lives inception workshop tigray regional state working group beekeeping commodity

LIVES Inception Workshop

Tigray Regional State Working GroupBeekeeping Commodity

1. Value chain constituents for Beekeeping

Transportation and MarketProduct processing and packaging Input and credit delivery Production

2. Function and ActorsValue chain stages Function Actors

Transportation and Market

Transportation of inputs and productsMarket Information provision

Marketing agency (TAMPA) Cooperatives Mass- media BoARD Consumers Private sectors – transporting

Product processing and packaging

Selection of packaging material , labeling and grading, wax collection.

Private sectors, producers, and Public sector service providers.

Input and credit delivery Input supply and credit provisions

BoARD, DECSI, cooperatives and retailers

Production Production of honey, wax and colony

Producers

3. Services provided and providersValue chain stage Services provided Service providers

Transportation and Market

provision market information, linkages and transportation

TAMPA, Cooperatives, Media, BoARD, Consumers, Private sectors


Skill and capacity services on processing and packaging.Equipment and honey containers.

BoARD, TARI, traders, Dima PLC, REST.

Input and credit delivery Input quality control and regulation, linkage, capacity building, strengthen cooperatives and unions

Promotion of credit and input uptake.

BoARD, TARI, Universities, private sector

Production Technology identification and demonstration

Quality colony selection Bee forage availability Beekeeping husbandry

BoARD, TARI, NGOs, CGIAR and producers

4. Vision

To be one of the best model beekeeping enterprises in Ethiopia that provides income and ensures food and nutrition security of beneficiaries.

Sub visionsValue chain stages Vision/stage

Transportation and Market To see efficient, reliable and responsive market and transportation services to producers, processers, retailers and consumers

Product processing and packaging To see the best consumer preferred and highly demanded and processed honey and wax

Input and credit delivery To see a sustainable and timely functional input supply and credit services put in place

Production To see satisfied beekeepers with the availability and quality of products

5. Constraints and opportunitiesValue chain stage Opportunities Constraints

Transportation and Marketing

Accessible infrastructure, high market demand, high price

lack of linkage between producers and consumers


Honey processing plants (PLC) Lack of skills and capacity in grading and packaging, shortage of packaging materials.

Input and credit delivery Local manufacturing of beehives and accessories, local supply of colony and wax,

Shortage of pure wax supply.Lack of access to honey presser.

Production Diversified natural bee forage, suitable ecology and diversified bee races, indigenous knowledge to produce graded honey.

Predators

6. Knowledge and capacities needed

6.1 KnowledgeHuman capacity building- communication skill, marketing,

processing, grading and packaging skill, colony multiplication ( splitting, grafting)

Documentation and circulation of indigenous/useful knowledge to wider users

Knowledge and Information center establishmentPreparation of practical guiding manuals(tool kits)Experience sharing /study tour

6.2 Physical Capacity Building

Establish - honey collection and processing centers, quality control laboratories, wax collection center (honey presser)

7. Services needed to realize the vision

Input and credit services Transportation (hives)Strong and focused extension (forage, market

information)Action researchhoney collection, processing and gradingProduct quality controlRevitalizing cooperatives

8.Enabling EnvironmentAppropriate policies and strategiesProfessional and traders (small and micro)

AssociationsPositive incentive systemOrganizing trade fair

Poultry Commodity

Tigray Regional State Working Group

1. Value chain constituents for PoultryTransportation and Market (local and direct

supply to hotels/universities)Product processing and packaging Input and credit delivery

Day old chicksFertile eggs,Incubator/hatchery, Financial/credit services, AI service, Vaccine and medicine

Feed processing and ration formulation Production (PLC, smallholder farmers,

cooperatives)

2. Function and ActorsSN Function Actors

1. Transportation of inputs and productsMarket Information provision

Marketing agency (TAMPA) Cooperatives Mass- media BoARD Consumers Private sectors – transporting

2. Slaughtering, cleaning, packaging and labeling/grading

Private investors and producers

3. Credit and Input supply DECSI, BoARD, Mekelle Farms, REST, NGOs Cooperatives, financial institutions

4. Feed processing and ration formulation

Private sector, cooperatives

5. Production of eggs, pullet, broilers PLC, small holder farmers, cooperatives

3. Services provided and providersSN Service provided Service providers

1. Continuous information flow, uninterrupted and fair transportation tariff

TAMPA, Cooperatives, Media, BoARD, Consumers, Private sectors

2. Product quality standardization & assurance BoARD 3. Input quality assurance and regulation,

Linkages and strengthening the capacity of poultry cooperatives and unions, vet services provision

BoARD, Research Institute and Universities, Private Vet service providers-

4. Formulated poultry feeds wholesale/retaile Mekelle Farms, private investors5. Appropriate land allocation, vet technology

(services) supply feed technologies selection, breed

improvement technology generation and adoption

BoARD, Research Institutes and universities, Municipality-

4. Vision

To be the largest contributor of income, food, and nutrition for vulnerable households (women, landless youths)


Transportation and Market To see efficient, reliable and responsive market and transportation services to producers, input suppliers, retailers and consumers

