live cattle and beef value chain rapid assessment in ethiopia

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April 2010 The good news is … Livestock produc5on u5lizes available resources and provides livelihoods and services And the not so good news is … Feed and veterinary care constrain produc5vity Feed constrains specialist feeding systems Domes5c prices are higher than interna5onal ones Background Much interest centers on ca.le and beef as drivers of Ethiopian development. In rural areas (highland and lowland), ca.le have mul>ple uses and are vital to livelihoods and risk management. Trading, processing and retailing also provide jobs from the ca.le trade. The promise of exports has long been viewed as a new source of value addi>on and employment. Although a number of previous studies had looked at actors in the Ethiopian livestock value chains, li.le quan>ta>ve analysis had been carried out. This study supplements a larger volume of diagnos>c work requested by the Ethiopian government. The work is conducted in partnership with The Bill and Melinda Gates Founda>on, IFPRI, Mirtama consul>ng and others. Method and study areas We approach the value chain as a demandshed: having iden>fied end uses and final loca>ons for live ca.le supply systems, we worked backwards towards the supply . We inves>gate two ca.le supply chain routes: (i) the Southern route extending from Addis Ababa (demand center) to Moyale on the Kenyan border (results presented here) (ii) the Northern supply route extending from Addis Ababa to Metema. Various ca.le markets along the two routes were studied, and actors that include producers, coopera>ves, traders, feedlots, brokers, local and export aba.oirs, butchers, exporters. Experts were also interviewed. In addi>on to revenue and cost data, informa>on was gathered on the value chains’ transmission of quality incen>ves, payment systems, problems as defined by different actors, and a range of other variables. Live CaAle and Beef Value Chain Rapid Assessment in Ethiopia Objec<ves To characterize the Ethiopian Live Ca.le Value Chains to allow examina>on of costs and revenues at each stage, and iden>fy opportuni>es and problems suitable for development interven>ons. Findings (Southern route only) Livestock offer income genera>on and risk mi>ga>on mechanisms where few others exist. Access to grazing and water constrain produc>on. Rapid appraisal methods were able to be used to es>mate revenue and cost items at each point in the chain. Profit margins were found not to be excessive amongst traders and feedlots. Profits and margins throughout the chain were found to be highly sensi>ve to feed costs – feedlot economics requires a more thorough inves>ga>on. Prevailing payment systems involve late payments in lieu of working capital – throughout the chain. The value chain transmits quality incen>ves poorly – rankings of buyers preferences for each a.ribute vary substan>ally between chain actors. Value chain profile Amare, S., D. Baker, R. Davies, S. Gebremariam & A. Solomon

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Poster prepared by Amare, S., D. Baker, R. Davies, S. Gebremariam & A.Solomon for the ILRI Annual Program Meeting (APM) 2010, held at ILRI campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 14-17, 2010.

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Page 1: Live cattle and beef value chain rapid assessment in Ethiopia

April  2010  

The  good  news  is  …  

Livestock  produc5on  u5lizes  available  resources  and  provides  livelihoods  and  services  

And  the  not  so  good  news  is  …  

Feed  and  veterinary  care  constrain  produc5vity  

Feed  constrains  specialist  feeding  systems  

Domes5c  prices  are  higher  than  interna5onal  ones  

Background  Much  interest  centers  on  ca.le  and  beef  as  drivers  of  Ethiopian  development.      In  rural  areas  (highland  and  lowland),  ca.le  have  mul>ple  uses  and  are  vital  to  livelihoods  and  risk  management.    Trading,  processing  and  retailing  also  provide  jobs  from  the  ca.le  trade.    The  promise  of  exports  has  long  been  viewed  as  a  new  source  of  value  addi>on  and  employment.  

Although  a  number  of  previous  studies  had  looked  at  actors  in  the  Ethiopian  livestock  value  chains,  li.le  quan>ta>ve  analysis  had  been  carried  out.    This  study  supplements  a  larger  volume  of  diagnos>c  work  requested  by  the  Ethiopian  government.    The  work  is  conducted  in  partnership  with  The  Bill  and  Melinda  Gates  Founda>on,  IFPRI,  Mirtama  consul>ng  and  others.  

Method  and  study  areas  We  approach  the  value  chain  as  a  demand-­‐shed:  having  iden>fied  end  uses  and  final  loca>ons  for  live  ca.le  supply  systems,  we  worked  backwards  towards  the  supply.  We  inves>gate  two  ca.le  supply  chain  routes:  

(i)  the  Southern  route  extending  from  Addis  Ababa  (demand  center)  to  Moyale  on  the  Kenyan  border    (results  presented  here)  (ii)  the  Northern  supply  route  extending  from  Addis  Ababa  to  Metema.  

Various  ca.le  markets  along  the  two  routes  were  studied,  and  actors  that  include  producers,  coopera>ves,  traders,  feedlots,  brokers,  local  and  export  aba.oirs,  butchers,  exporters.    Experts  were  also  interviewed.    

In  addi>on  to  revenue  and  cost  data,  informa>on  was  gathered  on  the  value  chains’  transmission  of  quality  incen>ves,  payment  systems,  problems  as  defined  by  different  actors,  and  a  range  of  other  variables.  

Live  CaAle  and  Beef  Value  Chain  Rapid  Assessment  in  Ethiopia  Objec<ves  To  characterize  the  Ethiopian  Live  Ca.le  Value  Chains  to  allow  examina>on  of  costs  and  revenues  at  each  stage,  and  iden>fy  opportuni>es  and  problems  suitable  for  development  interven>ons.  

Findings  (Southern  route  only)  Livestock  offer  income  genera>on  and  risk  mi>ga>on  mechanisms  where  few  others  exist.  

Access  to  grazing  and  water  constrain  produc>on.  

Rapid  appraisal  methods  were  able  to  be  used  to  es>mate  revenue  and  cost  items  at  each  point  in  the  chain.    Profit  margins  were  found  not  to  be  excessive  amongst  traders  and  feedlots.  

Profits  and  margins  throughout  the  chain  were  found  to  be  highly  sensi>ve  to  feed  costs  –  feedlot  economics  requires  a  more  thorough  inves>ga>on.  

Prevailing  payment  systems  involve  late  payments  in  lieu  of  working  capital  –  throughout  the  chain.  

The  value  chain  transmits  quality  incen>ves  poorly  –  rankings  of  buyers  preferences  for  each  a.ribute  vary  substan>ally  between  chain  actors.  

Value  chain  profile  

Amare,  S.,  D.  Baker,  R.  Davies,  S.  Gebremariam  &  A.  Solomon