1. The project aimed to transform sheep and goat meat value chains in Ethiopia through research and development partnerships over several years. Sites were selected through consultative processes and assessments.
2. Key interventions were identified for each site based on value chain analyses and prioritized issues. These included breeding programs, improved feeding, animal health activities, and marketing support.
3. Interventions were tested and implemented with local partners. Impacts were evaluated through a theory of change framework. Business models were also developed to promote proven technologies in a sustainable way. The project facilitated capacity building, research, and aimed to improve incomes and food security through small ruminant value chains.
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Slide 1: Title Slide
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Slide 2: Introduction to Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Definition: Extrachromosomal inheritance refers to the transmission of genetic material that is not found within the nucleus.
Key Components: Involves genes located in mitochondria, chloroplasts, and plasmids.
Slide 3: Mitochondrial Inheritance
Mitochondria: Organelles responsible for energy production.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in mitochondria.
Inheritance Pattern: Maternally inherited, meaning it is passed from mothers to all their offspring.
Diseases: Examples include Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and mitochondrial myopathy.
Slide 4: Chloroplast Inheritance
Chloroplasts: Organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants.
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in chloroplasts.
Inheritance Pattern: Often maternally inherited in most plants, but can vary in some species.
Examples: Variegation in plants, where leaf color patterns are determined by chloroplast DNA.
Slide 5: Plasmid Inheritance
Plasmids: Small, circular DNA molecules found in bacteria and some eukaryotes.
Features: Can carry antibiotic resistance genes and can be transferred between cells through processes like conjugation.
Significance: Important in biotechnology for gene cloning and genetic engineering.
Slide 6: Mechanisms of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Non-Mendelian Patterns: Do not follow Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Cytoplasmic Segregation: During cell division, organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts are randomly distributed to daughter cells.
Heteroplasmy: Presence of more than one type of organellar genome within a cell, leading to variation in expression.
Slide 7: Examples of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Four O’clock Plant (Mirabilis jalapa): Shows variegated leaves due to different cpDNA in leaf cells.
Petite Mutants in Yeast: Result from mutations in mitochondrial DNA affecting respiration.
Slide 8: Importance of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Evolution: Provides insight into the evolution of eukaryotic cells.
Medicine: Understanding mitochondrial inheritance helps in diagnosing and treating mitochondrial diseases.
Agriculture: Chloroplast inheritance can be used in plant breeding and genetic modification.
Slide 9: Recent Research and Advances
Gene Editing: Techniques like CRISPR-Cas9 are being used to edit mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA.
Therapies: Development of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) for preventing mitochondrial diseases.
Slide 10: Conclusion
Summary: Extrachromosomal inheritance involves the transmission of genetic material outside the nucleus and plays a crucial role in genetics, medicine, and biotechnology.
Future Directions: Continued research and technological advancements hold promise for new treatments and applications.
Slide 11: Questions and Discussion
Invite Audience: Open the floor for any questions or further discussion on the topic.
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Update on the sheep and goat meat value chain transformation in Ethiopia project
1. Update on the sheep and goat meat value chain
transformation in Ethiopia project
Barbara Rischkowsky
Small Ruminant value chain Transformation in Ethiopia
(SmaRT Ethiopia) Workshop on Developing Intervention Packages for
Small Ruminant Value Chain Target Sites, Addis Ababa, 19-20 April 2017
2. • Transformation of selected livestock commodity VCs was part
of the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) Livestock & Fish (2012-
2016)
• VCT will be continued under CRP Livestock Agri-Food Systems
