Draft Project Implementation Plan
Dirk Hoekstra
LIVES Project Implementation Planning Workshop
Addis Ababa, 11–12 July 2012

Project pillars – immediate outcomes

Value Chain development

Value chain development immediate
outcome and outputs
• Improved interventions for selected value
chains adopted
– Value chains, target areas, actors and service
providers identified and strategy developed
– Existing and new value chain interventions, for
value chain actors and input/service suppliers
introduced and tested

Livestock population and irrigated crops in selected LIVES districts
Regional National
Amhara Oromia SNNP Tigray Total
Cows (local/improved) (no.) 407836 435813 407378 271522 1522447
Oxen/bulls (no.) 570745 433116 130700 176735 1311296
Sheep (no.) 574429 443736 268603 351135 1637903
Goats (no.) 330437 265691 1178734 392422 2167284
Poultry (local/improved) (no.) 1188225 403078 313630 689094 2594027
Hives (traditional/transitional/modern) (no.) 117122 170357 34814 115964 438257
Land covered by Vegetables 42377 33158 4882 22295 102712
irrigated crops (ha.)
Fruits 8490 526 431 876 10322

Number of house holds involved in
production of selected commodities in
targeted areas
Commodity No of PAs Total number of households in selected PAs
% female
male fem Total
Dairy
346 161,117 41,947 203,064 20.6
Large ruminants
402 57,542 6,643 64,167 10.3
Small ruminants
208 246,029 49,696 295,725 16.8
Poultry
371 149,523 37,878 187,401 20.2
Honey
199 49,127 5,120 54,247 9.4
Ir fruits/veg
430 264,765 45,621 310,386 14.7

General assessment production of
livestock and irrigated crops
Use of improved genetic livestock resources is very limited and/or
absent (small and large ruminants)
Use of improved (grafted) fruit varieties is limited
In many Districts, irrigated land is used for food crops rather than
high value vegetables and/or improved fruit varieties.
No detailed assessment has been made of irrigation, crop and
livestock husbandry practices, however it was noted that there is
considerable scope for improvement in particular in irrigated
agriculture.
Participation of female headed households in most commodities is
< 20 %

General assessment input/service supply
system
The input and service supply system for livestock and irrigated
agriculture is dominated by Woreda agriculture offices and NGOs,
especially in food insecure Woredas.
Private traders/shops, cooperatives, unions play a role in supply of
feed, veterinary drugs especially in food secure Districts
Regional mobile AI teams operational in few zones
Water user groups emerging but need assistance
Micro Finance institutions are operational in all the selected District
While linkages exist between public and private operated District
input/service providers and federal/regional input/service
providers, there is considerable scope for developing/strengthen
these linkages (agro dealerships).

General assessment traders,
processing, retailing system
System fairly traditional; private sector dominated at the
District/Zonal level; emergence of agro business (honey
processing, export abattoirs) at the regional/national level
Cooperatives introduced for dairy processing –
considerable involvement of small scale retailers at District
level
Private sector linkages between other value chain actors
(traders, processors and outlets) at District level and
regional level vary by commodity – livestock, butter strong;
dairy, poultry limited; honey varies. Also depend on level of
commercialization

Production value chain interventions
• Improved animal breeds and fruit and
vegetables varieties
• Market oriented crop and livestock husbandry
practices
• Fodder development private, communal,
irrigated
• Improved irrigation practices – frequency, gift
• Improved post harvest on farm storage

Input/service supply interventions
• Breed improvement/multiplication – mass insemination,
breeder groups/individuals for poultry and small ruminants
• Seed/seedling multiplications (fruits, vegetables, forage) –
private, group nurseries
• Bee colony multiplication by individuals
• Water use – water users associations
• Pump repair services – by individuals/cooperatives
• Use of communal grazing areas – by commitees
• Supply of agro chemicals, veterinary drugs, feed, irrigation
and apiculture equipment – cooperatives private traders
(agro dealer ships)

Processing marketing interventions
• Collective marketing structures (formal and
informal)
• Improvement of quality – branding,
packaging, grading
• Contract farming
• Increased access to information
• Food safety measures

Gender considerations
• Production
– Emphasis on commodities which have large women participation
(butter/rural areas; poultry, small ruminants)
– Use of women friendly technologies – bee hives, grafted fruit trees
– Involvement in capacity development and knowledge mngt
• Supply inputs and services
– Production of fruit and vegetable seedlings
– Small ruminants breeding group
– Greater involvement in water user associations
• Marketing/processing
– Small scale processing/marketing – butter
– Small scale processing/marketing of fruit juices
– Greater involvement in cooperative structures