Product processing and packaging To see the best consumer preferred, safe and demanded processed poultry meat

Input and credit delivery To see a sustainable and responsive functional input supply and credit/financial services put in place

Production To see satisfied poultry producers with the availability and quality of poultry feed with capacity to perpetuate itself

5. Constraints and opportunitiesOpportunities Constraints

Presence of enabling environment from government side

Unavailability of animal breeding policies and product quality control system

Increasing investors interest in poultry Lack of available quality poultry feed and improved poultry breeds

Existing experience of farmers development groups (women and youths) at grassroots

Absence of the tradition of using processed/ready made poultry meat and poor marketing infrastructure

Accessible road, communication, electricity facilities and absorbing poultry product market

Poor poultry management /husbandry skill

Expensive and/or absence of poultry equipment suppliers (appropriate hatchery/incubator)

Less capital and land demanding enterprise Inadequate and absence of specialized vet services

Sensitivity to disease

Lack of appropriate vet medicine/vaccine Poor, fragmented and limited credit

services

6. Knowledge and capacities needed6.1. KnowledgeHuman capacity building- Poultry breeding, ration

formulation, incubation/hatching and veterinary service

Documentation and circulation of indigenous/ useful knowledge

Knowledge and Information center- Interactive teaching methods, training kits

Preparation working manualsExperience sharing /study tours

6.2. Physical Capacity Building

Establish production and distribution centers for improved day old checks at farmers level

Empower poultry specialized community health workers (Paravets)


Input and credit/financial services TransportationExtension (Poultry feed, vet and, market

information)Action researchPoultry feed quality controlPromote cooperative services

8. Enabling EnvironmentProfessional and trader (small and micro)

AssociationsPositive incentive system /Investors/Governance (strict regulations on waste disposal

and recycling)

Dairy Commodity


1. Value chain constituents for Dairy

1. Transportation and Market (local and directly to Hotels/Universities/hospitals)2. Processing (individual and grouped/organized processers)3. Input and credit delivery (Improved heifers/cows, Bailed hay/treated roughage, concentrates, credit services, AI service, vaccine and medicine) 4. Production (small holder, cooperatives, urban, peri urban dwellers)

2. Dairy Function and Actorsn Value chain

constituents Function Actors

1. Transportation and marketing

product transportation and product supply

Marketing agency (TAMPA) Cooperatives Mass- media BoARD Consumers Private sectors

2. Processing quality standardization & assurance processing service (milk collection, storing, processing, preservation)

BoARD, Cooperative , Farmer milk producers-

3. Input and credit supply Input supply , quality assurance and regulation for inputs, market linkage, capacity building, strengthen milk cooperatives and unions, vet and AI services provision

technology production and promotion, capacity building

Input and service provision

DESCI, BoARD, Mekelle farms, REST, NGOs and cooperatives, CBE, Research Institution and Universities , Private Vet service providers-

4. Production identification of forage growing areas, appropriate site selection for introduction, milk shed and agro ecology based dairy, feed, vet technology (services) supply

feed technologies selection, Feed adaptation trials, demonstrations, breed improvement technology generation

BoARD, Research Institutes and universities-

3. Services provided and providersServices provided Service providers VC stage

1. provision of market information, and transportation

TAMPA, Cooperatives, Media, BoARD, Consumers, Private sector

Transportation and marketing

2. processing service (milk collection, storing, processing, preservation quality assurance

Cooperative , BoARD and Farmer milk producers

Processing

4. Input quality assurance and regulation for inputs, linkage, capacity building, strengthen milk cooperatives and unions, vet and AI services provision

technology production and promotion, capacity building Input and service provision

BoARD , Research Institute and Universities , Private Vet service providers-

Input and credit supply

5. Identification of forage growing areas, appropriate site selection for introduction, milk shed and agro ecology based dairy, feed, vet technology (services) supply

feed technologies selection, Feed adaptation trials, demonstrations, breed improvement technology generation


Production

4. Vision Dairy Value Chain

To be one of the best dairy enterprises and secure food, nutrition and income of smallholder dairy farmers in Tigray


Transportation and Market To See efficient, reliable and responsive market and transportation services to producers, input suppliers, retailers and consumers

Product processing and packaging To see safe and sound milk and milk products processing services on sustainable basis

Input and credit delivery To see a sustainable and timely functional dairy input supply and credit services in place

Production • To see Increased quantity and quality dairy products

5. Constraints and opportunitiesopportunities constraints

Presence of enabling environment (policies and strategies)


Suitable agro ecology for dairy development

Lack of available quality animal feed (forage seed) and improved dairy breeds

Presence of functional organizational and institutional set up from top to the grassroots

Poor dairy processing and marketing infrastructure

Poor milk and milk products market linkage and distribution

Accessible road, communication, electricity facilities and absorbing dairy product market

Absence of milk processing and storage facilities/milk collection centers

Inadequate vet services

Emerging NGOs interest in dairy development

Poor animal management /husbandry system

Lack of appropriate dairy technologies Poor, fragmented and limited credit

service

5. Knowledge and capacities needed5.1. KnowledgeHuman capacity building- dairy reproduction, milk

processing, feed and nutrition (feed processing and ration formulation), veterinary, marketing