(2017-2019) in the Flagship Livestock Livelihoods and Agri-
food Systems (LLAFS)
• In Ethiopia sheep and goat meat was selected as target VC
• ICARDA is leading sheep and goat meat VCT at target sites in
Ethiopia jointly implemented with ILRI, NARES and since 2016
SLU)
• IFAD co-funded the SR VCT in Ethiopia with a country grant
for ICARDA, ILRI and NARS (April 2015 – April 2018)
Small Ruminant Value chain Transformation (VCT) in
Ethiopia
3. The VC approach
• provides a framework for integrating and prioritizing
technical and institutional interventions at the different VC
stages
• identifies bottlenecks and opportunities for improving value
chain performance
• analyses linkages and value addition along the value chain
• aims at developing market-oriented meat production with
defined business models
Inputs &
Services
Production Processing Marketing Consumers
The Value Chain (VC) Approach
4. 1. Consultative site selection process through national and regional
consultation meetings and site visits (June-Oct 2012)
2. Complimentary reviews and assessments (July 2012-Dec 2014)
o Situational analysis
o Desk study on best practices and successes & failures of feed
interventions
o Community-based breeding programs – state of the art and research
priorities
o Sheep research in Ethiopia: Review of projects and thoughts on
strategies
o Goat Research and Development in Ethiopia: Review of projects and
thoughts on strategies
o Small Ruminant Fattening systems in Ethiopia
o Partnership consultations and landscaping (continuous)
o Production Systems Studies at sites
o Feed Resource Assessment (FEAST) and Feed technology screening
(TechFit) 14 village reports on feed resources and technology
assessment for 3 sites
SR meat VCD in Ethiopia: framework developed for
implementation
5. Selected sites Region District
Goat Value Chains
Abergelle Amhara/
Tigray
Abergelle (Waq)
Tanqua Abergelle
Negelle Borena Oromia Yabello (Borana)
Goat and Sheep Value Chain
Shinelle Somali Shinelle
Sheep Value Chains
Menz Amhara Molale and Mehal
Meda
Horro Oromia Horro/Shambu
East Tigray Tigray Atsbi
Doyogena SNNP Doyogena
Bonga SNNP Bonga
Selected sites for sheep and goat value chains
7. 1. Consultative site selection process through national and
regional consultation meetings and site visits (June-Oct
2012)
2. Complimentary reviews and assessments (July 2012-Dec
2014)
3. Rapid Value Chain Analysis (VCA) and Rapid Integrated
Food Safety assessments at seven sites (Nov 2012-May
2013)
4. Multi-stakeholder meetings for prioritization and planning
of site-specific interventions and research (March/April
2013)
SR meat VCD in Ethiopia: framework developed for
implementation
8. THE CORE PROBLEM
THE
CAUSES
Insufficient feed
resources (climate
and land availability)
Poorly
developed
markets
Lack of effective
policies and
institutions
Feed shortage
and/or utilization
Lack of research
and technology
transfer
WHOLE VALUE CHAIN
INPUTS & SERVICES PRODUCTION MARKETINGPROCESSING CONSUMPTION
High morbidity
and mortality
High market pricesLow income of VC actors Food insecurity
Malnutrition Hidden hungerPovertyTHE IMPACT
Degradation
of resource
base
Lack of knowledge and
skills in SR management
Poor performance of sheep and goat value chains
ASF quality and safety
Inadequate
input supplies
Weak linkages between
producers and markets
Disease
pressure
Key constraints identified
Outcomes of VCA & multi-stakeholder meetings (cont.)
9. Need based capacity building on SR management for
extension agents and producers (input supply and
production)
Animal Health (input supply and production):
Diagnostic and epidemiological studies for key diseases,
assessment of economics, capacity building of producers
Delivery services: delivery of quality vaccines, and drugs,
organizing delivery of sustainable services
Feeding (input supply and production)
Site specific interventions based on available feed
resources (adapted forages or shrubs, efficient utilization of
crop residues, improved fattening)
Prioritized key interventions across sites
9
Outcomes of VCA & multi-stakeholder meetings (cont.)
10. Organization/Institutional Interventions related to
marketing:
Strengthening/Establishing producer marketing cooperatives
Multi stakeholders platform to identify the major bottlenecks, find
common solutions and create market linkages between producers
and other actors including awareness of market demands
Providing market actors, in particular producers, with up-to-date
market price information
Processing
Capacity building on transport, slaughtering, safe preparation and
handling of ASF
10
Outcomes of VCA & multi-stakeholder meetings (cont.)
