Abstract
In the fragile and uncertain environment of arid and semi-arid area, camel plays a crucial role as a primary source of livelihood for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists. However, pastoral and agro-pastoralists in developing countries including Ethiopia are marginalized and generally not given due consideration in wider social-political analysis, although the camel and camel milk had been victim of neglect by policy, research and development under the livestock subsector. Therefore, this study is initiated with providing information on camel milk production and marketing though chain analysis and multiple linear regression model in agro-pastoral and pastoral area of Easter Ethiopia as such information would be useful to develop policy which is based on evidence. Key words: Camel milk, agro-pastoral, fermented milk, lactation period.
Highlights
Ethiopia has Africa’s largest livestock inventories and diversity (ANRS, 2010)
This study is initiated with providing information on camel milk production and marketing though chain analysis in agro-pastoral and pastoral area of Easter Ethiopia, as such information would be useful for policy planning and implementing camel milk production and marketing development programmes
When analyzing factors affecting marketed surplus of camel milk, the following variables where used as an independent variable: Age of the household head (AG_HH), Sex of the household head (SEX_HH), educational level of household head (EDL_HH), household members under 5 years (HH_MMYR), distance to near district market (DS_MLK_MRK), livestock extension services (LV_ESV), number of milk camel owned (N_MIK_CAM), camel milk market information (MRK_INFO), family size (FS_HH) income from non-dairy source (IN_NOND) and market price of camel (PRIC_MLK)
Summary
Ethiopia has Africa’s largest livestock inventories and diversity (ANRS, 2010). In the arid and Simi-arid area of the country camel plays an important role as a primary source of subsistence for pastoralists and agropastoralists which are living in this fragile environment (Tura et al, 2010). As compared to its largest livestock population in Africa milk productivity has remained low and its contribution to the national economy is limited (Kedija et al, 2008). Besides this low milk production level, milk collection, processing and marketing are not well developed (USIAD, 2010) as a result milk marketing is characterized by high margins and poor marketing facilities and services, especially in arid and Semi-arid area. This study is initiated with providing information on camel milk production and marketing though chain analysis in agro-pastoral and pastoral area of Easter Ethiopia, as such information would be useful for policy planning and implementing camel milk production and marketing development programmes
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