Action Plan for the FSRP IAA Project Activity

Introduction
FSRP (Food Systems Resilience Project), is a world bank sponsored agricultural
development project aimed at creating sustainable food system solutions to the
challenges of food production, supply and consumption. It has an ultimate aim of
ensuring food and nutrition security and alleviating poverty among the poor. The
National Fisheries and Aquatic Life Research Center (NFALRC), is one of the EIAR
centers responsible for implementing the project’s activities with the fishery
commodity.

One among the four activities planned to be implemented by the center is the
demonstration activity taken over by the agricultural extension and
communication process of the center. A research and development activity
named: “Demonstration of Integrated Aquaculture Agriculture for Urban and
Peri-Urban Areas of Ethiopia”. The activity is aimed at integrating small-scale fish
farming within the farming system of urban and peri-urban areas of Ethiopia,
where the output or by-product of one agricultural enterprise is used as an input
for the other. This action plan is prepared to create awareness; frame the
coordination of researchers and the support staff within the center, for successful
implementation of the Project’s demonstration activity. Hence, to contribute for
its success, multidisciplinary team researchers within the fishery and aquaculture
domain are assigned with their responsibilities shown below:
 Implementation Procedure of the Demonstration and Persons Responsible

1. Preparation of detailed action plan for the activities

Yared M. and Eyob B.

2. Prepare detailed outline of the demonstration’s implementation plan

Yared M., Eyob B. and Marshet A.

3. Contact the Zonal and District Offices; get updated on the status of the target group.
Get address and detailed status information from the authors and participants of
“Urban Agriculture Assessment Report” and go further to the source for an overview
Conduct a literature review (including the collection and review of secondary data)
Yared M. and Eyob B.

4. Rehearse flow of the demonstration and highlight on key points to focus

Yared M. and Eyob B.

5. Arrange all the necessary logistics and setup the demonstration site fully
Yared M. and Eyob B.

6. Select Participant Farmers in Collaboration with Sheger Sub-city Office of Urban

Agriculture.
Yared M. and Eyob B.

7. Communicate venue and date of the demonstration to concerned stakeholders

Yared M.

8. Prepare Extension Materials and Audio-visual aids; make a trial video recording
and/or photo shot.
Yared M. and Teshome D.

9. Visit the demonstration site in Advance, make the final preparation and rehearsal
Yared M., Adamneh D., Abelneh Y. and Genanaw (On site presenters);
Eyob B. and Marshet A. In addition to Yared M. Onsite demo flow
organizers

10.Conduct the demonstration activity:

Yared M., Adamneh D., Abelneh Y. and Genanaw (On site presenters); Eyob
B. and Marshet A. In addition to Yared M. Onsite demo flow organizers
 Details of Implementation Plan and Resources Required
S/ Responsible person Activity/Duty Resources Needed Implementation
No Period
1 Yared Mesfin Codesign and setup the demonstration
site; prepare extension communication
materials on IAA; Jointly prepare
presentation on the extension dimension
of IAA, coordinate the overall
implementation process of the IAA demo.
2 Eyob Bezabih Co-Design and setup the demonstration
site; support in the preparation of
extension materials on IAA; Prepare
training PPT and deliver participant training
on “The economic dimension/implication
of IAA” on both
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