Prioritized key interventions across sites
11. Key priority Animal health: identify disease priorities
• Systematic literature review on disease priorities (2015)
• Review of peer-reviewed papers published over the last 15 years
• Overall report and 5 papers published
• Investigate disease constraints as perceived by producers
(2015)
• Series of trainings on participatory epidemiology and gender
• Conducting 92 focus group discussions in 23 sites
• Disease priorities per site identified
• Important gender issues in small ruminant management documented
• Plan and start implementation of HH survey:
– 646 interviews conducted
– 2111 samples collected and tested for PPR and CCPP
• Serosurvey on reproductive diseases in 3 sites (2015)
• Finalize HH survey and compile data (2016)
– Stakeholder workshop to present key findings
– Identify what interventions needed in each site
12. 1. Consultative site selection process through national and
regional consultation meetings and site visits (June-Oct
2012)
2. Complimentary reviews and assessments (July 2012-Dec
2014)
3. Rapid Value Chain Analysis (VCA) and Rapid Integrated Food
Safety assessments at seven sites (Nov 2012-May 2013)
4. Multi-stakeholder meetings for prioritization and planning of
site-specific interventions and research (March/April 2013)
5. Development of research and development partnerships
for implementing prioritized interventions
SR meat VCD in Ethiopia: framework developed for
implementation
13. Crucial R4D partners
• National and regional research institutes (research
centers next to the sites)
• Bureaus of Agriculture at district levels
• Ethiopian Universities (Jimma, Haramaya, Addis Ababa,
Hawassa)
• Veterinary department in MoLF
• National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation
Center (NAHDIC)
• Embrapa, Boku, SLU
• FAO
• OSU, CSU, University of Hohenheim
13
Partnerships
14. Established/completed
• LIVES: integrated sheep VC sites in Atsbi with shared
responsibilities
• ILRI livestock master plan development: scenarios for SR VC
• SFFF: Assessment of safety of milk fermentation techniques
• CRP DS: Forage development and seed delivery in Doyogana
• SNV/LIVES: MSP in Atsbi
• Africa Rising: crop residue utilization; food-feed cultivars;
joint trainings; FEAST and TechFit tool improvement
• FAO: employment opportunities in SR VCs; VCD project
Planned
• IFAD: collaboration with PCDPII and RUFIPII
• SNV, LMD: Capacity building program on improved
husbandry measures for farmers; (support for farmer and
women cooperatives through LMD calls)
• FAO: PPR control
• (SNV: fattening system guide for farmers) 14
Partnerships (cont.)
15. 1. Consultative site selection process (June-Oct 2012)
2. Complimentary reviews and assessments (July 2012-Dec 2014)
3. Rapid Value Chain Analysis (VCA) and Rapid Integrated Food
Safety assessments at seven sites (Nov 2012-May 2013)
4. Multi-stakeholder meetings for prioritization and planning of
site-specific interventions and research (March/April 2013)
5. Development of research and development partnerships for
implementing prioritized interventions
6. Testing/Implementation/Evaluation of prioritized best-bet
interventions (July 2013-Dec 2016) and integrated capacity
development
7. Theory of Change and impact pathways for Ethiopian VC and
related Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (2014-2016)
SR meat VCD in Ethiopia: framework developed for
implementation
16. Animal Health: addressing disease priorities in 2016/2017
Interventions protocols developed (respiratory disease,
reproductive diseases, GIT parasites, coenurosis)
Successful testing of coenurosis protocol in Borana
Training on coenurosis diagnosis at AAU for site veterinarians
Mission to investigate abortion storms in Abergelle
Training on post-mortem examination at NAHDIC for site
veterinarians (January 2017)
Sero-survey on CCPP in Borana
Mission on CCPP investigation in Borana (February 2017)
Examples of best-bet technologies/interventions
17. CBBP
• Continuation of community-
based breeding programs
(CBBP) in three sites (Menz,
Horro and Bonga)
• Implementation of sheep
and goat breeding programs
at four new sites (Doyogena,
Atsbi, 2 Abergelle sites)
o Performance recording
o Community selection and sharing of breeding rams
o Data Recording and Management System (DREMS) incl.
mobile data recording in the field developed with Embrapa
o Establishment of breeding cooperatives
o Reproductive technologies for rapid dissemination
Examples of best-bet technologies/interventions
18. Site specific improved feeding systems
Assessments of local feed resources and feeding systems
Develop sheep fattening systems targeting Orthodox
festivity markets
First round targeted Christmas & second round Eastern (in
progress)
Based on assessment of locally available feed resources
Optimizing balanced rations developed by local NARS centers
Introducing improved low-cost feeding & watering equipment
Strengthening capacity and skills of community in sheep fattening
Research on utilization of locally available forage options, e.g.
Desho grass for higher rainfall areas
Improving crop residues from grain legumes
through variety selection for nutritional quality of straw
low-cost chemical treatments
18
Examples of best-bet technologies/interventions
20. Smart marketing
• combining access to market information and voluntary
organization (formal or informal) of smallholder farmers
as experimental variables
• assessing the combined and individual effect of access
to information and membership in farmers’ associations.
• market information is being provided on:
o trait preferences,
o price expectations,
o quantity demanded,
o quantity supplied,
o availability of and access to market services, and
o key social [e.g., extraordinary social occasions] and environmental [e.g.,
profound shifts in the weather] phenomena will be monitored,
synthesized and communicated to all key actors along the value chain
within a manageable scope.
