Elements of the Second Growth and Transformation Plan related to small ruminant development in Ethiopia

Workneh Ayalew

Ethiopia small ruminants value chain strategy and implementation planning workshop, Addis Ababa, 8-9 June 2015

1. The Second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTPII)

2. GTPII: the four pillars of the agriculture sector

3. Livestock has got three program areas

4. Related activities:

Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACC)

Prioritization of on-going and planned livestock genetic gains activities

5. Suggested focus areas on way forward for Small Ruminant VC

development

Outline

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The Second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTPII)

Sectorial macro-economic strategic plan, to bring about transformative changes in

all sectors; agriculture is central

Coherent alignment and coordination

Timeframe: 2016-2020

Builds up on gains made and lessons learnt from GTP I : 2011-2015

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The GTPII: The agriculture transformation agenda focuses on four primary pillars

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1) Increase agricultural productivity and production of both crops and livestock with a focus on strategic crops (important for food security, as industrial inputs and for exports) and high value commodities

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2) Ensure sustainability and inclusiveness across the sector, and ensure food security for all

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3) Establish commercial orientation to increase marketed agricultural produce and exports

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4) Increase institutional capacity for implementation4

Vision: Address systemic

bottlenecks within the agriculture sector that

would allow for

accomplish-ment of

targets in GTP2

1) Increase agricultural productivity and production of both crops and livestock with a focus on strategic crops and high value commodities

The livestock component has got three program areas

Vision: Address systemic

bottlenecks within the agriculture sector that

would allow for

accomplish-ment of

targets in GTP2

4) Increase institutional capacity for implementation

Areas to focus systemic changeAreas to focus systemic changeFour key pillarsFour key pillars

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Crops

• Seed• Fertilizers• Crop protection and health• Mechanization

Livestock

• Post-harvest loss

• Breed and genetic improvement• Animal health

• Feed and feeding

2) Ensure sustainability and inclusiveness across the sector, and ensure food security for all

3• Irrigation and watershed

management• Bio-diversity

• Rural land administration, management, and utilization

• Soil health

3) Establish commercial orientation to increase marketed agricultural produce and exports

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• Market information, infrastructure, and linkages

• Food safety, quality, and traceability

• Aggregation and storage

• Investment promotion• Value chain development,

including non-farm enterprise

• Organizational and human resources capacity

• Evidence-based planning

• Data and ICT

Both• Demand-driven research • Rural Financial Services• Agronomic pract. and extension

• Cooperative system• Private medium and large scale

farming

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NRM

Food security

• Strengthen livelihoods• Nutrition

• Mitigate disaster risk

Increase agricultural

productivity and production

Increase institutional capacity

42 transformational deliverables identified in 30 program areas42 transformational deliverables identified in 30 program areasAgriculture pillars in GTP IIAgriculture pillars in GTP II

Crops • Improved seed supply and distribution: 2• Fertilizer supply and distribution: 1

Livestock• Livestock breed and genetic improvement: 2• Livestock health: 2

• Livestock feed and feeding: 2

Ensure sustainability

and inclusiveness

• Irrigation and drainage: 2• Watershed management: 1• Bio-diversity: 2

• Soil health: 2• Rural land use and administration: 2• Climate change adoption and

mitigation: To be mainstreamed

Establish commercial orientation

• Market services and infrastructure: TBD• Food safety, quality, assurance and

traceability: TBD• Aggregation and storage: TBD• Cooperative system development: 2

• Agro-processing and value addition: TBD

• Private medium and large-scale farming development: 3

• Export promotion: TBD

• ICT: 1• Organizational and human

resources capacity: 2

• Evidence-based planning and performance management: 2

Crops & livestock

• Demand-driven research: 2• Market-oriented extension: 2

• Rural finance: 2• Mechanization: 1

Natural ResourceMgmt.

Food security

• Nutrition: 1• Gender equality: To be

mainstreamed

• Disaster prevention & preparedness: 2

• Targeted livelihood support : To be mainstreamed

• Crop protection and health: 2

Each deliverable has 3-5 interventions

The GTP II will have 45-50 transformation deliverablesProgram area/# of deliverables

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The GTP II livestock component: Genetic and Breed Improvement

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1. Establish a national institution to lead and coordinate livestock genetic evaluation and improvement schemes:

