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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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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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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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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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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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Farmer-to-farmer knowledge and skills dissemination in Ada’a Berga district:...
by Mamusha Lemma, Abule Erbo and Addissu Abera Fufa Keneni lives in Reji Mekoda peasant association (PA) of Ada’a Berga District of Oromia region. He is engaged in apiculture and dairy production. His...
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Women reap benefits from dairy: Lomi Kordofa’s story
by Mamusha Lemma, Abule Erbo and Addissu Abera Lomi Kordofa, a LIVES-supported dairy farmer (photo credit:ILRI\Addisu Abera). Lomi Kordofa is a small-scale farmer at the Illu Aga peasant association in...
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LIVES offers market-oriented extension and value chain development training...
By Berhanu Gebremedhin and Dereje Legesse Trainees working in groups to develop action plans (photo credit:ILRI\Dereje Legesse). The Livestock and Irrigations Value chain for Ethiopian Smallholders...
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Piloting solar water pumps use in Ethiopia
By Amenti Chali, Berhanu Biazin and Beamlak Tesfaye Solar pump installation at Malima Bari peasant association of Bora district, East Shoa zone ( Photo Credit: ILRI\ Amenti Chali) Household-based...
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Agricultural knowledge centres raise agricultural expertise in Seka Chekorsa
By Mamusha Lemma and Gemeda Duguma Yohannes Eshetu, an irrigation expert, at the Irrigation Development Office of the Seka Cherkosa district ( Photo Credit: ILRI\ Gemeda Duguma) Recurrent water pump...
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Building capacity in Ethiopian value chain actors
Practical training session for producers and development agents on fruit grafting techniques at Melkassa Agricultural Research Centre (photo by ILRI) Market-oriented development is a relatively new...
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A farmer trainer and mentor is changing the extension services landscape in...
By Mamusha Lemma and Gemeda Duguma Ejigu Tefera managing his grafted avocado trees (photo credit: ILRI\Gemeda Duguma). To promote value chain thinking and practice in Ethiopia, the Livestock and...
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LIVES regional workshops and exhibitions to support scale out of successful...
Azage Tegegne, the LIVES project manager, welcoming participants at the LIVES progress report review meeting in Axum (photo credit: ILRI\Aklilu Bogale). The Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for...
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LIVES technologies at the 2nd Africa-wide agriculture extension week in Addis...
Siboniso Moyo, program leader, ILRI Animal Science for Sustainable Productivity program and Gebremedhin Woldewahid, LIVES Tigray region coordinator, at the agriculture extension week opening (photo...
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West Shoa knowledge centre a model of ICT use for agricultural knowledge sharing
Written by Mamusha Lemma and Beamlak Tesfaye Agriculture and extension service experts at the West Shoa agricultural knowledge centre (photo credit: ILRI\Addisu Abera). New policies, actors and...
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LIVES and partners to launch new collaborative action research projects in...
Meeting between LIVES and agricultural research institute directors in Addis Ababa (photo credit:ILRI/Aklilu Bogale). The Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES)...
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Model farmers who benefited from the training facilitated by LIVES are...
Written by Gemeda Duguma and Amenti Chali LIVES’ model farmers, Ijigu Tefera and his wife, removing weeds from grafted avocado seedlings (photo credit: ILRI\Amenti Chali). The Livestock and Irrigation...
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LIVES reviews progress in key meeting with Ethiopian agricultural research...
Written by Berhanu Gebremedhin Partial view of meeting between LIVES and agricultural research instituted directors in Bahir Dar (photo credit:ILRI/ Zeleke Mekuriaw). The Livestock and Irrigation Value...
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In brief: A collaborative action research proposal writing workshop conducted...
Collaborative Action Research Proposal Writting Workshop participants at the ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa (photo credit: ILRI\Aklilu Bogale) The Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian...
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In Brief: LIVES conducted its 5th Project Steering Committee Meeting
LIVES Steering Committee members and LIVES staff members group photo during the 5th PSC meeting at ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa. (photo credit: ILRI\ Aklilu Bogale) The 5th meeting of the Livestock and...
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