Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Project

Proposed Program of Work 2013/14LIVES PSC Meeting, ILRI

April 30, 2013

Capacity Development(Gender Balanced)

Capacity DevelopmentStrengthening capacity public sector staff through MSc/BSc education - 200 Fellowships

In service training based on TOT/BDS approach: regional – zone/district (eg)

Rapid value chain assessment to identify potential interventions -teams

Participatory market oriented extension – extension staff Gender mainstreaming – extension staff Knowledge management – extension staff Results based monitoring – specialist staff Irrigation technologies – specialist staff Irrigated crop value chain development – specialist staff Livestock value chain development – specialist staff

Capacity development

• Identifications/review of gaps and interventions – part of on-going process – formalized annually during zonal stakeholder workshops/RPIC meetings (1110 – 1120)

• Implementation capacity development (1130)– Approaches– Market oriented livestock value chain– Market oriented irrigated horticulture value chain

Approaches market oriented value chain development capacity development (1130)

• Training national/federal teams in market oriented extension and gender mainstreaming

• Training zonal/district staff in knowledge management, especially knowledge centers

• Training zonal/district staff in environmental monitoring

• Training zonal/district staff in credit proposal development

Market oriented livestock capacity development

• Training Federal/Regional teams on livestock value chain interventions/development (1130)

• Training Federal/Regional teams in rapid assessment - action planning community based breeding small ruminants (1130)

• On the job technical training zonal/district level staff and specialist farmers/groups in production of agricultural inputs such as heifers, small ruminants kids, pullets, bee colonies, fodder seeds (1170)

• Training specialized farmers/DAs in community based animal health care service delivery (in formal institution) (1170)

• Facilitate resource persons for zonal/district level staff, farmers and other value chain actors training for market oriented livestock production and processing (1180 – 1190)

Market oriented irrigated agriculture development capacity development

• Training Federal/Regional teams Irrigated agriculture value chains interventions/development (1130)

• Training regional/zonal teams in rapid assessment, action planning and implementation for irrigation schemes and/or clusters of individually irrigated farms (1130)

• On the job technical training zonal/district staff and specialized farmers/groups in production of horticultural inputs (fruit seedlings, vegetable seeds) (1170)

• Train specialist farmers/DAs, village mechanics in irrigation pump repair services (1170)

• Facilitate resource persons for zonal/district level staff, farmers and other value chain actors training for market oriented irrigated agriculture production and processing (1180 – 1190)

MSc/BSc training (1140)

• Review/endorsement proposed guidelines for selection and sponsorship candidates - SC

• Selection of potential candidates, May - June

• Enrolment candidates in MSc/BSc programs in September

Gender balanced fellowships

Livestock Area Irrigation Area TotalFull Fellowship (100)Districts 31 31 62Zones 10 10 20Regions 8 8 16Federal 1 1 2Total 50 50 100Thesis only (100)25 head hunting

75 EIAR/RARIs

Suggested Criteria• Gender balanced• GPA – 2.5• Service years and good performance• Age ???• Entrance exam• Research –relevant to project• Serve Region/Zone/Woreda after

completion

Institutionalization market oriented capacity development (1160)

• Support development short term value chain course/agri-businesses course in agricultural universities based on inventory made by IPMS

• Introduce market oriented extension manual to Agricultural Faculties/universities and ATVETs.

Knowledge Management(Gender)

Knowledge Management Federal level

– Strengthening EAP– National learning events/conferences– Video production– e-extension

Regional/zonal/District level

– Knowledge center development– Learning events/conferences/workshops – Study tours– Exhibitions– Field days– New IT technologies

Knowledge management

• Identification/review of knowledge gaps and interventions – part of on-going process – formalized annually during zonal stakeholder workshops/RPIC meetings (1210 – 1220)

• Knowledge centers and extension system in districts equipped/supplied and linked to internet and sources of information (1230)

Knowledge Management

• MoA - Review and update EAP and additional needs• Regions/Zones –Review and update knowledge centers• Woredas (30) – Review and establish new knowledge

centers – chairs, tables, TV, DVD player, LCD projectors,

– A room- well aerated and lighted, close to offices, not too noisy and far from toilet, Cemented/tiled floor, Electricity, Internet line, Telephone

– Furniture- Tables (computer and reading), chairs, shelves– ICT equipment - Computers, LCD projector, DVD player, TV, digital

camera, Printer, UPS, Software– Publications - working papers, videos and Radio programs, Posters– Human resource and finance - Knowledge center coordinator– Budget for stationery, cleaning, top up for internet

Knowledge management capturing, sharing (1240)

• Organize zonal commodity platforms, meetings for the selected commodities

• Organize field days for platform members to innovative farmers and district/zonal level agribusiness

• Organize study tours for key zonal/district actors to view innovative horticulture and livestock value chain interventions in nearby zones.

