Poster prepared by Amare, S., D. Baker, R. Davies, S. Gebremariam & A.Solomon for the ILRI Annual Program Meeting (APM) 2010, held at ILRI campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 14-17, 2010.

1. Live
CaAle
and
Beef
Value
Chain
Rapid
Assessment
in
Ethiopia
Amare,
S.,
D.
Baker,
R.
Davies,
S.
Gebremariam
&
A.
Solomon
Objec<ves
To
characterize
the
Ethiopian
Live
Ca.le
Value
Chains
to
allow
examina>on
of
costs
and
revenues
at
each
stage,
and
iden>fy
opportuni>es
and
problems
suitable
for
development
interven>ons.
Background
Much
interest
centers
on
ca.le
and
beef
as
drivers
of
Ethiopian
development.
In
rural
areas
(highland
and
lowland),
ca.le
have
mul>ple
uses
and
are
vital
to
livelihoods
and
risk
management.
Trading,
processing
and
retailing
also
provide
jobs
from
the
ca.le
trade.
The
promise
of
exports
has
long
been
viewed
as
a
new
source
of
value
addi>on
and
employment.
Although
a
number
of
previous
studies
had
looked
at
actors
in
the
Ethiopian
livestock
value
chains,
li.le
quan>ta>ve
analysis
had
been
carried
out.
This
study
supplements
a
larger
volume
of
diagnos>c
work
requested
by
the
Ethiopian
government.
The
work
is
conducted
in
partnership
with
The
Bill
and
Melinda
Gates
Founda>on,
IFPRI,
Mirtama
consul>ng
and
others.
Method
and
study
areas
We
approach
the
value
chain
as
a
demand-­‐shed:
having
iden>fied
end
uses
and
final
loca>ons
for
live
ca.le
supply
systems,
we
worked
backwards
towards
the
supply.
We
inves>gate
two
ca.le
supply
chain
routes:
(i)
the
Southern
route
extending
from
Addis
Ababa
(demand
center)
to
Moyale
on
the
Findings
(Southern
route
only)
Kenyan
border
(results
presented
here)
Livestock
offer
income
genera>on
and
risk
mi>ga>on
mechanisms
where
(ii)
the
Northern
supply
route
extending
from
Addis
Ababa
to
Metema.
few
others
exist.
Various
ca.le
markets
along
the
two
routes
were
studied,
and
actors
that
include
Access
to
grazing
and
water
constrain
produc>on.
producers,
coopera>ves,
traders,
feedlots,
brokers,
local
and
export
aba.oirs,
butchers,
exporters.
Experts
were
also
interviewed.
Rapid
appraisal
methods
were
able
to
be
used
to
es>mate
revenue
and
cost
items
at
each
point
in
the
chain.
Profit
margins
were
found
not
to
be
In
addi>on
to
revenue
and
cost
data,
informa>on
was
gathered
on
the
value
chains’
excessive
amongst
traders
and
feedlots.
transmission
of
quality
incen>ves,
payment
systems,
problems
as
defined
by
different
actors,
and
a
range
of
other
variables.
Profits
and
margins
throughout
the
chain
were
found
to
be
highly
sensi>ve
to
feed
costs
–
feedlot
economics
requires
a
more
thorough
inves>ga>on.
Value
chain
profile
Prevailing
payment
systems
involve
late
payments
in
lieu
of
working
capital
–
throughout
the
chain.
The
value
chain
transmits
quality
incen>ves
poorly
–
rankings
of
buyers
preferences
for
each
a.ribute
vary
substan>ally
between
chain
actors.
The
good
news
is
…
And
the
not
so
good
news
is
…
Feed
and
veterinary
care
constrain
produc5vity
Livestock
produc5on
u5lizes
available
resources
and
provides
livelihoods
and
services
Feed
constrains
specialist
feeding
systems
April
2010
Domes5c
prices
are
higher
than
interna5onal
ones