Update on sheep meat value chain
in Ethiopia
Aynalem Haile (ICARDA)
Planning Meeting September 2011
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish
Value Chain Development Team Meeting
Nairobi, 5-8 March 2012

Entry Point
• Established collaboration and lessons learnt
from the joint ICARDA/ILRI/Boku Project
"Developing community based breeding
programs" for four local sheep breeds in
Ethiopia

Target areas for sheep value chains

Outcomes and outputs in 2012
Priority 1. Market demand and structures at all
Outcomes levels fully understood.
2. Model(s) for collective action for sheep
producers developed and required
institutional support determined.
3. Platforms for farmers-traders negotiation
established
Priority 1. Market chain and consumer demand
Research analysis completed.
Outputs 2. Assessment of existing forms of
collective actions for farmers in Ethiopia
3. Roles of women in sheep production in
different systems

Outcomes and outputs in 2013
Priority 1. Improved understanding of sheep VCs
Outcomes and their structure and efficiency.
2. Capacity in VCA methods built among
partners in Ethiopia.
3. Sheep breeding programs optimized (full
support from NARs)
4. Market for improved rams established.
Priority 1. VCA (technology constraints, capacity
Research constraints and required partner
Outputs institutions) completed for sheep VCs in
Ethiopia.
2. Functional recording database
3. Breeding value estimation

Activities & Resources
The focus 1) Resource mobilization
2) Continue operation in field
PhD studies 1) SNPs to assess breed composition in Menz
at Boku (Awassi-Menz sheep crossbreds)
2) Impact of improved genetics (size and feed
requirement) on natural resource base
NARS Support filed operation of the national system
including up/out scaling
Budget for the year
ACIAR Fodder market scoping study in Ethiopia
ADA, DFID, Long term strategies for stallholder sheep breeding
USAID, programs
donor
conference

• Projects
– LIVES
– AUSAID-fodder project
– USAID highland
– IFAD Nile valley
– BeCA goat breeding
– SARI

Staff playing major role
ICARDA BR (40%) – VC coordination
Aynalem Haile (30%) - Breeding
Aden Aw-Hassan (25%) – VC analysis & Impact assessment
Market specialist (50%)
Malika Martini (25%) – Gender
Forage, Rangeland, Nutrition (10% each)
ILRI