Overview of the North Cluster Partnership: The scope, progresses and way forward N2Africa Partnership Meeting 17 September,2015 Beshale Hotel Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Birhanu Agumas Soil fertility Researcher ARARI

 Partnership objectives  The scope of the partnership  Progresses  The way forward Outline

Pillars/Strategic Objectives of the Partnership  Nurturing long-term sustainability of  Knowledge transfer  Technology dissemination-> Adoption  Efficient input supply chains  Market linkages

 Partners and role mapping  Focus crop (legume)=faba bean and chickpea  Geographical area coverage  Faba bean:-Dabat, debark, Y/Densa, Farta districts  Chickpea = Enemay, G/zuria and Dembia districts  Total beneficiaries across the partnership period The scope

The Scope: Key partners and role mapping Designing and Facilitation of partnerships Technical support M&E Grants and leverage resources Evidence generation M&E, communication Technical support Develop extension materials Liaise with other VC partners Trainings on legume business, accounting and financing Support technology disseminati on, Facilitate the use of MIS, Supply inoculants Trainings on inoculant applications, handling, storage and distribution Input distribution Grain bulking and marketing Grain buyer Mobilizing farmers Communication & coordination

 Key achievements: in terms of the four pillars  Capacity Development  Dissemination  Input Supply  Market linkages  Major challenges and opportunities Partnership Progresses

I. Capacity Development Different trainings and partnership discussions were organized to build farmers and extension workers skills and knowledge on improved legume technologies focusing chickpea and faba bean crops 1.Chickpea Planning workshop were made at Addis –The workshop was organized by N2Africa –The participants were ARARI, ADARC, GARC, MBI, Tsehay union, MBI, SNV, office of agriculture)

Capacity cont’ Partnership meeting/discussion at Gondar and Adet: –The discussion was among partners (GARC, N2Africa, SNV and Tsehay union at Gonder –At Adet, N2Africa, World Vision- Ethiopia, Cooperative office, District Administrative office and Trade and transport office were participated ) Adet Gondar

Capacity cont’ –Demo sites were adjusted to fit SNV and Tsehay union project sites (for Gondar) –Agreements were reached to create synergy –At the workshop the No. of sites and detail activities plan were developed and decided (30 demo sites at Dembia and G/zuiria districts (Gonder ARC) –Ten at Enemay (Adet ARC) and 100 adaptation sites for Gonder and 50 for Adet were planned) –Chick pea adaptation of Adet (Enemay) is already sown (8ha).

Capacity cont’  Common activities like training, field day and etc were identified and planned together  Field visit was made (Adet) Then after two separate training sessions were organized for chickpea by GARC Training for chickpea community seed production and adaptation participants (for about 134 farmers at G/Zuria) Adet

Capacity cont’ A.Training was given on chickpea community seed production and adaptation Training was given on –Improved legume production and agronomic practices –Inoculation Technique –Quality seed production (chickpea) –Marketing  The training was given for farmers, DAs and experts

Training participants on chickpea community seed production and adaptation TechnologyDistrictKebele No of Training participant farmers No of Training participant Experts /DAs MaleFemaleMaleFemale Chickpea community seed prodn & Adaptation G/ZuriaDegola54082 Dinizaz45212 Chickpea AdaptationG/Zuria Tsion segoji32130 Total Capacity cont’

B. For chickpea demonstration training was to experts, DAs and demo host farmers –The training was organized by GARC and MBI –The main objective to give training for Trainers Training was given on –Improved chickpea production by GARC –Inoculation by MBI –Participatory research and technology dissemination by GARC (agri. Extension researcher) In addition to the training planting date and implementation on demo will be agreed with the participant farmers Capacity cont’

TOT participants on chickpea Demo TechnologyDistrictKebele No of Training participant farmers No of Training participant Experts /DAs MaleFemaleMaleFemale Chickpea DemoG/ZuriaChihra3033 Bahari Ginb4011 Layiye Duge3003 DembiaMeskele kristos3021 Abrjeha3041 Chenker3022 Total Capacity cont’

2. Faba bean Faba bean adaptation is implemented on 100 farmers at Gondar and 116 at Adet. The demonstration is under taken on 5 sites at Gondar and 10 sites at Adet Training was given on –Improved Faba bean production (Breeding researchers) –Inoculation (soil fertility improvement researchers) –Participatory research and technology dissemination (Agri. Extension researcher) Capacity cont’

