METEMA PILOT LEARNING SITE DIAGNOSIS AND PROGRAM DESIGN July 2005 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................... 6 2. FARMING SYSTEM, CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRIORITIES................................ 7 2.1 Description of Metema Woreda ..............................................................................................7 2.2 Priority farming systems.........................................................................................................14 2.3 Priority crop commodities.......................................................................................................16 2.4 Livestock priorities...................................................................................................................18 2.5 Natural resources....................................................................................................................19 3. Institutions ............................................................................................................ 21 3.1 Marketing..................................................................................................................................21 3.2 Input supply..............................................................................................................................23 3.3 Rural Finance...........................................................................................................................24 3.4 Agricultural extension service................................................................................................26 3.5 Gender and HIV/AIDS service ..............................................................................................29 3.6. School and Woreda Net........................................................................................................29 4. PRIORITY COMMODITY DESCRIPRTION, ANALYSIS AND POTENTIAL INTERVENTIONS .................................................................................................... 31 5. Outline of Programme of Work for Metema Woreda PLS..................................... 60 5.1 Priority commodities and natural resource management technologies ..........................60 5.2 PLS knowledge management – general (RBM code 100 series)....................................60 5.3- PLS public institutional capacity building (RBM code 200 series)..................................62 5.4 PLS sustainable livelihood development (RBM code 300 series).............................64 5.4.1 Sesame (Both farming systems)................................................................................................65 5.4.2. Cotton..............................................................................................................................................69 5.4.3 Fruit...................................................................................................................................................71 5.4.4. Rice .................................................................................................................................................73 5.4.5 Sorghum ..........................................................................................................................................75 5.4.6 Irrigated Vegetables (Onion, Pepper)..........................................................................................76 5.4.7 Lowland pulses (Soya bean, Mung bean, groundnut) ..............................................................78 5.4.8 Natural Resources related commodities- Incense, Gum and Bamboo ..................................79 5.4.9.Cattle Beef.......................................................................................................................................80 5.4.10. Dairy..............................................................................................................................................82 5.4.11. Goat...............................................................................................................................................84 5.4.12 Poultry............................................................................................................................................86 5.4.13 Apiculture.......................................................................................................................................87 2 List of Maps, Tables and Annexes Map 1. Map of Ethiopia with IPMS Pilot Learning Sites (PLS) ................................... 6 Map 2. Soils map of Metema Woreda ........................................................................ 8 Table 1. Land use of Metema woreda........................................................................ 8 Map 3. Rainfall map of Metema Woreda.................................................................. 11 Table 2. Name of Peasant and town association of Metema Woreda...................... 10 Map 4. Elevation map of Metema woreda ................................................................ 11 Table 3. Livestock population in the Metema Woreda.............................................. 12 Table 4. Livestock Development and Health Desk staff in Metema woreda............. 14 Table 5. Type of crop, area and expected production (2002 – 2004)....................... 17 Table 6. Livestock population of Metema woreda .................................................... 19 Table 7. Number and duration of tapping incense trees in Metema ......................... 19 Table 8. Estimated Boswellia tree cover (ha) and estimated tree population by PA in Metema .................................................................................................................... 20 Table 9- Number of staff and educational level of the Woreda Office of agriculture. 27 Table 10. Cotton ... 31 Table 11. Rice .............................................. 35 Table 12. Sorghum – 37 Table 13. Sesame – ... 39 Table 14. Tropical fruits –(Banana, papaya, mango, guava, avocado) ..... 42 Table 15. Vegetables –(Onion and pepper) ....... 44 Table 16. Lowland pulses – (Soybean and Mung bean, groundnut) ........................ 46 Table 17. Gum ......................... 48 Table 18. Incense ...................... 49 Table 19. Bamboo ...................... 50 Table 20. Cattle Fattening ........................................................................................ 51 Table 21. Dairy......................................................................................................... 54 Table 22. Goat (meat) .............................................................................................. 55 Table 23: Poultry production .................................................................................... 57 Table 24. Apiculture (Production)............................................................................. 58 Table 25. Project support for PLS knowledge management system (first year) ....... 61 Table 26- Potential woreda staff (Training of Trainers) to be included in the innovative methods training...................................................................................... 62 Table 27. Potential Woreda staff to be included in technical training of priority commodities ............................................................................................................. 63 Table 28. Project support for PLS general capacity building support (first year)*..... 64 3 Table 29. FTCs with potential for priority Commodities and NRM technologies in both farming systems ....................................................................................................... 64 Table 30. FTCs with potential for NRM technologies in both farming system .......... 65 Table 31. Project support for Sesame production .................................................... 66 Table 32. Project support on sesame input supply................................................... 67 Table 33. Project support for sesame marketing improvement ................................ 68 Table 34. Project support for cotton production........................................................ 69 Table 35. Project support for cotton input supply ..................................................... 69 Table 36. Project support in improving cotton marketing.......................................... 70 Table 37. Project support on fruit production............................................................ 71 Table 38. Project support on fruit input supply ......................................................... 72 Table 39. Project support on fruit marketing............................................................. 72 Table 40. Project support for rice production............................................................ 73 Table 41. Project support for rice input supply ......................................................... 73 Table 42. Project support in rice marketing .............................................................. 74 Table 43. Project support in sorghum production..................................................... 75 Table 44. Project support in sorghum input supply .................................................. 75 Table 45. Project support for sorghum Marketing .................................................... 76 Table 46. Project support to improve production of vegetables................................ 76 Table 47. Project support to improve