Ethiopian Livestock Feed (ELF) Project

Fodder and feed in livestock value chains in Ethiopia – trends and prospects

Why are we here?

ACIAR have agreed to fund a feed scoping study in Ethiopia (Fodder and feed in livestock value chains in Ethiopia – trends and prospects)

StructureDuration: Feb – June, 2012!Lead implementer: ILRICollaboration with EIAR and ARARIParallel activities: ACDI-VOCA

Implementation– Co-ordination: ILRI (Alan)– India research: ILRI (Nils)– Tanzania research: CIAT (Brigitte)– Additional inputs

• on feeds: Ben, Michael• on value chains/ economic assessment: Ayele?• on Tz dairy scene and wider issues: Amos

Outputs Refined tools for feed resource assessment, value chain

analysis, rapid market appraisal and feed technology prioritization

Targeted value chain assessment of feed elements of dairy, beef and sheep value chains

Data base of price, quality and volume data on a seasonal basis for key feeds associated with the target value chains.

Synthesis of experiences with successful small ruminant feeding strategies from elsewhere and their local applicability

Assessment of feed availability and demand for small ruminant production in Menz area*

Synthesis workshop

Anticipated links to other initiatives

Gates-funded East Africa Dairy Development Project (Phase 2)

Multi-donor funded Agricultural Growth Programme for Ethiopia

CIDA-funded Livestock Value Chain Enhancement (LIVES) project

CGIAR Research Programme 3.7, More milk, meat and fish, for and by the poor which involves targeted research on the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia.

Objectives

Original: To develop a preliminary understanding of how feed components of intensifying livestock production systems in Ethiopia are changing as systems intensify and how this is reflected in the feed-related elements of focal value chains

Evolving: To develop refined tools for rapid assessment of feed resources to allow effective feed intervention strategies to support intensification of livestock production in value chains benefiting smallholder producers.

Which tools?

Value chain analysis (VCA)Feed assessment tool (FEAST)Feed technology prioritization

(Techfit)

Value chain analysis

Commodity: milk, meat, eggs …Production

– Who produces? What breeds? How are they fed? What are the problems?

Inputs/services– Who supplies… AI, feed, drugs,

equipment…? Problems?Processing and marketing

– How is product processed? what are the market channels? Problems?

Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST)

PRA plus quick quantitative assessment of feed resources

PRA

Quantitative assessment

Techfit

Tool for Feed Technology Screening and Prioritisation (Techfit)

Process vs output

Tools are designed as “discussion tools”

No recipes or blue prints. Only a way of guiding and informing enquiry and suggesting options

Use of tools needs to involve a range of actors: research, development, private sector, NGO etc

Gaps

Tools are prototypesSequencing needs to be thought

throughAction phase needs to be developed

further

DeliverablesDeliverable & milestone

dateActivity Timing

Menz assessment report (4), May 15th

Inventory and balance sheet of feed resources

March- early May

Synthesis report, SR feeding strategies (3), May 15th

Desk study March-April

Database of feed prices, quality & vol (2.2), June 15th

Literature search and field data

April-early June

Reports of feed assessments of dairy, beef and sheep value chains (2.1), May 30th

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 15th

Field-testing and evaluation, and synthesis workshop

Testing: early March-late MayWorkshop: Late May-early June

Synthesis workshop report (5), June 30th

Synthesis Workshop and reporting

Late May/early June