Environmental considerations
• Livestock/fodder commodities
– Zoonotic diseases when practiced in and around urban centers
(poultry, dairy-fluid milk) – selection sites
– Use of hormones - control
– Removal crop residues can affect soil fertility – alternative soil
fertility measures
– Communal grazing land can have positive effect on flora –
synergy with apiculture
• Irrigated crops
– Use of agro chemicals can be harmful and negatively impact on
apiculture
– Salinity – appropriate irrigation practices
–

Value chain development
implementation
• Zonal development of value chain program
– Regional teams (LIVES and partners staff)
– Rapid location specific assessment of commodity
interventions
– Zonal stakeholder meetings
– Initial set of interventions for each commodity
• Introduction of value chain interventions by
Regional, Zonal and District level public sector
project partners with LIVES technical assistance,
demonstration materials
• Annual review of commodities and interventions

Capacity development

Capacity development immediate
outcome and outputs
• Improved capacity of producers, other value
chain actors and service providers for value chain
development
– Gaps to improve capacity of farmers, other value
chain actors and public/private service providers
identified and strategy developed
– Trainings for public and private input & service
providers completed (including extension)
– Training other value chain actors completed
– Training farmers in production of irrigated crops and
livestock completed
– Training materials/ guidelines developed

Public sector staff involved in agriculture,
livestock agencies and water desks
Level Male Female Total %
female
Regional
475 113 588 19
Zonal
237 46 283 16
Districts/PA
3448 723 4171 17
Total
4160 882 5042 17

Average number of district & zonal staff LIVES
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Amahra Oromia SNNP Tigray Total
District Zone

District level staff distribution by educational level
LIVES
Amhara district staff SNNP district staff
463 78
974
750
Total district staff
1089
3082
BSc & Above Below BSc
Oromia district staff Tigray district staff
216
332
784 574

% of female staff by educational level LIVES
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
PhD MSc/DVM BSc/BA Diploma Certificate

% of female staff at regional zonal & district LIVES
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Amahra Oromia SNNP Tigray Total
District Zonal Regional

Capacity development implementation
– public sector extension staff
– MSc/BSc capacity development – 100 in total – 50%
women
– In service/on the job training staff
• Regional teams for rapid assessment potential interventions
• Federal TOT trainings for regional trainers for extension
approaches (market orientation, gender
mainstreaming, knowledge management), livestock value
chains and irrigated crop value chains
• Regional training of zonal/district staff for project
implementation (extension, livestock value chain, irrigated
agriculture value chain)
• Training DAs zonal/district staff – with LIVES technical
assistance as required
• Production technology training on needs basis

Capacity development implementation –
public/private input/service providers
– Zonal mobile teams for hormone assisted AI
– Water user associations irrigation schemes
– Management committees grazing areas
– Ram breeding groups/individuals
– Pullet producing individuals/groups
– Private/group nurseries
– Private group vegetable seed production (potato, onions)
– Private/public pump repair services
– Cooperative/private shop for supply of inputs
– Cooperatives/individuals for supply of inputs

Capacity development implementation value
chain actors
• Producers
– Production – to be handled by Zonal/District staff
– Some specialized training
• Other value chain actors (at District level)
– Food safety
– Quality management (grading, packing)
– At higher level – ACDI VOCA/LGP

IPMS training materials/guidelines
• Market oriented extension
• Gender mainstreaming
• Knowledge mngt best practices
• Sustainable gender balanced livestock value chain
best practices (synthesis)
• Sustainable gender balanced Irrigated value chain
development – fruits and vegetables (synthesis)
• Training materials -EAP

Knowledge management

Knowledge management immediate
outcome
• Improved systems for knowledge management
and learning operational
– Gaps in knowledge management system in support of
value chain developed identified and strategy
developed
– Knowledge centers and service providers equipped
with equipment and materials
– Various knowledge capturing, sharing and learning
events completed
– Project website and social media to increase access to
project generated knowledge operational

Knowledge management
implementation
• Knowledge centers (District/Zones) and supply of equipment and
materials
– Equipment (computer, printer, camera, e-reader, LCD
projector, TV, DVD player)
– Off-line copies EAP
– Training materials
– Video
– Documentation
• Knowledge capturing, sharing and learning events
– Study tours
– Field days
– Technology exhibitions
– PARS – participatory video
– Access to market information

Thank you