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Investigating the role of poultry in livelihoods and the impact of HPAI in Ethiopia

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Ethiopia supports one of the largest livestock populations in all of Africa (Alemu et al. 2008). In fact, the livestock sector accounts for 19 percent of national GDP, and as much as 40 percent of agricultural GDP (FAO 2004). At a micro level, it has been estimated that livestock supports the liveli...

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Main Authors: Ayele, Gezahegn, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Birol, Ekin, Roy, Devesh
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
Subjects:
livestock
rural population
gross national product
poultry farming
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162008
Summary:Ethiopia supports one of the largest livestock populations in all of Africa (Alemu et al. 2008). In fact, the livestock sector accounts for 19 percent of national GDP, and as much as 40 percent of agricultural GDP (FAO 2004). At a micro level, it has been estimated that livestock supports the livelihoods of about 80 percent of the rural population (FAO 2004). Almost all (94 percent) of the country’s 34 million poultry population comprises indigenous birds, revealing that the poultry subsector is characterized by small-scale household-level poultry (Central Statistical Agency (CSA) 2005; Alemu et al. 2008).

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