Examples of best-bet technologies/interventions
21. • 3 projects designed to integrate gender research into
technology testing
o sheep fattening (Jane),
o smart marketing (Girma)
o animal disease identification (Barbara W and Wole)
• Capacity assessment tool was tested and completed in
Ethiopia and Tanzania
o Report on capacity of partners in Ethiopia (brief)
• Next step: Training modules developed with transition
international based on needs of partners
Gender integrative research
22. Planned interventions Horro Menz Doyo-
gena
Atsbi Bonga Aber-
gelle
Borana Shi-
nele
Smart marketing x
Sheep fattening follow-
up
x x x x
Milk value addition x x
Community-based
breeding programs
x x x x x x
Farmer cooperatives x x x x x x
Artificial Insemination x x x
Coenurosis control x x
GIT parasites x x x
Respiratory Diseases x x x x x x
Reproductive diseases x x
Disease awareness field
trainings
x x x x x x x
Business models
Demonstrations of dual
purpose grain legumes
x x
Forage dissemination x
Best-bet technologies/interventions by site
23. Post-Graduate training
• 8 PhD on breeding/modelling
• 2 MSc students on production system/breed
characterization
• 1 MSc on goat marketing
• SFFF: 3 MSc students on pathogens in slaughterhouses
• 1 PhD on Desho grass (with Jimma)
• 1 PhD on crop residue utilization with Africa Rising
• 2 MSc students on food-feed traits in lentils and
chickpeas
• 3 MSc students on sheep fattening
• 1 PhD on quantitative VCA?
• 1 MSc on smart marketing
• 1 PhD on animal health
Integrated capacity development
24. Short-term training Courses
• Rapid VC and food safety assessments
(ILRI partner project SFFF), in Addis
and Awassa, Nov. 2012
• Writeshop to complete VCA reports,
in Addis, Feb. 2013
• Phenotypic Characterization of SR
genetic resources, in Addis, Dec. 2012
• Molecular Characterization of SR genetic resources in Addis
and Holetta, Sept. 2013
• Data recording and management system and estimation of
breeding values, in Addis, Sept. 2013, March 2016
• Quantitative VCA, in Addis, Nov. 2013
• FEAST and TechFit, in Addis, Nov. 2013
• Reproductive technologies, 2014-2016
24
Integrated capacity development (cont.)
25. In Feb. 2015, Theory of Change (ToC) pathways
describing expected changes in main stakeholders were
developed in Nairobi workshop (WS) for Ethiopia and
Tanzania
ToC for SR VC validated through multi-stakeholder WS in
Addis in March 2015
Monitoring framework for expected changes in the main
VC stakeholders was developed
Framework was piloted in Ethiopia and Tanzania
Baseline data collected from producers, research
partners, and extension services targeting expected 1
year changes in the 4 highland sites (March-Aug. 2015)
It was planned to monitor changes after 1 year
Theory of Change for VCT (MEL pilot)
27. 1. Consultative site selection process (June-Oct 2012)
2. Complimentary reviews and assessments (July 2012-Dec 2014)
3. Rapid Value Chain Analysis (VCA) and Rapid Integrated Food Safety
assessments at seven sites (Nov 2012-May 2013
4. Multi-stakeholder meetings for prioritization and planning of site-
specific interventions and research (March/April 2013)
5. Development of research and development partnerships for
implementing prioritized interventions
6. Testing/Implementation/Evaluation of prioritized best-bet
interventions and integrated Cap Dev (July 2013-Dec 2016)
7. Theory of Change and impact pathways for Ethiopian VC and MEL
(2014-2016)
8. Development of business models and testing of integrated
packages of proven best-bet technologies/interventions (2017-
2019)
SR meat VCD in Ethiopia: framework developed for
implementation
28. 1. Breeding sires from CBBPs – breeders linked to producers
2. High price fattened male sheep for festivities in Ethiopia
(Eastern, New Year, Christmas) - fatteners (producers,
specialized farmers (e.g. women & youth) or cooperatives
linked to traders
3. High quality younger goat and sheep for abattoirs (quick
offtake): producers linked to abattoirs
Development of business models for sheep and
goat value chains
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31. Consultative site selection process
Step 1: Geographical targeting - identification of eligible
regions/districts using GIS
Step 2: Stakeholder consultation at national level (ground-
truthing of Step 1, defining soft selection criteria and
identifying sites)
Step 3: Regional stakeholder consultation to refine site selection
and prepare site visits
Step 4: Site visits applying agreed minimum checklist to validate
selected sites
Step 5: Start of research activities in the selected sites
32. Step 2: Stakeholder consultation at national level
6 July 2012 in Addis
- Discuss outcome of step 1 (geographical targeting)
- Define and apply soft criteria
- Propose list of eligible sites for sheep and goat VCs matching with agreed
