Video: IPMS Ethiopia – project approaches and experiences, 2015-2012

This video highlights approaches and experiences of the Improving productivity and Market success (IPMS) of Ethiopian Farmers project that operated in four regions of Ethiopia from 2005-2012. IPMS, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), was a research for development project implemented by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) … Continue reading →

Improving the productivity and market success of Ethiopian farmers: Final IPMS project report published

Just released, the final report of the Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project gives an overview of project activities and results between 2004 and 2012. Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), this project aimed to transform smallholder subsistence farming to a more commercial-oriented agricultural system. The project used … Continue reading →

Portable papier-mâché displays to disseminate IPMS products

In its last year of implementation, the Improving the Productivity and Market Success (IPMS) of Ethiopian Farmers project promoted and shared its outcomes, lessons and good practices in commodity value chain development at different levels and locations. To do so, different tools and means were used.  For those well-established organizations/institutes with library space and facility, the … Continue reading →

Smallholder dairy development lessons in Ethiopia synthesized by IPMS project

This working paper from the Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project synthesizes project experiences with smallholder dairy production and marketing systems in Ethiopia. Dairy production is an important component of livestock farming in Ethiopia. The huge and diverse livestock population, varied and favourable agro-ecology for dairying, increasing demand for dairy … Continue reading →

Sheep fattening value chain development lessons from Ethiopia

This case study from the Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project focuses on the development of smallholder market-oriented small ruminants value chain in Goma woreda. It documents diagnostic results and value chain interventions and provides proof of results (proof of concept), challenges and lessons learned to be considered for scaling out. Traditionally, … Continue reading →

Smallholder dairy development case study demonstrates power of value chain linkages in Ethiopia

This IPMS case study reports on project experiences with Smallholder dairy value chain development in Ada’a woreda, Ethiopia. In the past decades, public sector support for dairy development in Ada’a mainly focused on dairy production and supply of inputs/services, with limited involvement of the private sector and partners. There was also no clear distinction between … Continue reading →