Yilma et al presentation on shaot marketting and consumption in sfs and pfs
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2. I - Introduction
Background
Demand for meat and human popn are increasing in Ethiopia
A low growth rate of livestock output vis-à-vis high human popn
growth rate becomes one of the major concerns in the country
Thus, efforts have to be made to increase production and
productivity of sheep and goats to overcome this concern
In the country, sheep and goats provide 25% of the domestic meat
consumption with production surplus, exported mainly as live
animals
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3. Problem statement and justification
Sheep and goats in BGRS traditional farming systems
Shifting farming system (SFS) and
Permanent farming systems (PFS)
SFS practiced among native and PFS settler farming communities
These communities have their own:
Long developed farming practices
Livestock keeping,
Natural resource management
Land holding and
Farming implements
Each FS has:
Different cropping patterns
Land use management and
Production potentials and
Consequently feed resources for
livestock
FS oriented marketing
and
consumption research
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So far, no livestock research except comprehensive ones by AsARC like :
4. Problem statement and justification contd.
FS survey general perspective picture of livestock resources
and
Agricultural research strategy designed to set priorities and
thematic areas
Results showed shoat improvement and characterization top
prioritized
However, little was known about marketing and consumption of
the highly prioritized thematic areas of livestock research
Besides, an overall improvement of the sheep and goat utilization
cannot be achieved without the basic understanding of this issue in
relation to the existing FSs
:Due to this, in filling this gap, sheep and goat research on marketing and
consumption of these livestock species was required just prior to initiating
improvement or intervention Programmes
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5. Objectives
To explore marketing of sheep and goats and
To identify the consumption pattern of sheep and goats
To explore marketing of sheep and goats and
To identify the consumption pattern of sheep and goats
In relation to the two FSs of W- Ethiopia, the specific objectives were:
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6. II - Materials and methods
Description of the study areas
Location
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7. Description of the study areas contd.
Farming systems:
Sheep and goat production is integrated with traditional crop production
SFS and PFS are the two major traditional FSs
Each FS has different:
These differences in the FS characteristics differences in sheep and
goat marketing and utilization characteristics as well
cropping patterns land use management
livestock production potentials
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8. Data collection
Exploratory study
To have an overview of the study components
and to pre-test the designed questionnaire
Participants:
Tasks:
Focus groups of key informants
Wereda and Peasant Associations administrative members
Subject matter specialists
Model farmers and
Other pertinent bodies who directly and indirectly involved in sheep and
goat production and utilization
Questionnaire was pre-tested
Relevant issues for sheep and goat marketing and utilization were identified
Market places representing the two farming systems were identified
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9. Data collection contd.
Cross-sectional survey
A cross-sectional survey was undertaken to gather adequate data
on different variables to attain the objectives:
Sampling
Ninety households (HHs) from each FS purposefully
Basis
- FS of the households
- Availability of sheep and goats
- Accessibility of the area in that order
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10. Sampling contd.
Priorities HHs who keep both sheep and goat
Minimum requirements
A HH having a flock of at least one breeding female and
A minimum of 1 year experience since acquisition of sheep and goats
Households at equal chance to be incorporated in to the sample,
were randomly selected
A total of 180 households and their sheep and goat flocks were the
intimate study samples.
