Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia

The livestock sector is a large contributor to the Ethiopian economy as well as a mainstay in the livelihoods of many Ethiopians. It comprised 11 percent of national GDP and 24 percent of agricultural GDP between the years of 1995/96 and 2005/06 (NBE 2005/06). Livestock production and markets vary s...

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Autores principales: Tilamun, Helina, Schmidt, Emily
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154021
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Schmidt, Emily
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description The livestock sector is a large contributor to the Ethiopian economy as well as a mainstay in the livelihoods of many Ethiopians. It comprised 11 percent of national GDP and 24 percent of agricultural GDP between the years of 1995/96 and 2005/06 (NBE 2005/06). Livestock production and markets vary substantially across space in Ethiopia due to a variety of reasons including topographical variations, market access, water availability, and population characteristics. This study links smallholder livestock population data from the Agricultural Census (2001/02) and data from the annual CSA Agricultural Sample Survey (2005 to 2008) with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data in order to assess livestock population, market access, and grazing land. We utilize existing studies of travel time (Schmidt and Kedir 2009) to calculate shares of livestock (cattle, sheep and goat) populations within defined travel time thresholds of major markets. In addition, we attempt to provide greater insight of changes in available grazing land given increasing human and livestock population pressure.
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spelling CGSpace1540212025-11-06T07:14:00Z Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia Tilamun, Helina Schmidt, Emily livestock livestock products market access water availability smallholders land use The livestock sector is a large contributor to the Ethiopian economy as well as a mainstay in the livelihoods of many Ethiopians. It comprised 11 percent of national GDP and 24 percent of agricultural GDP between the years of 1995/96 and 2005/06 (NBE 2005/06). Livestock production and markets vary substantially across space in Ethiopia due to a variety of reasons including topographical variations, market access, water availability, and population characteristics. This study links smallholder livestock population data from the Agricultural Census (2001/02) and data from the annual CSA Agricultural Sample Survey (2005 to 2008) with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data in order to assess livestock population, market access, and grazing land. We utilize existing studies of travel time (Schmidt and Kedir 2009) to calculate shares of livestock (cattle, sheep and goat) populations within defined travel time thresholds of major markets. In addition, we attempt to provide greater insight of changes in available grazing land given increasing human and livestock population pressure. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:00Z 2024-10-01T13:59:00Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154021 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Tilamun, Helina; Schmidt, Emily 2012. Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154021
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livestock products
market access
water availability
smallholders
land use
Tilamun, Helina
Schmidt, Emily
Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia
title Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia
title_full Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia
title_fullStr Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia
title_short Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia
title_sort spatial analysis of livestock production patterns in ethiopia
topic livestock
livestock products
market access
water availability
smallholders
land use
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