Value chain based irrigated crops development in Tigray : Assessment and potential interventions

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

Thank you

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