SIDAMO PROJECT

S I D A M O P R O J E C TSOUTHERN REGION, ETHIOPIA

P R O G R E S S R E P O R T , D E C 2 0 1 4

Context and objectives

MAIN THEMES

KEY ELEMENTSSPECIFIC CONTEXT

Bokasso

The project will take place in the surroundings ofBokasso. The village is located in the Southern Region,between the Ethiopian Southern Plateau and SouthernLow lands. Coffee trees are growing on hilly areas. Soilerosion (due to wind and severe drought episodes)threatens both the quantity and quality of coffee yields.

A majority of the small-scale farmers mainly rely uponcoffee production for their subsistence. Enhancing thecoffee production resilience in yields and qualityconstitute the best strategy to support economicallythe populations. The plantation of fruit trees will be ofimportance to guaranty food sovereignty .

SIDAMO PROJECT, ETHIOPIA

• Type: Agroforestry / fruit production

• Partner: Bokasso Cooperative

• Participants: 1,813 coffee farmers, certified Organic and FLO

• Objective April 2015: 80 000 trees planted

• Potential: > 3million trees

• Products: fruit and timber trees

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Climatemitigation

Self sufficiency

Culture

Communityempowerment

Economicdevelopment

Climateadaptation

Agroecology

Biodiversity Reinforce the movement toward

sustainability of Sidamo Region coffee farming, limiting the impacts of wind erosion and droughts on agricultural ecosystems.

Support the empowerment of first level cooperative, working directly with Groups of Communities that compose the Bokasso cooperative (and then extending to all first level coop.)

Develop best-class agroforestry systems with coffee.

2. ACHIEVEMENTSSEPT 2013 – DEC 2014

3. LEARNINGS & NEXT STEPS

4. PICTURES

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Sidamo PROJECT, ETHIOPIA

Sidamo AREA, Southern Region, Ethiopia

LOCATION

Project area is located in hilly regionbetween the Ethiopian CentralPlateau and Southern Lowlands

Poor farmers in a region with lowaccess to national and internationaleconomical support

Erosion issues due to strong slopesand severe drought. The erosionissue is exacerbated by widely spreadintensive culture of Eucalyptus.

Important stake for farmers tomaintain coffee yields and qualityand diversify their incomes.

BOKASSO

Unsustainable agricultural practice in Bokasso cooperative

SPECIFIC CONTEXT

The coffee grown in the Bokasso Cooperative influencezone is part on the Sidamo Region appellation andcommercialized as such.

It is grown by small-scale farmers on the hillsidessurrounding the town of Bokasso. The average coffeefarm is 1,1 ha.

Coffee trees are growing on sloping terrain, where soilerosion (due to wind and severe drought episodes)threatens both the quantity and quality of coffeeyields. Intensive Eucalyptus timber production (used asa crop) make situation worse.

As timber has been identified as efficient source ofrevenue, it is a high priority to teach local populationhow to produce sustainable and diversified timber.The objective is to get farmers to quit producingEucalyptus timber with unsustainable cultivationmodels and switch to sustainable production.

The plantation of trees in and around coffee fields willhelp to preserve soils and reduce erosion, whilehelping farmers to ensure optimal growing conditions.

Adding value to coffee fields

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Ensure sustainability of family farming, byoptimizing the use of lands with thecombination of coffee, timber and fruitproduction;

Reduce soil erosion in coffee fields andensure the long-term quality and availabilityof Sidamo Region coffee;

Protecting water resources that will soonlimit coffee productions (high needs forcoffee washing);

Increase and diversify revenues for farmers,with a better distribution over time throughsustainable timber production, and assistlocal population in reaching foodsovereignty through fruit production;

Favor crop diversification and multi-cropping (stopping systematic inversion inEucalyptus production).

The Bokasso Cooperative

LOCAL PARTNER

The Bokasso cooperative is part of theSidamo Union of coffee producers. Itwas officially registered with thegovernment in 1977. The cooperativemembers are organic and FLO certified

The Sidamo Union has helped toguaranty access to global coffee marketfor the Bokasso cooperative members.

The Bokasso cooperative is closelysupported by local agronomicgovernmental agency (that lack ofresource to fully implement its support)and Technoserve local bureau based inAwassa.

Engida Asefa, project technician, gathering data in coffee fields

1 813 small-scale farmers

PARTICIPANTS

The members of Bokasso are small-scale farmerswith an average surface area of one ha.

Today, there are 1813 members located in 4“Kebeles” (Unions of communities withinBokasso area)

The total cooperative’s coffee farms are 2476Hectares . All these coffee farms are owned bythe farmers.

They are very poor families below the povertyline, living mainly on revenues of coffeeproduction, and under food sovereignty level formost of them.

There is a strong need to support the progressiveintegration of women.

