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Actors, service providers and linkages Livestock Fattening value chain development Interventions and lessons Value chain interventions Knowledge management /skill development Linking farmers/pastoralists with traders on livestock fair Organising farmers to ensure quality concentrate supply Lessons and Challenges Knowledge sharing, training, follow up of interventions, and partner linkages contribute to improving the • skills and knowledge of value chain actors and service providers, including women Forage development benefited animal producers on individual farms and on communal areas • Development of forage seeds and vegetative planting material production/distribution from individual • farms and FTCs was one of the drivers for such changes Synergy between NRM and fodder development should be stressed for both animal production and • apiculture in areas where the potential exists Increased use of crop residues has positive effects on animal production, however technologies to • improve nutritional value and uptake (chopping, straw treatment) have not yet seen wide spread adoption Credit-based purchase of larger numbers of animals and other inputs was successfully tested. As a result, • several fatteners moved from small to large ruminant fattening and/or other commercial enterprises Community based insurance may reduce the risks associated with credit • Community animal health workers can function in rural areas but require institutional back up from • regional and federal level authorities Linkages between feed companies, fattening groups, and private traders are emerging and should be • further developed into agro dealership networks Organized and systematic integration of breeding and fattening with desirable genetic traits should be • emphasized in the future to ensure improved supply of animals Matching the appropriate genetics of animals with the environment should be explored in certain areas • for further development of market-oriented meat production systems Rapid market assessment can help identify potential market outlets • Additional ICT-supported information /knowledge via Ethiopian Agriculture Portal (EAP) www.eap.gov.et Use local markets as linkage platforms between traders and fatteners Use of indigenous breeds for fattening Training farmers in chopping, UMB preparation and urea treatment Targeting women and farmers with entrepreneurial skills willing to invest Use of competition to promote fattening and marketing activity for small ruminants Promoting the use of adequate forage Urea molasses block locally produced for supplemental feed Existing rural shops : suppliers of supplemental feed and veterinary drugs Fatteners MoA, BoA, OoA, EARS Private Sector Cooperatives Specialized farmers Consultants NGOs Students Microfinance institutions Cooperatives Private industry Shops Feed suppliers Private industry Cooperatives Traders Cooperative shops Shops Veterinary Clinics Government NGOs Marketing Credit Input supply services Knowledge/Skills Better use of concentrates for fattening Chopping and urea treatment of sorghum stover Better animal care for better results Training of paravets Organising awards for best practitioners Woreda knowledge centers : powerful institutions Farmers and traders recognized the international and domestic • market potential for live animals Inadequate knowledge and skills on commercial production of • live animals among value chain actors and service providers Men were predominantly engaged in large animal production and • sale. Women mostly participate in managing and sale of small ruminants Previous development efforts focused on promotion of small • numbers of animals to improve food security/livelihood of farmers, with little market-orientation Dry season fodder scarcity (including crop residues) and limited • availability of concentrate feed was prevalent Animal health services were poorly developed, especially in rural • areas Marketing of animals was hampered by lack of market • information and monopolistic market structures in which farmers were often price takers Free grazing system resulted in compacting of the soil leading to • increased soil and water erosion Initial diagnosis Knowledge management \ Capacity development Targeting This document is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. Produced by ILRI KMIS June 2011 Input supply interventions Production interventions Processing / Marketing interventions
