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Objectives:-
To create a wider demand on improved onion production technologies
To assess farmers and extension workers reactions
To create and strength stakeholders linkage on the technology transfer
Duration:2022-23
Locations: Gonji kolela and hulet eju enebse
Person responsible: Molla H., Minweyelet J., and Zemenu E.
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Site and farmers selection techniques
This activity was conducted at Asterio and Zema kebeles for two years-
2022-2023
For2023-24 each kebeles 15 potential and volunteer farmers was selected
purposively by having a discussion with woreda and kebele agricultural
experts
The criteria to select farmers was based on interest to participate as a host
farmer and to allocate land
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Woreda Kebele Training participants
Farmers Experts
M F T M F T
Hulet eju enebse Asterio
6 1 7 4 0 4
Gonji Zema
8 0 8 3 1 4
Total
15 0 17 7 1 8
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Yield
• Promising result was gained at farmers field on demonstrated varieties
• The farmers able to sell their onion 25 birr per k/g on average at local
market
No Location Mean bulb yield ton/ha
1 Gonji Kollella 20
2 Hulet eju Enebse 19.5
Overall mean 19.75
Table 2. Mean Yield data
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Field Day
Field day was organized
During the field day farmers were interested to produce the
demonstrated onion varieties
Farmers reported that, producing of onion in the rain fed has a good
market price,
List of participants Zema
Female Male Total
Farmers 2 15 17
Extension workers 0 4 4
Researchers 0 7 7
Mass Media|ARARI 0 2 2
Total 2 28 30
Table 2. Field day participants for onion, Zema 2022/23
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Objectives:-
•To create a wider demand on improved Papaya technologies,
•To Evaluate the economic benefit of improved Papaya technology
•To assess farmers and extension works reaction towards the
demonstrated papaya technologies
Location: B/zuria-Denamarim
Duration: 3 years (2022-2024)
Responsible persons: Molla H,Fisha D., Tamir M., and Zemenu E.
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•Training was given to the farmers and extension workers
•Distribution of seedling was done
•The current status of distributed seedlings was not observed
Woreda Kebele Training participants
Farmers Experts
M F T M F T
Bahir dar Zuria Dehna
Mariam
20 0 20 4 1 5
Table1. Training participants of Papaya pre scaling up, 2022/23
Status2023-24
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Objectives
• To create wider demand on improved Coffee varieties
• To assess the farmers and extension workers reaction on
the demonstrated coffee technologies
• To create linkage among possible actors
Duration: 2019-2024
Locations: Y/Densa, B/zuria and Mecha
Person responsible: Molla H., Melese W., and Zemenu E.
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Objectives:-
To create wider demand on improved Avocado varieties
To create linkage among possible actors on Avocado production
To assess the farmers and extension workers reaction on the
demonstrated Avocado technologies
Duration: 2019-2024
Locations:- B/darketema and B/darzuria
Person responsible:- Molla H,Fisha D., Tamir M., and Zemenu E.
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• Distribution of seedlings was done at Robit bata,
Meshenti and Wonjeta Kebeles
• Monitoring of the planted seedlings not
monitored due to security problems
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Objectives:-
• To create a wider demand for improved banana production
technologies
• To create a linkage among possible actors in production
technologies
• To assess the farmers' and extension worker's reactions to the
demonstrated banana production technologies
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Status
• Site and farmers selection was done atAyehu,BahirDar
• Due to security problem training, seedling distribution was not
conducted
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• In Amhara Region, Agriculture is a major source of income, food
and raw materials for local industries and export earnings
• The fact that the region is endowed with diverse agro-ecologies,
fertile soil and plenty of water potential, it has a huge potential for
production of a variety of agricultural products including
horticultural crops both for export purpose and domestic
consumption
• However, so far the horticulture sector of the region is not well
developed and its contribution to regional and export markets is
very low
• Besides, only small assortments of fruits and vegetables are
produced in the region
Background and Justification
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• Among different constraints supply of improved seed and
seedlings is a major problem
• Supply of improved fruits was done by limited
government nurseries and some private suppliers with
low technical efficiencies and control over quality issues
• Therefore this activity is initiated to organize rural and
semi-urban youths in improved fruit seedling suppliers
such as grafted avocado, mango, papaya, banana, coffee,
apple etc… with the control and support of researchers
and recommended technologies to meet the following
objectives:-
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Objectives:-
• To create a job opportunities for jobless rural and semi-
urban youths
• To enhance and support improved fruit seedling system
• To demonstrate improved fruit varieties through
organized youths
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Site and participant selections
• Among mandate areas of the center three woredas will be
selected irrigation based on its irrigation potentials
• Next two potential kebeles will be selected purposively based
on the irrigation potential from each woreda by having a
consultation and discussion with Woreda office of agriculture
• After selection of kebeles, 30 job and land less youths will be
selected from each kebele
• Selected youths will be organized as a seedling producer and
distributor group
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Site and participant selections …
• One youth group will have from 25 to 30 member
females and males will participate equally, one senior
farmer in horticulture crop production will be a member
at each group
• This activity will be have two major phases, first phase
capacity building phase and the second will be seedling
production, demonstration and market linkage creation
phase
• After the first phase will continue until youth groups
stand by themselves
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Procedures ….
Phase 1. Capacity building:-
Technical capacity building
• training on grafting,
• seed bed preparation,
• plant management …) and
Physical capacity building (working land delivery from
community land, aterial and equipment delivery through
cost-sharing approach) will be done in to establish the
nursery and seedling production with the cooperation of
different stakeholders.
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Phase 2. Seedling production, demonstration and market linkage
creation phase
• Before the production of improved seedlings demand assessment will be
done from Kebele office of agriculture, BoA at woreda level and regional
level and NGos
• Next based on the collected demand and plan seed source will be
research centers, senior fruit farmers and other sources seedling
preparation will be done
• At each youth groups nursery site scion source plant will be established
by the research center support
• Technical backstopping and monitoring will be done jointly with
research center and office of agriculture
• Data recording and financial management will be done to monitor their
economic profitability
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Data collection and management and reporting
techniques
Amount of seedlings produced and distributed will be
collected
Economic gain will be collected
The collected data will be analyzed by using simple
descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation and
percentage
Youths perception will be analyzed by using likert scale
and narration and
finally success stories of youth groups will be write
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Expected Out put
• Supply of improved fruit seedlings will be enhanced
• Alternative job opportunities will be created and income
of youths will be increased
• Location: Bahir dar Zuria, N/Achefer and S/Gonder
• Implementing Agency: ARARI
• Duration: 3 years (2022-2024)
• Budget:245,000 ETB
• Responsible persons: Molla, Fisiha, Melkie,and
Tamirzemenu
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No.
List of activities
Months
Sept Oct Nov Dis Jan Feb Mar Apr May
1 Site selection X
2 Participant selection X
3 Secure Inputs X
4 Training X
5 Plantation of scion
source trees
X
6 Data collection X X X x x X
7 Report writing X
X
