Abstract
Ethiopia ranks first in Africa and tenth in the world for livestock population and cattle take the lion share of this population of the country. This study was conducted in Nono benja district of Jimma zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia with the aim of analyzing beef cattle value chain. The specific objectives were identifying value chain actors, role and their linkage, quantifying value share of actors, Two stage sampling methods were employed to select producers and data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected from 154 producers, and 20 small traders, 5 large traders,6 butchers, 8 hotels /restaurants/ and 30 consumers while secondary data were collected from the district and other government organizations. Descriptive statistics and econometric model were used. The finding of the study revealed that, input suppliers, producers, large traders, butchers, small traders, hotel and restaurants, and consumers were the main actors of beef cattle value chain. The profit share of actors in beef cattle value chain revealed that about 29.9% and 26.87% was shared by large trader and small trader. While producer’s butchers, hotel and restaurant and small traders shared 15.26 %,14.96 % and 12.93% respectively. The analysis of marketing share of actors was the highest at channel VI which is about 38.9 % and lowest 2.1% at channel I. Generally, the existing situation for beef cattle sector with regard to its value chain analysis, integration and coordination is not well stimulated in the area. Therefore, policy aiming at facilitating producer’s education, distance to the market, use credit, access to market information, distance to feed resources, number of livestock owned, strengthening the existing sector and improving linkage of chain actors are recommended to enhance the development of beef cattle value chain at Nono benja district of south western, Ethiopia. Keywords: Value Chain, actors, beef cattle, Share and Nono Benja district. DOI: 10.7176/JBAH/10-11-01 Publication date: June 30 th 2020
Highlights
The sector plays a major role in the national economy and it is the source of income and employment for the rural population (Nigussie, 2014)
Systematic identification of constraints faced by beef cattle value chain is increasingly seen by agricultural research as important component of any strategy for reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) (Giuliani and Pietrobelli, 2005)
Beef value chain analysis is an interesting process but as far as known very limited investigation has been done in the study area
Summary
Systematic identification of constraints faced by beef cattle value chain is increasingly seen by agricultural research as important component of any strategy for reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) (Giuliani and Pietrobelli, 2005) Such information provides useful insights towards the designing and implementation of strategies to alleviate the shortage of quality beef cattle supply in the market (Gebremariam et al, 2013). Beef value chain analysis is an interesting process but as far as known very limited investigation has been done in the study area Under such circumstances, a study that focused on production and marketing problems, and roles and responsibilities of actors can play significant role towards the improvements of the existing system. Share of each actor in beef value chain in the study area
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