Presented by Yishak Baredo at the Market-Oriented Smallholder Development: IPMS Experience-Sharing Workshop, Addis Ababa, 2-3 June 2011.

1. Small Ruminant Value Chain Development Case of Goma PLW Yishak Baredo Market-Oriented Smallholder Development: IPMS Experience-Sharing Workshop ILRI, Addis Ababa, 2-3 June 2011

2. Outline 1. Introduction 2. Diagnosis of existing fattening practice 3. Proposed interventions 4. Implementation Interventions 5. Observations, lessons learned and challenges

4. 389 Km south west of Addis

5. Jima Zone, Oromya Region

6. Area- 962KM

7. Farming HH 45,567

8. Female headed farming HH 10,034

9. Source of livelihood -Coffee, livestock, crops

10. 35,000 Small ruminant population

12. Long fattening period

13. Economically insignificant number of sheep

14. Poor or no selection of appropriate animals

15. Poor quality feed

17. 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

18. 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

20. 100 qt CSM per day

21. 3000 qt per month

23. Feed purchase

24. Drug purchase

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

27. 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

28. 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)

34. Purchase of less than recommended no and underweight sheep.

35. Failure to feed recommended concentrate of volume

37. 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

38. 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

40. 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

41. Thank you!