Review on Enset (Enseteventr icosum) Value Chain in Ethiopia

Lisanu Damene Daracho

doi:10.7176/jrdm/65-03

Abstract

Enset is one of the main staple or co-staple crop produced and marketed in most of SNNPR and Oromia Regions of Ethiopia. The objectives this review paper is:- to assess the production and marketing of enset in Ethiopia, to identifying major challenges and opportunities of enset production and marketing in Ethiopia and to reviewing the enset value chain actors with their specific roles. In line with this, the main constraints of Enset production are mentioned as, pest and disease spatially Enset Bacterial Wilt caused by Xanthomonas musacearum and technology limitation, limited access to improved disease resistant varieties, and limited capacity in research and development. The main constraints of Enset Product marketing are low price for the products, poor product handling and packaging, imperfect pricing system and lack of transparency in market information system mainly in the rural to town and city market. The main value chain actors involved along Enset product value chain are producers, local collectors, wholesalers, retailers, hotels Consumers. Keywords: Challenges, Enset, Opportunities, Value chain actors DOI: 10.7176/JRDM/65-03 Publication date: May 31 st 2020

Highlights

Background of the review Agriculture is the backbone of the Ethiopian economy and it contributes roughly more than half of the rural population directly engaged in the sector as an economic activity
In Ethiopia, agriculture is the most essential sector and it accounts for 43% of GDP, 90% of export commodity, 70% of industrial raw materials and 85% of employment covered by agriculture
The market and marketing challenge in most part of Ethiopia Kocho marketing are lack of composed market information, price of the kocho and other products are low, most of the product sold in the farm, there no demand of kocho and its products in most part of the country, Most part of our country do not have knowledge how to consume kocho and its product, have high water contents make it not to market and lack of enough transport access to collect product to the market (Anbes et al.,2015). 2.2.3

Summary

Introduction

Challenges of Enset Crop Production The major challenges in enset production in Ethiopia that recurrent lack of enough research in enset Production and marketing, drought, disease, lack of improved clones in terms of yield, lack of disease resistant variety, shortage of training to producers how to cultivate, lack drought tolerance variety; lack of improved processing and storage technologies, improper or traditional agronomic practice, long time maturity and food shortage/starvation. Research conducted by (Anbes et al, 2015) in Ethiopia enset producing area about 86.5% of the respondents had access to market in their locality, about 43.6% of the respondent farmers sold enset products and about 94.4% of the respondent farmers greenest product as 'Etma', 'Godeta' and 'Gola'.

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