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Fodder and feed as a key opportunity for driving sustainable intensification of crop livestock systems in Ethiopia “Quic

Fodder and feed as a key opportunity for driving sustainable intensification of crop livestock systems in Ethiopia “Quick Feeds”.

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Fodder and feed as a key opportunity for driving sustainable intensification of crop livestock systems in Ethiopia “Quic

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  1. Fodder and feed as a key opportunity for driving sustainable intensification of crop livestock systems in Ethiopia“Quick Feeds” Alan DuncanProject Team: Peter Thorne, Werner Stur, Aynalem Haile, Jane Wamatu, Adugna Tolera, Getachew Legesse, Peter BallantyneStart up meeting; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7-8 May 2012

  2. Structure • Duration: May – Sept, 2012! • Lead implementer: ILRI • Collaboration with ICARDA, EIAR and OARI

  3. Various crops – grains (or tubers) for consumption, for market, and residues for animal feed, soil fertility, construction, fuel

  4. Animals are a key and integral part of the farming system with multiple roles

  5. Animals...................Crops Traction Crop residues Manure Sales for inputs

  6. Mixed systems • Interactions between crops and livestock • Crop residues are substantial component of livestock diets • Feeding of livestock needs to take account of arable realities: competition for land, free grazing in off season etc.

  7. Challenges to improved feed supply • Food security • Land scarcity/tenure • Markets for livestock products • Free grazing • Traction a sink for feed

  8. The way ahead • Things are changing • Dwindling grazing resources forcing other feed sources to be considered • Urbanization leading to increased demand for livestock products • Improving infrastructure • Are we about to see things moving?

  9. Objective The proposed project aims to increase the capacity of value chains to support more effective use of feed by mixed farmers (including supply and quality, impacts on livestock production and product appeal to markets).

  10. On farm decision making – to support intervention strategies and scaling out Outputs • - Synthesis of key drivers of on-farm feed production and the factors affecting crop-livestock farmers’ use of on-farm and off-farm feed resources. • - Data base of price, quality and volume data for key feeds associated with the target value chains. Indicative quantification of feed purchase/exchange by users, and determining factors • - Targeted value chain assessment of feed elements of livestock value chains; including maps for feed-related elements of prominent livestock value chains in Ethiopia and to gather indicative data on flows, volumes, prices of feeds and fodder associated with those value chains. • - Assessment of demand for and availability of feed in the target sites. Value chain assessment – to support market interventions Future feed scenarios

  11. Which tools? • Value chain analysis (VCA) • Feed assessment tool (FEAST) • Feed technology prioritization (Techfit) • SLATE – for livelihood scoring

  12. Value chain analysis • Commodity: milk, meat, eggs … • Production • Who produces? What breeds? How are they fed? What are the problems? • Inputs/services • Who supplies… AI, feed, drugs, equipment…? Problems? • Processing and marketing • How is product processed? what are the market channels? Problems?

  13. Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST)

  14. PRA plus quick quantitative assessment of feed resources PRA Quantitative assessment

  15. Techfit Tool for Feed Technology Screening and Prioritisation (Techfit)

  16. Quantify district livestock population, demography and productivity Estimate feed composition for each class of animal Estimate energy/protein requirements for each class of animal Calculate district feed requirements Project feed requirements for different future scenarios e.g. double milk production

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