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LIVES supports creation of new dairy platform in Oromia
The Oromia region contributes about 44% of the total annual milk produced in Ethiopia. Smallholder farmers in Oromia contribute the largest portion of this yield, but linkages between them and other...
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Poster highlight of LIVES approach to smallholder market oriented...
This poster, prepared for the ILRI@40 series of events, gives an overview of the Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project approaches and strategies as well as...
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Developing the butter value chain in Ethiopia
This poster, prepared for the ILRI@40 series of events, gives an overview of Ethiopia’s dairy value chain system. The poster highlights a recent working paper by the Livestock and Irrigation Value...
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Chicken egg marketing: A viable business for couples in Southern Ethiopia?
Etaferahu Bogale and Zewdu Berasso are a married couple who live in Daye town of Arbegona district in Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia. The couple own a small shop in the heart of the town where among...
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Changes in grazing land management and implications on livestock production...
Harvesting hay in West Shoa Zone, Oromia (photo:ILRI\Abule Ebro). Grazing land contributes about 67% of livestock feed resources in West Shoa Zone in Oromia, Ethiopia; making it an important resource...
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West Shoa knowledge centre manager promotes communication for agricultural...
Serbessa Urgessa is a young man who manages the Agricultural Knowledge Center (AKC) located at West Shoa Zone’s Office of Agriculture in Oromia Region. Established by the Livestock and Irrigation...
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Developing the butter value chain in Ethiopia – LIVES first working paper...
The baseline survey of the LIVES project and the IPMS sponsored rapid butter market appraisal study clearly demonstrate the importance of butter in rural Ethiopia. The results of the rapid market...
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ILRI-LIVES researchers recognized for improving Tigray agricultural research...
Five International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) researchers–Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Dirk Hoekstra, Gebremedhin Woldewahid and Yayneshet Tesfay–working with the Livestock and...
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LIVES tests ‘learning logs’ and ‘action planning’ for participatory learning...
Knowledge centre management and use training workshop in Dessie, Jun 14-15 2014 (photo credit: LIVES). Training is one of the most widely used capacity development approaches to develop knowledge,...
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LIVES promotes selective livestock culling in Amhara to protect local breeds...
Livestock market in Bahir Dar during a holiday season (photo credit:ILRI\Zeleke Mekuriaw). Ethiopia has one of largest livestock populations in Africa and the Amhara region has the second largest...
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LIVES supports creation of new irrigated crops innovation platform in Oromia
Participants of the Oromia regional irrigated fruits and vegetables commodity platform establishment meeting (photo credit: ILIRI\LIVES) Oromia region is endowed with vast natural resources and a...
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LIVES introduces new technologies to boost Ethiopia’s smallholder livestock...
Above-ground plastic biogas digester and storage bag introduced by LIVES (photo credit:ILRI\LIVES). Mechanization of livestock production is not given sufficient attention in Ethiopia’s livestock...
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An East Shoa farmer’s example of multifunctional agriculture for livelihood...
Teklemariam Simie (right), a farmer in East Shoa zone practicing multifunctional agriculture and agritourism (photo credit:ILRI\Zewdie Adane). The practice of agritourism and multifunctional...
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From cow to electricity: Using biogas beyond cooking and lighting in Ethiopia
Biogas electric generator being tested in Sebeta town, Ormia (photo credit:ILRI\ Solomon Gizaw). Tadesse Abebe, a farmer with a medium-sized dairy farm in Sebeta, in Ethopia’s Oromia region has...
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Collaborative LIVES and government project improves uptake of artificial...
Artificial insemination (AI) activity in progress in Jimma zone (photo credit: ILRI\Gemeda Duguma). In the past 50 years, little success has been registered in dairy cattle genetic improvement through...
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Farmer training and study tour increases Jimma zone tomato producers’ skills
Kelifa is one of the farmers from Jimma who joined the training and study tour to learn about improved vegetable production techniques in Holeta and Meki (photo credit: ILRI\Gemeda Duguma. Tomato is...
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Mixed-participant training promotes joint action by farmers and development...
Farmers and development agents getting a practical training on apple tree management and scion selection in Holeta (photo credit: ILRI\LIVES). The Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian...
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LIVES livestock technologies praised at opening of Oromia research institute...
OARI headqurter inauguration_Abule Ebro explaining about LIVES project to the Oromia regional president and other higher officials (Photo:ILRI\LIVES) The Oromia Agricultural Research Institute (OARI)...
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Traditional butter churn beats modern alternative in Ejere, Ethiopia
Traditional and modern churn set side by side for trial in Ejere district (Photo credit ILRI\Solomon Gizaw) One should not make the mistake of thinking that ‘traditional’ is synonymous with backward....
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Quest for the holy grail of butter: LIVES tests modern and local churns in...
Butter balls for hair treatment prepared in Ethiopia’s dairy cafes/shops (photo credit: ILRI\LIVES) Butter is a delicious and popular dairy product in Ethiopia. Improving the churning efficiency to...
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