• Organize study tour PSC members to Kenya to view innovative horticulture and livestock value chain development

• Introduce pilot testing of e-readers for various categories of staff

• Start electronic newsletter and Initiate LIVES working papers series

Knowledge management – project website and social media (1250)

• Update the project website and stimulate interaction

• Update GIS database

• Update the project wiki

Promotion

Promotion for scaling up• Facilitate project visits by key policy makers and donors

• Participation in government/non- government national, regional learning platforms, conferences and workshops

• Use of mass media

• Publications

• Newsletters

• Promotional materials

• Leveraging new investment into value chain development.

Promotion • Refine delineation of learning Woredas/zones in each Region (1310)

• Distribute IPMS/LIVES documentation to learning Woredas (1320)

• Identify potential regional, national and international organizations/events for sharing project approaches/results/lessons (1310)

• Prepare/make presentations and distribute IPMS/LIVES documentation to relevant regional, national and international organizations/events (1330)

• Identify key person in MoA/EIAR/4 BoAs/4 RARIs to identify relevant documents to upload on the EAP (1340)

• Initiate discussions with FRI and TV production companies to develop PARS and TV production on key project interventions (1350).

Value Chain Development (Gender)

Value Chain Development Di

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AG - Agribusiness

F - Farmer

Short VC

Long VC

IPMS LIVES

What are the possible interventions?

• Technological: eg. seeds, animal genetics, drugs, fertilizers, pumps, e-readers, computers

• Organizational: eg. organizational forms (public, private, individual, cooperative, government, PLCs)

• Institutional: eg. rules & regulations, behavior, linkages

Commodity value chain interventions

• Potential livestock commodity interventions – Handout

• Potential irrigated agriculture interventions – Handout

Planning and review activities

• Zonal workshops to review progress and identify new interventions

• Identify and purchase supplies and equipment for demonstration

Research(Gender)

Research LIVESRapid assessment of value chains and

public support services

Value chain interventions on supply/production of inputs, production/processing/marketing of outputs

Knowledge Mngt and capacity development interventions

Diagnosis Action Impact

RESEARCH/STUDIES

Learning Learning

Research for Development

• Diagnostic

• Action

• Impact

• Summary - handout

Research

• Commodity specific teams (EIAR/RARIs)to refine/develop research proposals and methodologies

• National workshop to review progress and initiate new research

Project Management

Project Management Structure • Coordinating Team – (MoA, EIAR, LIVES, IWMI)

• Steering Committee – (MoA, MoWE, EIAR, BoA, BoWE, LA, LIVES, IWMI, CIDA)

• Regional Project Implementation Committee (RPIC)

• Project staffing – HQ, Regional, Zonal

• Counter part staff at Federal, Regional and Zonal level

• Project team meetings

• Project Advisory committee meetings

• Project technical committee meetings

Human Resouces - Recruitment - HQ

KM and communications x

Gender Expert x

Data Analyst x

Project Coordinator x

Senior Economist x

Livestock Expert x

Irrigation Expert x

Environmental Expert x

Admin Assistant x

GIS Expert x

Recruitment in the four LIVES Regions

Region Livestock Irrigation Research Assistant

Admin. Assistant Drivers

Tigray X X ? ? x

Amhara X X? ? ? x

Oromia X ? ? ? x

SNNPR X X ? ? x

Recruitment - Zones

Zone Coordinator Driver

Eastern Tigray X ?

Central Tigray ? ?

West Gojam X ?

North Gondar X ?

South Wello ? ?

East Shoa X ?

West Shoa X ?

Jimma X ?

Gamo Gofa X ?

Sidama X ?

Reviewed• Research Assistants, Administrative Assistants,

Additional) Regional Drivers

• Vacancy announcements have also gone out for the Zonal Drivers positions.

• Four consultants were also hired to assist with the Zonal Workshops and also bridge the gap until the Regional & Zonal staff are on board.

Procurement• Establishment of Regional and Zonal Offices

• Procurement of office furniture, computers and other supplies

• Procurement and establishment of Knowledge centers

• Procurement of demonstration materials

Structure• Establishment of RPIC – roles and responsibilities – a focal person from the Steering Committee (Chair),

regional SC members, Regional Coordinator (to act as Secretary), LIVES Expert, Zonal Representatives, LIVES Zonal Coordinators

• Identification of Regional Focal Person -roles and responsibilities

• Identification of Zonal and Woreda focal persons - roles and responsibilities

• Alignment and reporting

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