Planning+workshop+july+2012-+Tigray


 * Feedback**


 * Site Selection- ** Justified the processes; who participated; how the selection went; and which districts were selected


 * Actors and Service Linkage: ** already identified actors were reviewed- some missing actors and input suppliers were listed down.The regional teams takes the responsibility to update the regional profiles according to the comments provided.


 * Value chain Development Feedbacks**
 * In selected zones and districts input comes first production second and marketing third for livestock commodity. Fruits and vegetables production comes first followed by inputs and then marketing and processing.
 * Women friendly activities in the commodities is mostly in managment practices, but poultry they participate in all activities. Honey case they participate in wax preparation and sell of honey. For fruits and vegetables they participate in input and seedling management
 * Major Environmental impacts in fruits and vegetables is herbicide and chemical usage. No -ve impact for poultry


 * Capacity and knowledge Management**
 * big difference at region, zone and district. Regional level capapcity in most of the commodities with the exception of poultry, fruits and vegetables the ranking is good
 * The staff capacity to mainstream gender for dairy and s.ruminant, honey and irrigated fruits is low at regional and disttirct. Poultry and vegetables is mediu
 * Comments- inputs and services- for dairy we don't have manuals, same for small ruminants. For appiculture, fruits and vegetable there is medicum availablity.
 * Visits to make- places where best practices in irrigation and livestock development in Ethiopia (Bonga, Chencha, Kelite awlalo) and Abroad (Israel, china, kenya, India). Who should involve on the visits is PA level experts, district experts, zonal and regional staff.