Durum Wheat and Natural Forest CoffeeValue Chains Development

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AgriKnowledge ShareFair, 23-25 Octobre, 2012, ILRI campus, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.

• SUITABLE AGRO -ECOLOGICAL POTENTIAL

To substitute Hard Wheat Importation by local Durum

Wheat production with

Durum Wheat:

OPPORTUNITIES CHALLENGE

• HIGH DEMAND

• HIGH PRICE EXPECTATIONS

• FUTURE GROWTH

withBale zone leading the process toward an yearly production of about 500,000 quintals of DW

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

Durum Wheat: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

GRAIN

quintals

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

2010 (0) 2011 (1) 2012 (2) 2013 (3) 2014 (4)

SEED

DURUM WHEAT

Good seed of good varieties (Bakalcha and Ejersa)

Suitable soils and crop management (Nitrogen: Urea)

Durum Wheat: WHAT & HOW?

DURUM WHEATGRAIN

- High protein content

- Huge bulks

- Homogeneus

- The same over time

Huge amount of seed

Rigorous grain bulking(no admisture at harvest and storing )

Maintenance of seed purity

Durum Wheat: PROJECT STRATEGY

�Embracing ALL interested aspects

�Involvement and strenghtening of ALL KEY ACTORS

KEY ROLE OF FARMERS’ COOPERATIVES AND UNIONS

�Rigorous control of methodologies and products�Rigorous control of methodologies and products

KEY ROLE OF RESEARCH CENTER OF SINANA(…as in any Process Innovation!)

�Progressive scaling up of activities and involvemen t of new farmers

Durum Wheat: CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS

�Minimum quality requirements ���� protein content of 10.5%.

�A base price (= prevailing local market price for bread wheat : 700Birr per quintal)�A premium (10 Birr for each 0.1% increment of protein) till a

Supply Contract

between the Cooperatives and Unions and the pasta F actories

�A premium (10 Birr for each 0.1% increment of protein) till amaximum of 12 % protein (850 Birr per quintal)

�SARC-quality laboratory as a third party in the contract (for its certifiedassessment of protein content, humidity, etc.)

�OTMDB as supervisor and facilitator (meetings & workshop, monitoring of contract’

implementation)

�The total quantity of grain sold was 450 tons .

Introducing the delivery of high quality seeds to g rain producers’ Coop. on a CREDIT BASIS

� The project has targeted one grain producer coopera tive which has received high quality seeds on a credit basis

�The cooperative will pay back after selling of the grain to a food

Durum Wheat: CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS

Seed credit scheme

�The cooperative will pay back after selling of the grain to a food processing industry

�The seeds were provided by a seed producer cooperat ive

�The quality of the seed was assured by analysis con ducted by SARC (– serving as third party and technical public insti tution)

Piloting 2012/2013 crop season

Thank you !Grazie!

Galatomaa!

Genene GezuGenene Gezu

Ameseghenallehu !Lucia Di TroiaLucia Di Troia

Galatomaa!