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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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An outgrower farmer bridges market challenges in Seka Chekorsa District in...
By Mamusha Lemma and Gemeda Duguma Hussien Ahmed, a smallholder farmer, engaged in potato production in Seka Cherkosa (photo credit:ILRI\Gemeda Duguma). In Ethiopia, smallholder vegetable farmers have...
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Cattle pregnancy diagnosis technologies tested in smallholder farms
By Solomon Gizaw, Tadesse Gugssa, Yayneshet Tesfay, Dawit Woldemariam and Azage Tegegne Bovipreg cattle pregnancy test kit (photo credit: LIVES). Effective early pregnancy detection (PD) technology...
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Cattle fattening fairs demonstrate a market-oriented extension method in Amhara
By Mamusha Lemma, Beamlak Tesfaye, Zeleke Mekuriaw, Yigzaw Desalegn and Teshome Derso Increasingly, many smallholder farmers in Ethiopia are adopting intensive livestock keeping practices in response...
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Training and coaching boosts small farm businesses in West Shoa: Haile...
By Mamusha Lemma, Abule Erbo and Addisu Abera Haile Adugna apiculture producer in Meta Robi District, Oromia (photo credit:ILRI\Addisu Abera). Haile Adugna is a farmer in the Suba Gojo kebele of Meta...
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Integrated bio-economic simulation model for sheep production: Ex-ante...
This working paper develops and applies an analytical and empirical modelling framework which integrates a sheep flock growth model with and economic model for simulating sheep meat and milk...
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Cattle fatteners in Oromia earn more after adopting improved husbandry practices
In East Shewa Zone of Ethiopia’s Oromia Region, small-scale farmers use cattle fattening to complement other farming practices. But it often relies on traditional methods suffering from lack of linkage...
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Transforming traditional smallholder cow milk production systems in Ethiopia:...
This working paper presents an analytical and empirical modelling framework which integrates dairy cattle herd growth and economic model for simulating milk production in traditional dairy cattle...
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On-farm smallholder irrigation performance in Ethiopia: From water use...
The performance of smallholder irrigation schemes are challenged by several factors: among which water insecurity and low land and water productivity are the main ones. This working paper evaluates...
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Technical efficiency of small-scale honey producers in Ethiopia
Using a stochastic frontier production model, this working paper quantifies the extent of technical efficiency and identifies exogenous determinants of inefficiency among small-scale honey producers in...
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Smallholder dairy farming systems in the highlands of Ethiopia:...
Blanket recommendations of technologies and improved practices could be one of the reasons for low adoption of interventions by agricultural systems which are highly diverse in agro-ecological and...
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Genetic-phenotypic and production-system diversity in goat populations in...
This working paper synthesizes and analyses the genetic, morphological and production system characteristics of five indigenous goat populations of Ethiopia, namely Ambo, Gondar, Woyto-Guji, Arsi-Bale...
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Factors determining household allocation of credit to livestock production in...
Access to credit is often viewed as a key to transforming semi-subsistence smallholder farmers into market-oriented producers. However, only a few studies have examined the factors that affect farmers’...
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Analysis of water delivery performance of smallholder irrigation schemes in...
Irrigation systems consist of three interdependent components involving: the irrigation scheme, the on-farm management and the organizations. The irrigation scheme refers to the infrastructure for...
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Institutions for irrigation water management in Ethiopia: Assessing diversity...
Irrigation systems cannot ensure the equitable distribution of water among users and sustainable operation and maintenance of the schemes without capable irrigation institutions. In Ethiopia,...
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Reflections on LIVES project knowledge management and promotion approaches
By Mamusha Lemma and Beamlak Tesfaye The Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project aims to support the efforts of the Ethiopian government to transform...
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Breaking stereotypes in beekeeping: Zeritu Ahmed’s story
By Ephrem Tesema and Mesfin Tefera Women making traditional hives from bamboo and mud (photo credit: ILRI/Mesfin Tefera). Apiculture is one of the new ventures introduced by the Livestock and...
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LIVES irrigation management and value chain development training held in Tigray
By Desalegne Tadesse The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Project recently conducted a training on...
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Making agriculture an attractive business: experiences from LIVES project
By Dereje Legesse (LIVES Agribusiness Expert) Working with national and regional partners, the Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for the Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project has designed...
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