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Asamoah Larbi, Sawsan Hassan, and Mohammed Abdullah Presentation to the FAP End of Project Workshop, Luang Prabang, Laos, 15-19 November 2010TRANSCRIPT
MAAR
Aga Khan
ICARDA
Asamoah Larbi, Sawsan Hassan, and Mohammed Abdullah
Presentation to the FAP End of Project WorkshopLuang Prabang, Laos, 15-19 November 2010
Enhancing livelihoods of poor livestock keepers through increasing use of fodder: Syria Report on Project Output 2:
Options for effective delivery systems including innovative communication strategies
and on-farm fodder interventionsto improve fodder supply
(IFAD Technical Assistance Grant 853)
MAAR
Aga Khan
ICARDA
Output 2
Options for effective delivery systems including innovative
communication strategies and on-farm fodder interventions to
improve fodder supply
MAAR
Aga Khan
ICARDA
Outline
1.1. Assessing year-round feed availability
1.2. Baseline data collection
1.3. Fodder seed delivery systems
1.4. Improving on-farm feed supply
MAAR
Aga Khan
ICARDA
Assessing year-round feed supply
1. Approaches
2. Assessing household feed supply
National
Provincial
District
Household
Feed Gap/Deficit Feed Required Feed Available
Feed gap assessment
Site Village/community
Farmers’ name Flock size
Feed gap period Coping strategies
Winter Spring Summer Autumn
System Feed D J F M A M J J A S O N
Proportion (%) or amount (kg) fed
Indoor Cereal
Legume
Outdoor Residues
Total ,% 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Assessing household feed supply
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Winter Spring Summer Autumn
Assessing household feed supply – El-Bab
Cereal residues Legume residuse Concentrate Crop residues grazing Range land grazing Others
Winter Spring
SummerAutumn
Seasonal feed inventory, Salameih
Winter Spring
Summer
Autumn
Crop residues Legume residuse Concentrate Grazing crop residues
Grazing range land Others
Seasonal feed inventory, El-Bab
Baseline data collection
Tal-Amri El-Bab Salameih0
50
100
150
200Fa
rm-fa
mili
es
Baseline data collection
Sheep Goats Cattle0
20
40
60
80
100
120
ElBab (n=69) Salam (n=155) TalAmri (n=22)
He
ad
s p
er
ho
use
ho
ldBaseline data – livestock ownership
Total land Irrigated land0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
ElBab (n=22) Salam (n=155) TalAmri (n=22)
Land
siz
e (h
a/ho
useh
old)
Baseline data – land ownership
• Multi-sectoral – national, private, partners
• Linkages with national seed systems• General Organization of Seed (GOS)
• Promotion of informal seed systems• Contract farmers• Volunteer farmers• Traders
• Farmer-to-farmer dissemination• Training of trainers – ICARDA’s Seed Unit
Seed delivery options
Contract farmers – seed multiplication
Volunteer farmers – seed multiplication
2007/08 2008/090
3000
6000
9000
12000
15000T
ota
l se
ed
(kg
)Seed multiplication
2007/08 2008/090
20
40
60
80
100
120A
rea
s p
lan
ted
(h
a)
Seed multiplication
Seed multiplication – demonstration plots
Knowledge Exchange – Common Vetch
Narbon vetch
Grasspea
Common vetch
Barley
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Fodder seed (tonnes)
Seeds for multiplication
Seed multiplication – field visits
Seed multiplication – field visits
Seed multiplication – field visits
Seed multiplication – field visits
• Farm level
• Changes in seed/fodder production practices.• Increased quality seed production – El-Bab.• Farmer-to-farmer dissemination – El-Bab• Better seed production initiatives – El-Bab, Salameih• Institutional arrangements – Salameih
• Why..???????• Policy makers• Build trust• Market
Outcomes
Thank you