Zonal diagnosis and intervention plan Sidama zone, SNNP Region
1. Introduction The Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project aims at supporting the GoE’s efforts to transform the smallholder subsistence agricultural sector to a more market-oriented smallholder sector to contribute to the new GTP. The project will be implemented over a 6 year period, starting April 2012 till March 2018, including a planning phase. The project shall be implemented by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in partnership with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Bureau of Agriculture/Livestock Development Agencies and Regional Agricultural Research Institutes. The project is funded by The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The project uses a value chain framework to develop targeted commodities. Such a framework recognizes value chain actors who add value at differe