National Rice Research and Development Strategy of Ethiopia

National Rice Research and Development Strategy of Ethiopia (NRRDSE) (NRRDSE July 5 - 9, 2010 Cotonou, Benin

Background: • Population: • Altitude: • Diversity: Ethiopia 72+ Million (growth 2. 4+%) <120 masl to over 4600 masl Relief, Soils and Climate Flora and Fauna Peoples, Culture and Languages (> 80 languages and ethnic groups) • Economy: – 15 -17 percent of GOE’s expenditures are committed to agriculture and rural development, – agriculture directly supports • 85 percent of the population’s livelihoods, • 45 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and • over 80 percent of export value. – Thirteen million smallholder farmers account for 95 percent of total production, and – five to seven million households are chronically food insecure year-round

Basic facts: Policy • The potential rice production area in Ethiopia is estimated to be about thirty million hectares • It has wider adaptation • The government has also recognized it as a millennium crop in light of ensuring food security in Ethiopia • Rice is important sector along with the focus given to Agriculture in the Go. E’s poverty reduction strategy, • the 2004 Food Security Strategy (FSS), • the 2006 Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP) • the new PASDEP is expected to incorporate the targets of this strategic document.

Basic facts: Rice Production Trends • The development aspect in promoting rice production is also limited to certain areas. However, there is an increasing trend in both area and production of the crop since 2006. 2007 Region Amhara No. of farmers 96300 Tigray 2008 Producti on (ton) Size (ha) Somali SNNP Production No. of Size (ha) (ton) farmers 73280 211440 52985 140135 218375 3600 1271 3286 1474 362 Production (ton) 68430 202149 6855 5150 14050 1181 3230 10080 39786 8865 2955 9465 22036 5875 20676 25065 12940 44104 13590 4530 13815 5154 9920 38120 8300 16780 63355 31, 113 10, 371 25, 742 15, 741 18, 721 77, 723 22443 29156 120, 391 657 1314 4, 456 0 13350 54, 890 49, 956 122, 302 260, 102 90, 448 285, 577 284268 155, 886 538, 725 Gambella Ethiopia Size (ha) 32100 Benshangual Gumuz Oromiya No. of farmers 2009 149, 868

Basic facts: § Total - about 30 m ha § 5. 6 m ha highly suitable § 25 m ha suitable Rice Suitability Map: Rain-fed

Basic facts: River Basin Irrigation potential for Rice Irrigable Land (ha) Region (s) Tekeze 83, 368 Tigray and Amhara Abbay 815, 581 Amhara, Oromiya, Benishangul Gumuz 1, 019, 523 Benishangul-Gumz, Gambella, Oromia, and SNNPR Baro-Akobbo Omo-Ghibe 67, 928 SNNPR and Oromiya Rift Valley (Lakes) 139, 300 Oromiya and SNNP Mereb 67, 560 Tigray Afar /Denakil 158, 776 Afar, Tigray, and Amhara Awash 134, 121 Amhara, Oromia, Afar, and Somali Wabi-Shebelle 237, 905 Oromia, Harari and Somali Genale-Dawa 1, 074, 720 Total 3, 798, 782 Oromia, SNNRP, and Somali regions

PRIORITY AREAS AND APPROACHES • Approaches 1) Agro-ecology based promotion of Rice R&D 2) Promotion of both small-scale and commercial rice production 3) Gender consideration 4) Value chain approach promotion 5) Environmentally sustainability

Strategies of the NRRDSE • In view of the suggested approaches and addressing the priority areas indentified, the NRRDSE is designed to have nine main strategic components namely i. ii. strengthening the institutional framework and policy development Research, Technology Dissemination, Promotion and Capacity Building; iii. Seed Production, Multiplication and Dissemination of Certified Seed iv. fertilizer marketing and distribution; v. irrigation and investment in water control technologies; vi. pre-harvest technologies, vii. post-harvest technologies viii. access to and maintenance of agricultural machinery and equipment; and ix. access to credit/ agricultural finance.

Projected rice area and production (2009 – 2019) Region Year Area in ha Lowland Irrigation rain-fed Upland rain-fed Amhara 2009 2014 2019 Oromiya 2009 2014 2019 SNNPR 2009 2014 2019 Tigray 2009 2014 2019 Gambela 2009 2014 2019 Benshangul 2009 Gumuz 2014 2019 Somali 2009 2014 2019 Afar 2009 2014 2019 Total 2009 2014 2019 Paddy Grain Production in ton Upland Lowland Irrigation rain-fed Total 38, 430 30, 000 68, 430 103, 761 96, 000 81, 769 63, 833 13, 624 159, 226 261, 662 255, 330 74, 932 591, 924 124, 662 97, 316 27, 248 249, 226 436, 317 486, 580 190, 736 1, 113, 633 12, 940 41, 408 - 41, 408 30, 805 123, 220 - 123, 220 34, 743 15, 570 50, 313 173, 715 1, 475 27, 681 29, 156 3, 983 88, 578 - 92, 562 3, 680 69, 044 72, 724 11, 775 276, 177 - 287, 952 5, 526 103, 687 7, 785 116, 998 19, 342 518, 434 3, 950 1, 200 5, 150 10, 665 3, 840 - 14, 505 18, 580 5, 965 24, 545 59, 457 23, 859 - 83, 316 32, 823 11, 117 43, 940 114, 880 55, 586 - 170, 466 3, 350 10, 000 13, 350 10, 720 40, 000 50, 720 53, 530 20, 000 73, 530 214, 120 110, 000 324, 120 93, 710 40, 000 133, 710 468, 550 280, 000 748, 550 10, 080 32, 256 - 32, 256 58, 670 234, 680 - 234, 680 102, 260 5, 000 107, 260 511, 300 35, 000 546, 300 16, 780 67, 120 43, 984 241, 912 71, 807 502, 649 - 120 660 43, 855 104, 030 163, 011 85, 251 281, 846 442, 833 250 26, 780 77, 728 167, 660 250 155, 886 463, 604 773, 504 118, 409 332, 895 570, 538 272, 802 1, 127, 385 2, 214, 165 1, 750 107, 120 427, 504 1, 173, 620 1, 750 498, 332 1, 887, 784 3, 958, 323 - - Total 108, 990 54, 495 - 199, 761 282, 705 592, 271 -

Human capacity building targets Agricultural researchers with BSc MSc or Ph D Research Technicians Rice Seed Technologists Extension Workers spend about 5 -10 hours a week on rice promotion Year Total Full Part Full Total time Part time Total Full time Part time 2009 23 6 17 12 4 8 7 7 160 - 160 2014 69 18 51 36 12 24 15 15 488 - 488 2019 186 48 138 101 36 65 25 25 1, 326 - 1, 326

Governance Ministry of of Agriculture and Ministry Agricultur Rural Development (Mo. ARD) National Rice Steering National Rice Committee Steering Committee National Rice Technical Committee v. EIAR (3) v. Mo. ARD (3) v. ESE-EIAR (1) v. SAA (1 Rice Secretariat (Plan &Prog Dir) -Mo. ARD (3) Regional Bo. ARD (Focal Person) Collabora tors Collaborators

Partnership arrangements i. The NRRDSE will be promoting effective partnership with all stakeholders within the country and also abroad like IRRI, Africa Rice Center, JIRCAS, CARD. ii. The National Rice R&D Steering Committee will take the responsibility in strengthening this partnership. iii. In addition, the Agricultural and Rural Development Partners’ Linkage Advisory Council at federal, regional, zonal and woreda level will play in further strengthening the linkage among stakeholders.

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