Ethiopia Site Selection
Ethiopia Site Selection
Criteria
The July 2012 consultative meeting discussed site selection criteria (PPT is below)
Initial broad criteria discussed (from the PPT):
- Representative agro-ecological conditions
- High poverty
- High sheep and goat densities
- Good market access
Fuzzy 'Soft' criteria
- Synergy with ongoing research
- Govt priorities e.g. AGP
- Potential for success – implementation and impact
- Existing links with research system
- Regional representation
- Availability of secondary data
Fuzzy 'Killer' criteria [identified from the July consultative meeting]
- Likelihood of success
- Market potential
- Well known supply areas
- Proximity to Addis
- Number of animals per hh
- Importance of sheep to hh livelihoods
Potential Sites
The July 2012 consultative meeting identified potential sites:
SHEEP
Amhara - Menz Ger
- Reasons
high density poverty level Good market access strong research support livelihood depends on sheep breed preferred by consumers
Borena - Near Yabellow
- Reasons
Major source of export surplus production represents semi-arid , Pastoral-ism supply chain well established expertise on pastoral dev't rural trade export
Horro Gudru - west Oromia
- Reasons
high sheep density large population proximity to market important breed
- Rural - urban
- Rural - rural
AFAR
- Reasons
livelihood of success?? important source of export aimed proximity to abattoirs surplus production
Rural - Urban
- Tigray (East zone)
Suitable map Food insecure Collaboration with lives
- South (Gurage region|)
High population suitable No earlier iteration
Rural - Rural
- Amhara (North)
Suitable High population known breed Resource center Ongoing R4D Private sector
- Oromia ( Arisi)
Suitable map High population known population Resource center
- South (Gamo Gofa)
Huge population little/ no work so far Lives woreda Private, safety net
GOATS
Rural - Rural
- Tenkua Abergele (Tigray /Amahara)
Supplies to Mekel and the new export abattoirs (Abergele) Has it own breed abergele
- Asaita (Afar)
High got population Contribution of goat to hh livelihood High demand for Afar goat in the middle east
- Dilo (Borena) / Raitu (Bale), Both are Oromia
High population Supplies to export abattoris Contribution to livelihood
- Konso (SNNPR)
High goat population Supplies to export abattoirs in Modjo and Bishofitu Feed the yabello market
- Raitu
High population neighbor to somali region Untapped resources because of distance and rough road network
Rural - Urban
- Negele Borena (Liben woreda, Oromiya)
High population Already developed market linkage with abattoirs Neighboring Somalia region to collect animals
- Shinille (Somali/ Dire Dawa)
Supplies to D/Dawa and Mieso markets Major supplier to export abattoris Supplies white Somali breeds High population
Justification
- High goat population
- Contribution of goats to livelihood
- Already developed functional market engagement
- Regional and agro - ecologiecal representation
- Road network
- Aligned to the GIS findings
- Breed diversity
- Livelihood for success
Site Selection - some general reflections on what emerged from the July 2012 consultative meeting
- goats mainly in pastoral areas [lowland?]
- sheep mainly in highlands
- some existing sites (sheep), some new
- rural-rural and rural-urban, does not really work (could try domestic versus expert). or even better 'ease of market access'. Needs further x-checking
Presentations, Layers, Data
July 2012:
File:ethiopia_VCD_targeting_6July2012.pptx Presentation on site selection criteria at 6 July 2012 consultative meeting.
May 2012:
File:SiteSelection-37ETSmRum_1stJun12JP.pptx Presentation at Ethiopian small ruminants VC meeting (1st June 2012) - Site Selection Process & specific considerations for Ethiopia and small ruminants. Part of 'live document' documenting the Site Selection Process for Ethiopian small ruminants.
File:Targeting_Ethiopia_JvSMay12.doc Version 1 of geographical targeting for Ethiopian 3.7 sites, includes all potential variables to be considered for initial identification of potential regions / sites.
File:CRP3.7_ Ethiopia_site_selection_2012.docx
site selection report