Central Cluster Partnership Overview: Scope, Progress, and Future Plans
Explore the Central Cluster Partnership's strategic objectives, scope, key progress, and future endeavors in promoting long-term sustainability, technology dissemination, efficient input supply chains, and market linkages in Ethiopia. Learn about the key partners, role mapping, beneficiary farmers, and the significant achievements made so far.
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Overview of the Central Cluster Partnership: The scope, progresses and way forward Eyerusalem Regassa Oromia Region Coordinator SNV Sofiya Kassa Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center N2Africa Partnership Meeting 16 September,2015 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Presentation Outline Partnership objectives The scope of the partnership Progresses The way forward
Strategic Objectives of the Partnership Fostering long-term sustainability of Knowledge transfer Technology dissemination-> Adoption Efficient input supply chains Market linkages
The scope Partners and role mapping Focus crop (legume) Geographical area coverage Total beneficiaries across the partnership period
The Scope: Role mapping Supply inoculant s Grain buyer, Input distributio n Trainings on legume business, accounting and financing Designing and Facilitation of partnership s Evidence generation Seed access (ACOS variety) M&E, communicati on Trainings on inoculant applicatio ns, handling, storage & distributi on Grain bulking and marketing Technical support Support technology disseminati on, Suppor t training s on grain quality & grading Technical support Grain buyer Develop extension materials M&E Mobilizing farmers Facilitate the use of MIS, Grants and leverage resources Liaise with other VC partners Multiply effective strains Communication & coordination
The Scope: Beneficiary farmers Targeting Adea and Gimbichu-Erer union Illu, tole and becho woreda Becho union 30 demonstration and 100 adaptation trials were planned to establish Each demos will have 40 framers in cluster All targeted farmers are members of farmers cooperative unions Target to address 3100 farmers
Partnership Progresses Key achievements: in terms of the four pillars Capacity Development Dissemination Input Supply Market linkages Major challenges and opportunities
Partnership Progresses Capacity Development Trainings has been given to 313 (41 Female) farmers, 6 development agents, 6 experts, 4 Union staff and 3 CPA on chickpea agronomy, bio-fertilizer, chemical dressing and improved extension approaches Technical training was conducted in collaboration among Becho farmers cooperative union , SNV/C4C, DARC, Acos, MBI. Becho union and SNV/C4C in collaboration with BoA have mobilized farmers and coordinated the training Prior communication between partners led timely presence of all responsible representative on training site .
Partnership Progressescontd Dissemination Among the targeted 30 demonstration and100 adaptation trials 18 demo s and 92 adaptation trials were conducted at Adea and Gimbichu woredas All the selected farmers were members of farmers cooperatives Demos were established by DZARC in collaboration with Erer farmers cooperative union and BoA At Adea and Gimbichu farmers mobilization were mainly done by Erer union and BoA DZARC, Adea and Gimbichu BoA were the main actors in data collection
Partnership Progressescontd Input Supply 600 kg of improved chickpea seed (Arerti), 250 kg of fertilizer and inoculants were distributed for the demos and adaptation trials Input distribution was done in collaboration with respected woreda BoA Chickpea inoculants were supplied by MBI while fertilizer was supplied by Becho Weliso fertilizer factory Based on the contractual agreement with buyer Acos Ethiopia 230qt Acos Dube seed is dressed and supplied to member five pcs by Becho union
Partnership Progressescontd Market linkages Business arrangement b/n Becho & Acos Ethiopia PLC for production & supply of Acos dube buyer /Acos Ethiopia Plc render impeded services like agronomy & business services ,Becho union provide input & aggregate output
Major challenges and opportunities Challenges The rainfall distribution Weak collaboration among various partners Late release of budget particularly for the demos and adaptation trial establishment Vehicle Human resource Opportunities The presence of farmers cooperatives and union Farmers motivation and willingness in accepting the technology
Way forward Partnership collaboration has to be strengthen with clear role Continuous monitoring and evaluation Impact assessment
