Assessment of Dairy Marketing in Assosa District, Ethiopia

Amente Negussa Bayata

doi:10.11648/j.ajpb.20200503.15

Abstract

The important roles of livestock in the developing countries within the agricultural sector in contributing to rural livelihoods and particularly those of the poor are well recognized. Ethiopia holds large potential for dairy development due to its large livestock population, the favorable climate for improved, high-yielding animal breeds, and the relatively disease-free environment for livestock. This study was initiated to Assessment of Dairy Marketing in Assosa District, Ethiopia. The focus of the study was to identify actors and their roles in dairy marketing chains; and to identify the challenges and opportunities of dairy marketing chains in the study area. The type of data use for assessment is cross sectional data. Different variables were hypothesized to determine dairy marketing. The data was supplemented by primary and secondary sources. Primary survey was conducted in Assosa district to obtain the total number of households that have dairy animals in the three selected kebeles for dairy production. The secondary data is generated from both published and unpublished documents. Descriptive statistics has been used to assess the generated data. The results obtained from this assessment indicate absence of training service and lack of transportation service were found to be the most important significant variables influencing dairy marketing in the district. Therefore, providing training and improving transportation facilities to strengthen the vertical and horizontal linkages among the marketing agents are recommended to develop and strengthen information on dairy marketing in the study area.

Highlights

Primary survey was conducted in Assosa district to obtain the total number of households that have dairy animals in the three selected kebeles for dairy production
The chi-square test shows the existence of significant statistical differences for extension services on dairy marketing chains of producer households at level of 1% significance between the three kebeles
Farmers of Assosa district have the indigenous practices of dairy production

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Introduction

The highland of Ethiopia is one of the densely populated and poorest regions in the world with per capital income of US$110 [2] Livestock production in these countries is increasing rapidly in response to the fast growing demand for livestock products resulting from increasing population especially that of urban areas, and rising consumer income and the sector is found to play an increasing role in peri–urban systems. These systems are driven by growth of urban demand and efficiency of market chains linking more remote producers to these markets and frequently provide income opportunities for landless poor, who provide fodder, collect waste to feed to animals and engage in distribution and marketing of outputs [3]

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