Sheep and goat value chains rapid assessment tools training

Large Auditorium, ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa, 5-8 November 2012

The Training Objectives are to:

• Understand the Value Chain component of the CGIAR Livestock and Fish Program
• Understand the concept of Value Chain Assessment (VCA)
• Understand the gender dimension of VCA
• Produce and test Rapid VCA tools (checklists)

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News item on Livestock and Fish website Photos from the training

File:List of Participants.docx

		MONDAY, 5 November 2012
Time	Program item	Who
08:30	Registration	Martha Sintayehu (ICARDA)
09:00	Welcome by ILRI Welcome address Opening remarks Expectations Participant introductions	Alan Duncan (ILRI) Getinet Assefa, EIAR Barbara Rischkowsky (ICARDA) Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) Peter Ballantyne
09:30	Presentation]	Barbara Rischkowsky
10:00	Presentation]	Getachew Legesse (ICARDA consultant)
10:30	Break
11:00	Integrating Gender into Livestock Value Chains – an Interactive Exercise Focal Questions: 1. What is "gender"? * social division of work: men, women , children * socially attached roles * difference between gender and sex: sex is biological and cannot be changed, while gender roles can be changed 2. How do we see our work in gender? * gender and sex is interchangeable * rigid gender roles * access to higher education is still limited for women * division of labor: gender roles and responsibilities Activity: Gallery Walk 4 groups formed, each with atleast one woman and one socio-economist	Kathleen Colverson (ILRI)
12:00	Example of a report VCA from a Sheep VC site File:Sheep VCA in Horro District.pptx	Gemeda Dhuguma
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Practical exercise on mapping sheep/goat meat VC in the selected sites based on the experience of participants (by sites)	Group work (30 min) Report back (15 min) Discussion (15 min)
14:30	Presentation]	Getachew Legesse
15:00	Break
15:30	Presentation]	Tamsin Dewe (ILRI consultant )
16:00	Producer Checklists by component Feeding Breeding and Management Marketing and Input services File:Breeding checklist.pptxbrFile:Marketing checklist.pptxbrFile:Feeds Feeding checklist.pptx	Alan Duncan/Jane Wamatu Aynalem Haile/Tadelle Dessie Getachew Legesse
17:00	Close

		TUESDAY, 6 November 2012
Time	Program item	Who
08:30	Plenary to recap tasks of the group work and group formation	Peter Ballantyne
09:00	Group work on the checklists for Producers Safe Food Package Traders, Service providers	Resource persons and teams
10:30	Break
11:00	Continuation of group work	Resource Persons and Teams
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Feedback from groups to plenary	Peter Ballantyne
14:30	Discussion of field day on Wednesday/Group Formation	Getachew Legesse/Tadelle Dessie
15:00	Break
15:30	Group Work to finalize checklists based on feedback from plenary	Resource Persons and Teams
16:30	Close

WEDNESDAY, 7 November 2012 Field Day in Sendafa to test the approach and the checklists (4 groups)

		THURSDAY, 8 November 2012
Time	Program item	Who
09:00	Plenary: Feedback from the field testing by group File:Feedback on the Safe Food Checklist.pptxbrFile:Feedback on Traders checklist.pptxbrFile:Main issues of suppliers and traders.docx	Resource Persons and Teams
10:30	Break
11:00	Group work on the checklists for Producers Safe Food Package Traders, Processors and Service providers	Resource Persons and Teams
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Introduction to data entry and report writing File:Report Writing_Outline.pptx	Getachew Legesse / Resource Persons
14:00	Group work on reports	Resource Persons and Teams
15:00	Break
15:30	Introduction to next steps Group work by sites to plan field implementation (time schedule and responsibilities) File:Teams responsibilities and work plan.pptx	Facilitator: Aynalem Haile
16:10	Plenary: Report back from groups File:Workplan for Menz and Horro.docbrFile:Workplan_ Atsbi.pptx	Facilitator: Aynalem Haile
16:30	Closing remarks	Barbara Rischkowsky

FRIDAY, 9 November 2012 for resource persons only

• Review training program, presentations, checklists, training schedule for the training in Awassa (20-23 November)
• Discuss field implementation