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Research and capacity building building in CSA in Ethiopia Concept note submitted to NORHED Alemayehu Chala Outline • NORHED call • The concept note NORHED call • What is NORHED? • Program goal – Education and research capacity in the LMIC • The call for seed funding – October, 2012 – Submission deadline: November 5, 2012 NORHED call cont. Sub programs – Education and Training – Health – Natural Resource Management, Climate Change and Environment – Democratic and Economic Governance – Humanities, Culture, Media and Communication – Capacity Development in South Sudan The concept note • Research and capacity building in CSA in Ethiopia – By HU and UMB – Also MU, Elobeid research station • Sub program – Natural resources and climate change – Education and training Background Ethiopia 18 major and 49 sub agroecological zones Various crops and animals EARO, 1999 Total crop production (2008/09) Total crop production (2010/11) 17.12 million tones on 12.4 million ha (11.3% of total area) 22.5 million tones on 13.5 million ha Very low productivity 5/24/2017 6 Current policy trends Ensuring food and nutritional security + improving income – Strengthening agriculture – Promoting sustainable use of natural resources Transformation of agricultural sector Commercial oriented Subsistence High value produce Diversification Native genetic resources 5/24/2017 7 Challenges • Biophysical – The resource base – Crop and animal productivity – Technology – Climate • Social, market and institutional The CSA project • One possible solution – Sustainable increases in agriculture productivity – Adapt agriculture (increases resilience) to climate change – Reduces/removes greenhouse gases from the atmosphere • In line with the government policy Objectives • Identify communities’ vulnerabilities and response to CC • Identify biophysical, social and economic constraints • Develop crop and livestock systems in line with the concept of CSA • Assess how trees be integrated into the system • Disseminate technologies • Build capacity • Gender issues in CSA Activities • Research • Extension • Capacity building – Procurement – Training Expected results • Effect of CC at micro level elucidated and communities’ responses ascertained • Core crop and livestock production systems and their role in CSA will be described and documented • Ecologically compatible and economically profitable crop and livestock system will be developed • Promising land use and/or agroforestry systems in CSA systems identified. • Policy implications will be drawn and policy briefs will be presented to decision makers. • Gender equity in teaching, research and education promoted. Expected results cont. • Packages of climate smart agriculture prepared, piloted and scaled up. • The teaching, research and outreach capacity of participating institutions improved. • Graduate studies in climate smart agriculture will be launched at Hawassa University. • At least 30 scientific papers will be published in peer reviewed journals and proceedings.