDA • Baseline data collection • Preparation draft zonal reports with commodity assessments and potential interventions

14. Commodity and zone selection process Consultative meetings in each of the 4 Regions in 2010 • Given the project focus, which commodities should LIVES concentrate on? • Given the priority commodities which zones would the Regions like LIVES to focus on? Selection considerations in choosing commodities and zones • Present/future importance (market) of the commodity • Available capacity/projects to develop the commodity • Potential for clustering Districts for the same commodity (e.g milk shed, irrigation schemes, watersheds)

15. LIVES Project Zones

16. Priority commodity value chains and their zonal location in the four LIVES Regions

17. Milestones • March 2012: Project approved • April 2012 – July 2012 – 4 months - Regional consultations and preparation of the project implementation plan (PIP) • Implementation Phase – from August 2012, but • July 30, 2012 - MoA/EIAR letter of agreement to ILRI– 4 months • July 2012: National planning workshop • August- Sept - Zonal diagnosis work • August – September 2012 Consultations with MoA, EIAR and CIDA about PIP and governance • Oct 30th - H.E. AtoWondirad’sletter to Regions – 7 months • Nov 5, 2012 – Letter to Regions on LIVES • Nov 8, 2012 to April 9, 2013 (6 months) – Nomination of Steering Committee • Nov 28, 2012 - PIP and workplan endorsement by PCT • July – September 2012 Baseline data collection • September 2012 – February 2013 Baseline data analysis and reporting

18. Organized Project Inception, Launching and Familiarization Workshops • Inception workshop - Jan 23-26, 2013 • Launching workshop - January 22, 2013 • Zonal Workshops - February-March, 2013 • Research Planning Workshop – March 26-28, 2013 • Familiarization workshop – April 22-24, 2013

19. Capacity development • Capacity gaps and interventions identified as part of the PIP and baseline/diagnostic process • Selected regional staff trained in baseline data collection and rapid value chain assessment • Capacity assessments on value chains development in Universities ATVET and programs (Bezabeh) • Curriculum – Agribusiness – Axum and Jima Universities • Synchronization – training for federal staff, Regional and Zonal staff

20. Knowledge management • Knowledge gaps and interventions identified as part of the PIP and baseline/diagnostic process • Distribution of relevant DVDs and documentation on specially made display stands to the 10 zones and 31 districts • Establishment wiki, website, brochure, GIS data base

21. Promotion • Activities to promote LIVES approaches and interventions • Interactions with Ethiopian value chain programs, projects to discuss design, synergies: GRADD, EDGET/EADD2, Water and Land Resource Centre • Member of gender working group organized by the Agri hub project. • Building the institutional capacity of educational institutions and research institutes in value chain development • Others

22. Promotion • TARI Technology Exhibition and Symposium • Training on Management Skills and leadership • Partnerships – LMP, LMDP, EAAPP, EDDP, EDGET, PRIME, ENGINE, Agri-hub, Gender, • French Dairy Project • Land and Water Resource Centre – AAU/Swiss • TARI – research advisory service • LIVES Brochure

23. Continued Value chain development • Continued synchronization the new Zones – North Gondar, West Shoa, South Wollo, West Gojam (Adet) in partnership with Land and Water Resources Centre • Community-based Sheep breeding with ICARDA – Atsbi and Jimma • Tested small scale egg incubator with EAIR DebreZeit • Constructed model animal handling faculties for regions • Facilitated linkage with BecA goat project and joint planning

24. Value chain interventions • Value chain gaps and potential interventions identified and prioritized • Mentoring coaching of regional teams in mass insemination in Amhara, Tigray, Oromia • Ordering of equipment and supplies • Transfer mobile cattle crushes to Regions

25. Documentation • Research planning workshop on March 26-28, 2013. • Participation by EIAR, RARIs, IWMI and ILRI • Research priorities and organizational issues prioritized • Baseline data collection on main project indicators completed • Baseline data report completed

26. Finalized last IPMS Publications/documentation • Dairy synthesis working paper • Guideline for market oriented extension • Summary report on IPMS impact • Other scientific (journal, case studies and conference) publications • IPMS DVD • Estrus Synchronization DVD

27. 2012 Prepared revised version of LM in consultation with CIDA RFA vehicles approved by CIDA Request For Approval (RFA) purchase vehicles Prepared revised version of PMF Comment received from CIDA : content, LM and PMF Wondirad’s letter to Regions – Oct 30th PIP submitted to CIDA Regional SC nominations started Prepared revised year one plan of work , budget, Annexes PC Team indorsed PIP and Budget on behalf of PSC Responses on content issues PIP and submitted to CIDA Baseline data analysis & write-up (Sept – Feb) MoA/EIAR Agreement to ILRI July 30 Revised LM and PMF and first year plan of work and Annexes submitted to CIDA Zonal diagnosis and baseline data collection Program of work year 1 prepared and submitted to CIDA Sept Dec Aug Nov July Oct

28. Staff recruitment • Gender Expert • Knowledge Management and Communications Expert • Regional Experts and coordinators • Livestock Experts • Irrigation Experts • Zonal coordinators • M @ E Expert • Agri-business Expert • Research Officer • Research Assistants • Administrative Assistants • Drivers

29. Partnerships • EDGET/EADD – Dairy value chains • LMDP – Dairy, meat value chains • French group on ASF and human nutrition • CRP3.7 Livestock and Fish (ILRI/ICARDA) – small ruminant value chains • BeCA – Goat project • EMDTI – capacity building • ILRI Biosciences – breeding and vaccines • ILRI Integrated Sciences – Gender, Forages • FARM Radio – capacity building, KM, promotion • IFDC – Value chains • ATA – Research and Extension • University of Maryland – College of Agriculture & Natural Resources -broad • Texas A&M University - Modeling • Land & Water Resources Centre, AAU – Watershed &commodity value chains • PRIME, ENGINE, Agri-hub • CIP – potatoes • EIAR/RARIs – Livestock and crop value chains

30. Procurement • Vehicles • Computers • Biogas electric generators • Bio gas storage bag • Animal handling facilities (crush) • Microchip RFID tags and FID readers • Cattle trocar and cannula • Drenching gun • Kindle touch e-reader, UK power adaptor for e-reader, Cover for e-reader • Hormones • Tent frame, Folding tables, Tents, Folding chairs, Sleeping bags • Portable Fridge • Egg incubators

31. Job evaluation, advertisement and recruitment 2013 timeline… Implementation…2018 Inception W/shop First Project Steering Committee Meeting Research Planning W/shop Submission of 2ndworkplan and budget to CIDA Project Launched Jan 22nd Familiarization Workshop Zonal Workshops M A J F M

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