livestock live talks
new series of ILRI-hosted monthly seminars
Overview
Improving Productivity and Market Success
(IPMS) is a project that has been
implemented from July 2004 to March 2013
to demonstrate market oriented
Agricultural Research for Crop and transformation of subsistence agriculture
using the value chain development approach
and innovation systems perspective.
Livestock Value Chain Development: About the speakers
The ‘IPMS’ Experience Dirk Hoekstra worked as
economist and/or
manager for nearly 40
An interactive seminar by Dirk Hoekstra, Azage Tegegne and years in development and
research organizations &
Berhanu Gebremedhin who have been leading the Improving projects. He joined ILRI in
2004 to lead the IPMS
Productivity and Market Success (IPMS) project and its successor project.
Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders
Azage Tegegne is a
(LIVES) project. livestock scientist in ILRI
leading the LIVES project.
He has over 25 years of
• The IPMS commodity development approach in an agricultural experience in livestock
research for development (AR4D) framework research, education , rural
• How did IPMS implement the AR4D approach in a research setting? development and
mentoring of graduate
• Achievements and lessons students
Berhanu Gebremedhin has
Venue: Large auditorium, ILRI Addis over 20 years of research
John Vercoe Auditorium, ILRI Nairobi experience on policies and
strategies for sustainable
WebEx for all other ILRI offices economic development of
agriculture focusing on
Date: Wednesday 27 March 2013 value chain analysis and
Time: 1500 to 1600 hours commercial transformation
of smallholders.
The 30-minute talk will be followed by an interactive session with the audience.