Typical house of the coffee producers in the Bokasso surroundings

Meeting in a coffee fields in Bokasso Kebele

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Sidamo PROJECT, ETHIOPIA

3 plantation models

PLANTATION MODELS FINALIZATION

Planting on perimeter of coffee fields Trees every 3m ~133 trees/ha

MODEL 1

Perimeter

Planting in combination with coffee Intercropping 10m x 10m 200 trees/ha

MODEL 2

Intercropping

Planting on degraded / uncultivated land next to coffee

Trees 3m x 3m 1111 trees/ha

MODEL 3

Degraded lands

Project coordination and management

Coordination of activities and planning

Trainings and presentations

Seedlings order and delivery

Consolidation of project data / Control system

Follow-up

Coordination with Pur Projet

Development of co-products’ markets (timber, fruits)

Bokasso Coop. management

PROJECT STRUCTURE DEFINITION

Field work at cooperative level

Pre-identification of interested farmers

Individual seedlings delivery to farmers

Verification of plantations

Field Monitorings and farmers compensation

Farmer’s and parcel’s data recollection

Recommendations to farmers

Plantation and maintenance

Farmers

Project support &

facilitation

Seedlings production

Field consultation

Community linkage

Computer and internet

accesses

Project design, procedures, control system

Definition of project set-up, procedures, tools

Regular field visits : Trainings, explanation, control

Quality control

Monitoring & impact analysis

Certifications

Bokasso

Cooperative

Technoserve

Ethiopia2 forestry tecnician

Contract

Individual written agreement

with each participating

farmer

- BOKASSO sector in 2015

- HUNCUTE sector in 2016

Capacitation and

coordination

Regional Office for

Agricultural

Development

Wondo genet

University

Selection and contractualization of the technicians

BUILDING THE TEAM

Good knowledge of the project area andlocal communities

Proficiency in Amharic, Sidamic andEnglish

Leadership and communication skill withsmall-scale farmers.

Knowledge on agroforestry and coffeefarming

Engida Asafa (left ) and a producer of the Bokasso Cooperative.

Production of seedlings and analyse of Impacts

BEGINNINGS OF COLLABORATION

Certification of origin for high quality tree seedlings(experience in selection of species).

Contract signed for 80 000 plants

The investigation in the project area will be lead co-jointly to assess the

• Social impacts• Environmental impacts (soils,

water, productivity, etc…)

Meeting between Mr. Bereket Roba, Head of Forestry dept.

Audit for first planting wave in March 2015

APPROACHING PLANTATION WAVE

Socialization of the project, Bokasso Kebele Capacitation of Engida Asafa upon use of GPS, technician of the project

NOV 2014: LAUNCH OF FIRST WAVE

Signature of contract between Bokasso Coop and Pur Projet (Aug. 2014)

Audition and empowerment of project coordinator and signature of contract

Reunions in 4 kebeles of Bokasso (species/models) for socialization the project

Tree seedlings order to Wondogenet Forestry University

Socialization of the project and visit of parcels


Socialization of the project, Bokasso

Socialization of the project, Bokasso

Gathering the data with coffee producer, Bokasso

Signing the form with coffee producer, Bokasso

Construction of Pre-plantation database (Registry)


Exemple taken from another Pur Projet

Construction of plantation database (GPS)


Preview of the Bokasso GPS Database

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PROGRESS REPORTSidamo PROJECT, ETHIOPIA

Continuation of activities for first planting wave

NEXT STEPS

PRE-PLANTATION AUDIT BY TECHNICIAN

Parcels visits in 4 Kebeles of Bokasso cooperative

Precise listing (farmers, models, species, umber of trees, surfaces etc…)

Aggregation of data (anticipated version of plantation registry & GPS database)

PLANTATION FACE AND FIRST MONITORING

Counting of mortality and identification of major causes

Incentive payment to farmers based on number of living trees at second monitoring

Technical assistance on maintenance and growth control

ANNUAL FOLLOW-UP MONITORINGS

Individual visits to every parcels, follow-up on growth and measurements

Technical assistance, recommendations and trainings on pruning activities

APR 2015

2015 - 2016

DEC 2014 –MAR 2015

Observations and remarks for fine-tuning of activities

LEARNINGS

Fully dedicated technicians to the Bokasso producers

The development of the project has been greatly supported (communication, socialization, etc…)

The project will walk on the tracks of small plantation initiatives impulse in 2012 and 2013

Project technician is already in good interaction with Kebeles leaders

Cooperative manager will externally certify processes and funds transfers

The high demand from local producer for quality seedlings (certified timber trees, grafted fruit trees) is confirmed

The high price for grafted high-quality fruit tree makes it almost impossible for local small-scale farmers to obtain

A few producers already interested in planting forest species within coffee, which testify of a local facilities for the project

Strong commitment from local Governmental

Development Agency

The technical team will be fully integrated in the

Bokasso

Local farmers’ strong interest for sustainable

timber and fruits.

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PROGRESS REPORTSidamo PROJECT, ETHIOPIA

S u r r o u n d i n g s o f B o k a s s oThe village is located in the Southern Region between the Ethiopian Southern Plateau and Southern Low lands.

O N E O F T H E K E B E L E S O F B O K A S S OMeeting for the socialization and the adaptation to local context of the project

S u r r o u n d i n g s o f H a m u m u M o u n t a i n , B o k a s s o The reforestation project will follow-up with efforts to reforest highly eroded steep sectors

PUR PROJET

4, rue de la Pierre Levée

75011 Paris France

Tel: +33 1 55 28 98 05

[email protected]

www.purprojet.com

SIDAMO PROJECT

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