Small Ruminant Value Chain Development

Case of Goma PLW

Yishak BaredoMarket-Oriented Smallholder Development: IPMS

Experience-Sharing WorkshopILRI, Addis Ababa, 2-3 June 2011

Outline

1. Introduction

2. Diagnosis of existing fattening practice

3. Proposed interventions

4. Implementation Interventions

5. Observations, lessons learned and challenges

Location of Goma PLW 389 Km south west of Addis Jima Zone, Oromya Region

Area- 962 KM Farming HH 45,567 Female headed farming HH 10,034 Source of livelihood -Coffee, livestock,

crops 35,000 Small ruminant population Traditional fattening widely practiced

2. Diagnosis of existing fattening system

Sheep fattening was selected by stakeholders, because of good market potential

Limitations• Poor performance in existing fattening

practice due to lack of knowledge and skills• Long fattening period• Economically insignificant number of sheep • Poor or no selection of appropriate animals• Poor quality feed• Animal mortality

3 Proposed interventions through participatory planning

Introduction of commercially oriented short term sheep fattening program with emphasis on women participation 3-month fattening period with appropriate (body

size, weight, age) sheep purchased, number of animals (> 5)

Use of concentrate Development of feed resources

Linkages with credit, veterinary service and concentrate supply services

4 Implementation of interventions

Awareness creation Targeting of 120 farmers in one PA (82m, 38f)

Discussion on major elements of the interventions with the beneficiaries Women participation Input supply, On farm feed production Credit, Innovative risk management practice

Implementation of interventions (cont’d)

Capacity development of farmers and DAs to fill gaps in knowledge and skills

Improved feeding system and overall innovate fattening practice

On farm feed resource development Loan management

Creating linkages with input/service providers

Identification and linkages with concentrate supplier

Food oil factoryLocated in Agaro100 qt CSM per day 3000 qt per monthNever used by the

PLW

Linkage to credit service

Target farmers were linked to IPMS innovation

credit fund managed by OCSSCo Lamb purchase ( 5 sheep/HH) Feed purchase Drug purchase Premium payment

Innovative risk management

Community Based livestock Insurance (CBLI) • Consulting stake holders within and outside PLW• Bylaws developed

Capital source Capital management system Premium per sheep Verification by whom and when Rules and procedures for claim Etc Oromifa, Amharic, English versions

Feed resource development

On farm forage seed production was adopted as viable strategy to implement

5 forage seed multiplier farmers were selected and supplied with different forage seed

5 Observations, lessons learned and challenges in first cycle

Women participation and recognition In a contest organized at the end of the first cycle the

top 2 were women farmers awarded first and second price (36% women participants)

Observations, lessons learned in first round….

84% farmers reduced fattening period by half (from 6 months to three months), as a result

of use of concentrate, improved health management, selection of animals for fattening

Gross income generated per individual target HH varied up to 2500 birr in three months time (could reach up to 10,000 in four cycle or in a planned one year fattening time)

15 sheep died in the first three months cycle and13 were replaced by CBLI while 2 were rejected

Other observations, lessons learned in first round …

94 % of target farmers highly appreciated CBLI and expressed willingness to continue it

Through on farm feed production exercise model farmers started to produce significant volume of forage seed.

• Contributed for the scaling out and the exercise was picked as part of Livestock Agency and Urban Agriculture office regular program

• Contributed to spontaneous adoption without credit in several areas

Kilole PA cow peaSuse PA Lablab

Omo Gurude PA Cow pea and oaths

Challenges in the first cycle

CBLI Cost incurred by executive committee to be

considered Bank location also should to be discussed Premium amount has to should be revised

Credit• Non repayment by some group members

(group size 30) caused problems for all group members for second round loan

• Use of loans for other purposes by some farmers

Challenges first cycle…..

Fattening sheep Purchase of less than recommended no and

underweight sheep.

Failure to feed recommended concentrate of volume

Shortage of lamb in a small village market due to demand triggered by target members

Responses to first cycle observations

CBLI (based on discussions with groups)• Premium ( increased to 20birr/sheep)• Cost coverage for CBLI management team ( some

groups decided to cover from the replacement cash)

Credit Women subgroup in Kilolo used their savings to

repay for two defaulters – received second loan Group size for loans to be reconsidered by

OCCSco – not yet effected

Responses to first round observations…

Fattening sheep Sheep purchase was changed from individual

to a team A fast growing new breed

(Bonga breed) was Introduced

to start lamb rearing

6. Key issues to be addressed for scaling out

Development of lamb rearing system with improved breeds/locals

Credit – group size/collateral/Loan size conditions for farmers willing to buy larger number of animals for one cycle to be reviewed (requires national or regional level)

Institutionalization of CBLI (requires intervention at regional or nation level)

Explore alternatives for the public veterinary service to support fattening group

Thank you!