Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia
Although the statistics available on the actual size are outdated and inconsistent, there is no doubt that Ethiopia has a huge livestock population. The ruminant livestock population is the largest in Africa and among the top 10 in the world. Livestock accounts for an estimated 16% of the total GDP...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
International Service for National Agricultural Research
2001
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136505 |
| _version_ | 1855520768455081984 |
|---|---|
| author | Kebede, B. |
| author_browse | Kebede, B. |
| author_facet | Kebede, B. |
| author_sort | Kebede, B. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | Although the statistics available on the actual size are outdated and inconsistent, there is no doubt that Ethiopia has a huge livestock population. The ruminant livestock population is the largest in Africa and among the top 10 in the world. Livestock accounts for an estimated 16% of the total GDP and about 30% of the agricultural GDP. It plays a key role in the overall farming system, serving as a source of draught power for cultivating an estimated 6 million hectares of crop land annually. It also provides milk, meat, manure, hides and skins as well as a source of cash for the 85% of the population that live in the rural areas. |
| format | Conference Paper |
| id | CGSpace136505 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2001 |
| publishDateRange | 2001 |
| publishDateSort | 2001 |
| publisher | International Service for National Agricultural Research |
| publisherStr | International Service for National Agricultural Research |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace1365052025-01-09T06:04:00Z Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia Kebede, B. biotechnology Although the statistics available on the actual size are outdated and inconsistent, there is no doubt that Ethiopia has a huge livestock population. The ruminant livestock population is the largest in Africa and among the top 10 in the world. Livestock accounts for an estimated 16% of the total GDP and about 30% of the agricultural GDP. It plays a key role in the overall farming system, serving as a source of draught power for cultivating an estimated 6 million hectares of crop land annually. It also provides milk, meat, manure, hides and skins as well as a source of cash for the 85% of the population that live in the rural areas. 2001 2024-01-04T07:49:48Z 2024-01-04T07:49:48Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136505 en Open Access application/pdf International Service for National Agricultural Research Kebede, B. 2001. Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia. International Service for National Agricultural Research |
| spellingShingle | biotechnology Kebede, B. Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia |
| title | Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | policy perspective on productivity needs for livestock biotechnology in ethiopia |
| topic | biotechnology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136505 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT kebedeb policyperspectiveonproductivityneedsforlivestockbiotechnologyinethiopia |