Ethiopian Livestock Feed (ELF) Project Fodder and feed in livestock value chains in Ethiopia – trends and prospects By Alan Duncan, Inception meeting for the ‘ Fodder and feed in livestock value chains in Ethiopia ’ project ILRI, Addis Ababa, 21-22 February 2012

Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST)

PRA plus quick quantitative assessment of feed resources PRA Quantitative assessment

Deliverables Deliverable & milestone date Activity Timing Menz assessment report (4), May 15 th Inventory and balance sheet of feed resources March- early May Synthesis report, SR feeding strategies (3), May 15 th Desk study March-April Database of feed prices, quality & vol (2.2), June 15 th Literature search and field data April-early June R eports of feed assessments of dairy, beef and sheep value chains (2.1), May 30 th Training for, and field-testing of, VCA, Techfit and FEAST and reporting Training: early March; Field-testing: mid March - late April; Draft site reports: early May; Synthesis reports: late May. Synthesis reports on FEAST and Techfit tools (1), June 15 th Field-testing and evaluation, and synthesis workshop Testing: early March-late May Workshop: Late May-early June Synthesis workshop report (5), June 30 th Synthesis Workshop and reporting Late May/early June