Challenges and opportunities to livestock and livestock products marketing in southern nations, nationalities and peoples region: a case study of Wolaita zone
2003
Million Tadese(Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, Awasa (Ethiopia))
This paper examines livestock and livestock product marketing conditions in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS) particularly in Wolaita Zone. Secondary data and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) were used to investigate the livestock marketing condition in the study area. The results of PRA survey indicate that livestock are important sources of income and wealth indicators. Based on the number of livestock owned, farmers in the study areas were categorized into rich (7.5%), medium (15.5%), poor (41.5%) and very poor (35.5%). Livestock products such as butter, meat, hides and skins, cheese and milk are important products traded both in rural and urban markets in the study area. Returns to better livestock marketing conditions can be manifested in terms of improved food security, increased farm incomes, and increased supply of food. Local breeds are the dominant spices kept by farmers in the area. In addition, exotic dairy breeds are also found in Wolaita Sodo dairy farm and the farm is used as a center to disseminate these breeds to farmers. Generally, livestock marketing in Wolaita Zone is characterized by lack of improved market place, storage and processing services, standards and weight lack of transportation, poor market information on the price and supply condition, problem of infectious and parasitic diseases. Therefore, improving the current livestock and livestock products marketing problems is an obvious policy option in the area.
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