TOSSA COLLEGE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
COURSE: PROJECT EXECUTION AND RISK MANAGEMENT
GROUP ASSIGNMENT
KaluWoreda Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project (LFSDP) Evaluation
& Monitoring Report (July 2011-March 2013 E.C)
SUBMITTED TO: Dr. DESSALGN
PREPARED BY:
1. MOHAMMED YIMER ADEM------ ID No. TCED/215/13
2. HENOK DEMEKE KIBRET
------- ID No. TCED/205/13
3. KEBIR MOHAMMED AHMED ----- ID No. TCED/207/13
September 8, 2021
Dessie Ethiopia
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1: Introduction
Agriculture is a dominant sector contributing up to 40 percent of total output in the country.
The sector totally employs about 78 percent of the country’s labor/human power/ force and
contributes over 80 percent of goods exports (including coffee and Chat). Over the past 15
and more years, the sector area has grown by an average of 7 percent per year resulting in
positive impacts on farming and non-farming rural economic systems. Within the agriculture
sector development, the livestock subsector contributes nearly about 20 percent of total Gross
Domestic Product and foreign exchange earnings of the country, and some 35 to 40 percent of
agricultural Gross Domestic Product. Spurred by population growth, increasing urbanization
and incomes, domestic demand for meat, dairy, eggs and fish is expected to increase
significantly.
Hence, in the coming years, the livestock sector will become a major
contributor to food security and poverty reduction.
The Live stock and Fisheries Sector Development Project is financed through a credit from
the International Development Association (World Bank) with contributions from the
Government of Ethiopia and beneficiaries. It has been approved by the Board of the World
Bank on 12th December 2017. The Financial Agreement has been signed by the Government
of Ethiopia and the World Bank on December 21, 2017 and approved by the Parliament of
Ethiopia on 25th January 2018 for a total amount of US$176.2 million equivalent, duration of
six years, and a closing date of July 7, 2024. The Project became effective on 14 February
2018.
Its development objective is to “increase productivity and commercialization of
producers and processors in selected value chains, strengthen service delivery systems in the
livestock and fisheries sectors, and respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or
emergency.
Kalu is one of the woreda in Amhara region of Ethiopia which is the part of South Wollo
Zone. Kalu is bordered on the west by Dessie Zuria, on the North by Were Babu, on the south
and east by Oromiya Zone, on the south east by Argoba special woreda on the south west by
Albuko. The administrative center for this woreda is Kombolcha. The other towns in this
woreda are Ancharo, Gerba and Degan. A high way linking Kombolcha and Afar bisects kalu
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to two parts. The altitude of this woreda ranges from 800 meters above sea levels in the
lowland bordering the or Omiya zone to 1,750 meters at foot of the mountains north of
Kombolcha ; the climate of kalu wereda varies from dry sub-humid to semi-arid. Important
rivers include cheleleka and borkena. There are 40 kebeles in the woreda. Based on the 2007
national census conducted by the central statistical Agency of Ethiopia, this woreda has a total
of population 186,181, of whom 94,187 are men and 91,994 are women. With an area of
815.54 square kilometer kalu has a population density of 218.64.The district has huge number
of livestock which is 111631 cattle, 65547 goat, 11183 equine, 98763 poultry, 3911 honey bee
colonies and 2940 camel.
2. The project development objectives (PDO)
The objective of this Project budget structure is to guide how each of common interested
group will use the finance investment from the Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development
project and a percentage of contribution of the Common Interested Group) for basic
subprojects implementation in these value chains in all the
intervention areas. The
Development Objective of the Project (PDO) is to:

Increase the productivity and commercialization of producers and farmers in the woreda by
getting them involved to participate in a modern world systematic farming;

Increase productivity of processors in selected value chains;

