1. TL II & Treasure Legumes (IFAD) chickpea project work plan for 2009
Output 8.2. Developing sustainable seed produc3on and delivery systems
Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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High quality • roduce high quality
P EIAR/DZARC
FoundaBon seed of founda3on seed of (40 t) (Sherif, Million,
chickpea for sale
to seed producers, through partnerships with Asnake, Lijalem,
NGOs, Farmer stakeholders Kebebew)
OrganizaBons, and
other stakeholders
• evelop irriga3on
D
capacity for founda3on
seed produc3on
Design, test, and • NGOs and 14 CBOs acBvely
2
implement seed involve in seed producBon
producBon • ne private seed company
O
programs venture into commercial seed
producBon
• 50 well trained chickpea seed
1
producers
• valuate the effecBveness of
E
alternaBve seed delivery
strategies

2. TL II & Treasure Legumes (IFAD) chickpea project work plan for 2009
Output 8.2. Developing sustainable seed produc3on and delivery systems
Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
compleBon
Design, test, and • den3fy constraints to
I EIAR/DZARC
implement seed delivery systems (Sherif, Million,
diffusion, Asnake, Lijalem,
markeBng, and
insBtuBonal • stablish variety, seed,
E Kebebew)
arrangements to and market informa3on
enhance seed plat form in at least 3 pilot
delivery sites
• efine market channels
D
• establish farmer
marke3ng groups (DZ &
Minjar‐shenkora)

3. Output 8.2. Developing sustainable seed produc3on and delivery systems
Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone Sub‐acBvity
8.2.1.2: 8.2.1.2.1 DZARC Dec,2009 Off season
Irriga3on IniBate produc3on
capacity for construcBon of possibility
Founda3on irrigaBon
seed faciliBes in
produc3on Ethiopia
developed at  rriga3on
I
one site in pump(purchase)
Ethiopia

4. TL II & Treasure Legumes (IFAD) chickpea project work plan for 2009
Output 8.2. Developing sustainable seed produc3on and delivery systems
Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
comple
Bon
Milestone 8.2.1.1: AcBvity 8.2.1: EIAR/DZARC (Sherif, (June 40 tons quality
High quality Improving the Million, Asnake, 2008 – seeds annually
availability of Lijalem, Kebebew, July
founda3on seed of
iniBal foundaBon Demissie) 2010)
chickpea (40 t) for
seed by NARS and
sale to seed other public sector
producers, NGOs, as well as private
farmers’ sector partners
organiza3ons and • ZARC, ARC, HARC
D
other stakeholders Sub acBvity
annually (June 2008 8.2.1.1.1 Produce
– July 2010) foundaBon seed
with partners and
other stakeholders
through
arrangements that
sBmulate
technology
diffusion and

5. TL II & Treasure Legumes (IFAD) chickpea project work plan for 2009
Output 8.2. Developing sustainable seed produc3on and delivery systems
Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone Sub‐acBvity 8.2.2.3.1 Sherif, Demissie, May 2010 Increase linkage
8.2.2.1: At IdenBfy NGOs and Asnake, Million) Enhance seed
least four CBO partners with availability,
quality
major NGOs common interest and
and 40 CBOs iniBate seed
ac3vely producBon and
involved in distribuBon to
seed smallholder farmers in
produc3on the target countries
and • orld vision
W
distribu3on in • HDI
S
Ethiopia, • G 2000
S
Tanzania and • RS
C Sherif, Demissie,
Malawi CBO(primary coops, Asnake, Million,
unions) Mahalet,Deriba,
Elias)

6. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone Sub‐acBvity (Sherif, August, 2009 150 well
8.2.2.3 At least 8.2.2.3.5 Demissie, trained
150 well‐ Organize and Asnake, personnel(farm
trained implement Million, ers and
chickpea seed chickpea seed wendefresh extension
producers producBon and respec3ve workers)
(agricultural courses to WoARD)
field extension agricultural
officers) in field extension
Ethiopia officers in the
three target
and two

7. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone Sub‐acBvity Socio‐economic Dec 2009 Effec3ve seed
8.2.2.4 Pro‐ 8.2.2.4.6 department delivery system
poor seed Evaluate the iden3fied and
delivery effecBveness applied
systems while
idenBfied to implemenBng
meet special different
needs of alternaBve
drought‐prone strategies for
areas availing good
quality seed
with a
parBcular
focus to poor
farmers in
drought‐prone
areas
• implemented
acer baseline

8. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone AcBvity 8.2.3: Sitotew, Sherif, Dec, 2009 Chick pea seed
8.2.3.1. Designing, Asneke system
Constraints to tesBng and iden3fica3on
seed delivery implemenBng in Ethiopia
systems in ESA diffusion,
and markeBng, and
opportuniBes insBtuBonal
idenBfied, arrangements
according to to enhance
different client seed delivery
needs tailored to
varying client
needs
• assessment
of structure of
chick pea seed
systems in
Ethiopia

9. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone  vailing
A Sitotaw, Sherif, Dec 2009
8.2.3.2. variety and
Improved marke3ng
variety, seed informa3on
and market  rea3ng
C
informaBon linkage among
pladorm different stake
established in holders on
at least 3 pilot marke3ng
sites in
Tanzania,
Malawi and
Ethiopia (incl.
farmers’
resource
shops)

10. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone Milestone
8.2.3.3. Market accomplished
channels
defined
(including links
between
market traits,
drought
tolerance and
risk strategies
(per target
zone)

11. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone AcBvity 8.2.4: Sitotaw, Sherif, Nov2009 Func3oning
8.2.3.4. Farmer Enhancing Asneke marke3ng
markeBng local level
groups capacity to
established in produce,
Debre Zeit deliver, store
(Oromiya) and and market
Minjar‐ seed
Shenkora ?
(Amhara),
Ethiopia with
roles and
responsibiliBes

12. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone Sub‐acBvity Sitotaw, Sherif, August 2009 Skilled
8.2.4.1. Two (2) 8.2.4.11.1 Asneke, techniciansion
short courses Organize and Demissie on chick pea
on seed implement seed product
producBon legumes seed
completed by producBon
research courses to 20
technicians ‐ Research
20 per country technicians
each in Malawi
and Tanzania
and Ethiopia
• raining will
T
be organized

13. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone Sub‐acBvity Sitotaw, Sherif, Nov 2009 Skilled
8.2.4.2. Three 8.2.4.12.1 Asneke, personnel on
(3) short Organize Demissie , seed delivery
courses on training Million scheme
seed delivery courses on
schemes seed delivery
provided to schemes for
extension research
agents and technicians
research and extension
technicians agents in three
countries, one
each in
Ethiopia,
Malawi and

14. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone Sub‐acBvity Sitotaw, Sherif, Nov, 2009 Chick pea
8.2.4.3. Two 8.2.4.13.1 Asneke, scaling up
hundred Organize Demissie , facilita3on
extension training Million
agents and courses in
NGO outreach techniques for
personnel scaling up and
trained in out (reaching a
innovaBve large number
technology of poor
transfer farmers) with
(geared to help improved
the poor); 50 seeds with
for chickpeas parBcular
reference to

15. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone Sub‐acBvity Kibebew, July 2009 Informa3on
8.2.4.4. 8.2.4.14.1 Abebe dissemina3on
Manual on Develop a on chick pea
seed manual for produc3on and
producBon chickpeas seed management
available in at producBon – produced
least 3 key one each in
local languages Amharic and
Oromifa
• eviewed
R
manual will be
published

16. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone Trial packs will Sitotaw , Dec 2009 Packed and
8.2.4.5: Trial be prepared Asneke, sherif, lebeled seed
packs of seed (30 packs each Demmissie, product
of 35kg) and Million,
recommended displayed at Deriba,Mahelet
new varieBes seed retail
available at outlet
seed retail
outlets in
target areas for
disseminaBon

17. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone 8.2.
4. 6: Two M.Sc.
candidates
trained

18. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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AcBvity 8.2.5: Sherif,Sitotaw, Nov 2009 Chick pea
Milestone Enhancing Million, performance
8.2.5.1: Farmer local level Lijalem, demonstrated
field days and awareness of Wondefresh
farmer field released
schools varieBes
established at Sub‐acBvity
exisBng on‐ 8.2.5.17.1
farm trials Implement
annually in Farmer Field
Ethiopia, Schools,
Malawi and Farmer Field
Tanzania Days and Seed
fairs at
selected

19. Milestone AcBviBes Responsibility Date of output
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Milestone Leaflets Sherif, Sitotaw, Dec 2009 Informa3on
8.2.5.2: reprints on lijalem, Asneke, disseminated
Publicity already Wondefresh
materials on released
new varieBes varie3es and
of chickpea new prints on
published in newly released
local languages varie3es will be
disseminated in
at least 1000
copies and
distributed
during in field
days and other