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Gender focused service provision and its impact
IPMS Goma experienceBy Yisehak Baredo
Presented at the Gender and Market Oriented Agriculture (AgriGender 2011) Workshop
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
31st January–2nd February 2011
Map of Goma
Fact files of GomaFact files of Goma
Location : 389 km south west of Addis Jima zone Oromya region
Area 962 KM Agro-ecology
Wet Woina Dega 96% Wet Kola 4%
Wet Dega ---%
Rainfall Min.1791mm Max. 2021mm Temp Min.13 mm Max. 21mm
Population 247,326 (49% women) Farming HH 45,567 Female headed farming HH 10,034
36 PAs 2 Coffee state farms
ApproachesIPMS used a district level participatory market oriented commodity
identification and development planning approach, aimed at identifying
i. Main farming systems, ii. Potential marketable commodities and livestock
commodities by farming system,iii. Problems, potentials and interventions for each
value chain component iv. Value chain stakeholder assessment with
potential (new) roles and linkages.
IPMS’s philosophy in rural development
Commodity Value Chain development approach Productivity and production
New technologies New approaches New practices Skill and knowledge
Inputs supply component for the specific commodity What inputs are needed How could the inputs easily be available Constraints from input providers side Capacity building for input suppliers (skill, knowledge, financial) Linking producers and inputs suppliers
Financing the rural to acquire technologies and inputs
Linking to markets
Targeting female farmers Female farmers are given special attention
Either putting as one of the criteria to engage more women
Or influencing target farmers
FS and Priority Commodities IdentifiedFS and Priority Commodities Identified
Farming systems1. Coffee livestock complex2. Crop livestock complex
Priority Commodities Coffee Apiculture Fruits Fattening of both small and large ruminants Poultry Dairy***
Achievements
Small ruminants fattening
Fattening is not a new practice but tow critical constraints identified were:
Elongated fattening period in most cases 6 months or more
Death accident of fattening animals which exposes target farmers to loss of assets and/or indebtedness in case the fattening animal is bought through credit.
Gender focused targeting in Kilole PA Total target was 120 One to one male to female ratio was expected More than 5 consecutive meetings were held to realize
more female In the first awareness development meeting out 150
farmers who turned up only 8 were female Male farmers were very reluctant to allow female to take
a lead Male suggested that female farmers could have training
but should not sign for credit and collect the cash by their own.
When they understand the firm stand of facilitators towards female participation
the mood of male farmers changed by saying
“Let our wives sign for the loan and get the money as you suggest but we will see from where you can get your money back”
However, after intense effort 50 female farmers appeared
But 12 slipped due to various pressure and 38 female farmers become member
Services provided
1. Training on fattening technique was provided to all female farmers
2. Credit amounting 1500.ETB was
provided to each
And the loan was expected to cover cost of buying 5 sheep, concentrate enough for 3 months, drugs, and community based insurance premium for each farmer
3. Provision of Bonga Breed 3 female and one male fast growing Bonga
breed were provided to one female and one male model farmers.
The purpose is to develop sustainable lamb supply for fattening group
Assessment result of performance
1.Out of 120 farmers the top two in fattening performance were found to be female farmers
W/ro Misku Hadha Faris
2. Compliance to fattening programe Out of 120 target farmers
Only 49 percent of the target farmers managed to buy 5 sheep as recommended,
34% of target farmers bought 4 sheep, 12% bought 3 sheep . Three farmers completely waved the loan to
other livestock schemes such as ox and goats Other three farmers consumed the total loan to
address some other social problems.
However, none of the 38 female target farmers violated the consumption of loan.
3. Compliance to community based livestock
by laws
A reluctant husband was to kill a sick sheep before reporting to community based livestock insurance
His wife who signed for loan resisted the killing and as the result managed to secure insurance for her sheep
4.Repayment status in Kilole PA
Groups Total participants
Gender composition
Loan repayment status
Female % Male %
Group I 38 12 26 11 28.9 26 31.7
Group II 38 15 23 14 36.8 13 15.9
Group II 44 11 33 11 28.9 20 24.4
Total 120 38 82 94.7
72.0
Fruits developmentand gender focused service
Goma farmers are used to produce some tropical fruits production
However planting materials were from unknown sources
Constraints identified were Elongated fruits setting time (7 to 12 years) Poor quality and low yield Total failure to set fruits Disease and pests Female farmers less access to benefit
Proposed interventions were
1. Characterization of the existing tropical fruit tress so that certain action could be taken to improve its productivity
2. Introducing improved varieties which has shorter fruit setting time with better quality and productivity
However due to various reasons only the second option was acted
Strategies adopted
Introducing improved planting materials
from known sourcesMaking the input supply system inbuilt and
sustainableEffecting gender equity so that female
farmers could benefit from tropical fruits production
6 model farmers (3 f,3m) were selected
Experience sharing tour was made to develop awareness on improved tropical fruits production
Tools like fruits cutting knife and seizures were provided
Hands on training on grafting techniques was conducted on model farmers field
Mother trees were established to serve as scion source
PA Farmer name Income in 2008/9
No. of seedlings Unit price ValueETB
Beshasha Kalid Shifa 1375 25 34,375
Kota Kedija A/Raya 120 25 3000
Kota Fozeia Awol 300 25 7500
Kilole Shito Nasir 100 25 2000
Chedro Suse
Sewde Zeleke 120 25 3000
Kilole Tewofik Nedi 130 25 3,250
Total 2055 53,125
Income generated by by selling grafted tropical fruits
Impact on livelihood and vision of target female farmers
Some of female farmers started building assets which they never had Fozia bout 0.4 ha coffee plot Kedije bout heifer Misku bout better yield Boran breed cow
All the female farmers witness that the intervention helped the in improving hh food security
W/ro Misku
Sent her daughter to technical school covering school fee, house rent and food
She also improved house hold items such as gust seats (ETB 1500) which she never had
Bought a wooden box to keep her belongings which her husband is proud of
W/ro Shito
Managed to change the relation with her husband which was not good in her earlier time because of her less or no cash contribution
She got much reorganization from her husband because of skill and knowledge in tropical fruits grafting which he had not
W/ro Misku’s vision change
She witness that her earlier vision was to see her family having enough meal
Now She wants to see all her daughters and sons
got higher education and employed Have a hand dug well with hand pump fixed
to easy her water fetching load(This month she got her hand dug well but pump
not yet)
W/ro Kedija
Her husband was secretary for village cooperative office but since the last 10 years no job
She has 15m X 35 m plots only Her only income source was pet-itrade She witness that she hassled a lot to have daily meal Now she secured household food need and bought a
heifer
Thank You