Strengthen service delivery systems in the livestock and fisheries sectors and

Respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency.
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4. Description of the organization /Project/
Urged by population growth, increasing urbanization and incomes, domestic demand for
meat, dairy, eggs and fish is expected to increase significantly. Therefore, in the coming years,
the livestock sector will become a major contributor to food security and poverty reduction. In
consequence, the livestock and fisheries sectors have been made priorities in the government’s
Second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTPII).
As the result of the above renewed attention to the livestock and fisheries sector and with the
will to address the challenges and overall weak performance of the sector, the Government of
Ethiopia (GoE) approved the Livestock Master Plan (LMP) which aims at transforming
traditional family farms into improved market-oriented systems, to improve household
incomes, food security, livestock product consumption and nutrition, and to contribute to
national economic growth. In addition, the GoE has decided to scale up its investment and
institutional support to the livestock and fisheries sector by launching a new flagship Project:
the Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project (LFSDP) which aims at supporting
the government’s strategy for livestock growth and transformation as articulated in the GTPII
and LMP, and focuses particularly on the subsistence level and smallholder farmers, where
the maximum benefits can be obtained for both the sector and its participants.
The Livestock and Fishery Sector Development Project (LFSDP) is financed through a credit
from the International Development Association (World Bank) with contributions from the
GoE and beneficiaries. It has been approved by the Board of the World Bank on 12th
December 2017. The Financial Agreement has been signed by the Government of Ethiopia
and the World Bank on December 21, 2017 and approved by the Parliament of Ethiopia on
25th January 2018 for a total amount of US$176.2 million equivalent, for duration of six
years, and a closing date of July 7, 2024. The Project became effective on 14February 2018.
Its development objective is to increase productivity and commercialization of producers and
processors in selected value chains, strengthen service delivery systems in the livestock and
fisheries sectors, and respond promptly and effectively to eligible crisis or emergencies.
The project is structured in three inter-dependent components at the regional as well as at
woreda level. They are:
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(i)
Component A: Linking More Productive Farmers to Markets;
Here the products produced by the stakeholders will be represented and attached with
information’s relevant to be sold with competitive a price that enables the producers more
effective and efficient.
(ii)
Component B: Strengthening National Institutions and Programs;
Implementing this program and project still enables to strengthen the national as well as local
institutions to make them strong. This will help producers to start from the beginning to end.
(iii) Component C: Project Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Knowledge
Management. We will see each components objective in the description.
The objective of component A is to increase productivity and commercialization of producers
and processors in selected value chains and targeted areas by:

Improving their access to critical knowledge, services, inputs, equipment and productive
infrastructure, and

