OROMIA SEED ENTERPRISE OSE An over view of

OROMIA SEED ENTERPRISE (OSE)

An over view of OSE - OSE was established by Oromia Regional State Regulation No- 108/2008 - OBJECTIVES: - To reduce the gap between seed demand supply - To provide technical support and build the small scale Farmers capacity for production and commercialization of quality seed. -To contribute to overall development by supplying market oriented seeds to the farmer/pastoralist at affordable price.

Organizational structure/management • Three Departments and Four Services at HQ- in Finfinnee/Addis Ababa • Two Branches- East Branch – Asella - West Branch- Naqamte • Managed by Board and Supervised by PESA (Public Enterprise supervisory Authority) • Three Major Warehouses- Situated at Naqamte, Asella and Dodolla

Major Activities: • • Seed multiplication Seed processing Seed quality assurance Seed marketing Demos and popularization of crop varieties Training Seed Technology promotion

Seed Production main Strategies • Own Farm • Contractual base: - Small scale Farms - Private Farms - Large State Farms - TVET College Farms

Seed Production Techniques • Rain fed • Irrigation based • Supplementary Irrigation based

Marketing Strategies • Dominated by production driven • Direct marketing has begun as a pilot on two Districts ( Sibu sire & Arsi Negele) on Maize • Scale up of direct marketing • Promoting the value chain • Improving customer relationships to establish loyal customer • Supplier partnership/SRM

Contractual Hybrid maize Seed Multiplication Training, output and Benefit of Farmers ( 2008 -2012) from OSE N o 1 2 Description Coverage -Zone -Districts 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total 7 19 12 29 5 9 3 4 30 * 65 * Participants trained -Subject matter specialists (SMS) -District Agents (DA) -Farmers 75 155 74 32 28 364 99 1265 85 2409 39 2024 46 1981 41 1222 310 8, 901 3 Area Cultivated 385 2402 881 1520 860 6, 048 4 Seed purchased from Farmers on contractual bases in Qt. 3080 29170 14032 28576 - 74, 858 5 Unit price( per Qt) 600 650 700 780 - 6 Cash Paid to Farmers 1, 848, 000 18, 960, 500 9, 822, 400 22. 289, 280 - 52, 920, 180

Lessons • Direct marketing reduces compliant over quality of seed and handoffs • Farmers are beneficiary due to accessibility of quality seed • Supply chain needs win-win approach and integration of Firms • Experiences on Malt Barley can scale up to – Wheat- Flour/Macaroni Factory - Maize – Poultry producers - Both (Wheat & Maize)- to Consumers’ Cooperatives as market linkage.

Quality Seed Supply Accelerates the Farmer productivity and income as an Engine of growth !!

Thank you!!!