Training+on+Tools+for+Rapid+Assessment+of+Sheep+and+Goat+Value+Chains+in+Ethiopia,+Hawassa,+20-23+November+2012

SARI, Awassa, 20-23 November 2012
The Training Objectives are to:
 * Understand the Value Chain component of the CGIAR Livestock and Fish Program
 * Understand the concept of Value Chain Assessment (VCA)
 * Understand the gender dimension of VCA
 * Produce and test Rapid VCA tools (checklists)

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Welcome address Objectives and expectations Participant introductions || Tamsin Dewe (ILRI) Nigussie Dana (SARI) Aynalem Haile (ICARDA) Aynalem || Presentation || Aynalem Haile || Presentation || Getachew Legesse (ICARDA consultant) || || Getachew Legesse || of participants (by sites) || Group work (30 min) Report back (15 min) Discussion (15 min) || Checklists for Service providers, traders and processors Presentation || Getachew Legesse || Presentation || Tamsin Dewe (ILRI consultant ) || Feeding Breeding and Management Marketing and Input services || Getinet Aseffa Aynalem Haile Getachew Legesse ||
 * ** TUESDAY, 20 November 2012 ** ||
 * ** Time ** || ** Program item ** || ** Who ** ||
 * 08:30 || Registration || SARI ||
 * 09:00 || Welcome by ILRI
 * 09:30 || Introduction to the CGIAR Program Livestock and Fish – Sheep and goat value chains in Ethiopia
 * 10:00 || Introduction to the value chain concept and mapping of value chains
 * ** 10:30 ** || ** Break ** ||  ||
 * 11:00 || Integrating Gender into Livestock Value Chains – an Interactive Exercise || Yeshi Chiche (EIAR) ||
 * 12:00 || Example of a report VCA from a Sheep VC site
 * ** 12:30 ** || ** Lunch ** ||  ||
 * 13:30 || Practical exercise on mapping sheep/goat meat VC in the selected sites based on the experience
 * 14:30 || Introduction to the approach and methods - check lists/questionnaires for different actors
 * ** 15:00 ** || ** Break ** ||  ||
 * 15:30 || Introduction to the tool kit of Safe Food, Fair Food Consumer checklist
 * 16:00 || Producer Checklists by component
 * ** 17:00 ** || ** Close ** ||  ||

Producers Safe Food Package Traders, Service providers || Resource persons and teams ||
 * ** WEDNESDAY, 21 November 2012 ** ||
 * ** Time ** || ** Program item ** || ** Who ** ||
 * 08:30 || Plenary to recap tasks of the group work and group formation || Aynalem Haile ||
 * 09:00 || Group work on the checklists for
 * ** 10:30 ** || ** Break ** ||  ||
 * 11:00 || Continuation of group work || Resource Persons and Teams ||
 * ** 12:30 ** || ** Lunch ** ||  ||
 * 13:30 || Feedback from groups to plenary || Aynalem Haile ||
 * 14:30 || Discussion of field day on Wednesday/Group Formation || Getachew Legesse ||
 * ** 15:00 ** || ** Break ** ||  ||
 * 15:30 || Group Work to finalize checklists based on feedback from plenary || Resource Persons and Teams ||
 * ** 16:30 ** || ** Close ** ||  ||


 * __THURSDAY, 22 November 2012__**
 * Field Day in xxxxxxx to test the approach and the checklists (4 groups)**

Producers Safe Food Package Traders, Processors and Service providers || Resource Persons and Teams || || Getachew Legesse / Resource Persons || Group work by sites to plan field implementation (time schedule and responsibilities) || Facilitator: Aynalem Haile ||
 * ** FRIDAY, 23 November 2012 ** ||
 * ** Time ** || ** Program item ** || ** Who ** ||
 * 09:00 || Plenary: Feedback from the field testing by group || Resource Persons and Teams ||
 * ** 10:30 ** || ** Break ** ||  ||
 * 11:00 || Group work on the checklists for
 * ** 12:30 ** || ** Lunch ** ||  ||
 * 13:30 || Introduction to data entry and report writing
 * 14:00 || Group work on reports || Resource Persons and Teams ||
 * ** 15:00 ** || ** Break ** ||  ||
 * 15:30 || Introduction to next steps
 * 16:10 || Plenary: Report back from groups || Facilitator: Aynalem Haile ||
 * ** 16:30 ** || ** Closing remarks ** || **Asrat Tera ** ||