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Fruit seedling supply as lucrative business for youth: Tadele Gobeze’s story
Tadele Gobeze at his fruit nursery in Mecha District, Amhara Region (photo credit: ILRI\Yigzaw Dessalegn). By Yigzaw Dessalegn and Teshome Derso Tadele Gobeze is a young entrepreneur who is engaged in...
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A farmer trainer and mentor is changing the extension services landscape in...
By Mamusha Lemma and Gemeda Duguma Ejigu Tefera managing his grafted avocado trees (photo credit: ILRI\Gemeda Duguma). To promote value chain thinking and practice in Ethiopia, the Livestock and...
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External monitoring mission visited LIVES intervention sites
External monitoring mission visiting LIVES intervention site in Bona district, SNNP Region ( Photo Credit: ILRI\ Yoseph Mekasha) The Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders...
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Piloting solar water pumps use in Ethiopia
By Amenti Chali, Berhanu Biazin and Beamlak Tesfaye Solar pump installation at Malima Bari peasant association of Bora district, East Shoa zone ( Photo Credit: ILRI\ Amenti Chali) Household-based...
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Three years of LIVES: Highlights of key activities and lessons
By Azage Tegegne The Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project has now been three years on the ground working with professionals, farmers, input suppliers,...
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Can we plan, initiate or facilitate scaling out and up?
by Dirk Hoekstra, Yigza Dessalegn, Worku Teka and Beamlak Tesfaye Banana ripening house in Gondar town (photo credit: ILRI\Dirk Hoekstra). In a recent field visit, we came across two interesting...
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LIVES market-oriented extension and value chain development training expands...
by Berhanu Gebremedhin, Dereje Legesse and Birhanu Biazin Germame Garuma, deputy head of the SNNPR Bureau of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the ToT workshop (photo credit: ILRI\Yoseph Mekasha)....
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Canadian partners visit to LIVES project sites in Sidama
A visit to a vegetable farm in Sidama (photo credit:ILRI\Yoseph Mekasha) A high-level Canadian delegation visited the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Livestock and Irrigation Value...
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Factors determining household market participation in small ruminant...
Small ruminants, which account for more than half of the domesticated ruminants in the world, are an important component of the farming systems in most developing countries. Despite their economic and...
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Analysis of village poultry value chain in Ethiopia: Implications for action...
This study aimed at developing a baseline understanding of producers, use of inputs, production performance, marketing, institutional and infrastructural environment and support services in order to...
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Tigray survey shows milk shops key in market-oriented dairy development
By Yayneshet Tesfay, Dawit Woldemariam, Haile Tilahun, Berhanu Gebremedhin and Dirk Hoekstra A milk shop owner in Axum (photo credit:ILRI\Yayneshet Tesfay). According to the Ethiopia Central Statistics...
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Classification of small ruminant production sub-systems in Ethiopia
Part I of this working paper classifies small ruminant sub-systems in the mixed crop livestock system in Ethiopia. In Part II, important determinants of small ruminant productivity and producers’ input...
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Feed resources availability, utilization and marketing in central and eastern...
This survey explored the situation of different feed resources for ruminant livestock in two zones (central and eastern) in Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. These two zones account for the region’s...
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Reflection on how to further evolve LIVES
By Dirk Hoekstra The Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project and the Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project that...
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LIVES gender equality strategy
Research has highlighted the crucial importance of the contribution of women to agricultural value chain development and governance in Ethiopia, according to scientists from the Livestock and...
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Building public-private partnerships: LIVES project approach and experience
Leveraging private and public sector partners is key to helping smallholder producers establish platforms to exchange knowledge on overcoming bottlenecks in value chain, and create linkages that...
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Facilitating market linkages—LIVES project approaches and lessons learned
Taking a value chain approach is essential to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia, according to scientists working at International Livestock Research Institute project (ILRI). Making...
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Enhancing gender and youth -inclusive livestock value chain development in...
By Ephrem Tesema Participants at a training (photo credit:ILRI\LIVES). Ethiopia recently rolled out its second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP II) which, among other goals seeks to increase...
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Bridging the knowledge and skills gaps: lessons from LIVES capacity...
by Mamusha Lemma Throughout its activities in Ethiopia, the Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project has used participatory processes to design capacity...
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Training and study tour widens adoption of livestock production technologies...
By Abule Ebro, Gemeda Dhuguma, Temsegen Minam and Yared Deribe Participants visiting the Alama livestock technologies shop (Photo Credit:ILRI\Abule Ebro) A combined knowledge sharing program, that...
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