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Value chain based irrigated crops development in Tigray: Assessment and potential interventions
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Gebremedhin Woldewahid, LIVES-ILRIDawit Woldemariam, LIVES-ILRI
Gebreegziabher Hagos, Tigray, BoARDMulubirhan Kifle, TARI
Presentation outline
1. Introduction2. Selection of zones, commodities and districts3. Description of agricultural systems4. Assessment of irrigated crops development 4.1 Potentials 4.2 Limitations5. Proposed potential interventions6. Further discussion
1. Introduction
• Project objective to transform smallholder producers to a more market oriented agriculture…
• How?
Selection of zones and commodities
Selected Zone
Poultry(meat/eggs)
Beekeeping (Honey& wax)
Dairy (Milk, butter, heifer)
SR (meat/live animals)
Irrigated agriculture
Total
- Central √ - √ √ √ 4
- Eastern - √ √ √ √ 4
Total 1 1 2 2 2 8
Table 1. Selected zones and associated high value commodities in Tigray, 2012.
Selection of action districts: Central zone
No District name in central Zone of Tigray
Poultry Dairy SR meat/live
animals
Irrigated agriculture
Total Rank
1 Ahferom 3 3 3 3 12 1
2 Adwa 3 3 1 2 9 5
3 Wer’eleke 2 2 3 2 9 5
4 Merebleke 2 2 3 3 10 2
5 Tahitay Maitchew 2 2 3 3 10 2
6 Laelay Maitchew 3 3 1 3 10 2
7 Kolla Tembien 3 2 3 1 9 5
8 Naeder-Adet 1 1 3 2 7 8
9 Tanka Abergelle 1 1 3 1 6 9
Selection of action districts: Central zone
Selection of action districts: Eastern zoneNo District name in
eastern Zone of Tigray
Honeyand bee
wax
Dairy SR meat/live
animals
Irrigated agriculture
Total Rank
1 Atsb-Womberta 3 2 3 3 11 1
2 Kilte-Awlaelo 3 3 1 3 10 3
3 Hausien 1 3 3 2 9 4
4 S/T/Emba 2 3 3 3 11 1
5 Ganta Afeshum 3 2 2 2 9 4
6 Gulo-Mekeda 2 1 2 1 6 6
7 Erob 1 1 2 1 5 7
Selection of action districts: Eastern zone
3. Description of agricultural systems: Central zone
3. Description of agricultural systems: Eastern zone
Distribution of suitable PAs for high value irrigated crops development
Proportion (%) of PAs suitable for high value irrigated crops development
Poultry Dairy SR Irrigated agriculture
0102030405060708090
Commodity type
PAs
pote
ntial
for
CVD
(%)
Beekeeping Dairy SR Irrigated agriculture
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Commodity type
Pote
ntial
PA
s fo
r CV
D (%
)
Participation of FHHs (%) in the development of high value irrigated crops
Dairy Beekeeping Shoat Irrigation0
10
20
30
40
Commodity type
Prop
ortio
n of
FH
Hs
(%)
Dairy Poultry Shoat Irrigation0
10
20
30
40
Commodity type
Prop
ortio
n of
FH
Hs
(%)
5. Commodity assessment and potential interventions
5.1 Irrigated vegetables
Category of producers
Production technologies
Input supply/services/credit
Processing and marketing
Market linkages
Specialized vegetable producersCereal-vegetable mixed producersCereal dominated producers
5. Commodity assessment and interventions… 5.2 Irrigated fruits
Category of fruit producers
Production technologies
Input supply/services/credit
Processing and marketing
Market linkages
Specialized fruit producers
Smallholder fruit producers (patches/scattered)
5. Commodity assessment and interventions…5.3 Forage development
Category of forage producers
Production technologies
Input supply/services/credit
Processing and marketing
Market linkages
Irrigated buffer zones
Double cropping
Part of the irrigated lands
5. Commodity assessment and interventions…
6. Suggestions/discussion
Your innovative ideas on the potential intervention of livestock commodities to bring real changes in the income of producers and other value chain actors are welcome.
Category of producers
Production technologies
Input supply/services/credit
Processing/marketing
Linkages
