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Presentation by Sintayehu Alemayehu, Markets ICT & Early Warning System Advisor, MercyCorps Session: Driving Livestock Development with ICTs on 6 Nov 2013 ICT4Ag, Kigali, RwandaTRANSCRIPT
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Improving livestock market information flow and early warning systems for pastoral communities using ICT By: Sintayehu Alemayehu
ICT4Ag Conference
November 2013
Kigali, Rwanda
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Context
Context
• Lack of a systems for collection, analysis, storage and dissemination of market information
• Livestock Information Network and Knowledge System (LINKS) designed a simple, workable, evidence-based systems for data collection and analysis and user friendly information delivery system in East Africa
• LINKS system incorporated LEWS system and market
information system for improved marketing of livestock and early warning of changing livestock forage conditions.
• LINKS market information system is adopted as a unified national market information system by federal Ministry of Agriculture
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Rationale
Why are Livestock Information Systems Needed?
• Pastoralists need near real-time
information for risk management
decision making
• New communication and information
technologies can improve information
delivery
– Cell phones
– Internet
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Traditional methods of information
delivery
Traditional Data Streams
– Word of mouth
– Government
– Extension officers
– Village elders
• While these are still important, many
times they are not very efficient
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NLMIS
Objective of NLMIS
• Provide near real-time livestock price and volume information to stakeholders to facilitate marketing decisions and early warning
–Pastoralists/livestock producers
–Traders –Government –non-government organizations
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Regional Livestock Markets
Data collection currently in
32 Markets in Kenya
42 Markets in Ethiopia
40 Markets in Tanzania
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NLMIS Architecture
NLMIS Architecture
Country LMIS
Data
Ethiopia
Main Server
(ILRI)
Internet
Computer
( Web / Email ) Computer
( Web / Email )
Cell Cell Smart
phone Smart
phone
Information Delivery Data Collection
Country Analysis
and Reporting
Country
Data
Ethiopia
Mirror
Server
(MoARD)
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Methodology
NLMIS Methodology
• Use of cell phones to send data from markets to make information more timely
• Use of a central server for access of data via cell phone SMS, internet, and other methods – Allows access by all stakeholders
– Provides transparency in the marketplace
• Training of market monitors and stakeholders in use of the system
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Coding for Data Transfer
Animal Type Animal Grade
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Coding and Sending/Requesting Data
SENDING DATA
REQUESTING DATA
Request Send
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Training and Dissemination
Field day in local market
Demonstrating use of cell phone to request data
Female (in black) practices using SMS
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LMIS Reporting System
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Information Dissemination
■ Television Broadcast
■ SMS
■ Radios
■ Market Boards via Community Information
Centers
■ Bulletins
■ Via e-mail to subscribers
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Message
Key messages
• NLMIS market information system automates collecting, analysis, storage and dissemination of livestock price and volume market information
• It provides complete price and volume data based on animal type, breed, age class, gender and grade
• It integrates market information with livestock early warning system and expandable system to other commodities
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Livestock Water Monitoring
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Livestock Water Monitoring
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Advantages
Waterhole Monitoring System
Water monitoring tool:
• Perfect tool to monitor changes in
waterholes water levels on daily basis.
• Consistency in production of waterholes
water levels
• Seasonal trends & anomalies are useful for
decision makers
• Applicable for local and regional water
resources monitoring
• A potential to contribute to national water
resources monitoring capability
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Advantages
Waterhole Monitoring System:
Early warning tool:
• Provides early warning on the
conditions of waterholes in the
region.
• Provides early warning for potential
herd migration in search of water
resources.
• Provides early warning for the
potential herd loss due to drought.
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Advantages
Waterhole Monitoring System:
Resource management tool for pastoral areas:
– Helps to plan migratory movement based on
availability of water and pasture.
– Helps in resolution of conflicts between tribes
over issues pertaining to water resources.
– Helps in conducting feasibility studies for new
waterhole locations.
Data on Web
– Easy access waterhole water level information
through World Wide Web -
http://watermon.tamu.edu/
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Thank You