Adie, Aberra

Bezabih, Melkamu

German, Tigist

Jones, Christopher S.

Tessema, Fikadu

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Photo Credit Goes HereLESSONS FROM ENGAGING WITH IRRIGATED FORAGES VALUE CHAIN ACTORS - DAIRY COOPERATIVESILRI researchers and partners: iAberra Adie, ILRIPRESENTATION OUTLINE• List of actors along the value chain of fodder production• Identification of potential actor to help with scaling of irrigated forages• Dairy coops identified in Amhara and SNNPR  - Sites where ILSSI’s 1st phase work on irrigated fodder has been doneACTOR MAPPINGACTOR IDENTIFICATIONIDENTIFICATION OF CAPACITY GAPS AND PRIORITIES TO INCREASE PRODUCTION AND INCOMEMajor gaps include:• Technical and managerial skills• Forage seed supply • Facilities to collect, processand sell dairy products• Feed production and utilizationskill• Market out-let for productsDemo plots consistingseveral best-bet grass and legume accessions were established for joint evaluation and selection with farmersDEMONSTRATION AND PVS OF MORE FORAGE VARIETIESDEMONSTRATION OF WATER LIFTING OPTIONSIrrigation experience andpreference for irrigationtools varies from site to site• Resource management and recording• Milk processing and hygiene• Forage seed production and management• Forage production and utilization TRAINING TO COOP MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVES• Seed supply is the major constraint• Coops rented in land to produce forage seeds and supply to members and beyond• Supported by technical training and basic seedsCOOP - BASED SEED PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY SYSTEMEXPERIENCE SHARING EVENTS• Coops management and govt sector officials visited their counterparts in other sitesFILLING PHYSICAL CAPACITY NEEDSFully furnished office, dairy processing unit, dairy shop, seed shop, storeOBSERVATIONSValidated and packaged technologiesCapacity development • Trainings and advisory support• Learning platforms • Grants to fill capacity gapsDiffusion of irrigated fodder production (from a dozen to thousand farmers)  Market access for milk and milk products Engagement in forage seed business Diversifying activities: output and input market Interventions Target groups  ProgressesTHANK YOU!THANK YOUThank you!

Lessons from engaging with irrigated forages value chain actors—dairy cooperatives

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Lessons from engaging with irrigated forages value chain actors—dairy cooperatives

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