Gamo Gofa Zone Diagnosis and Planning Document, SNNP Compiled by Yishak Baredo March, 2013 Livestock and Irrigation Value-Chain for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Table of contents 1. Introduction................................................................................................................ 5 2. Study method and approaches .......................................................................................... 5 2.1 Selection of commodities, zones, districts and PAS ......................................................................... 5 2.2 Base line data collection ................................................................................................................... 6 2.2.1 Project Implementation Plan (PIP) data collection .................................................................... 6 2.2.2. Base line data ............................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 Consultations on intervention options ........................................................................ 8 3.Description of Gamo Gofa zone ....................................................................................... 8 3.1 Gamo Gofa zone ............................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Zonal staff ........................................................................................................................................ 9 3.3 Cluster districts ................................................................................................................................. 9 4. Commodity description .................................................................................................. 11 4.1 Irrigated fruits (banana, mango, avocado, papaya, apple) .............................................................. 11 4.1.1 Production ................................................................................................................................ 11 4.1.2 Irrigation of fruit trees and its management ............................................................................. 12 4.1.3 Irrigated fruits inputs/servicesdelivery systms......................................................................... 14 4.1.4 Processing and marketing of fruits .......................................................................................... 14 4.1.5 Linkage among fruits value chain actors ................................................................................. 15 4.1.6 Gender intervention/ strategies ................................................................................................ 16 4.1.7 Environmental assessment ....................................................................................................... 16 4.2 Irrigated vegetables (onion, tomato, hot pepper, potato, garlic, etc) .................................................. 16 4.2.1 Production .................................................................................................................................... 16 4.2.2 On farm Irrigation/agronomy ................................................................................................... 17 4.2.3 Irrigated vegetables input/service delivery systms .................................................................. 17 4.2.4 processing and marketingvegetables........................................................................................ 17 4.2.5 Linkage among vegetable value chain actors .......................................................................... 18 4.2.6 Gender intervention/strategies ................................................................................................ 19 4.2.7 Environmental assessment /intervention................................................................................. 19 4.4 Beef production value chain ............................................................................................................... 20 4.4.1 Production ................................................................................................................................ 20 4.4.2 On-farm fodder production/treatment ...................................................................................... 21 4.4.3 Input/service supply intervention ............................................................................................. 21 4.4.4 Processing/marketing ............................................................................................................... 22 4.4.5 Linkages in the large ruminants beef value chain .................................................................... 22 4.4.6 Gender intervention strategies ................................................................................................. 22 4.4.7 Environment assess/ intervention ............................................................................................ 23 4.5 Meat production from sheep and goats ............................................................................................... 23 4.5.1 Production. ............................................................................................................................... 23 4.5.2 Housing, Feeding. Health care ................................................................................................. 24 4.5.3 On farm fodder production/treatment ...................................................................................... 24 GamoGofa Zone Diagnosis and Intervention Plane 2012 Page 1 Livestock and Irrigation Value-Chain for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) 4.5.4 Input/service supply intervention ............................................................................................. 24 4.5.5 Processing and marketing ........................................................................................................ 25 4.5.6 Linkages in small ruminants value chain ................................................................................. 25 4.5.7 Gender intervention/strategies ................................................................................................ 26 4.5.8 Environmental assessment/interventions ................................................................................. 26 4.6 Poultry egg/meat ................................................................................................................................. 26 4.6.1 Production: ............................................................................................................................... 26 4.6.2 Housing, feeding health care.................................................................................................... 27 4.6.3 Poultry inputs /service supply intervention.............................................................................. 27 4.6.4 Processing and marketing ........................................................................................................ 28 4.6.5 Linkages in the poultry value chain intervention ..................................................................... 28 4.6.6 Gender interventions ................................................................................................................ 28 4.6.7 Environment assessment/intervention ..................................................................................... 29 5. Knowledge management ................................................................................................ 29 6. Capacity development .................................................................................................... 29 7. Extension service ........................................................................................................... 30 8 Vision and intervention options........................................................................... 31 8.1 Tropical fruits value chain (Avocado, mango, banana, apple) ...................................... 31 8.1.1 Vision statement .................................................................................................................. 31 8.1.2 Fruits production intervention.................................................................................................. 31 8.1.3 Potential area for intervention in irrigation of fruit crops ........................................................ 32 8.1.3.1 Year 1 Intervention ...................................................................................................................................... 32 8.1.4 Potential area for interventions in irrigated fruits input/service system .................................. 32 8.1.4.1 Year 1 Interventions .................................................................................................................................... 32 8.1.5 Area of intervention for fruits processing and marketing ........................................................ 33 8.1.5.1 Year 1 Intervention ...................................................................................................................................... 33 8.1.6 Area of intervention for linkages in irrigated fruit value chain ............................................... 33 8.1.6.1 Year 1 Intervention ...................................................................................................................................... 33 8.1.7 Gender Intervention