Ethiopian Livestock sector current

status and future prospects

Introduction: Livestock production
• Ethiopia is endowed with
diverse agro-ecology
• A country of plant and animal
diversity
• Habitat to different species
and breeds of animal

• Production systems:
Species 2016 (in million)
• Mixed crop livestock production
system Cattle 59.5

• Pastoral production system Sheep 30.7

• Specialized urban and periurban Goat 30.2

Camel 1.2
Livestock population (CSA 2016)
Poultry 59.5
• Livestock: livelihood base, job creation, draft
power, source of income, manure, etc
• Production system is subsistence:
– Dependent on indigenous breeds
– Low input and low output
– Dependent on natural resources (free grazing)
– Not market oriented
• Production and productivity is low
Demand for livestock products is increasing:
Population growth

Trends in human population in Ethiopia (1950-2050)

 Demand for livestock (cont..)

• Population increase
• Urbanization
• Increase per capita income
Projections of production with (PW) and without (PWO) intervention and
consumption (Source: Ethiopian livestock master plan )

3000 Panel A: Red meat 600 Panel B: Chicken meat Panel C: All meat
3000

2500
2500
PW 400
2000 PW
PW
2000
C
1500
PWO 200
1500
1000 C C PWO

PWO 1000
500 0
2013 2018 2023 2028 2013 2018 2023 2028 2013 2018 2023 2028

Legend:
14000 Panel D: All milk 15000 Panel E: Eggs
PWO= Production without interventiion
12000 PW=Production with intervention
10000 C= Consumption
10000 PW PW
C
Source: Based on LSIPT results.
8000 5000

6000 PWO C
0 PWO
4000 Production-Consumption
2013 2018 2023 2028
2013 2018 2023 2028
Balance
 Prospect of the livestock sector
• Livestock is considered as a second economic
driver (16-19% GDP, 35-40% GDP of Agriculture)
• Livestock for job creation
• Livestock for food and nutrition security
• Livestock and livestock products for export and
import substitution

• Thus, requires transformation from subsistence

to market oriented, clustered based production
Example: Dairy value
chain Consumption

Retailing

Bulk Trading
Research
Transporting
Transportation
Processing
Govt. policy regulation
Transporting
Communications
Post-harvest
handling
Production input supply
Collection
Tech. & business training & assistance
Production
Financial services
Market information and intelligence
 Enabling Environment
• Most of the investment is expected from the
private sector
• Government role is creating enabling
environment for private sector engagement
– “ An investment guide to Ethiopia”
• Support to smallholder producer
– Infrastructure development (animal health clinics,
farmers training centers, laboratories, etc)
– Provision of inputs (forage seeds, vaccines, vet.
Drugs, artificial insemination inputs, etc)
– Provision of services (extension service, animal
health, artificial insemination, vaccination, etc)
– Capacity development at different levels
– Market linkages

• Integrated agro industry parks

 Roles of integrated agro-industry parks

• Sustainable market for producers

• Solves problem of market and market
seasonality
• Encourages farmers to engage in market
oriented livestock production
• Encourages farmers to use inputs to increase
production
• Enables inventors to get all services at one
place and shorten process of acquiring land,
electricity, road, water, etc
Thank you