The evolving livestock sector in Ethiopia: Growth by heads, not by productivity
Livestock is important in Ethiopia’s agricultural economy as almost all farmers own some livestock. Livestock assets are valued at 720 USD per farm on average. Overall livestock output has grown rapidly over the last decade, estimated at almost 6 percent per year, but about 80 percent of that growth...
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| author | Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Tadesse, Fanaye Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum |
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| description | Livestock is important in Ethiopia’s agricultural economy as almost all farmers own some livestock. Livestock assets are valued at 720 USD per farm on average. Overall livestock output has grown rapidly over the last decade, estimated at almost 6 percent per year, but about 80 percent of that growth came from increases in the number of livestock. The stock of different livestock species was about 50 percent higher in 2015 than a decade earlier, while modern input use and improvements in production methods contributed little to growth in the livestock sector. Linked to improved access to extension and markets, adoption of improved breeds and improved feeding practices increased, but such adoption patterns started from a very low base. Within the livestock sector, cattle are dominant, making up an estimated three-quarters of the value of livestock stock. However, the share of cattle in total livestock output is declining, and small ruminants are on the rise, especially in pastoralist areas. Given the rapid growth in livestock numbers and the increasing livestock density per unit of land, we find that feeding practices are changing. Grazing land is declining in availability, so reliance on commercial feed markets is increasing. Access to vaccinations and veterinary service provision have improved, and livestock death rates declined slightly over the last decade. However, the number of livestock lost to deaths is still more than twice the number sold for meat production, indicating important challenges remaining for the development of the livestock sector in Ethiopia. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1458952025-11-06T07:15:51Z The evolving livestock sector in Ethiopia: Growth by heads, not by productivity Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Tadesse, Fanaye Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum economic growth goats ruminants cattle commercial farming livestock breeds productivity innovation adoption livestock sheep animal production Livestock is important in Ethiopia’s agricultural economy as almost all farmers own some livestock. Livestock assets are valued at 720 USD per farm on average. Overall livestock output has grown rapidly over the last decade, estimated at almost 6 percent per year, but about 80 percent of that growth came from increases in the number of livestock. The stock of different livestock species was about 50 percent higher in 2015 than a decade earlier, while modern input use and improvements in production methods contributed little to growth in the livestock sector. Linked to improved access to extension and markets, adoption of improved breeds and improved feeding practices increased, but such adoption patterns started from a very low base. Within the livestock sector, cattle are dominant, making up an estimated three-quarters of the value of livestock stock. However, the share of cattle in total livestock output is declining, and small ruminants are on the rise, especially in pastoralist areas. Given the rapid growth in livestock numbers and the increasing livestock density per unit of land, we find that feeding practices are changing. Grazing land is declining in availability, so reliance on commercial feed markets is increasing. Access to vaccinations and veterinary service provision have improved, and livestock death rates declined slightly over the last decade. However, the number of livestock lost to deaths is still more than twice the number sold for meat production, indicating important challenges remaining for the development of the livestock sector in Ethiopia. 2018-08-09 2024-06-21T09:05:17Z 2024-06-21T09:05:17Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145895 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Minten, Bart; Tadesse, Fanaye; and Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum. 2018. The evolving livestock sector in Ethiopia: Growth by heads, not by productivity. ESSP Working Paper 122. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145895 |
| spellingShingle | economic growth goats ruminants cattle commercial farming livestock breeds productivity innovation adoption livestock sheep animal production Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Tadesse, Fanaye Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum The evolving livestock sector in Ethiopia: Growth by heads, not by productivity |
| title | The evolving livestock sector in Ethiopia: Growth by heads, not by productivity |
| title_full | The evolving livestock sector in Ethiopia: Growth by heads, not by productivity |
| title_fullStr | The evolving livestock sector in Ethiopia: Growth by heads, not by productivity |
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| title_short | The evolving livestock sector in Ethiopia: Growth by heads, not by productivity |
| title_sort | evolving livestock sector in ethiopia growth by heads not by productivity |
| topic | economic growth goats ruminants cattle commercial farming livestock breeds productivity innovation adoption livestock sheep animal production |
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