Increasing their linkages with markets and value chains. To achieve these objectives, the
component will simultaneously intervene through three subcomponent (A.1, A2, and A3) in
the three levels of the transformation pathway and 58% of the budget is allocated for this
component of the project.
To objective of component B is to strengthen national institutions and programs and it will be
implemented through the following subcomponents:
(i)
Human Resources and Organizational Capacity Development;
(ii)
(ii) Policy, Planning and Coordination;
(iii)
(iii) Sustainable Animal Health, Advisory and Extension Services; and
(iv)
(iv)Support to Strategic National Programs (SNP). An additional ‘zero-dollar’ sub-
component will be triggered to increase preparedness and support emergency responses in the
event of a crisis affecting the livestock sector. 32% of the project budget is allocated for this
component.
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The objective of Component C: the component is to support Project’s coordination,
management, monitoring and evaluation, and learning needs. It is implemented through the
following sub-component:
(i)
Sub-component C.1. Project Coordination; and
(ii)
(ii) Sub-component C.2. Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Management and 10% of the
project budget are allocated for this component.
5. Methodology
The methodology of this report signifies the following techniques and systematic ways.
Data Collection Techniques
Primary data was collected through various data collection instruments such as household
survey, Focus Group Discussion and Key Informants groups.
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Household survey
To generate quantitative and qualitative information at household level, household survey was
undertake by using structured questionnaire. The household survey covered personal data,
household resources, production, food consumption and income, issues related to
environmental protection and household welfare. Fourteen enumerators, 2 for each kebele,
were employed based on their ability of local language and culture, and experiences in data
collection. Training provided to the enumerators on the procedure to follow while conducting
interview with respondents and deep discussion is also held to make the questionnaire clear.
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Focus Group Discussion
The focus group discussions (FGD) members composed of both men and women those were
involved in the individual interviews. One focus group discussions at each study areas were
conducted and each focus group comprised five to eight individuals. The output of the
discussion used as a guide the design of household questionnaire and to get additional
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supporting qualitative evidence of the on current situation of household welfare and
challenges that farmers have been faced improved their welfare.
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Key Informant Interview
The primary data collected from sample farmers need to be further enriched by additional
information gathered through key informants. Thus, intensive interview had been conducted
with key informants. Thus, two park experts, one development agents (DAs) from each seven
target kebeles, two park securities and kebele leader from each kebele was included as a key
informant interview. The best methods of Organizing the project initiation and awareness
creation of project implementers is to facilitate the key informant interview systems. This is
very assistant and helpful to the data collectors to aware farmers first to conduct an interview.
6. Empirical Discussion
Input required for fattening different kinds of sheep is estimated based on the current price at
the local market in the woreda. Input cost may or may not cover the largest part of the budget
unless it studied very carefully. The reason is the price of animals and feed are fluctuating
from time to time. It is planned to procure a very significant amounts of shots at first round
and keep them more than or for a month on good feeding plan. Daily feed requirement is
calculated to be better of their body weight. If the expected body weight of shots at the entry
point is calculated to become an amount x, it will consume y grams of feed per day. Half of
the estimated daily requirement is planned to be concentrate and a half part will be provided
as roughage. Therefore, daily consumption is calculated to be z grams roughage and the
balance will be concentrate on dry matter basis. This system of calculation can help the
project to be most fruitful and effective.
This project is planned and implemented generally to Increase the productivity and to enhance
the commercialization of producers at a modern bases. As project is a temporary endeavor and
phenomenon, it describes the final results of the producers’ objectives to be met. This project
is very vital to increase its stakeholder’s tasks and techniques using the modern approaches.
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It also known that its aim and objective relying to focus in Increase productivity of processors
in selected value chains at each kebeles in the woreda. The plan of the project mostly
The project is designed to strengthen the service delivery systems in the livestock and
fisheries sectors at the woreda to enhance the income and revenue of the community. As per
the pan it is implemented for the best benefit of the woreda community. Service delivery
system is improved due to the enhancements of the awareness given to all stakeholders in the
woreda. The project is finally used to responding promptly and effectively revenue
enhancements to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency happened in the woreda.
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Conclusions
The Livestock and Fishery Sector Development Project (LFSDP) aimed at supporting the
government’s strategy for livestock growth and transformation as articulated in GTP II
and livestock Master Plan (LMP) and, targeted particularly on the best selected livestock
value chains such as dairy, poultry, red meat and fishery etc. it was well organized and
listed down in that the Development Objective of the Project (PDO) is to increase
productivity and commercialization of producers and processors in the selected livestock
value chains and, strengthen service delivery systems in the livestock and fisheries
sectors. To this end, the project is designed to finance for the three types of subprojects
investments under component A. The Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development
Project is financed and assisted to have this program costs through a credit from the
International Development Association (World Bank) with some contributions from the
Government of Ethiopia and the local beneficiaries. Here the local community will
contribute as in kind up to 15% of the total project cost in a cost sharing agreement bases.
As discussed in the above objectives and terms, the Project is structured in three interdependent components:
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(i)
Component A: Linking More Productive Farmers to Markets;
(ii)
Component B: Strengthening National Institutions and Programs; and
(iii)
Component C: Project Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Knowledge
Management.
Starting from the commencement of the project, the woreda project coordination unit has
selected beneficiary kebeles which are clustered based on their potential in the four value
chains and then subsistence farmers and unemployed youth beneficiaries were identified.
Ethiopian GAP-1 assessments conducted and basic sub projects are prepared and being
implemented according to their plan. In 2012 Ethiopian Fiscal Year, there was a plan to
implement and finance 90 CIGs with beneficiary number of 1,211 in the four value chains and
90 Common Interested Groups (100%) with 1211 (586 male and 625 female) beneficiaries
have got the supports (infrastructure construction/rehabilitation of their animal houses, access
to critical inputs and equipment) based on their demands and basic sub projects prepared.
In addition to this, in 2013 Ethiopian Fiscal Year, 90 Common Interested Groups that are
newly established to be supported in the Physical year.. Basic sub projects are already
prepared and approved by WAAC and are under the process of procurement and supply of
infrastructure construction/rehabilitation of their animal houses, access to critical inputs and
equipment. So at the end of this physical year, all project kebeles will finalize the support of
basic sub projects according to the plan which is specifically given to each kebele what is
targeted in the project to be achieved up to the end of 2021. Here the allocation of sufficient
budget to CIG in order to give standard supports based on the identified gaps that can increase
the production and productivity and sustain the intervention was very tactical and supported
by professionals at national as well as international level to be fruitful in the practical
achievements’. The Commodity based training on each value chain for the beneficiary, such
as kebele development agents and woreda experts have be given training to get attention for
the effective implementation of the project. Allocation of budget for technical trainings to
beneficiaries is crucial to fill knowledge gaps of husbandry practices. Since this project is new in
the livestock sector in implementation approach at woreda level, there was new exposure to
visitors and experience sharing programs from countries that have best practice in the area.
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This practice was very important to diversify and promote the success story as a lessons learnt
for other areas. It is achieved as per the plan to construct a landing site for harvested fish and
to make a small boat for fishing by using the allocated budget as well as the labor members.
Landing site near to the water body will be constructed having a shade with inside processing
required equipment.
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 References
 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (MoA) Prpject Implementation Manual;
 Kalu Woreda Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project (LFSDP) bi annual
Reports;
 Agricultural agents experts interview
 Local farmers interview in the woreda;
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