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Local Seed Business Development and Partnerships in Ethiopia
Marja Thijssen, Walter de Boef & Mohammed Hassena
Key partnersRegion Organization Coordinator
Amhara Bahir Dar University Tadesse Dessalegn
Oromia East Haramaya University Nigussie Dechassa
Oromia South & West Oromia Seed Enterprise
Kedir Nefo
SNNPR Hawassa University Hussein Mohammed
Tigray Mekelle University Fetien Abay
General, Partnerships Wageningen Marja Thijssen, Mohammed Hassena
ISSD programme Joep van den Broek
Outline
Context: Integrated Seed Sector Development
Local Seed Business Development project Regional partnerships What next
Trend of privatization of the seed sector• Different objectives:
– Public: produce quality seed for food security and rural development
– Private: produce quality seed for profit
• Different crops:– Public: major food crops– Private: profitable seed products
• Different ways to organize seed production– Public: based on national targets – Private: based on sales figures and
predictions
Breeding
Seed multiplicati
on
Marketing
Integrated seed sector development
Principles:• Different roles of private and public sector• Relevance of informal sector (farmer saved)• Integrate informal and formal system• Economic development and food security• Structure of the value chain• Focus on professionalization and market
orientation
Seed sectors in Ethiopia Farmer
saved seed
Local food crops
Sorghum, Teff, Enset
Local varieties
Farmer seed
Own seed and exchange, local
markets
Local seed
business
Variety of food and cash crops
Wheat, barley, beans, potato,
onion, maize (OPV &
HV)
Local and improved varieties
Certified, ‘GDS’ and informal
seed
Variation from contractual,
marketing, NGO and barter
Public seed
enterprises
Major food and cash crops
Maize (hybrid) and wheat
Improved varieties
Certified seed
Dissemination
Private seed
producers
Major food and cash crops
Maize (hybrid), wheat and others
Improved varieties
Certified seed
Contractual towards
marketing
Private seed
companies
High value crops
Maize and exotic vegetables
Hybrid varieties
Certified seed
Marketing
Local Seed Business Development Promote the local availability of quality
seed of farmer preferred, adapted varieties Support farmer groups involved in seed
production, to become: Technically better equipped More commercial More autonomous
Marketing at local, i.e. kebele and woreda level Local economic development Local seed security
Local Seed Business
Variety of food and cash crops
Wheat, barley, beans, potato, groundnut, teff, onion,
maize (OPV & HV)
Local and improved varieties
Certified, ‘QDS’ and informal seed
Variation from contractual, marketing, NGO and barter
33 LSB sites in five regions
Regions: Amhara Oromia East Oromia South
& West SNNPR Tigray
Variation in agro-ecology
Variation among 33 farmer groups Type of organizations:
Cooperatives – seed producer, irrigation, multi-purpose; Farmer Research Groups; informal groups
Years involved in commercial seed production: 1997 – 2009
Number of farmers involved: 30 – more than 200
Market arrangements: Contractual to public seed enterprise or BoA;
Contractual to Union; NGOs; informal markets
Coordination units at 4 Universities
Position, strengthen universities as independent development facilitators
Work through evidence based sector interventions
Sector specific education and professional development
Facilitate innovation and learning at local, regional and national levels
Embed all activities within existing structures
Strengthening LSBs
Farmer groups supported through: Innovator teams: agri-business, farmer
organization and seed experts Who work in close collaboration with local
partners: WoA, RSEs, CPAs, NGOs In consultation of regional partners: BoA, RARIs,
RSEs, NGOs
Strengthening LSBs
Type of support: Training, facilitation, backstopping Small investment grants Targeted actions: cooperative management,
financial management, access to basic seed, seed quality assurance, development of business plan and marketing strategy
MSc research
Mar 09: Inception workshop; identifica-tion 24 sites
Aug: Training innovators and students;Oct–Dec: Analysis & documentation sites
Jan 10: Regional workshops;Mar: National workshop & seminar;May: national training innovators, partnership facilitators, students
Mar-Dec: Implementa-tion action plans; development business plans; Identification of 9 new sites
Jan 11:Regional workshops;March:National workshop; May: Seminar & round tables;March onwards:Implementa-tion action plans, working towards LSB consolidation
Process approach
Local Seed Business Development
Habes - Tigray Started as FREG working on
PVS with Mekelle university Hiwot SPC: 50 members Fragile environment Local and improved varieties
of barley and wheat Bartering system
Local Seed Business DevelopmentMarwoled - Amhara
region Contract growing for ESE Started as infomal group Marwoled SPC: 127
members Highly experienced
farmers Clustering Sophisticated in hybrid
maize Towards autonomy in
marketing
Local Seed Business DevelopmentKayoo – SNNPR
Kayoo SPC: 147 members
White seeded bean for Sidama Union on contract
Large local demand for red seeded bean
PVS, seed production, packaging for local market
Degree of autonomy build by SHA
Local Seed Business DevelopmentHaramaya – Oromia region
Raaree Horaa SPC: 30 members
Link with Haramaya University
Access to basic seed of potato
Good market for quality potato seed
Strict quality control system
Smart scheme in out growers & membership
2010 production figures for 24 1st generation LSBs Seed produced of 8 crops of 24 varieties 7 LSBs involved in PVS to increase variety portfolio 2,900 tons of seed produced (1038 for wheat; 819
for maize, 803 for potato) 55% of seed entered formal system (maize, wheat,
haricot bean, teff) Seed price 13% on top of grain price (haricot bean)
to 233% on top (potato) 2500 farmers obtained average gross benefit of
7,200 ETB Seed produced will serve 170,000 farm
households, generating 91 million ETB additional income nationally
Conclusions LSB development
LSBs do serve a niche in the Ethiopian seed system, and have the potential to contribute considerably to local seed supply
Not one blanket LSB model Consolidation needed Not all issues can be solved at the local level;
strategic issues need higher level decision making
Regional partnerships
Regional partnerships in seed sector development
Establish partnerships that facilitate innovation in the institutional set-up of the seed sector at national and regional level through a two-way learning process
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Regional partnerships Common partners
Bureau of Agriculture Regional Research Institute Cooperative promotion and marketing University Public seed enterprises Private seed companies NGOs
Representatives in regional core group Regional platform
Common issues
Quality problem Inefficiency in seed distribution Early generation seed availability Missing links between stakeholders Accountability Low capacity of seed producers Limited participation of private sector ….
Topics address through projects in 2010
1. Quality2. Marketing3. Early generation seed
Not LSB coordination unit but other seed sector stakeholder is taking the lead in project implementation
Activities in the different regions
Tigray• Check the quality before
distribution
Oromia
• Support seed producers• Establish independent certification
bodySNNP
R• Awareness creation
and follow up
Amhara
• Analysis and follow up
Quality
Lessons learnt
Out of the box thinking is needed for innovations in the seed sector
Can be achieved through linking and strongly involve regional stakeholders
Evidence needed (innovation projects) for regional decision makers to promote change
What next: ISSD phase II
ISSD Sector Component
Enabling and evolving policies
Private seed companies
Private seed producers
LSB Consolidation
LSB Scaling up
Support Service Components
Research and studies
Partnerships
Sharing experiences and
lessons learnt
Capacity development
Thank you!
Read more in the LSB newletters check outhttp://apf-ethiopia.ning.com/page/seeds-1