Training given for Faba bean: Adet TechnologyDistrictKebele No of Training participant farmers FarmersExperts /DAs MaleFemaleMaleFemale Faba bean Adaptation and demon Yilmana Densa Goshiye and Dabal Farta Tsegur, Kolay and Abahiruy Faba bean Adaptation with lime and inoculants Fagita, Gozamen and Debre- elias Gezehara, Enerata, Chimbord, Gofchim and Yekegat Total Capacity cont’

Training given for Faba bean: Gondar TechnologyDistrictKebele No of Training participant farmers No of Training participant Experts /DAs MaleFemaleMaleFemale Faba bean Adaptation Dabat Dara25032 Woken22221 Debark Mikara23230 Kino25022 Faba bean Demo Miligebsa22552 Total Capacity cont’

Training at Adet

Capacity cont’ Practical On-Job Training for farmers at Adet

Capacity cont’ Training at Gondar

II. Dissemination Adet ARC works on three legume crops (Faba bean, Chickpea and Haricot bean) Gondar ARC works on two legume crops (Faba bean and chickpea) TechnologyCenter and number of sites AdetGonder Faba bean demo105 Faba bean Adapn Chickpea demo520 Chick pea adaptan100 Haricot bean demo110

Dissemination cont’ A. Faba bean demo: Adet ARC No. of sites=10 (5 at Yilmana Densa and 5 at Farta districts) Variety used = Wolki and local with and without inoculants and fertilizer One demo trail has 8 treatments Plot size of 6m*6m each, One demo have 25 FRG (total participants=250 farmers) Two round evaluations were made at each site Improved var +P, +I Improved var +P, -I Improved var - P, +I Improved var -P, -I local var +P, +I Local var +P, -I Local var -P, +I local var -P, -I

Dissemination cont’ A.Faba bean demo: Gonder ARC B.No. of sites= 5(3 at Debark & 2 at Dabat district) Variety used = (Moti and local) with and with out inputs One demo trail has 6 treatments with plot size of 10m*10m each, One demo have 25 FRG (total participants =125 farmers) are First round evaluation was done at Debark site Improved var +P, +IImproved var +P, -IImproved var -P, -I local var +P, +IImproved var -P, +Ilocal var -P, -I

B. Faba bean adaptation : Adet ARC The trails were established by office of agric. and Adet ARC 116 farmers participated at two district: Yilmana densa and Farta districts Variety used: Wolki improved variety with inputs Plot size of 20m*20m each, and the check plot varies according to each farmers. TechnologyDistrictKebele No of participant farmers MaleFemale Total Faba bean AdaptationYilmanadensaGoshiye and Dabal45550 Farta Tsegur, Qolay and Abahiruy Total Dissemination cont’

B. Faba bean adaptation: Gonder ARC The trails were established by office of agri and GARC 100 farmers participated at two district: Debark and Dabat districts Variety used = Moti with inputs plot size of 20m*20m each, TechnologyDistrictKebele No of participant farmers MaleFemale Total Faba bean Adaptation Dabat Dara250 Woken23225 Debark Mikara23225 Kino250 Total Dissemination cont’

A. Chickpea demo: Adet ARC Demo trials were established by Adet ARC and Enemay office of agri Variety used: Arerti and local with and without inputs (fert. and inoculants) Treatments: 8 with a plot size of 10m*10m each, No. of sites= 5 at Enemay (Bichena) district Improved var +P, +I Improved var +P, -I Improved var - P, +I Improved var -P, -I local var +P, +I Local var +P, -I Local var -P, +I local var -P, -I

Dissemination cont’ A. Chickpea demo: Gondar ARC Demo trails were established by GARC and office of agri. with the consultation of Tsehay union and SNV project Variety used= Arerti and local with input One demo trail have 6 treatments with a plot size of 10m*10m each, One demo have 40 FRG therefore 20*40=800 farmers are participating in technology evaluation and destination Improved var +P, +IImproved var +P, -IImproved var -P, -I local var +P, +IImproved var -P, +Ilocal var -P, -I

B. Chickpea adaptation: Adet ARC The trails were established by office of Agric. and Adet ARC Variety used for Adaptn: Arerti improved variety with input Plot size: Different but clustered for human attack prevention purpose TechnologyDistrictKebele No of participant farmers MaleFemale Total Faba bean Adaptation Enemay Mankorkoria45550 Bachima500 Total Dissemination cont’

