Ballantyne, Peter G.

Duncan, Alan J.

Lukuyu, Ben A.

Samaddar, Arindam

Stür, Werner W.

York, L.

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FEAST Why, What, When, Where …. So What, What Next? Alan J Duncan Luke York, Ben Lukuyu, Arindam Samaddar, Werner Stür, Peter Ballantyne FEAST e-Learning Materials Launch Addis Ababa, 22 May 2015 Why? - Why is there a need for a better approach to livestock feed intervention? Feed is a key issue in developing world livestock systems  Figure 1: Available feed resources Extreme seasonality of feed supply in Boneya District, Wollega, Ethiopia – from FEAST report Felix Zingg, University of Bern, unpublished data 2011 Standard response is technology promotion Urea treatment of straw – Uttarakhand, India Often what is promoted does not work – why not? • Researcher driven solutions are often: • Not suitable for local context • Not dealing with the key constraints • Do not sufficiently involve farmers and other local stakeholders in their selection and design • Do not take account of wider system constraints such as labour, markets etc.   Complete diet blocks lying unused - India Forage chopper lying unused - India What? • What is needed to avoid futile feed development? • A systematic approach to assessing the feeding context • Looking wider than just feed • Involving farmers and local stakeholders in the process • Asking the right questions in a structured way FEAST – Feed Assessment Tool • FEAST • A systematic approach to understanding the overall feeding system and thinking with farmers and local stakeholders about possible interventions • Focus group discussion • Participatory solution identification • Household Questionnaire with a few households • Data entry and presentation system • FEAST report  • ACIAR ELF project: applying the FEAST Focus Group Discussion in Ethiopia. Key questions about farming system, livestock holdings, feed resources, labour issues…..  Farmers discussing constraints and solutions, Uttarakhand, India  Ato Liyusew of Holleta Research Centre, Ethiopia,  interviews subsistence dairy farmer  Sorts of constraints identified 05101520253035404550Frequency score Frequency score of constraints mentioned by farmers in Africa RISING FEAST assessments Sorts of solutions identified Data entry and analysis application  When? • Evolution of FEAST Originally developed at cross-country workshop of IFAD Fodder Adoption Project in Hyderabad in 2009 Werner Stür Luke York, Australian intern developed it further in 2010  Ben Lukuyu developed the training course for FEAST Arindam Samaddar developed constraints/solutions methodology Peter Ballantyne helped with comms, marshalling, championing Ugly spreadsheet Fancy spreadsheet Standalone App Improved FGD guide and Questionnaire Where? • Where it has been applied • Where should it be applied? Ethiopia, 90Kenya, 34India, 29United States, 22France, 11Tanzania, 11Uganda, 11Nigeria, 9Bangladesh, 8Pakistan, 8Germany, 7Indonesia, 7Netherlands, 7Rwanda, 7United Kingdom, 7Zambia, 7Other, 155DOWNLOAD BY COUNTRYDownload by country ExtensionNGOOtherResearchBlankDOWNLOADS BY ORGANIZATION TYPEDownload organization type Ethiopia The world So What? • How does FEAST help? • Gives ideas for feed interventions • Appropriate • Owned by farmers • Fit the context • Change knowledge, attitude, practice of those who use them • Broader thinking • Better understanding of farmer constraints  Where next? • Couple FEAST with Techfit for prioritizing specific interventions • Look for opportunities to use FEAST thinking for other problems • Roll out e-learning materials • Develop global database of FEAST data The presentation has a Creative Commons licence. You are free to re-use or distribute this work, provided credit is given to ILRI. better lives through livestock ilri.org 

FEAST: Why, What, When, Where …. So What, What Next?

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