Regional Consultation Meeting May 9, 2012, Hawassa

1. Introduction to Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Project Regional Consultation Meeting May 9, 2012, Hawassa

2. WHY LIVES? To support GoE in its strategy to transform smallholder subsistence agriculture into semi commercial agriculture Ultimate Outcome - Improved income for male and female smallholder producers and other value chain actors for key irrigated crop and livestock products in a minimum of 25 districts in 10 target zones in the region of Amhara, Oromia, Tigray, and SNNPR – 20% increase in income Intermediate Outcome – • Capacitated producers and other value chain actors sustainably engaged in selected commodity value chain in targeted districts, zones, regions • Capacitated Ethiopian public and private service providers supporting selected commodity value chains in targeted districts, zones, regions

3. 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) • Generation and documentation of new knowledge on value chain interventions through diagnosis, action and impact research studies (research) • Promotion of knowledge generated for scaling out beyond the project areas (promotion)

4. Project Focus • Commodities: - Livestock (dairy, beef, small ruminants, poultry, apiculture) and high value irrigated crops (vegetables, fruits, fodder) • Geographical - Ten (10) zones with clusters of Districts producing selected commodities

5. Initial commodity and zonal 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)

9. Actors Trader/ Processor Input Producer/ Supplier Output Producer Direct value chain beneficiaries LIVES POLICY Extension Research Education Public Support Services

10. Indirect beneficiaries of LIVES • Producers and service providers in AGP, HABP, PSNP programs through (joint) capacity development, field visits, learning events. • Producers and service providers in adjoining districts which form part of natural clusters – milk shed, irrigation schemes and watersheds through learning events, capacity development and field visits

11. Planning and Implementation LIVES

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

13. LIVES Components 1. Value chain development 2. Capacity development 3. Knowledge management 4. Research 5. Promotion 6. Project Management

14. Value Chain Development Long VC Fed/Reg AG - Agribusiness F - Farmer Short VC District D2 D3 D1 D1 IPMS LIVES

15. What are interventions? • Technological: seeds, drugs, fertilizers, pump, e-reader, computer • Organizational: the organizational form (public, private, individual, cooperative, government, PLC) • Institutional – rules & regulations, behavior, linkages

16. Capacity Development • Strengthening capacity public sector staff through MSc/BSc education • In service training based on TOT/BDS approach: regional – zone/district • Rapid value chain assessment to identify potential interventions -teams • Participatory market oriented extension – extension staff • Gender mainstreaming – extension staff • Knowledge management – extension staff • Results based monitoring – specialist staff • Irrigation technologies – specialists staff • Irrigated crop value chain development – specialist staff • Livestock value chain development – specialist staff

17. Knowledge Management LIVES • Federal level • Strengthening EAP • National learning events/conferences • Video production • Regional/zonal/District level • Knowledge center development • Learning events/conferences/workshops • Study tours • Exhibitions • Field days • New IT technologies

18. ResearchLIVES Rapid assessment of value chains and public support services Learning Learning Diagnosis Action Impact RESEARCH/STUDIES

19. Promotion LIVES • Facilitate project visits by key policy makers and donors • Participation in government/non- government national, regional learning platforms, conferences and workshops • Use of mass media • Publications • Newsletters • Promotional materials • Leveraging new investment into value chain development.

20. Project Management Planning • Project staffing – federal, regional, Zonal • Counter part staff at Federal, Regional and Zonal level • Project team meetings • Project Advisory committee meetings • Project technical committee meetings

21. Thank You!