Specialization of field of study (MSc, PhD)Documentation and circulation of indigenous/useful

knowledgeKnowledge and Information center- Interactive

teaching methods, Preparation of practical manuals Experience sharing /study tour


Establish milk collection and processing centers

AI service and accessoriesAnimal handling facilities, Mixers and grindersQuality control laboratory


Input, credit and Insurance services TransportationExtension (AI, vet, forage, market information)Action researchMilk collection, processing and storageProduct quality standardization and control

7. Enabling EnvironmentBreeding strategies/policyDairy breed associationsProfessional and traders (small and micro)

AssociationsPositive incentive system /Investors/Land use policy (grazing land- cropping land

encroachment)Organize trade fair, school feeding, dairy day for

dairy products

Small Ruminant Commodity


1. Value chain constituents for SR

1. Transportation and Market (local and direct supply to Hotels/Universities/hospitals)2. Slaughtering and Processing (Abergelle Abattoir)3. Input and credit delivery (Improved SR breeds/ Bailed hay/treated roughage, concentrates, credit services, vaccine and medicine) 4. Production (small holder, cooperatives)

2. SR Function and Actorsn Value chain

constituents Function Actors

1. Transportation and marketing

• product transportation and product supply

• Marketing agency (TAMPA) • Cooperatives• Mass- media • BoARD• Consumers• Private sectors

2. slaughtering and Processing

• quality standardization & assurance• processing service (storing)• Slaughtering

• Cooperative, Farmer, Abergelle slaughtering

3. Input and credit supply • Input supply , quality assurance and regulation for inputs, market linkage, capacity building, strengthen fattening cooperatives and unions, vet service provision

• technology production and promotion, capacity building

• Input and service provision• Provision of credit

• DESCI, BoARD, Mekelle farms, REST, NGOs and cooperatives, Research Institution and Universities, Private Vet service providers-

4. Production • identification of feed growing areas, appropriate site selection for introduction, agro ecology based fattening,, vet technology (services) supply

• feed technologies selection, Feed adaptation trials, demonstrations, breed improvement technology generation

• BoARD, Research Institutes and universities-

3. Services provided and providersService provided Service providers VC stage

1. provision market information, transportation TAMPA, Cooperatives, Mass- media, BoARD, Consumers, Private sectors , Ethiopian airlines

Transportation and marketing

2. • processing service ( storing, • quality assurance

Cooperative , BoARD and Farmer milk producers

Processing

3. • Input quality assurance and regulation for inputs, linkage, capacity building, strengthen fatteing cooperatives and unions, and vet service

• technology production and promotion, capacity building Input and service provision

BoARD , Research Institute and Universities , Private Vet service providers-

Input and credit supply

4. • Identification of forage growing areas, appropriate site selection for introduction, fattening and agro ecology based fattening, feed, vet technology (services) supply

• feed technologies selection, Feed adaptation trials, demonstrations, breed improvement technology generation


Production

4. Vision small Ruminant Value chain

To see demand satisfying up to standard and export market production system

4.1. Vision Market and transportation

To See establishment of standardized small ruminant marketing system

4.2. Vision processing (slaughtering)

To see safe and demand driven small ruminant slaughtering houses on sustainable basis

4.3. Vision Input and credit service

To See a sustainable and timely functional small ruminant input supply and credit services in place

4.4. Vision Production

To see commercial small ruminant production system

5. Constraints and opportunitiesopportunities constraints

Presence of enabling environment (policies and strategies)


potential agro ecology for dairy development

Lack of available quality animal feed (forage seed)

Presence of functional organizational and institutional set up to the grass root

Poor marketing infrastructure and system

Accessible road, communication, electricity facilities and absorbing local live small ruminant market

Inadequate vet services Traditional/ subsistence production

system

Presence of Abergelle slaughtering house Presence of potentially fattening small

ruminant breeds

Poor animal management /husbandry system

Poor, fragmented and limited credit service

Failure to satisfy export market

6. Capacities and knowledge needed6.1. KnowledgeHuman capacity building- SR Reproduction, Feed and

nutrition (feed processing and ration formulation), veterinary, marketing

Specialization of field of study (MSc, PhD)Documentation and circulation of indigenous/ useful

knowledgeKnowledge and Information center- Interactive

teaching methods, Preparation and teaching working manual Experience sharing /study tour


Establish - feed and nutrition, and Animal disease, quality control laboratories,


Input, Credit and Insurance services TransportationExtension (vet, forage, market information)ResearchSlaughtering housesProduct quality standardization and controlCooperative promotion services

8. Enabling EnvironmentBreeding strategies/policySmall ruminant breed associationsProfessional and traders (small and micro)

AssociationsPositive incentive system /Investors/Land use policy (grazing land- cropping land

encroachment)

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lives inception workshop tigray regional state working group beekeeping commodity

Documents

packaging input

market product processing

wax input

beekeeping transportation

transportation services

packaging skill

credit services

consumers product processing