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MAAR
Aga Khan
ICARDA
Asamoah Larbi, Sawsan Hassan, and Mohammed Abdullah
Presentation to the FAP End of Project WorkshopLuang Prabang, Laos, 15-19 November 2010
Enhancing livelihoods of poor livestock keepers through increasing use of fodder: Syria Report on Project Output 1:
Mechanisms for strengthening and/or establishing multi-stakeholder alliances
that enable scaling up and out of fodder technologies
(IFAD Technical Assistance Grant 853)
MAAR
Aga Khan
ICARDA
Output 1
Mechanisms for strengthening/ establishing multi-stakeholder alliances for scaling-up and
scaling-out of fodder technologies
MAAR
Aga Khan
ICARDA
Outline
1.1. Syrian livestock sector
1.2. Site identification
1.3. Partnership building mechanisms
1.4. Actors, linkages and habits
1.5. Site GIS development
1.6. Fodder market evaluation
Syrian livestock sector contribution
Item Contribution (%)
Agricultural GDP 30
Agricultural export 18
Population raising livestock1 40
Household income 15 - 100
Syrian livestock sector contribution
Source (Cummins, 2000; Aw-Hassan et al., 2010)
Feed produced Feed required0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14D
ry m
atte
r (m
illio
n to
nnes
)
Source: Yasin (2007)
Feed gap
National
Provincial
District
Village
Site/partnership identification process
Site/partnership identification – national workshop
MAAR
Aga Khan
ICARDA
Site identification - provinces
Site identification – provincial workshop
Jord
an
Leba
non
Turkey
Iraq
Site identification – districts and villages
Site identification – learning sites, villages
04/13/2023 06:53 PM
Selection criteria – sheep ownership
• Livestock ownership
• Partners
• Market access
• Fodder projects
Selection criteria – annual rainfall
MAAR
Aga Khan
ICARDA
Alliance building/strengthening - issues
1.1. Diversity - national, private
1.2. Gender aspects
1.3. Involving policy makers
Institute Name
MAAR-Extension Dr M. AbdullahMAAR-GSCAR Dr Y MasriAga Khan Foundation Mr A El-ZeinIFAD Representative Mr N Milhani
ICARDA Dr A Sidahmed
ICARDA Dr A Larbi
Advisory Committee
Alliance building mechanisms - discussions
Alliance building mechanisms – joint planning
Alliance building mechanisms – women’s group
Badia development NE development
Idleb development
IFAD Fodder Project
Alliance building – IFAD development projects
Alliance building – involving policy makers
Alliance building mechanisms – joint planning
Alliance building mechanisms – joint planning
Tal-Amri El-Bab Salameih0
20406080
100120140160180
'2007/08 '2008/09N
um
be
r o
f h
ou
seh
old
s
Participating households
• Long process• What worked…?????
– Stakeholder participation• Farmers’ interest groups• Government institutions• Non-governmental organization• Gender issues• Policy makers
• What could have been done better….??– Linkages with IFAD development projects– Involvement of Women’s Group
Site/partnership identification – lessons
MAAR
Aga Khan
ICARDA
Evaluation of actors, linkages, practices and habits related to fodder innovations
1. Actors
2. Linkages
3. Practices and habits
Fodder innovation diagnosis – key actors
Sites
Actors Salameih El-Bab Tal-AmriFarmers √ √ √Extension agents √ √ √National research staff √ X XIntern. research agennts √ √ XTraders - seed, feed √ √ √NGO staff (Aga Khan) √ X X
√ = Active X = Not active
Innovation diagnosis – actor linkages, Salameih
Quality of linkage
Actors FAM EXT NAR ICARDA MAK
Farmers (FAM) 3 1 1 2
Extension (EXT) 2 2 1
Nat. research (NAR) 1 1
ICARDA 1
Traders (MAK)
1= weak, 2= medium, 3= strong
Innovation diagnosis – actor linkages, El-Bab
Quality of linkage
Actors FAM EXT NAR ICARDA MAK
Farmers (FAM) 2 1 2 2
Extension (EXT) 2 2 1
National res.(NAR) 1 1
ICARDA 1
Traders (MAK)
1= weak, 2= medium, 3= strong
• Behavioural changes
• Aga Khan/Extension, strong linkage• New responsibilities, coordination• Farmers – commercial lamb fattening• Farmer-Extension-Research linkage, El-Bab• Women – freedom of movement, El-Bab
• Why..???????• Leadership• Policy makers• Build trust
Innovation diagnosis – outcomes
Development of Geographical Information Systems on Fodder Innovations
Tal-Amri El-Bab Salameih0
20
40
60
80
100
Fa
rms
GPS & production data collected - GIS database & maps
Fodder market studies
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20080
5
10
15
20
25
Straw Grain
Pri
ce (
SY
P/k
g)
U$ 1 = 46 SYP
Price variations - barley, El-Bab
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20080
10
20
30
40
50
Straw GrainP
rice
(S
YP
/kg
)
U$ 1 = 46 SYP
Price variations – common vetch, El-Bab
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
L-Grain L-Straw
Pri
ce (
SY
P/k
g)
Monthly price variations: legume straw and grain
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
C-Grain C-Straw
Pri
ce (
SY
P/k
g)
Monthly price variations: cereal straw and grain
• Site and partner identification lessons
• Strengthening innovation capacity through promotion of actor interactions could result in behavioral changes
• Prices of feed are subject to seasonal and annual changes
Conclusions
Thank you