1.1 Develop customized genetic improvement guidelines and strategies

1.2 Develop strategies for out-and-up scaling of successful CBM-ONB programs

1.3 Customizing hormone synchronization and mass AI service package

1.4 Develop customized extension guidelines for supporting market oriented livestock production

1.5 Benchmark input needs and minimum performance levels of genetically improved livestock

2. Enhancing role of private sector in genetic improvement and input delivery:

2.1 Create an enabling environment for private sector involvement in input delivery and AI services

2.2 Develop and pilot quality based payment systems for priority commodities (milk, red meat, egg, broiler)2.3 Develop and promote breeding input tracking system

2.4 Up-scaling dairy herd performance recording for genetic improvement

2.5 Promote establishment of breed societies

The GTP II livestock component: Animal Health

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1.Develop a system for reducing adult and young stock mortality (YASM):

1.1 Benchmark YASM levels for priority production systems

1.2 Targeted interventions for managing YASM

1.3 Strategies for driving higher off-takes

1.4 Develop and support rollout of legislated chain of command in control of TADS

1.5 Develop veterinary services delivery system for pastoral production environment

2.Develop and pilot an innovative animal health input supply, maintenance and funding system :

2.1 Develop and pilot innovative funding mechanisms for disease control programs

2.2 Develop and pilot innovative input supply system for field-based animal health services

2.3 Develop and pilot laboratory input supply and equipment maintenance system

2.4 Promoting veterinary services rationalization roadmap

The GTP II livestock component: Feed and Feeding

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1. Create Enabling environment for supply of quality and affordable feeds and fodder:

1.1 Investment incentives for the feed industry

1.2 Review of the tax burden on the feed industry

1.3 Development and implementation of a strategy for sustainable forage seed production/marketing

1.4 Business incubation on innovative feed production and marketing

1.5 Scalable aggregation and value addition on major feed resources

2. Mainstreaming feed and fodder quality control and certification:

2.1 Fast-track feed quality control and regulation activities of VDFACA

2.2 Roll out of feed certification processes at Region level

2.3 Support for expansion of private feed analysis laboratories

2.4 Develop strategies for regulation of commercial hay and fodder production

2.5 Integrating forage seeds in crop seed regulation system

Related activities: Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (1)

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• Designed to strengthen prioritization and focus, and provide strategic platform to effectively execute multiple integrated interventions for commercializing agriculture

• Clustering of Woredas to support rapid enhancement of priority crops, horticulture and livestock and value chain through proximity of actors• Ultimate focus on processing and value addition to ensure

specialization, diversification and sustained growth• Staged approach to value chain development

Background

Approach and main features

Related activities: Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (2)

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Prioritization of value chains and geographic areas

Crop production, aggregation and value chain linkage

interventions

Prioritization of infrastructure investments

around prioritized value chains and geographic areas

• Limited number of commodity value chains and geographic areas to be prioritized, and meet the needs of all strategies• Prioritization to be driven by market-oriented criteria to

ensure commercial viability, with final ownership by Regions

• Must leverage past learnings and existing work including the interventions that are part of Transformation Agenda to strengthen extension, cooperatives, contract farming and Rural Financial Services (RFS)

• Existing infrastructure investments and plans to be revisited to align with prioritized geographic areas and commodity value chains• New investments to focus on promoting processing, value

addition and market linkages

Prioritization of regional livestock genetic gains activities: sheep

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Tigray South Amhara• Atsbi CBM • Bonga CBM • Menz CBM

• Begait breed improvement scheme (on-station)

• Adillo (Doyo Gana) CBM

• Crossbreeding with Awassi rams (Terminal?)

• Ille (Raya-Afar interbred) improvement scheme

• Gumer (in Gurage) CBM

• Washera sheep improvement)

• Crossbreeding with Dorper rams (Atsbi, Abergelle) - Terminal

• Crossbreeding with Dorper rams (TERMINAL CROSSING ONLY)

• Gumz sheep improvement scheme (ONS) - plan

Prioritization of regional livestock genetic gains activities: goats

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Tigray South Amhara• Abergelle goat CBM • Boar crossbreeding scheme

(KeyAfer research centre)- collaboration with Langston University

• Abergelle goat CBM:

• Begait breed improvement

• Woyo-Guji CBM • Central Highland breed CBM:

• Abergelle - Boar crossbreeding scheme

• Konso CBM • Crossbreeding with the Boar breed:

• Planned CBM on Bati (Central Highland?) goat by EIAR around Bati

Suggested focus areas on way forward for Small Ruminant VC

development

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Market linkages for CBM schemes (=commercialization, incentives):

- Domestic market (seasonal!)

- Live animal exports

- Export abattoirs

Breeding objectives: moving averages and targets

Management of the breeding schemes: links with (on-station, on-farm) research

Institutionalization of CBM: breed societies?

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