B. Chickpea adaptation: Gondar ARC The trails were established by office of agri and GARC 134 farmers participated at Gondar zuria districts Technology demo= improved variety (Arerti) with input plot size of 20m*20m each, At Degola and Dinizaz kebeles there is chickpea community seed production and adaptation works are merged while at Tsion segoji there is only adaptation trails TechnologyDistrictKebele No of participant farmers MaleFemale Total Faba bean Adaptation Gondar zuria Degola540 Dinizaz45247 Tsion segoji32133 Total Dissemination cont’

III. Input Supply Major Input supplied by the project were improved seed, inoculants and fertilizer. Input demands from the target groups were first identified and communicated with suppliers and then purchased. Inoculants was purchased from MBI and Holetta research center. Basic chickpea seed variety (Arerti)and fertilizer (DAP ) were purchased from Tsehay union (for Gonder case). For the faba bean the recommended variety (Hachalu) and inoculants (FB-4) were not found at market and used moti variety and ----instead (Gondar case).

Input Supply cont’ Faba bean seed was purchased from Arsi-Balie areas (Wolki and Moti variety ) by respective research Centers Seed, fertilizer and inoculants were distributed based on the research centers recommendation For chickpea seed rate = 120kg/ha fertilizer DAP=50kg/ha Inoculants= 500gm/ha For faba bean seed rate = 180kg/ha at Gondar and 200 kg/ha at Adet fertilizer DAP=50kg/ha at Gondar and 100 kg/ha at Adet Inoculants= 500gm/ha

Input distribution for adaptation trails were mainly managed by the respective district office of agri. with close follow up of respective research centers while Demo trails were fully managed by research centers Input Supply cont’

Input supply cont’ TechnologyWoredaLand area (ha) Amount of seed (kg) Inoculants (sachet) Fertilizer (Kg) Faba bean Dabat = Debark = Chickpea Gondar Zuria = Dembia Total Input distribution for adaptation,community seed production and Demo Adet RC Gondar RC TechnologyWoredaLand area (ha) Amount of seed (kg) Inoculants (sachet) Fertilizer (Kg) Faba bean Y/Densa Farta Chickpea Enemay Haricot beanY/Densa Total

Monitoring and Evaluation: Adet Faba bean adaptation field –Yilemana densa: Early stage

Monitoring and Evaluation: Adet Faba bean adaptation field –Yilemana densa: Current stage

Monitoring and Evaluation: Adet

Monitoring and Evaluation: Adet…. Faba bean: Farta DAS

Monitoring and Evaluation: Adet…. Faba bean: Yilmana Densa DAS

Haricot Bean Technology Evaluation

Monitoring and Evaluation: Adet….

IV. Market linkage Market linkage for chickpea Market linkage was created for community seed producers Discussion was made with the participant farmers, Tsehay union, office of seed inspection, district office of agriculture and GARC Main agreements reached during discussion on chickpea were –Tsehay farmer’s cooperative union will purchase the produced chickpea seed by giving 15% premium price from the market price. –However, their field must pass the inspection criteria.

Market linkage cont’ –North Gondar office of seed inspection will do field inspection –Office of agriculture will follow up and ensures the implementation of seed production based on the requirement and the full packages. –GARC will provide seed, training and technical backup –Office of cooperative will create market linkage with Tsehay union.

For Demo sites Demo kebeles were inline with Tsehay union and SNV project sites for future market links Participant farmers are also selected from Tsehay union member primary cooperatives. For future market linkage Market linkage cont’

Progress from SNV and Tsehay Union From C4C/SNV side Aligned N2 Africa technology working kebeles with C4C and Tsehay union working area to link the output marketing Arrange budget expenses’( to avoid budget duplication C4C’s chickpea production training budget shifted to output marketing training, the production training cost covered by N2 Africa) FROM Tsehay union side 50Q Chick pea basic seed secured for seed multiplication Farmers selection conducted Production training delivered for seed growers in collaboration with GARC

Major challenges and opportunities Major challenges Budge dalliance Unavailability of recommended variety (Hachalu)and inoculants (FB-4)for faba bean Late on set of rainfall Lack of vehicles to reach all sites Faba Bean Gall disease occurrence (kortim)

 Way forward  M and E  Further trainings  Field days  Market linkage  Workshops  Promoting and use of ACOS variety for potential market links