Presented by Philippe Lemperiere (IWMI) at the LIVES Research Planning Workshop, Addis Ababa, 26-28 March 2013

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Irrigated agriculture
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Philippe Lemperiere (IWMI)
LIVES Research Planning Workshop
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 26-28 March 2013

2. Irrigated agriculture
value chain interventions
1. Production
2. Supply of inputs and services
3. WUAs = the water service suppliers
4. Post harvest handling, processing and marketing

3. 1. Production
1. Locally adapted improved fruits and vegetables
varieties
- Inventory by agro-ecological zones
- Test, demonstration and dissemination
2. Market oriented sustainable cropping systems
- Cropping patterns and crop rotation - planning
- Crop – livestock integration
- On-farm water management
- Integrated pests & diseases control
- Specialization (i.e. seeds; “irrigated livestock”)
- Farm economic management
- Organic farming ???

4. 2. Supply of inputs and services
1. On-farm seeds and seedlings multiplication
(including forage), community nurseries.
2. District level cooperatives or private shops selling
seeds, agro chemicals, sprayers
3. Enterprises selling irrigation pumps, spare parts and
after sales services, technical guidance on
selection, O&M of pumps.
4. Credit
5. Regulatory bodies: control of agro-chemicals
quality; seeds seedling and nurseries registration
and certification; pumps standardization; food
safety.

5. 3. WUAs
1. Governance ( = social management)
- By-laws and internal rules and regulations
- Decision making and communication process
- Conflict resolution
2. O&M (= technical management)
- Planning, implementing and monitoring water
distribution and maintenance
3. Administrative and financial management
- Assessment and collection of the irrigation
service fee
- Budgeting and book keeping
- (Employees)

6. 4. Processing &marketing interventions
1. Bulking of production : coops and marketing groups
2. Create linkages including contract farming
3. Storage, grading, packaging
4. Fruit processing : canning, juice (issue of scale)

7. 5. Knowledge and CB interventions
Training of farmers and experts:
1. Seeds and seedlings multiplication
2. Irrigated farming technologies and best practices
3. Integrated pests & diseases control
4. Economic management of farms
5. Irrigation pumps (selection, O&M)
6. Assessment of irrigation schemes
Capacity building of WUAs, cooperatives &
marketing groups
Establish fruits & vegetables
platforms, stakeholders forum

8. 4. Commodities by zones
Vegetables Fruits
Amhara
N. Gonder x x Garlic / banana
S. Wollo x x Onion, tomato, pepper / mango
W. Gojam x Potato, onion, pepper
Tigray
Eastern xx Onion, tomato, potato,garlic, pepper, cabbage
Central xx x Same veg as Eastern / orange
Oromia
W. Shoa x x Potato / banana
E. Shoa xx Tomato, onion
Jimma x Potato
SNNPR
Gamo Gofa xx bananas, mango
Sidama

9. Thank you