SMALLHOLDER HORTICULTURE AND TRIANGULAR COOPERATION IN ETHIOPIA

Ministry of Agriculture

Federal Democratic

Republic of Ethiopia

Ilan Fluss Director of Policy Planning and External Relations, MASHAV Dr. Workafes Woldetsadik - SHH Program Coordinator, Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia

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OUTLINE

Main Objective

Triangular Cooperation

The Smallholder Horticulture Programme

Ministry of Agriculture

Federal Democratic

Republic of Ethiopia

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MAIN OBJECTIVE

To expand opportunities for

smallholder farmers by improving their

livelihood through:

1. Commercialization

2. Sustainable horticulture

3. Distributing horticultural varieties

4. Local experts in plant propagation

5. Demonstrating quality plant propagation to local commercial investors

To advance Ethiopian agriculture and increase food security

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TRIANGULAR COOPERATION

Ensuring the cooperation will create positive synergies

Political interest from all partners

Identifying relevant areas for cooperation and the expertise needed

Principles for Triangular Cooperation

Programme Management

• 1. Overall implementation and programme coordination

• 2. Day to Day management

Looking to create connections with other programmes

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PROGRAMME ORGANISATION

Steering

Committee

Nurseries PTC Extension

(4 regions)

Coordination

Office

Capacity

building Info

Collaboration

other

programs

Seed NGO

MARKETING

BoA

Tech. Comm (3)

PTC, Nurs. Ext.

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THE SMALLHOLDER HORTICULTURE PROGRAMME

1 • Plant propagation

2 • Extension to small holder farmers

3 • Capacity building on horticulture

4 • Information on fruits and vegetables and marketing contracts

5 • Collaboration with other relevant projects in Ethiopia

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PLANT PROPAGATION: MAIN ACTIVITIES

Assistance with est. fruit and vegetable nurseries, production planning and quality

control.

Introduction of new fruit tree varieties

Introduction of new vegetable varieties and testing of their adaptation to local conditions.

Assistance with mass production via plant tissue culture propagation

Support of critical materials, repair of TC equipment and modification of some tissue

culture facilities

All plant propagation sites that are addressed should become self supported and sustainable

through profitable sales

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TISSUE CULTURE (TC)

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Need: Immense local need for plant tissue culture

Target Crops: Banana, pineapple, enset, potato mini-tubers, sweet potato, apple, coffee, apple rootstocks

Sustainability: Sustainability of the TC laboratories should be achieved with plant sales.

Minituber production at Bahir Dar Transfer of tissue culture plants

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FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLE NURSERIES

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MCG of citrus at Bicolo Areka Nursery

Bicolo Nursery and Team

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MINI NURSERY APPROACH

Objective To establish mini nurseries and introduce horticultural crops to small holders.

The condition of vegetable nurseries for the small holder farmers is poor.

Mini Vegetable Nurseries

Challenge

Solution

Small Scale Model

Scaled Up Model

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MINI NURSERIES VS. TRADITIONAL RAISED SOIL BED NURSERIES

Detached from the soil Protected from air born pests Celled trays Saves water and fertilizer Modular Easily transferred Affordable Ensure timely planning

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UNIQUE APPROACH TO AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

Establishment of large groups of model farmers Better salaries for extension staff and longer stay of

extension personnel frequent farmers’ site visits Profits can be used to provides bonuses the Bureau of

Agriculture extension staff. Capacity building on horticulture for extension personnel

(training of trainers)

Challenge

Rapid “turnover” of extension staff. Extension staff do not visit farmers horticulture fields

as frequently as other crop farms. Lack of horticulture knowledge and skills

Solution