addis_stakeholder_techdevbreeding

=**Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop**= =**Addis Ababa**= =**24-25 August 2010**=

QUESTION: For the identified value chains: What are the key constraints that can be addressed through the technology development component?

 * 1. Poor Quality Breeding Stocks**

Clarity Breeding Goal: Production aspects Data Recording
 * Methodology to determine the breeding goals ( involvement of breeders, market and consumers.
 * Put into consideration Feed, Health, water efficiency &
 * Establishment of Sustainable Genetic Improvements Programme
 * Establishment of proper delivery system
 * Availability of Technology and its usage e.g. A.I
 * Availability of alternative technologies at the beneficiaries levels
 * Phenotypic data linked with Geneon Wide Selection


 * 2. Risk Assessment for wild populations of Introduction of improved strains for aquaculture**
 * Genetic pollution


 * 3. Summary Table**
 * Value Chain || Breeding Program || Delivery ||
 * Dual Purpose Cattle- Nicaragua ||  || X ||
 * Small Holder Dairy – Tanzania, India ||  || X ||
 * Small Holder Dairy – India ||  || X ||
 * Small Ruminants – Ethiopia, Mali || X ||  ||
 * Aquaculture - Uganda || X || X ||
 * Pigs - Vietnam || X ||  ||
 * Pigs - Uganda || X ||  ||

Building the interdependence into multidisciplinary team
 * Involvement of all stakeholders in all processes
 * Team building at value chain platform level
 * Effective and open communication
 * Being accountable
 * Defined roles and responsibilities from onset
 * Giving credit to the team rather than individual member
 * Responsibility for the solutions at platform level
 * Joint M&E learning
 * Budgeting for partnership management