criteria
33. • Toolkit for rapid VCA for small ruminants (in Ethiopia)
• 8 site reports from rapid VCA including challenges and
proposed interventions
(http://livestockfish.cgiar.org/2014/04/10/ethiopia-vcreports/)
• Synthesis report on rapid VCA
• Review of Ethiopia small ruminant value chain rapid
assessment: from a gender perspective
• Safe Food, Fair Food qualitative integrated assessment of small
ruminant value chains in Ethiopia
• Review of SFFF assessments from a gender perspective
Outputs from rapid VCA at seven sites
34. Quantitative Value Chain analysis (benchmarking)
• Toolkit for SR VC in Ethiopia developed (incl. additional food
safety assessment module)
• Sampling strategy developed
• Mobile data collection with ODK tablets
• Producer data (collected as part of the in-depth VCA) will also
serve as baseline
• Data collection at seven sites completed
35. Making sheep and goat breeding programs work for
smallholder farmers in selected sites (incl. data recording)
Testing mobile technology for data recording
Characterization of goat genetic resources combined with
identification of adaptive traits
Testing tools for feed assessment and prioritization of feed
interventions
Improving crop residues from grain legumes through
selection and utilization
Research on diversifying adaptive forage species for highlands
Optimizing sheep (and goat) fattening systems
Animals health diagnostics
Research on institutions: innovation platforms and marketing
strategies and animal heath delivery systems
Across-site research topics
35
Outcomes of VCA & multi-stakeholder meetings
(cont.)
36. CBBP: Benefits from sheep breeding programs
at 3 old sites in Ethiopia
Examples of best-bet technologies/interventions
• At three sites (Bonga, Horro and Menz), 450 rams have
been selected and used on 7500 ewes
• The project covers 477 households in 6 villages with
more than 3000 people directly benefiting from the
scheme
• Previously the ‘best’ fast growing ram lambs were sold
and slaughtered (‘negative selection’), they are now
kept to improve the breeding stock.
• More births, better growth, and reduced mortality in
participating community flocks
• In Bonga breeding rams are sold for more than double
the price of meat sheep of similar condition
37. • High demand for breeding rams from
neighboring communities, other
government programs and NGOs.
• Most of the participating households in
Menz graduated from the government-run
safety net program that meets short-term
food needs through emergency relief. They
use income from sheep sales to buy food.
• Sheep production has become a main line
of business for many community members
in which they invest.
• The farmers formed cooperatives to
organize the breeding program and
purchase/sales of rams (Bonga cooperative
has capital of around 60,000 USD)
CBBP: Benefits from sheep breeding programs
at 3 sites in Ethiopia
Examples of best-bet technologies/interventions
38. Smart marketing
Hypothesis: Information and collective action increase market
participation and market returns.
Informed and
organized
Informed and
unorganized
Uninformed and
organized
Uninformed and
unorganized
Improved market
understanding
More systematic
buying and selling
Lower costs of
buying and selling
Increased interest in
marketing
Improved market
trust and linkage
Transformation of the
SR production system
Increased returns to
marketing
Improved income
Improved
wellbeing
Examples of best-bet technologies/interventions
39. Intermediate outcomes
• Priority VC constraints lessened or resolved
• Partnerships with major stakeholders established and
additional investments aligned
• Herd productivity increased by 25% (measured as increase
in offtake (proportion of animals (kg) sold or consumed in
a year of total animals (kg) kept)
Ultimate outcomes (after scaling phase)
• 7000 SR producing households at seven sites participate in
the program
• Farmers and other value chain actors have increased
access to livestock inputs and outputs services
• Increase in annual sheep and goat meat production of 250
tonnes for urban and export markets
Expected outcomes
40. Acknowledgements
• IFAD Grant 2000000764: Improving the
Performance of Pro-Poor Value Chains of Sheep
and Goats for Enhanced Livelihood, Food and
Nutrition Security in Ethiopia
41. CGIAR Research Program on Livestock
livestock.cgiar.org
The CGIAR Research Program on Livestock aims to increase the productivity and profitability of livestock agri-food
systems in sustainable ways, making meat, milk and eggs more available and affordable across the developing world.
This presentation is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
The program thanks all donors and organizations which globally support its work through their contributions to the
CGIAR system
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