Value chain commodity development approaches to improve water utilization: IPMS experience

Value chain commodity development approaches to improve water utilization: IPMS experience Kahsay Berhe (ILRI/IPMS project) NBDC Stakeholder Forum 5 October 2011

Project background
Goal and Purpose
To improve agricultural production/productivity through introduction of value chain approach
Location: 3 Districts in Amhara (Metema, Fogera, Bure)
Target Groups: Value chain actors/ institutional service providers
Approach – P articipatory value chain development
Innovation, partnership, knowledge

Solutions
Development of irrigated high value crops
Banana (Metema), Onion (Fogera), Potato (Bure)
Production interventions
Varieties, crop husbandry, water management
Input/service supply
Private onion seed, banana sucker, potato tuber seed production
Motor pump maintenance service providers
Processing/ marketing
Linkages, market information, processing, certification

Implications to the system
Agricultural intensification
Improved capacity of irrigated value chain stakeholders
Improved water resources management (from unproductive to productive)
Increased use of available water
Better water use practices
Reduced water use before harvesting (onion)
Reduced water use (from flood to basin irrigation)
Responsiveness to irrigation
Mobile water pump maintenance
Functional marketing
certified onion seed
banana fruit/suckers
Improved livelihoods of farmers

Evidence
Dwarf Cavendish banana introduced to Metema
From 0 to >200 farmers; 0 to >100 ha; and an average daily income of Birr 200
Certified onion seed supply system in Fogera
Onion seed from 0 to 145 farmers; 0 to 34 ha under onion seed production; 0 to 20,500 kg; 1476 to 4946 ha
Introduction of (seed) potato in Bure
Improved potato tuber seed producers from 0 to 395; 952 to 1310 ha; 0 to 131 ha (10%) new varieties; from 1 to 9 PAs

Gaps / Challenges
Institutional capacity of service providers for water management and high value crop production
Future water use vis a vis availability
National market information system for vegetables
Marketing channels beyond the District
etc

Value chain commodity development approaches to improve water utilization: IPMS experience

by CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

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