Business Model: Multiplication of Forage Seed and Vegetative Material For Youth Cooperatives in Ethiopia

cg.contactj.wamatu@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerBonga Agricultural Research Center - BARCen_US
cg.contributor.centerWoldia Universityen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systems - Livestocken_US
cg.contributor.crpResilient Agrifood Systems - RAFSen_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systems - Livestocken_US
cg.contributor.projectCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systemsen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryETen_US
cg.coverage.end-date2021-11-30en_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.start-date2021-01-04en_US
cg.creator.idWamatu, Jane: 0000-0003-3544-6718en_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocpoverty reductionen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoal 1 no povertyen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoal 2 zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.agrovocforageen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
dc.contributorWamatu, Janeen_US
dc.contributorEphrem, Nahomen_US
dc.creatorZeleke, Mulukenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-30T14:57:55Z
dc.date.available2021-12-30T14:57:55Z
dc.description.abstractThe shortage of feed due to lack of improved forage seed and vegetative material is one of the core problems in livestock farming in Ethiopia. The cooperative aspiring to supply fodder and planting material is a registered company owned and run by committed, passionate and enthusiastic young men and women. The International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), in close cooperation with regional agricultural research institutes and partners, implements improved sheep fattening methods and technologies with an entrepreneurial lens in Ethiopia. The project aims to improve the income of rural farmers from sheep fattening. Sheep farming is one of the lucrative commercial businesses in Ethiopia. The youth have been encouraged to undertake collective action to fatten rams for sale as well as participate in related entrepreneurial opportunities along the sheep value chain. Forage production is one of the identified potential ventures. The main products of forage production are improved seeds and forage biomass. Within the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR), improved high performance varieties can be sourced from Bonga Agricultural Research Center, located in southwestern Ethiopia. The cooperative will produce forage seed on their communal production land and supply the products through direct marketing on the local market and on farms. Most important is financial success and we believe that this can be achieved by offering high quality seeds while minimizing production costs. Financial projections have been made based on experience and knowledge of the region. With an initial capital of ETB 162,000 (USD 3500), the cooperative can generate ETB 46,000 (USD 1000) in sales by the end of the second year and make good net profits.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/012147fa15a0cda24ba30b4869ede574/v/3d80e2d67d6d15b9e7e47bad8c13e320en_US
dc.identifier.citationMuluken Zeleke, Jane Wamatu, Nahom Ephrem. (24/12/2021). Business Model: Multiplication of Forage Seed and Vegetative Material For Youth Cooperatives in Ethiopia.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/66827
dc.languageenen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-SA-4.0en_US
dc.subjectresilient agrifood systemsen_US
dc.titleBusiness Model: Multiplication of Forage Seed and Vegetative Material For Youth Cooperatives in Ethiopiaen_US
dc.typeInternal Reporten_US
dcterms.available2021-12-24en_US
mel.project.openhttps://mel.cgiar.org/projects/237en_US

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