Scaling out fertilizer application in communal grazing areas in Tigray—is it...
Grazing land fertilization in Tigray region (photo credit:ILRI\Yayneshet Tesfay). The establishment of enclosures in communal grazing areas has been widely adopted in several sites in the Tigray region...
View ArticleForage seed businesses increase women farmers’ incomes
By Ephrem Tesema, Abebe Mamo, Dereje Legesse and Worku Teka smallholder forage seed farmers being trained near Debrezeit (Photo Credit:ILRI\Dereje Legesse) About a year ago (August 2015), the...
View ArticleEvaluating viability and benefits of small-scale feed chopper businesses in...
A motorized chopper introduced by LIVES (Photo Credit:ILRI\Dereje Legesse) Motorized feed choppers introduced by the Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project are...
View ArticleCapacity development for market-oriented agricultural development
Capacity development plays a critical enabling role in facilitating the adoption and scaling out of value chain development interventions and approaches by addressing attitudinal, knowledge and skills...
View ArticleBridging the knowledge and skills gaps: lessons from LIVES capacity...
by Mamusha Lemma Throughout its activities in Ethiopia, the Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project has used participatory processes to design capacity...
View ArticleTraining 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...
View ArticleReflections on LIVES project knowledge management and promotion approaches
By Mamusha Lemma and Beamlak Tesfaye The Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project aims to support the efforts of the Ethiopian government to transform...
View ArticleBreaking stereotypes in beekeeping: Zeritu Ahmed’s story
By Ephrem Tesema and Mesfin Tefera Women making traditional hives from bamboo and mud (photo credit: ILRI/Mesfin Tefera). Apiculture is one of the new ventures introduced by the Livestock and...
View ArticleLIVES irrigation management and value chain development training held in Tigray
By Desalegne Tadesse The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Project recently conducted a training on...
View ArticleMaking agriculture an attractive business: experiences from LIVES project
By Dereje Legesse (LIVES Agribusiness Expert) Working with national and regional partners, the Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for the Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project has designed...
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