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Photo trip report from a visit to identify farmer research groups in the Sinana woreda Innovation Platform (Oromia)
18-19 June 2014
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• The Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands is initiating action research together with CGIAR centers and local partner institutions.
• This visit aimed t identify farmer research groups for crop and livestock related action research protocols.
• By the end of the visit the project team wanted to document lists of farmers to participate in different research groups.
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First day: Africa RISING technical committee with Seid Ahmed (ICARDA) discuss the research protocols to be presented to farmers in Salka kebele
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The sessions starts with religious blessings by elders at Selka Kebele
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Selka Kebele leader encourages the people to get the best out of the project
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A farmer at Selka Kebele argues that farmers selected should be genuinely interested to implement the research
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After the feed protocols were presented, many farmers seek to join the research groups (Selka Kebele)
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Amina Hussein struggling to get attention to be selected to join a research group (Selka Kebele)
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Another farmer stands up to get attention and be part of the research groups (Selka Kebele)
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After the selection process, Elias Damtew and Zelalem Lema carefully pass farmers’ names to be included in the research groups at Selka Kebele
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Seid Ahmed briefs farmers on ICARDA’s research protocol
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End of first day: The community serves a traditional lunch called Marqaa (a thick porridge) made from wheat and barely flour at Selka Kebele
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Second day: Prior to the meeting, farmers got together to pray for rain (Ilu Sanbitu Kebele)
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A large turn out for the initiation meeting at Ilu Sanbitu Kebele
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Addisu, Africa RISING site coordinator briefs farmers on selection criteria (Ilu Sanbitu Kebele)
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Zelalem Lema presents research protocols and facilitates the farmer selection process at Ilu Sanbitu Kebele
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Female farmers actively participated in the Ilu Sanbitu Kebele discussions
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A few challenges on the road
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Project partners Ethiopia
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Local partners Ethiopia
• Academic institutions:
Wachemo, Mekelle, Madawolabu, Debre Berhan and Hawassa universities; Maichew Agricultural College
• Regional research organizations:
Amhara Regional Agricultrural Research Institute, Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute
• Federal research organizations:
Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research, Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute
• Offices of Agriculture:Endamekoni (Tigray), Basona Worena (Amhara), Lemo (SNNRP) and Sinana (Oromia)
• Agricultural Transformation Agency
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CreditsProduced by Africa RISING Project in Ethiopia
Compiled by Apollo HabtamuPhotos: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu
Our appreciation goes to team members, local partner organizations and the community
of Salka and Ilu-Sanbitu kebeles
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