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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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Review of animal health service delivery in mixed crop-livestock systems in...
This paper reviews the animal health services in rural areas in the highlands of Ethiopia, particularly those areas of intervention by ILRI’s LIVES Project in Oromia, Tigray, Amhara, and Southern...
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Does investment in motor pump-based smallholder irrigation lead to...
This study focused on the impact of motor pump-based smallholder irrigation in input use and production as compared to rain-fed production systems and investigated the financial viability of such...
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Marketing patterns of rainfed and irrigated systems: Do they differ?
This study used a nationwide dataset of 5000 households from four regions in Ethiopia to identify important determinants of market orientation, market participation and market outlet choices....
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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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Innovative approaches promote knowledge centre use in Bahir Dar Zuria District
By Mamusha Lemma and Beamlak Tesfaye Tigist Gebrekidan shares her experience on the use and management of a knowledge centre with knowledge centre managers (photo credit:ILRI\Beamlak Tesfaye). In...
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Sidama study shows economic benefits of sheep milk in Ethiopia
By Yoseph Mekasha, Tesfaye Shewage, Dirk Hoekstra and Azage Tegegne Indigenous smallholder sheep flock grazing at Bensa District (photo credit:ILRI\Yosepf Mekasha). Sheep rearing is an important part...
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Scaling out fertilizer application in communal grazing areas in Tigray—is it...
Grazing land fertilization in Tigray region (photo credit:ILRI\Yayneshet Tesfay). The establishment of enclosures in communal grazing areas has been widely adopted in several sites in the Tigray region...
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Forage seed businesses increase women farmers’ incomes
By Ephrem Tesema, Abebe Mamo, Dereje Legesse and Worku Teka smallholder forage seed farmers being trained near Debrezeit (Photo Credit:ILRI\Dereje Legesse) About a year ago (August 2015), the...
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Evaluating viability and benefits of small-scale feed chopper businesses in...
A motorized chopper introduced by LIVES (Photo Credit:ILRI\Dereje Legesse) Motorized feed choppers introduced by the Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project are...
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Training and coaching gets women excited about dairy production
by Mamusha Lemma, Abule Erbo and Addissu Abera Lomi Kordofa LIVES supported dairy farmer (Photo Credit:ILRI\Addisu Abera). Lomi Kordofa is a female-headed household. She farms at Illu Aga peasant...
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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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Capacity development for market-oriented agricultural development
Capacity development plays a critical enabling role in facilitating the adoption and scaling out of value chain development interventions and approaches by addressing attitudinal, knowledge and skills...
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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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Terminal cross-breeding program improves sheep productivity in Sidama
by Yoseph Mekasha, Tesfaye Shewage, Solomon Gizaw and Azage Tegegne Twin lambs from bonga rams (Photo Credit:ILRI\Yoseph Mekasha) Despite being an important component of livestock farming, the...
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Farmer-to-farmer knowledge and skills dissemination in Ada’a Berga district:...
by Mamusha Lemma, Abule Erbo and Addissu Abera Fufa Keneni lives in Reji Mekoda peasant association (PA) of Ada’a Berga District of Oromia region. He is engaged in apiculture and dairy production. His...
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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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LIVES interventions boost cattle fattening in southern Ethiopia
by Yoseph Mekasha, Tesfaye Dubale, Dirk Hoekstra and Azage Tegegne Samuel, LIVES supported smallholder farmer, sharing his experience with other neighbouring smallholders (Photo Credit:ILRI\Tesfaye...
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Participatory evaluation of cattle fattening innovations of smallholder...
Contributing to about 12-18% of the total GDP, 35-49% of agricultural GDP and 23% of export earnings, livestock production is an integral component of agriculture in Ethiopia. In Gamo Gofa zone,...
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