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11. Questionnaires design and data collection
Both structured and semi-structured questionnaires
Enumerators were provided with the necessary data collection
techniques prior to the actual data collection
Interviewers were: The researcher, Trained enumerators and DAs
Accordingly, primary data were collected on marketing and
consumption aspects of sheep and goats like
Demand and supply
Price trends
Marketing and consumption constraints
Routes of sheep and goats and Incomes obtained 11
12. Market survey
Carried out by paying specific attention to marketing aspects of
sheep and goats during the religious festivities and the normal
market events in the FSs
The monitoring was conducted in two market areas representing the
two FSs
Assosa market area represented PFS and Kiburhamsa SFS
A total of 676 observations were recorded
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13. Focus group discussions
Conducted to gather additional information on marketing and
consumption
A total of 5 group discussions comprising of 8 – 10 members
Participants:
Key informants
Administrative members
Subject matter specialists
Model farmers and
Other pertinent bodies
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14. Data analysis
Data was transported to and analyzed using JMP-5
In all the comparisons, the level of significance was set at α = 0.05
Statistical tools were:
Descriptive statistics
T-test
Chi-square test
Analysis of variance
Multivariate pair wise correlations
Rank analysis
and
Qualitative analysis
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15. III – Results and Discussion
Marketing of sheep and goats
Demand and supply
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16. Prices of sheep and goats in relation to market
situations, color, buyer, and seller types
Species
by FS
Special occasions Test
Eid Al-Fetir Normal Eid Al-Adha Christmas
Mean(SE) Mean(SE) Mean(SE) Mean(SE) P-
value
SFS
Sheep
Goat
378.2(30.68)a
300.2(13.77)a
325.0(41.54)a
307.1(17.99)a
361.9(125.36)a
287.6(13.32)a
413.0(80.40)a
290.0(11.73)a
0.249
0.784
PFS
Sheep
Goat
370.0(16.03)ab
299.8(16.01)ab
337.8(7.36)b
259.4(70.03) b
383.1(14.34)a
297.1(88.43)a
409.4(14.34)a
302.6(84.84)a
0.000
0.002
1. Prices in relation to market occasions
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Prices in both FSs for the past 10 yrs due to:
Increased consumption The current price rise
consumption of beef Decreased producers
Reduced production disease prevalence
Prices in both FSs for the past 10 yrs due to:
Increased consumption The current price rise
consumption of beef Decreased producers
Reduced production disease prevalence
17. 2. Prices in relation to coat color, buyer, and seller types
Colors by price (mean (SE)) of sheep and goats
White Red Black Grey Other
Sheep
Goat
430.7(20.56)a
268.8(9.88)b
358.8(6.98)b
327.7(10.13)a
-
292.5(7.23)ab
366.3(10.88)b
261.2(10.13)b
337.2(115.22)b
278.4(7.75)b
Buyer type by price (mean (SE)) of sheep and goats
Traders Farmers Consumers Bucher Hotelier
Sheep
Goat
341.4(14.26)ab
288.7(7.27)ab
312.1(13.79)b
266.9(8.07)b
383.6(8.24)ab
269.5(12.42)ab
393.3(38.18)ab
292.0(34.25)ab
372.6(10.33)a
310.1(8.62)a
Seller type by price (mean (SE)) of sheep and goats
Farmers Traders
Sheep
Goat
373.4(6.51)a
273.1(4.30)a
343.6(9.82)b
336.7(10.47)b
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20. Households’ sheep and goats consumption
Preference and frequency of consumption
SFS PFS Test
N (%) N (%) P-value
Preference
Sheep
Goat
67(79.76)
17(20.24)
70(79.55)
16(18.18) 0.367
Frequency of consumption
Quarterly
Twice a year
During religious festival
On other occasions
4(4.44)
7(7.78)
65(73.03)
21(23.33)
1(1.11)
7(7.78)
74(82.22)
15(16.67)
0.174
1.000
0.140
0.264
Cultural taboos on consumption 2(2.78) 3(4.00) 0.683
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21. Income and socio-cultural uses
Species SFS PFS Test
Mean(SE) Mean(SE) P-value
Cash income from sell of:
Sheep 47.8(38.78)a
125.6(38.78)a
0.158
Goat 274.7(48.11)a
134.1(48.11)b
0.040
Sale rate (%)
Sheep
Goat
1.65(0.99)a
6.7(1.49)a
3.8(0.99)a
6.7(1.49)a
0.125
0.992
Slaughter rate (%)
Sheep
Goat
9.5(2.37)a
7.9(1.84)a
5.8(2.37)a
8.6(1.84)a
0.274
0.778
Sheep and goats (%) exploited socio-culturally
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22. V – Conclusions and recommendations
Demands, supplies, prices, and HH consumptions were typically
seasonal and reached peak during the major holidays in both FSs.
For producers to better benefit from higher prices during festivals,
plan their production and supply to match the fluctuating but
predictable patterns of demand.
Seasonal fluctuations in supply, disease prevalence, lack of export
abattoirs, long distance to markets, lack of market incentive, sudden
death of animals, and unstable prices major constraints
Studies on market access improvement options, exploring
additional marketing opportunities in the Sudan are recommended.
Sheep and goat consumption in SFS and PFS appeared to be low.
Thus, technical and institutional support needs to be provided to
realize rural development and poverty alleviation endeavors. 22