1. Background and approach IPMS project Market oriented small holder development IPMS experience sharing Workshop June 2 & 3, Addis Abeba

2. Outline presentation Background Approach Diagnosis and planning Implementation Concluding remarks

3. Background

4. Policy environment The Ministry started formulating new policies aimed at transforming subsistence agriculture into a more market oriented agricultural system some 10 years ago. This was reflected in the PASDEP for the period 2005-2010.

5. PASDEP Emphasis From subsistence To market oriented

6. PASDEP Emphasis Gender balanced development Increased cooperative/private sector involvement

7. CIDA Ministerial visit to Ethiopia resulted in willingness to finance IPMS project

8. Approach

9. How do you implement such a market oriented strategy?? What should be the approach? Will it be the same as for food security and natural resource management? How do we design/test it?

10. Possible answer to the approach question Adopting a participatory market oriented commodity value chain approach So what does it mean and how does it complement previous approaches Development through field testing and learning

11. Participatory market oriented commodity value chain approach Processing and marketing Agri business ♂ ♀ Production based on improved technologies Research , extension education Farmers ♂ ♀ ♂ ♀ Agri business public sector Inputs /services ♂ ♀

12. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT Commodity development Project components Interventions Studies and documentation Recommendations for scaling out

13. Testing in 10 Districts

14. The process M&E and learning Commodity development Knowledge/skills development Commodity development Knowledge/skills development M&E and learning Diagnosis & planning

15. Role of partners and IPMS Partners are implementing the interventions IPMS acts as: Facilitator: for the introduction of the new approach through technical assistance and finance for partners Partner: for extension and research (studies, documentation, synthesis) activities

16. Diagnosis & planning

17. Initial planning Diagnose/determine Farming systems – different resources/potentials Marketable commodities – which ones? Value chain actors roles and linkages Design Production, input/service, processing and marketing interventions Knowledge and capacity development interventions to fill diagnosed gaps

18. Diagnosis & planning methods and processes

19. Gender diagnosis Butter & women in rural areas in all Regions

20. HIV/AIDS Toolkit to diagnose HIV/AIDS situation and idea sheet on potential interventions

21. Environment Use of agri chemicals Lowering water tables

22. Implementation 1st round

23. Implementation Commodity value chain interventions Knowledge/skills development interventions Monitor, evaluate and learn

24. Commodity development

25. Awareness (demand) creation in District and communities Workshops, meetings Study tours Demonstration

26. Dairy value chain development 1

27. Dairy value chain development 2

28. Knowledge management and capacity development

29. Overall approach Based on diagnosed gaps in knowledge and skills Service providers Value chain actors in particular farmers.

30. Ethiopian Agricultural Portal

31. Use of Woreda Knowledge Centre Computer use and internet access Documentation from various sources

32. Other methods of knowledge capturing and sharing Study tours Field days

33. Capacity development service providers Subject matter training Computer training

34. MSc/BSc education and research Assessing market potentials coffee varieties Presenting results to the beneficiaries

35. Farmers skills and knowledge development in FTCs Demonstration areas Class room teaching with audio

36. Women skills development Practical training husband and wife Targeting women groups

37. Drama group to increase awareness on HIV/AIDS

38. Training materials and working papers

39. Monitoring & evaluation and learning

40. Methods and tools Follow up visits by service providers Field days Meetings platforms/Woreda Advisory and Learning Committees (formal and informal)

41. Implementation 2cd round

42. Sequential interventions Production of bananas Ripening of bananas

43. Sequential interventions Onion seed production Certification

44. Sequential interventions Flowering of leguminous plants in communal grazing areas Which can be used for apiculture

45. Concluding remarks

46. So was a new approach developed? At District level Various knowledge management interventions operational Service providers and farmers capacitated for market oriented development Linkages between producers, other value chain actors and service providers operational Change to commercially oriented agriculture using modern technologies Alternative input supply , service delivery systems and marketing intervetions operational Role of extension starts changing from input supplier to knowledge broker and facilitator of linkages At regional and federal level EAP operational and increased understanding of the importance of knowledge for development Selected regional and federal level staff capacitated for market oriented development Increased understanding of value chain development

47. Main lessons & lessons Development is a continuous process which requires continuous engagement new responses and involvement of new actors and service providers Role of commercially oriented value chain actors can be the engine for development Key areas for future development, to increase production in the Districts: Regional/federal level support system Supply of inputs and services and Processing and marketing of products beyond the District.

48. Thank You