Camel Marketing in eastern Ethiopia
1998
Tezera Getahun (Alemaya University of Agriculture, Dire Dawa (Ethiopia))Bekele Tafese (Alemaya University of Agriculture, Dire Dawa (Ethiopia))
Camel marketing was studied in the drylands of eastern Ethiopia. The data were obtained from South East Rangelands Development Project (SERP) in Dagahabour, Jijiga and Babile livestock marketing sites. The data were collected during market days from 1991 to 1993 understand the extent and patterns of camel supply and demand as well as camel prices and trends. The Dagahabour market site, surrounded by camel dominated areas, was the leading in supply and sale of camels, which accounted for 53% and 60% of the total supplied (N = 73,032) and sold (N = 22,790) camels, respectively. The total camels sold were 31% of the total camels brought to all markets of which the male camels accounted for 69%. Camels were observed in excess during drier months November-February and June-July. The average prices were Birr 754 for male camels and Birr 573 females special attention should be given in the development and improvement of camel marketing to render possible ways to absorb the surplus camels from the markets. Indeed, the improvement of livestock marketing in general can be reflected by the betterment of the livelihood of the animal farming societies of eastern Ethiopia.
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