Poster for the ‘Market-Oriented Smallholder Development: IPMS Experience-Sharing Workshop,’ Addis Ababa, 2-3 June 2011

1. Knowledge Management - Supporting Ethiopian agricultural extension Achievements
Ethiopian Agriculture Portal (EAP)
A repository of agricultural documents and information relevant to Ethiopia, has been operational at
• 40 Farmer Training Centers upgraded to facilitate easier access Provision of systems and tools for enhanced the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MoARD) for the past two years.
to agricultural knowledge & information – including the provision knowledge management
The EAP is managed and operated by MoARD with the support of the IPMS Project.
• Ethiopian agriculture portal at federal level with mirror
of a computer (with offline copy of the Ethiopian Agriculture Knowledge (Information) Centers
sites at regional, zonal, and offline copies at woreda
Portal), printer, TV, DVD players, books, manuals, and some 28 Knowledge/Information Centers, each equipped with at least five computers, a TV/DVD players,
Objective demonstration materials
levels
• Enterprise e-mail system at federal level
books, manuals, periodicals, etc have been established in 10 selected Woredas (districts), 10
Zonal offices of agriculture, 4 Regional Agricultural Research Centers, and 4 Regional Bureaus of
• Provision of books, manuals, and other printed
DEVELOP A FUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE Agriculture.
resources at Woreda level
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OPERATIONALIZED AT WOREDA
E n h a n c e d F a r m e r Tr a i n i n g C e n t e r s
AND FEDERAL LEVELS, HIGHLIGHTING INNOVATIONS AND • Newsletters, videos, working papers, toolkits, …
40 Farmer Training Centres (Four FTCs in each of the districts IPMS works) have been upgraded to
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES www.eap.gov.et, a digital window of Ethiopian agriculture
broaden their utility to farmers and development agents
Videos
Several short videos are produced to promote successful interventions and to share knowledge of
field-proven good practices. (e.g. apiculture innovation, bee colony splitting, fruit nursery management,
Approaches fruit grafting and budding techniques,
Publications
Facilitation of connections, interactions, and venues to 16 working papers documenting lessons, studies, and analysis have been published
develop a culture of knowledge sharing Field visit organized in Adaa PLW for farmers from Bure PLW Market information
28 Knowledge Centers established in project operation areas: Collection and dissemination of market information are being promoted and supported at various
• 10 Woreda Knowledge Centers in the ten pilot learning Woredas locations
where the project is active • Workshops, seminars, study tours, training programs Non-ICT Knowledge Sharing Evetns and Activities
• 10 Zonal Information Centers in the 10 zones where the proejct • Field days and informal farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing Frequent farmers’ field days, study tours, exchange visits, seminars, and exhibitions are held to help
is active events advance knowledge sharing on specific topics and to help develop a knowledge sharing culture in
• 4 information centers in the four Regional Bureaus of Agriculture • Exhibitions in two regional capitals. In Tigray Region, within general
& Rural Development all Woredas and all PAs of IPMS PLWs
IPMS Working Papers Series 1 - 16
• 4 information centers in the four Regional Agricultural Research
Institutes
Alaba PLW knowledge center
N i
National Ad i
l Advisory & learning comittee meets in Mekelle during a joint
l i i i M k ll d i j i EAP is hosted at the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development
technology exhinbition
IPMS inovations series documentary videos
IPMS training manuals